Mobile Air Quality Mapping for Targeted Indoor Purifier Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing air cleaning apparatuses lack optimal operation and positioning, leading to reduced indoor cleaning efficiency and unnecessary power consumption due to user-dependent operation and subjective determination of air pollution levels.
Innovation Solution
A terminal apparatus that stores position information of air cleaning apparatuses and acquires region-by-region air pollution data while a moving cleaning apparatus navigates, generating control commands to direct clean air supply to polluted areas and transmit these commands to air cleaning apparatuses for targeted operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the air cleaning apparatus operates continuously based on user's subjective determination, then the air pollution level can be monitored, but the indoor cleaning efficiency is reduced and unnecessary power consumption occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automated feedback control by using the moving cleaning apparatus to continuously collect air pollution data throughout the indoor space and automatically transmitting this information to the terminal apparatus, which then controls the air cleaning apparatus based on objective data rather than subjective user judgment
Solution Approach 2:
The moving cleaning apparatus performs dual functions: it cleans the floor while simultaneously serving as a mobile air quality monitoring station, collecting pollution data autonomously during its cleaning operations without requiring separate monitoring equipment or manual intervention
2Reliability
If the air cleaning apparatus operates continuously, then air pollution can be removed, but power consumption increases unnecessarily
Solution Approach 1:
The air cleaning apparatus transitions from static continuous operation to dynamic adaptive operation, adjusting its running state based on real-time air pollution data collected by the moving cleaning apparatus, allowing it to operate intensively when pollution is high and remain dormant when air quality is good
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary air quality assessment through the moving cleaning apparatus before activating the air cleaning apparatus, allowing prediction of when cleaning is needed and preventing unnecessary continuous operation
3Ease of operation
If the air cleaning apparatus is positioned based on user arrangement, then the apparatus can be placed in the space, but it cannot operate at optimal position to supply clean air to polluted regions
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from uniform air cleaning approach to localized targeted cleaning, using air pollution distribution data to identify specific polluted regions and directing the air cleaning apparatus to supply clean air precisely to those locations rather than operating uniformly throughout the space
Solution Approach 2:
The system adds spatial dimensionality to air cleaning control by mapping air pollution distribution across different regions of the indoor space and using this spatial information to optimize the positioning and operation of the air cleaning apparatus for maximum effectiveness
Data Source
AI summary
Provided are a method of transmitting a control command of a terminal apparatus, a terminal apparatus, and a computer program product. The method includes storing position information of at least one air cleaning apparatus in an indoor space; acquiring region-by-region air pollution information of the indoor space acquired while a moving cleaning apparatus moves in the indoor space; acquiring, based on the acquired region-by-region air pollution information of the indoor space and the position information of the at least one air cleaning apparatus in the indoor space, a control command for controlling an operation of the at least one air cleaning apparatus to supply clean air to a polluted region among regions of the indoor space; and transmitting the acquired control command to the at least one air cleaning apparatus.