Adaptive Trailer Reconfiguration Using User and Activity Profiles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional trailers lack the ability to dynamically adjust their configuration based on user preferences and activity requirements, limiting their adaptability and functionality.
Innovation Solution
A user-configurable trailer system that adjusts its dimensions, surfaces, and settings in real-time based on user profiles, activity profiles, and detected conditions, using computer vision and predictive modeling to enhance usability and safety.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional trailers use fixed customization configurations, then manufacturing and setup are simpler, but adaptability to different user needs and activities is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic reconfiguration of trailer components including movable walls, adjustable shelving, and repositionable equipment racks that can be modified in real-time based on user needs and activity requirements, transforming the trailer from a static to a dynamic system
Solution Approach 2:
The trailer interior is divided into modular sections with independent movable partitions, shelving units, and equipment modules that can be individually repositioned or reconfigured without affecting the entire structure, enabling flexible adaptation while maintaining manageable complexity
2Adaptability or versatility
If trailers allow extensive fixed customization, then user comfort and functionality are improved, but the trailer cannot be easily reconfigured for different activities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical reconfiguration with automated control systems including electric motors, hydraulic actuators, and computer-controlled positioning mechanisms that adjust trailer components automatically based on selected activity profiles, eliminating manual reconfiguration time
Solution Approach 2:
The trailer system automatically detects user preferences and activity requirements through sensors and interfaces, then self-reconfigures its internal layout, lighting, and equipment positioning without requiring user intervention during the reconfiguration process
3Adaptability or versatility
If trailers are designed for multiple activities with fixed equipment, then versatility is improved, but the trailer size and weight increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs multi-functional equipment and space elements that can serve different purposes based on configuration, such as convertible seating that becomes storage, walls that serve as both partitions and equipment mounts, and lighting systems that adapt to various activity requirements, eliminating the need for separate dedicated equipment for each activity
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AI summary
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, coordinate dynamic adjustments of a trailer based in part on a user profile associated with a user physically present at the trailer and an activity profile associated with an activity selected to be performed at the trailer. A dynamic adjustment may modify a tilt of a lower surface of the trailer. A dynamic adjustment may modify a dimension(s) of the trailer based in part on a detected object(s). Various dynamic adjustments may occur concurrently, individually and/or sequentially. The trailer may be a moveable trailer for temporary attachment with a vehicle.