Bedding Sensor With Detachable Processing Unit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sensor systems designed for bedding are limited in their ability to be adapted for various types of bedding, as they often require a fixed attachment state that does not accommodate different shapes, mechanisms, or usage situations, potentially leading to installation difficulties and damage when bed features like fences are removed.
Innovation Solution
A sensor system and structure that includes a bedding sensor with a detector and an accommodation portion, along with an information processing device that can be in either an attached or separated state, utilizing attachment tools like plate-shaped members, grooves, adhesives, or protrusions to securely attach and detach the processing device, allowing flexibility with different bedding types.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the information processing device is fixedly attached to the bedding sensor, then the connection is stable and reliable, but the system cannot be adapted to various types of bedding with different shapes and mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The information processing device is designed to transition between a fixed attached state (when bedding fences are present) and a separable state (when fences are removed). This dynamic reconfigurability allows the system to maintain reliable connections during normal operation while enabling adaptation to different bedding configurations by allowing separation when needed.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the information processing device is always separated from the bedding sensor, then the system is flexible and adaptable to different bedding types, but the connection stability and reliability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the attachment state based on operational needs. The information processing device can be firmly attached when stable detection is required (providing reliable connections) and separated when adaptability to different bedding configurations is needed, thus resolving the contradiction between connection stability and system flexibility.
3Reliability
If the information processing device is firmly attached to the bedding sensor, then the connection is stable, but damage may occur when bed features like fences are removed
Solution Approach 1:
The detachable connection mechanism allows the information processing device to be separated from the bedding sensor when bedding fences or other features are removed. This prevents damage by enabling the system to transition from a firmly attached state (when stable connection is needed) to a separated state (when structural changes occur), thus avoiding the harmful effects of forced detachment or damage.
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AI summary
A sensor system includes a bedding sensor including a detector that detects vital signs information of a subject on bedding and an accommodation portion that accommodates the detector, and an information processing device configured to process the detected vital signs information and capable of being in an attached state in which the information processing device is attached to the bedding sensor and a separated state in which the information processing device is separated from the bedding sensor.