Control device, moving body and computer-readable storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11897335-B2
Application number	US-202117190449-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 3, 2021
Priority date	Mar 19, 2020
Publication date	Feb 13, 2024
Grant date	Feb 13, 2024

Abstract

A control device controls an instrument configured to indicate a state of a moving body. An instrument has a first object having a line shape or band shape that is continuously visually recognized, a second object indicative of a present value of an output index that is an index relating to an output energy amount, and a third object indicative of a present value of a regeneration index that is an index relating to a regenerative energy amount. A partial region on the first object is formed with an output region in which the present value of the output index is indicated by a position on the region, and a region different from the output region on the first object is formed with a regeneration region in which the present value of the regeneration index is indicated by a position on the region.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control device configured to control an instrument configured to indicate a state of a moving body,
the moving body including:
an electricity storage unit configured to store electric energy; and
a drive unit configured to drive the moving body by using at least charging and discharging of the electricity storage unit,
the control device comprising:
a drive information acquisition unit configured to acquire drive information about at least one of an output energy amount and/or a regenerative energy amount of the drive unit; and
a display control unit configured to control display of the instrument, based on the drive information acquired by the drive information acquisition unit,
wherein the instrument has:
a first object having a line shape or band shape that is continuously visually recognized;
a second object indicative of a present value of an output index that is an index relating to the output energy amount; and
a third object indicative of a present value of a regeneration index that is an index relating to the regenerative energy amount,
a partial region on the first object is formed with an output region in which the present value of the output index is indicated by a position on the region,
a region different from the output region on the first object is formed with a regeneration region in which the present value of the regeneration index is indicated by a position on the region,
the output region and the regeneration region are arranged adjacent to each other on the first object,
a shape of the second object and a shape of the third object are different, and
the display control unit is configured:
to control display of the second object, based on the output energy amount indicated by the drive information, and
to control display of the third object, based on the regenerative energy amount indicated by the drive information.

2. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the second object intersects with the first object at a position in the output region indicating the present value of the output index.

3. The control device according to claim 2 , wherein
the first object has substantially a conical curve shape or spiral shape, and
the second object is arranged on a line connecting (i) a focal point or center of the conical curve or a center of the spiral and (ii) the position in the output region indicative of the present value of the output index.

4. The control device according to claim 2 , wherein
the second object is a physical rotating pointer or a digital image imitating a rotating pointer.

5. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the third object
has a band shape, and
expands and contracts along a shape of the regeneration region, according to the present value of the regeneration index.

6. The control device according to claim 5 , wherein
the third object is arranged at a position at which the third object does not overlap the first object.

7. A control device configured to control an instrument configured to indicate a state of a moving body,
the moving body including:
an electricity storage unit configured to store electric energy; and
a drive unit configured to drive the moving body by using at least charging and discharging of the electricity storage unit,
the control device comprising:
a drive information acquisition unit configured to acquire drive information about at least one of an output energy amount and/or a regenerative energy amount of the drive unit; and
a display control unit configured to control display of the instrument, based on the drive information acquired by the drive information acquisition unit; wherein
the instrument has:
a first object having a line shape or band shape that is continuously visually recognized;
a second object indicative of a present value of an output index that is an index relating to the output energy amount; and
a third object indicative of a present value of a regeneration index that is an index relating to the regenerative energy amount,
a partial region on the first object is formed with an output region in which the present value of the output index is indicated by a position on the region,
a region different from the output region on the first object is formed with a regeneration region in which the present value of the regeneration index is indicated by a position on the region,
the output region and the regeneration region are arranged adjacent to each other on the first object,
at least a part of the second object is arranged on one side in a direction substantially orthogonal to an extension direction of the first object,
the third object is arranged on the other side in the direction substantially orthogonal to the extension direction of the first object, and
the display control unit is configured:
to control display of the second object, based on the output energy amount indicated by the drive information, and
to control display of the third object, based on the regenerative energy amount indicated by the drive information.

8. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
a position indicative of a lower limit value on display of the output index on the first object coincides with a position indicative of a lower limit value on display of the regeneration index on the first object.

9. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
a length of the output region is longer than a length of the regeneration region.

10. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
a level of the present value of the output index with respect to an upper limit value and a lower limit value on display of the output index is indicated by a position of the second object in the output region, and
a level of the present value of the regeneration index with respect to an upper limit value and a lower limit value on display of the regeneration index is indicated by a position of the third object in the regeneration region.

11. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the instrument is mounted on the moving body, and
the display control unit is configured to display an image, which constitutes at least a part of the instrument, on a display device mounted on the moving body.

12. The control device according to claim 11 , wherein
when the present value of the output index indicated by the drive information is equal to or smaller than a lower limit value on display of the output index, the display control unit displays the second object at a position on the instrument at which the lower limit value on the display of the output index is displayed.

13. The control device according to claim 11 , wherein
the second object is a digital image, and
the display control unit is configured to display the second object so that at least one of a color, a pattern, a shape and/or a magnitude of at least a part of the second object is different (i) in a case where the present value of the output index indicated by the drive information is larger than a lower limit value on the display of the output index and (ii) in a case where the present value of the output index indicated by the drive information is equal to or smaller than the lower limit value on the display of the output index.

14. The control device according to claim 11 , wherein
the third object is a digital image, and
when the present value of the regeneration index indicated by the drive information is equal to or smaller than a lower limit value on display of the regeneration index, the display control unit does not display the third object.

15. The control device accordi

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Saito Kazuhiro
• Saito Yoshiharu
• Yui Naoki
• Ohshima Satoshi
• Iwata Takuya

Classifications

• B60K1/04 Primary

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• B60K35/81

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• B60K35/60

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• B60K37/20

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• B60K35/10

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