Audio-Directed Mobile Waste Storage Device for Autonomous Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional waste storage devices are typically fixed and require manual operation, leading to inconvenient user experiences.
Innovation Solution
A mobile waste storage device equipped with a control module, microphone module, and moving module that can be directed to move towards a target position based on audio signals, utilizing map data and sensor information for navigation and obstacle avoidance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the waste storage device is made mobile with moving modules, then user convenience and accessibility are improved, but device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The waste storage device is divided into modular components including a casing, control module, microphone module, and moving module. Each module performs a specific function and can be independently manufactured and assembled, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining mobility and user convenience.
Solution Approach 2:
The control module serves multiple functions: it receives signals from the microphone module, processes audio signals to determine user intent, controls the moving module for navigation, and manages the sealing module. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate components needed, balancing complexity with capability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the waste storage device includes intelligent control modules and audio signal processing, then user experience is improved, but device complexity and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The waste storage device autonomously navigates to users by processing audio signals itself through the integrated control module and microphone module. It self-determines its location using map data, self-navigates using the moving module, and self-seals using the sealing module, reducing the need for complex external control systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical operation with electronic and acoustic systems. The microphone module captures audio signals, the control module processes them electronically to determine user intent, and the moving module executes navigation automatically, substituting manual mechanical interaction with intelligent automated systems.
3Productivity
If the waste storage device autonomously navigates using audio signals and map data, then operational efficiency is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-loads map data into the waste storage device before navigation begins. The control module has access to predetermined location information and can plan the navigation route in advance, allowing the moving module to execute efficient pathfinding without real-time computational overhead, thus reducing energy consumption during actual movement.
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AI summary
A waste storage device and an intelligent management system are provided. The waste storage device includes: a casing, a control module disposed in the casing, a microphone module disposed on an outer surface of the casing, and a moving module electrically connected to the control module. The microphone module is electrically connected to the control module. When the microphone module receives a first audio signal, the microphone module transmits the first audio signal to the control module, the control module analyzes an audio sending direction of the first audio signal, and the control module provides a driving signal to the moving module according to the first audio signal to drive the waste storage device to move in the audio sending direction.