Boat Launch Detection System Using Multi-Source Vehicle Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
People using boats often lack information about available locations for recreational boat launches, making it difficult for them to find suitable spots to load and launch their vessels.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses vehicle sensors and data collection to determine when a vehicle is loading or launching a boat, identifying locations and providing map data with launch sites, wait times, and directions, utilizing location, gear, mode, image, and weight data to notify other vehicles and devices of available boat launching spots.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a system collects and analyzes multiple types of vehicle data (location, gear, mode, image, weight) to accurately detect boat launching activities, then the detection accuracy and information quality improve, but the system complexity and data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the complex detection task into multiple independent data collection modules, each responsible for a specific data type (location data module, gear data module, mode data module, image data module, weight data module). This segmentation allows each module to specialize in collecting and processing one type of data, improving overall detection accuracy while making the system more manageable and less complex through modular design.
2Loss of information
If the system collects comprehensive vehicle data to identify boat launching locations, then the information completeness improves, but the data processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by continuously collecting and pre-processing vehicle data in the background before a boat launching event occurs. Location data, gear data, mode data, image data, and weight data are collected and stored in advance, so when a boat launching event is detected, the system can quickly retrieve and analyze the pre-collected data without significant processing delays, thus maintaining information completeness while reducing real-time processing time.
3Loss of information
If the system provides detailed map data including launch sites, wait times, and directions to users, then the user information quality improves, but the data generation and communication overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary processing layer that generates standardized map data structures containing launch site locations, wait times, and directional information. This intermediary layer acts as a mediator between the raw vehicle data collection system and the user interface, transforming complex multi-source data into standardized, easily consumable map data formats. This reduces the complexity of data generation for users while maintaining high information quality through structured data presentation.
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AI summary
Devices, systems, and methods for boat launching and loading detection and management are disclosed herein. A method may include receiving, by a first device, data associated with operation of a vehicle. The method may include determining, based on the data, that the operation of the vehicle includes at least one of launching a boat into water using the vehicle or loading the boat onto the vehicle. The method may include generating map data indicative of a location associated with the operation of the vehicle. The method may include sending the map data to a second device for presentation.