Antenna Angle Adjustment Device with Sensing Feedback

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing methods for adjusting antenna angles in wireless communication systems require collaboration between overhead and ground workers, leading to potential errors and inefficiencies due to the ground worker's distant judgment, resulting in multiple attempts to correctly align the antennas.

Innovation Solution

An auxiliary device that includes a sensing unit to obtain angle information and a prompting unit to send alerts when the antenna is aligned correctly, allowing the overhead worker to stop adjustments efficiently without relying on ground worker feedback.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If ground worker visually judges antenna angle from ground level, then collaboration between workers is enabled, but judgment accuracy deteriorates due to distance

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecollaboration capabilityVSAvoidangle judgment accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an auxiliary device as an intermediary between the overhead worker adjusting the antenna and the ground worker. This device includes a sensing unit that directly measures the antenna's angle parameters and a prompting unit that provides real-time feedback. The intermediary auxiliary device eliminates the need for ground workers to visually estimate angles from a distance, thereby resolving the contradiction between enabling collaboration and maintaining measurement accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Manufacturing precision

If multiple attempts are made to adjust antenna angle correctly, then eventual alignment accuracy is achieved, but adjustment time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveantenna alignment accuracyVSAvoidadjustment time
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the sensing unit continuously monitors the antenna's angle parameters and the prompting unit provides real-time feedback to the overhead worker. When the antenna reaches the correct angle, the system automatically prompts the worker to stop adjustment. This feedback loop eliminates the need for multiple trial-and-error attempts, thereby achieving high alignment accuracy while significantly reducing adjustment time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Ease of operation

If ground worker provides angle information remotely, then overhead worker can adjust antenna, but error propagation occurs from distant judgment

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadjustment operabilityVSAvoidangle information reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent enables the antenna adjustment system to serve itself by equipping the auxiliary device with autonomous sensing and prompting capabilities. The sensing unit automatically detects the antenna's angle parameters without requiring ground workers to provide manual measurements or estimates. The system then autonomously provides accurate feedback to the overhead worker, eliminating human error propagation while maintaining ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This solution improves the efficiency of antenna angle adjustments by providing real-time feedback to the overhead worker, reducing errors and labor costs by eliminating the need for ground worker guidance.

Implementation Method 1

performing sensing and obtaining angle information of an antenna

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectSensing:

Data Source

PatentUS8362964B2Method and auxiliary device for adjusting antenna angle
Publication Date: 2013.01.29 HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

An auxiliary device for adjusting an antenna angle includes: an inputting unit, configured to input preset angle information of an antenna; a sensing unit, configured to perform sensing and obtain angle information of the antenna; a processing unit, configured to compare the angle information of the antenna with the preset angle information of the antenna according to the angle information of the antenna and the preset angle information of the antenna, and control a prompting unit to send a prompt when the angle information of the antenna is consistent with the preset angle information of the antenna; and the prompting unit, configured to send the prompt.