Adaptive Trailer Reconfiguration for Activity-Specific Space Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional trailers lack the ability to dynamically adjust their configuration based on user profiles and activity requirements, limiting their adaptability and functionality for various activities.
Innovation Solution
A user-configurable trailer system that dynamically adjusts its dimensions, surfaces, and settings in real-time based on user profiles and activity profiles, using sensors, computer vision, and predictive modeling to accommodate different activities and user preferences.
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 slideouts that can extend and retract, adjustable leveling jacks that can tilt the trailer to different angles, and moveable partitions that can reposition interior walls. These dynamic elements allow the trailer to transform from a fixed configuration to an adaptable space that can be customized for different activities such as golf practice, basketball shooting, or other recreational uses.
Solution Approach 2:
The trailer is designed with universal components that can serve multiple functions. The slideouts can create additional space for various activities, the adjustable tilt mechanism can accommodate different ground conditions and activity requirements, and the moveable partitions can create different zone configurations. This multi-functionality allows a single trailer to adapt to diverse user needs without requiring multiple specialized trailers.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the trailer is designed for multiple activities with various equipment, then versatility increases, but device complexity and space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The trailer interior is segmented into multiple zones using moveable partitions that can divide the space into different functional areas. These partitions can be repositioned or removed based on the activity being performed, allowing the same physical space to be configured for different purposes such as creating a practice area with impact screen, a shooting area with basketball hoop, or other activity-specific zones without requiring additional permanent structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The trailer employs dynamic space-expansion mechanisms including slideouts that can extend the interior volume when needed for certain activities, and retract when not needed to maintain a compact form. This dynamic volume adjustment allows the trailer to provide large internal space for activities requiring more room while maintaining a smaller footprint for transport and storage.
3Ease of operation
If the trailer uses dynamic adjustments based on user profiles and activity profiles, then user experience improves, but system complexity and control requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The trailer incorporates sensors that automatically detect user presence, mobile device proximity, and environmental conditions such as ground slope. Based on this detected information, the system automatically adjusts configuration elements like extending slideouts, positioning partitions, and activating appropriate equipment without requiring manual user intervention. This self-service capability simplifies operation while providing personalized experiences based on detected user preferences and activity types.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses sensors and computer vision cameras to continuously monitor the trailer interior and exterior conditions, user positions, and activity being performed. This feedback information is processed to automatically adjust trailer configurations in real-time, such as modifying lighting, adjusting partition positions, or reconfiguring equipment layouts to optimize the user experience based on actual usage patterns and environmental conditions.
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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.