Vertical Bicycle Storage Tower With Automated Clamping Retrieval
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Solution Overview
Problem
Urban areas face challenges in efficiently utilizing limited ground space for parking, with surface parking being costly and inefficient compared to underground options.
Innovation Solution
An intelligent storage control system featuring a hollow cylinder tower with a central garage for bicycles, a loop track, a ferry parking space that can clamp bicycles, and a control module for automated storage and retrieval, utilizing drive and clamping units to manage bicycle placement and retrieval via user commands and wireless communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If ground space is used for surface parking, then parking accessibility is improved, but land resource utilization deteriorates due to high cost and limited space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from two-dimensional ground parking to three-dimensional vertical storage. The tower structure with multiple levels (first level, second level, third level) allows bicycles to be stored vertically, dramatically increasing storage capacity per unit ground area while maintaining accessibility through automated retrieval systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an automated control system as an intermediary between the user and the physical storage system. The control system receives user input, automatically navigates the robotic arm to the correct location, and retrieves the bicycle, eliminating the need for users to physically search through parking spaces while maximizing space utilization.
2Productivity
If automated control system is implemented, then operational efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control system is divided into distinct functional modules: a processing unit that receives and processes user input, a control unit that generates navigation commands, and a robotic arm with independent positioning and gripping mechanisms. This segmentation allows each module to be optimized independently while working together to achieve high productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates self-navigation capabilities where the robotic arm autonomously determines its path to the target storage location based on coordinates received from the control unit. The system independently handles positioning, movement, and retrieval operations without requiring manual intervention, thereby maintaining high efficiency while managing complexity through automation.
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AI summary
An intelligent storage control system is provided in the present invention. The system includes a tower body, a delivery module, a drive module, a clamping module, an operation module, a control module, and a communication unit. When the control module receives a storage command transmitted by the operation module, the main controller is configured to analyze whether there is free storage space. If there is a free storage space, the control module controls the drive module to drive the delivery module to push the bicycle to the storage space of the tower body, and a serial number of the storage space is displaced on a display screen. The present invention can operate conveniently, and can save the footprint area of bicycles.