A system for amplifying haptic effects provided by a push-pull actuator includes a housing component, a push-pull actuator coupled to the housing component and configured to provide a force and a displacement, a lever component including a lever arm and a fulcrum, and a haptic touch surface coupled to the lever arm via an output interface. The push-pull actuator is via an actuator mount. The amount of displacement transferred to the haptic touch surface from the push-pull actuator is reduced by the lever component and the amount of force transferred to the haptic touch surface from the push-pull actuator is increased by the lever component. The system may include a material stop coupled to the housing component that when compressed by the haptic touch surface exhibits hysteresis to dampen the haptic touch surface.

Described herein are various embodiments for using a touch screen with polar coordinates thereon to control the movements of seats in a vehicle. An exemplary method of adjusting seats in a vehicle includes the operations of detecting a touching on a circumference of a circular graphic on a touch screen in a vehicle, wherein the circular graphic is in a polar coordinate system on the touch screen; and determining a polar angle formed by a point of the touching on the circumference of the circular graphic in the polar coordinate system. The method further includes the operations of calculating a first value and a second value associated with the polar angle, each of the first value and the second value representing a movement range in a direction; and adjusting a vehicle seat based on the first value and the second value, including simultaneously moving the vehicle seat in in a first direction indicated by the first value and a second direction indicated by the second value.

An onboard display system includes two display groups; each display group includes a display apparatus and a control apparatus. The first control apparatus of the first display group includes the following: a first state acquisition section that acquires a first operating state of the first control apparatus itself; a second state acquisition section that acquires a second operating state of the second control apparatus of the second display group; a state determination section that determines whether a display prioritization state takes place based on the first operating state and the second operating state; and an image update section that updates, in chronological order, images in a video displayed in the first display apparatus of the first display group when the display prioritization state takes place or that suspends the updating when the display prioritization state does not take place.

An onboard display system includes two display groups; each display group includes a display apparatus and a control apparatus. The first control apparatus of the first display group includes the following: a first state acquisition section that acquires a first operating state of the first control apparatus itself; a second state acquisition section that acquires a second operating state of the second control apparatus of the second display group; a state determination section that determines whether a display prioritization state takes place based on the first operating state and the second operating state; and an image update section that updates, in chronological order, images in a video displayed in the first display apparatus of the first display group when the display prioritization state takes place or that suspends the updating when the display prioritization state does not take place.

A motor vehicle has a control device which is arranged in a cockpit module and has a cable harness, which includes at least one data and/or power cable, for connecting the control device to an on-board electrical system of the motor vehicle. The control device has at least one connection for making electrical contact with the cable harness. An improved utilization of the available installation space in the cockpit region and a shortening of the requisite length of the cable harness is obtained by the connection of the control device being arranged on a side of the control device which faces an interior of the motor vehicle.

An electromagnetic wave shielding structure of a console installed in a passenger compartment of a vehicle has an electrical instrument installed in the console from which electromagnetic waves are radiated, a transmission including a metal member that receives the electromagnetic waves and transmits the electromagnetic waves to the passenger compartment and separated by a distance from the electrical instrument, and a shielding member located between the electrical instrument and the transmission to function as a shield against the electromagnetic waves radiated from the electrical instrument. The transmission is located in a shield region defined such that an electromagnetic wave radiating portion provided at the electrical instrument from which the electromagnetic waves are radiated is connected to a circumferential edge of the shielding member via a straight line, and the line is continuously moved along the circumferential edge of the shielding member around the electromagnetic wave radiating portion.

Provided is a powder moldable vinyl chloride resin composition for a real-stitched surface skin that is capable of providing a molded product having excellent flexibility at low temperatures and real stitching properties. The powder moldable vinyl chloride resin composition for a real-stitched surface skin contains vinyl chloride resin particles (a) having an average degree of polymerization of at least 1,200 and no greater than 5,000, a trimellitate plasticizer (b), and vinyl chloride resin fine particles (c) having an average degree of polymerization of at least 1,000 and no greater than 5,000.

The disclosed is a driving assist apparatus for a vehicle which can reduce the frequency at which information of a stop sign provided for an adjacent road is provided to a driver. The driving assist apparatus has a display control section which operates when a newly recognized road sign is a particular sign and determines whether or not a speed limit is equal to or lower than a display prohibition speed. The display control section does not display the mark of the recognized road sign on a display when the speed limit is higher than the display prohibition speed and displays the mark of the recognized road sign on the display when the speed limit is equal to or lower than the display prohibition speed.

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to an interaction system for a vehicle that can be configured by a user. For example, an interaction system for a vehicle can include an image capture resource to receive eye image data of a user. The interaction system for a vehicle can also include a processor to identify a direction of an eye gaze of the user based on the eye image data. The processor can correlate the eye gaze to a driving experience function (DEF), and the processor can transmit a DEF communication.

A vehicle picture frame configured to be releasably secured within a passenger compartment of a vehicle and display digital images to the occupants thereof. The vehicle picture frame includes a housing that is rectangular in shape and has a display screen integrally formed therewith. Control buttons are located on the front of the housing and are operably coupled to a central processing unit. A support cradle is included and is designed so as to slidably receive the housing and releasably secure therein. The support cradle has a flexible mounting arm secured thereto. Distally located on the flexible mounting arm is a suction cup configured to mount the vehicle picture frame to the windshield of a vehicle. A camera is located on the housing and is configured to capture images.