This disclosure relates generally to motor vehicles, and more particularly to a device for visually indicating the speed of the motor vehicle, and a method thereof. In one embodiment, a method is provided for visually indicating the speed of a motor vehicle. The method includes receiving an instantaneous speed of the motor vehicle from one or more odometry devices of the motor vehicle and an instantaneous temperature on an external surface of the motor vehicle from one or more temperature sensors. The method further includes configuring one or more thermoelectric couple strips to regulate temperatures of one or more corresponding thermochromic paint coating layers disposed on the external surface of the motor vehicle, based on the instantaneous speed and the instantaneous temperature, to dynamically control indication of a color pattern associated with a range of the instantaneous speed of the motor vehicle.
MOTOR VEHICLE AND DEVICE FOR VISUALLY INDICATING SPEED OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE, AND METHOD THEREOF
KRAFTFAHRZEUG UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR VISUELLEN ANZEIGE DER GESCHWINDIGKEIT DES KRAFTFAHRZEUGS UND VERFAHREN DAFÜR
VÉHICULE AUTOMOBILE ET DISPOSITIF POUR INDIQUER VISUELLEMENT LA VITESSE DU VÉHICULE AUTOMOBILE ET PROCÉDÉ ASSOCIÉ
2019-05-22
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | G01P MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION OR SHOCK , Messen der Linear- oder Winkelgeschwindigkeit, der Beschleunigung, der Verzögerung oder des Stoßes / B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein / C09D Überzugsmittel, z.B. Anstrichstoffe, Firnisse oder Lacke , COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS / G01D MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE , Anzeigen oder Aufzeichnen in Verbindung mit Messen allgemein |
Motor vehicle, indicating device and operating method
Europäisches Patentamt | 2015
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