In a simulation apparatus for a cockpit system of a vehicle, a driving environment simulation unit performs simulation of a driving environment of the vehicle involving a driving behavior to acquire driving behavior data and generate a travel image as an image simulating scenery visible from the vehicle during travelling. A travel image display unit displays the travel image. A component display unit displays an image of a component generated based on the driving behavior data. A processing load calculation unit calculates a processing load of the simulation apparatus based on at least one of a time difference between acquisition of the driving behavior data and display of the image of the component corresponding to the driving behavior data and a time difference between acquisition of the driving behavior data and display of the travel image generated in response to the driving behavior data.

A functional interior trim part for a vehicle is disclosed. The trim part includes a layered structure having at least a base support, a functional layer and a haptic layer. The functional interior trim part includes an electrical shielding layer. The electrical shielding layer leads to a selective sensor field expression in the direction of an operating half-space. The electrical shielding layer is arranged on a side of the functional layer facing away from the haptic layer. A method for manufacturing the interior trim part is also disclosed.

Systems and methods are disclosed and include a needle control module that includes a processor configured to execute instructions stored in a nontransitory computer-readable medium, a motor driver circuit in communication with the needle control module, the motor driver circuit controlling a stepper motor attached to a needle, and a housing enclosing the needle control module, the motor driver circuit, and the stepper motor, the housing being physically attached to a display of a vehicle. In response to the needle control module receiving a signal representing vehicle state information, the needle control module is configured to instruct the motor driver circuit to control movement of the stepper motor and adjust a position of the needle based on the signal.

Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, and a display or touch panel disposed on the curved surface. The display includes a cold-bent glass substrate with a thickness of 1.5 mm or less and a first radius of curvature of 20 mm or greater, and a display module and/or touch panel attached to the glass substrate having a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature. Methods for forming such systems are also disclosed.

A method of producing a control panel for a vehicle. The method includes the following operations: a) producing a touch-sensitive film, the touch-sensitive film including a film, a conductive layer, a main decorative layer, and a secondary decorative layer, the conductive layer being arranged on an inner face of the film, the main decorative layer being arranged on an outer face of the film, and the secondary decorative layer having at least one critical deformation portion arranged on the inner face of the film in at least one corresponding critical deformation zone; b) shaping said touch-sensitive film, the touch-sensitive film being shaped in a non-developable three-dimensional manner in each critical deformation zone; and c) molding a layer of plastic material onto the main decorative layer.

A method of producing a control panel for a vehicle. The method includes the following operations: a) producing a touch-sensitive film, the touch-sensitive film including a film, a conductive layer, a main decorative layer, and a secondary decorative layer, the conductive layer being arranged on an inner face of the film, the main decorative layer being arranged on an outer face of the film, and the secondary decorative layer having at least one critical deformation portion arranged on the inner face of the film in at least one corresponding critical deformation zone; b) shaping said touch-sensitive film, the touch-sensitive film being shaped in a non-developable three-dimensional manner in each critical deformation zone; and c) molding a layer of plastic material onto the main decorative layer.

Disclosed is a display device for a vehicle interior system. The display device includes a display module having a glass substrate, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, and a support member. The glass substrate has a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface. The OLED display is disposed on the second major surface of the glass substrate, and the support member includes a first support surface and a second support surface opposite to the first support surface. the OLED display is disposed on the first support surface. The display device also includes a mounting element disposed on the second support surface of the support member. The support member and the mounting element have respective first and second stiffnesses. the first stiffness is at least 100 N/mm, and an effective stiffness of the first and stiffnesses is no more than 270 N/mm.

Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, and a display or touch panel disposed on the curved surface. The display includes a cold-bent glass substrate with a thickness of 1.5 mm or less and a first radius of curvature of 20 mm or greater, and a display module and/or touch panel attached to the glass substrate having a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature. Methods for forming such systems are also disclosed.

A display element, in particular for a vehicle, that includes a decorative element and a multi-component plastic element, where the multi-component plastic element is connected to the decorative element. The multi-component plastic element includes a first plastic component and a second plastic component, where the second plastic component is in the form of an injection-molded symbol and is enclosed by the first plastic component such that the second plastic component is exposed on a top side of the display element. The first plastic component and the second plastic component have different colors.

Laminated glass for a vehicle includes a vehicle-interior side glass plate, a vehicle-exterior side glass plate, an interlayer film that bonds the vehicle-interior side glass plate and the vehicle-exterior side glass plate, and a structure sealed in the interlayer film. The interlayer film includes a first interlayer film bonded to the vehicle-interior side glass plate, a second interlayer film bonded to the vehicle-exterior side glass plate, and a third interlayer film located between the first interlayer film and the second interlayer film to enclose an outer periphery of the structure. Where a film thickness of the first interlayer film or the second interlayer film, whichever is thinner, is denoted as ti, and a thickness of the structure is denoted as ts, ti/ts≥0.4 is satisfied. Where a flexural modulus of the structure is denoted as E.sub.1 [MPa], a relationship between ts and E.sub.1 satisfies E.sub.1×ts.sup.3≥500.