Automatic Door Control Using Personalized User Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing automatic door functions in publicly accessible areas are not effectively configured for individual users, leading to inefficiencies such as people opening or closing doors at inappropriate times, due to a one-size-fits-all approach that can be unhelpful or inconvenient for various individuals, including those with physical disabilities.
Innovation Solution
A method and device for individually configuring automatic door functions using electrically or electronically controllable actuators, where configuration information from a person's electronic device is received and used to adapt the door's operation, such as opening and closing speed, ramp usage, or threshold lowering, to suit the user's preferences and needs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If automatic door functions are configured for as large a number of people as possible, then the door can serve more users, but the configuration becomes unhelpful or inconvenient for individual users with specific needs
Solution Approach 1:
The door control system dynamically adjusts its operation parameters based on real-time detection of user characteristics. The control device receives configuration information from the user's electronic device and modifies door opening speed, closing speed, and timing accordingly, transforming the static door system into a dynamic one that adapts to individual users.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters (opening speed, closing speed, timing) based on user-specific configuration information. Different users have different parameter settings stored in their electronic devices, and the door control device retrieves and applies these parameters to optimize the door operation for each individual user.
2Device complexity
If a one-size-fits-all configuration is used, then the door operation is simple, but users may open or close the door at inappropriate times
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses feedback from the user's electronic device (configuration information) to adjust door operation. The electronic device communicates user preferences and physical characteristics to the door control device, which then uses this feedback to reliably determine the optimal timing and parameters for door opening and closing.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary configuration by storing user-specific parameters in advance in the user's electronic device. When the user approaches the door, the pre-stored configuration information is quickly retrieved and applied, allowing the door to be operated reliably without real-time complex calculations or user input.
3Ease of manufacture
If automatic functions are configured without individual user data, then the system is simple to implement, but it cannot accommodate users with physical disabilities effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The door control device is designed with universal functionality to accommodate different user types. It can store and apply multiple configuration profiles for different users with different physical abilities, making the system universally applicable while maintaining individualized adaptation through the electronic device communication interface.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method for individually configuring at least one automatic function for a door (10), particularly in a publicly accessible area, with at least one electrically or electronically controllable actuator (18) for performing the automatic function, comprising the steps of receiving configuration information from an electronic device (26) assigned to a person in the approach area of the door (10), configuring the automatic function based on the received configuration information, and controlling the actuator (18) to perform the at least one automatic function according to the configuration. The invention further relates to a door control device (20) for electrically or electronically controlling at least one actuator (18) for performing at least one automatic function of a door (10), particularly in a publicly accessible area.