Array Sensor Apparatus Adaptive Parameter Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image sensor technologies cannot autonomously optimize their operation parameters based on the device's battery capacity, communication status, and other environmental factors, leading to suboptimal performance.
Innovation Solution
A sensor apparatus with an array of detection elements, a signal processing unit, and an arithmetic operation unit that performs object detection and adjusts processing parameters based on device information, such as battery status and communication conditions, to optimize image capture and processing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If the image sensor performs imaging using external sensor input as a trigger, then imaging function is enabled without application processor startup, but operation parameters cannot be optimized according to battery capacity and communication status
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor apparatus autonomously acquires device information (battery capacity, communication status, processor performance) and自行 adjusts its operation parameters without external control. The sensor apparatus serves itself by independently optimizing its operation based on device conditions, eliminating the need for application processor intervention while achieving adaptive parameter optimization.
Solution Approach 2:
The sensor apparatus continuously monitors device information and uses this feedback to dynamically adjust its operation parameters. By acquiring real-time device status information and corresponding optimal parameters, the sensor apparatus creates a closed-loop system where operation is continuously optimized based on current device conditions.
2Productivity
If fixed operation parameters are used in the image sensor, then device complexity is reduced, but processing efficiency and power consumption are suboptimal
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor apparatus dynamically changes its operation parameters (readout frequency, resolution, imaging mode) based on device conditions such as battery capacity and communication status. By selecting from multiple predefined parameter sets corresponding to different device states, the system achieves adaptive optimization without requiring complex real-time parameter generation.
3Use of energy by moving object
If the sensor apparatus autonomously adjusts operation parameters based on device information, then power consumption is optimized, but the system requires access to multiple device states
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor apparatus integrates multiple functions within a single system: it acts as both the sensing element and the control decision-making unit. By combining the sensor functionality with the capability to acquire device information and determine optimal parameters, the system eliminates the need for separate control processors, thereby reducing overall device complexity while achieving power optimization.
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AI summary
A sensor apparatus includes an array sensor in which a plurality of detection elements are arranged one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally, a signal processing unit which performs signal processing on a detected signal obtained by the array sensor, and an arithmetic operation unit which performs object detection from the detected signal obtained by the array sensor, performs operation control of the signal processing unit based on object detection, and performs switching processing for changing processing contents based on device information input from a sensor-equipped device on which the sensor apparatus is mounted.