DYNAMIC VEHICLE DISPLAY FOR COMMUNICATING MULTIPLE VEHICLE PARAMETERS
First Claim
1. A graphical display unit for a vehicle, the graphical display unit including a screen and a controller configured to:
- receive a signal indicative of vehicle acceleration;
display a substantially circular icon on the screen when the signal indicative of the vehicle acceleration indicates an acceleration of approximately zero in a forward direction;
display a stretched elliptic icon on the screen when the signal indicative of the vehicle acceleration indicates an acceleration greater than zero in a forward direction; and
display a compressed elliptic icon on the screen when the signal indicative of the vehicle acceleration indicates an acceleration less than zero in a forward direction.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described for a graphical vehicle cluster display that conveys vehicle acceleration information. A controller is configured to receive a signal indicative of vehicle acceleration. A substantially circular icon is displayed on the screen when the signal indicates that the acceleration is approximately zero in a forward direction. A stretched elliptic icon is display on the screen when the acceleration of the vehicle in a forward direction is greater than zero. A compressed elliptic icon is displayed on the screen when the acceleration of the vehicle in the forward direction is less than zero.
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15 Claims
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1. A graphical display unit for a vehicle, the graphical display unit including a screen and a controller configured to:
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receive a signal indicative of vehicle acceleration; display a substantially circular icon on the screen when the signal indicative of the vehicle acceleration indicates an acceleration of approximately zero in a forward direction; display a stretched elliptic icon on the screen when the signal indicative of the vehicle acceleration indicates an acceleration greater than zero in a forward direction; and display a compressed elliptic icon on the screen when the signal indicative of the vehicle acceleration indicates an acceleration less than zero in a forward direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A graphical display unit for a vehicle, the graphical display unit including a screen and a controller configured to:
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display an acceleration map on the screen; receive a first signal indicative of a current linear acceleration and a current lateral acceleration; display a first icon on the acceleration map at a first location having a horizontal position indicative of the current lateral acceleration of the vehicle and a vertical position indicative of the current linear acceleration of the vehicle; receive a second signal indicative of a subsequent linear acceleration and a subsequent lateral acceleration; display the first icon on the acceleration map at a second location having a horizontal position indicative of the subsequent lateral acceleration of the vehicle and a vertical position indicative of the subsequent linear acceleration of the vehicle; determine whether the second location is further from a center point of the acceleration map than the first location; and when the first location is further from the center point of the acceleration map than the second location, display a second icon on the acceleration map at the first location. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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