Intelligent Trap System for Optimized Consumable Management
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Summary
Problems
The pest control industry is labor-intensive due to the need for timely maintenance and replacement of consumables in traps, such as glue boards and light bulbs, which often fail unexpectedly, leading to suboptimal performance and infestations.
Innovation solutions
A system that facilitates communication between traps and consumables using RFID tags or sensors, allowing for real-time data capture and reporting of consumable status to system operators, enabling timely replacements based on performance and need rather than fixed intervals.
TRIZ Analysis
Specific contradictions:
General conflict description:
Principle concept:
If consumables are replaced at fixed intervals, then maintenance is simplified and scheduled, but replacements occur before needed (wasting resources) or after needed (losing effectiveness)
Why choose this principle:
The system incorporates sensors that continuously monitor consumable status (glue board coverage, light bulb functionality) and provide real-time feedback to the control system. This feedback mechanism enables dynamic adjustment of maintenance schedules based on actual consumable condition rather than fixed intervals, resolving the contradiction between simplified scheduling and reliable performance.
Principle concept:
If consumables are replaced at fixed intervals, then maintenance is simplified and scheduled, but replacements occur before needed (wasting resources) or after needed (losing effectiveness)
Why choose this principle:
The trap system autonomously monitors its own consumable status through integrated sensors and communication modules. The consumables effectively self-report their condition, eliminating the need for manual inspection and enabling precise, need-based replacement timing that maintains performance while optimizing resource usage.
Application Domain
Data Source
AI summary:
A system that facilitates communication between traps and consumables using RFID tags or sensors, allowing for real-time data capture and reporting of consumable status to system operators, enabling timely replacements based on performance and need rather than fixed intervals.
Abstract
A system may include a trap and a consumable. The trap may include a data capture mechanism configured to capture data and send the data to a system operator. The consumable may include a device having an associated electronic identification code. A status-determining mechanism may be configured to determine a status of the consumable, which status may be readable via the data capture mechanism. The consumable may include a sensor configured to detect flying insects via mutual capacitance sensing. The sensor may be configured to provide a directional fringe field responsive to a flying insect. The sensor may include a plurality of sensor triplets arranged in a grid array. Each sensor triplet may include a sensor conductor and two electrically conductive un-grounded conductors. The two un-grounded conductors may be disposed one on either side of the sensor conductor to form the sensor triplet.