Adaptive Power Detection Device for Energy-Constrained Imaging

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Solution Overview

Problem

Automatic detection systems often consume excessive power due to continuous operation or frequent switching between operation and shutdown, leading to inefficient energy utilization.

Innovation Solution

A detection system that operates at a lower power consumption when no changes are detected, switching to a higher power mode only when differences are identified in image data, thereby reducing unnecessary energy usage while maintaining detection accuracy.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the detection system operates continuously at high power to ensure detection accuracy, then detection reliability is improved, but energy consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedetection reliabilityVSAvoidenergy consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The detection system dynamically adjusts its operating state between high-power detection mode and low-power standby mode based on real-time environmental conditions. The system transitions from static continuous operation to dynamic adaptive operation, switching power states according to whether changes are detected in the monitoring area.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system employs periodic monitoring at low power to detect changes, then activates high-power detection only when necessary. This periodic checking approach replaces continuous high-power operation, reducing energy consumption while maintaining detection capability through scheduled low-power surveillance intervals.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

2Loss of energy

If the detection system switches frequently between operation and shutdown to reduce power consumption, then energy efficiency is improved, but detection reliability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveenergy efficiencyVSAvoiddetection reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary detection using low-power monitoring to identify potential changes before activating high-power detection mode. This preliminary action allows the system to prepare for upcoming high-power operation, reducing the frequency of sudden switches while maintaining detection coverage through advance low-power surveillance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback from low-power monitoring results to control transitions to high-power mode. Detection reliability is maintained by using feedback signals that trigger high-power operation only when actual changes are detected, preventing unnecessary switches and ensuring the system responds accurately to real environmental conditions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Use of energy by moving object

If the detection system operates at low power to save energy, then energy consumption is reduced, but detection capability is compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveenergy consumptionVSAvoiddetection capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Use of energy by moving objectVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The detection system segments its operation into two distinct functional modes: low-power monitoring mode for general surveillance and high-power detection mode for detailed analysis. This segmentation allows the system to maintain basic detection capability at low power while reserving high-power resources for when detailed detection is actually required.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes operational parameters dynamically, switching between low-power and high-power states based on detected conditions. When changes are detected in the monitoring area, the system changes the power parameter from low to high, ensuring detection capability is maintained when needed while saving energy during normal standby conditions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS11736666B2Detection device, detection system and detection method
Publication Date: 2023.08.22 ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC
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AI summary

A detection system is disclosed herein, the detection system includes a first detection device. The first detection device operates at a first operating power to capture a first image data. Wherein, when the first detection device determines there are differences between a plurality of first frames in the first image data, the first detection device switches to operate at a second operating power to capture a second image data, and the first operating power is less than the second operating power. And the first detection device determines whether the second image data matches an identification data to generate a determining result, and generates a notification signal according to the determining result.