DYNAMIC VEHICLE DISPLAY FOR COMMUNICATING MULTIPLE VEHICLE PARAMETERS

摘要

Systems and methods are described for a graphical vehicle cluster display that conveys vehicle acceleration information. A controller is configured to receive a signal indicative of vehicle acceleration. A substantially circular icon is displayed on the screen when the signal indicates that the acceleration is approximately zero in a forward direction. A stretched elliptic icon is display on the screen when the acceleration of the vehicle in a forward direction is greater than zero. A compressed elliptic icon is displayed on the screen when the acceleration of the vehicle in the forward direction is less than zero.

主权项

1. A graphical display unit for a vehicle, the graphical display unit including a screen and a controller configured to:
receive a signal indicative of vehicle acceleration; display a substantially circular icon on the screen when the signal indicative of the vehicle acceleration indicates an acceleration of approximately zero in a forward direction; display a stretched elliptic icon on the screen when the signal indicative of the vehicle acceleration indicates an acceleration greater than zero in a forward direction; and display a compressed elliptic icon on the screen when the signal indicative of the vehicle acceleration indicates an acceleration less than zero in a forward direction.