Automatic Door Control for Personalized Accessibility Timing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing automatic door systems in publicly accessible areas are not individually configurable, leading to suboptimal performance for different individuals, such as doors opening too late or closing too quickly, which can hinder accessibility for people with physical restrictions.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that allow for individual configuration of automatic door functions using electronic devices carried by users, receiving and processing configuration information to adjust actuator operations such as opening speed and threshold adjustment, ensuring personalized access experiences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If automatic functions are configured for the largest possible number of individuals, then accessibility for diverse users is improved, but the door may open too late or close too fast for specific individuals
Solution Approach 1:
The door control system dynamically adjusts operational parameters (opening speed, closing speed, threshold position, timing) based on real-time detection of user characteristics and preferences received from electronic devices, rather than using fixed predetermined settings. This allows the system to adapt to each user's specific needs while maintaining broad accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters such as opening speed, closing speed, threshold position, and timing based on user-specific configuration information received from electronic devices. This enables precise customization of door behavior for each individual while maintaining the ability to serve diverse user groups.
2Reliability
If optical recognition systems are used to identify individuals, then access control is improved, but data privacy protection is compromised and the system becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of storing or processing sensitive biometric data, the system uses configuration information from electronic devices that contains user preferences and accessibility requirements without containing personally identifiable information. This allows the system to provide personalized service while maintaining data privacy.
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic device acts as an intermediary between the user and the door control system, transmitting configuration information that enables personalized door operation without requiring the door system to directly handle or store sensitive user data. This mediator approach protects user privacy while achieving reliable access control.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple actuators with different functions are added to the door, then accessibility for users with physical restrictions is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The door control system is designed as a universal platform that can manage multiple actuators (drive, threshold actuator, ramp actuator) with a single integrated control unit. This allows the system to provide multiple accessibility functions while maintaining unified control logic and reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system receives and processes configuration information from electronic devices in advance, before the user actually needs to use the door. This preliminary configuration allows the control unit to automatically adjust multiple actuators' parameters based on pre-received user preferences, reducing the need for complex real-time decision-making during door operation.
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AI summary
A method for individually configuring at least one automatic function for a door, in particular in a publicly accessible area, with at least one electrically or electronically controllable actuator for performing the automatic function, includes the steps of receiving configuration information from an electronical device associated to an individual in an approach area of the door, configuring the automatic function based on received configuration information, and controlling the actuator for performing the at least one automatic function according to the configuration. Moreover, a door control device is used for electrically or electronically controlling at least one actuator for performing at least one automatic function of a door, in particular in a publicly accessible area.