An attention attracting device for a vehicle includes an electronic control unit configure to: detect a plurality of types of attention information around an own vehicle; apply vibration, by using a vibrator, to a vehicular seat; display, using a display, an attention information content corresponding to each of the plurality of types of attention information; when the information detection unit detects attention information, operate the vibrator when the attention information is detected and cause a display to display the attention information content corresponding to the detected attention information when the attention information is detected.

The invention relates to a haptic feedback device (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising: a mobile part (2) including a touch-sensitive surface (6) and at least one vibratory actuator (7) for vibrating the touch-sensitive surface (6); and a stationary part (3) intended to be secured to the motor vehicle, characterized in that it comprises at least one asymmetric damping member (5; 15) disposed at least partially between the mobile part (2) and the stationary pan (3), said asymmetric damping member (5; 15) being configured such that the vibration generated by the vibratory actuator (7) is dampened more in one direction than the other.

Vehicle system information is communicated to a vehicle occupant by thermal haptics. A heat transfer device, such as a Peltier device, is used to locally control the temperature of an interaction area along an outer surface of a vehicle interior panel. A temperature differential between the interaction area and an adjacent area indicates the current status and/or the location of a control for the system. Multiple heat transfer devices can be used to provide a temperature gradient along the outer surface of the panel to provide the occupant with a thermally perceptible indicator of an available range of temperatures and/or a temperature setpoint for the vehicle system.

The invention relates to a control interface with haptic feedback (1), especially for a motor vehicle, designed to take into account an action of a user by providing the user with a haptic feedback, comprising a magnetorheological fluid module (5), said module comprising: an element (7) which rotates about an axis (Z) of the module (5), said rotary element (7) being in contact with the magnetorheological fluid and designed to be coupled to a grip element (3), a unit (9) for applying a magnetic field to the magnetorheological fluid, designed to modify the strength of the magnetic field,
wherein said interface (1) comprises a processing unit (10) designed to receive a signal emitted by an environmental sensor (25, 26, 27, 29) and to control the unit (9) for applying a magnetic field according to the signal received.

A system for managing devices includes a portable device with a human-machine interface (HMI) controller having a first input receiving first input data, a movable portion having an adjustable haptic feedback mechanism and a plurality of tactile mechanisms, a second input disposed within the portable device, the second input generating second input data, a third input receiving the second input data from the second input, the third input providing access to a standardized function catalog on each of the devices based on the second input data, and based on the first input data received by the first input, the system selectively accesses a subset of the plurality of functions on each of the devices, and the haptic feedback mechanism and the plurality of tactile mechanisms access and select preferences within the plurality of functions on the devices.

An electronic device attachable to a vehicle may include an interface, an input device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, and a processor configured to detect that a context related to the vehicle corresponds to a first context based on first information received via the interface, in response to the detection that the context related to the vehicle corresponds to the first context, display a first indication indicating a first function corresponding to the first context from among a plurality of functions of the vehicle, which are controllable by the input device, while displaying the first indication, detect that the context related to the vehicle changed from the first context to a second context based on second information received via the interface, and based on the detection, display a second indication which is changed from the first indication and indicates a second function corresponding to the second context.

A rotary switch device for a vehicle includes a rotary dial module including a plurality of sensors, a material configured to react to a magnetic force, and a base module that generates a magnetic force greater than or equal to a threshold value to enable the rotary dial module to be attached to the base module and transmits detection results from the plurality of sensors included in the rotary dial module to an electronic device inside the vehicle when the rotary dial module is attached to the base module.

A user control with haptic feedback on a 3-dimensional touch surface is provided. The control includes a 3-dimensional touch surface to be touched by a user with an electrode structure arranged at least partly on it. The electrode structure is configured to provide the haptic feedback to the user based on electro-adhesion between the user and the control. The user control with haptic feedback on a 3-dimensional touch surface is electrically contacted using a contacting surface, on which an anisotropic conducting film layer and a flexible printed circuit are arranged.

A user control with haptic feedback on a 3-dimensional touch surface is provided. The control includes a 3-dimensional touch surface to be touched by a user with an electrode structure arranged at least partly on it. The electrode structure is configured to provide the haptic feedback to the user based on electro-adhesion between the user and the control. The user control with haptic feedback on a 3-dimensional touch surface is electrically contacted using a contacting surface, on which an anisotropic conducting film layer and a flexible printed circuit are arranged.

A method and an operator control device operate an infotainment system. The operator control device has a control unit, an audio device, an actuating element, and a touch-sensitive display device, which is mounted so as to be movable and is designed to display at least one graphical control element. The touch-sensitive display device moves during an actuating action and thus activates the actuating element. The control unit determines an actuation position of the actuating action on the touch-sensitive display device when the actuating element is activated and compares said actuation position with a display position of the at least one graphical control element. The audio device is actuated to output an audible signal when the actuation position matches the display position.