To provide a technique to allow a driver to easily and appropriately grasp a right turn or a left turn not by display or voice, while preventing a reduction in the operability of a handle.SOLUTION: A direction indicating device 100 of the present invention comprises: a determination unit 104 that determines whether the distance to an intersection requiring a right turn or a left turn is less than a predetermined distance; and a state control unit 105 that, when the distance to the intersection is less than the predetermined distance, controls at least one of the length, thickness, hardness, and temperature of a specific portion of a vehicle so as to change the tactile sense of the driver at a body part of the driver in contact with the vehicle.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
【課題】ハンドルの操作性の低下を抑制しつつ、表示や音声によらずに右折又は左折を適切に把握しやすくする技術を提供する。【解決手段】本発明の方向指示装置100は、右折又は左折を要する交差点までの距離が所定距離未満であるか否かを判定する判定部104と、交差点までの距離が所定距離未満である場合、運転者の車両に触れている身体部位における運転者の触覚を変化させるように、車両の特定部分の長さ、太さ、硬さ、及び温度のうちの少なくとも1つを制御する状態制御部105と、を備える。【選択図】図3
DIRECTION INDICATING DEVICE AND DIRECTION INDICATING METHOD
方向指示装置及び方向指示方法
2024-08-13
Patent
Electronic Resource
Japanese
DIRECTION INDICATING DEVICE AND DIRECTION INDICATING METHOD
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