Camera-Compatible Vehicle Cover With Sensor-Aligned Openings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional vehicle covers compromise the surveillance capabilities of integrated camera systems by obstructing sensor views and failing to accommodate modern vehicle security technologies, leading to increased vulnerability during environmental protection.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle cover with strategically positioned openings aligned with sensor arrays, adjustable securing mechanisms, and flexible materials that ensure unobstructed sensor visibility and secure fit, incorporating features like elastic members, tensioning straps, and transparent covers to maintain sensor functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If traditional vehicle covers are used to protect vehicles from environmental elements, then environmental protection is improved, but surveillance capabilities of integrated camera systems are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle cover is segmented with strategically positioned openings that divide the cover into functional zones: covered areas for environmental protection and open zones for camera surveillance. This segmentation allows the cover to simultaneously provide protection while maintaining surveillance capability through the openings aligned with camera systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The cover implements local quality by providing different properties in different areas: fully covered regions for environmental protection and localized openings with specific optical properties for camera functionality. The openings are positioned and sized to maintain surveillance capability while minimizing impact on overall protection.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If vehicle covers are designed for comprehensive environmental protection, then protection effectiveness is improved, but adaptability to vehicles with integrated camera systems is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle cover is designed with multi-functionality to serve both environmental protection and camera system compatibility. The standardized opening configurations and adjustable securing mechanisms enable the same cover design to work with various vehicle types and camera systems, making it universally applicable while maintaining both protection and surveillance functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The cover incorporates dynamic elements including adjustable securing mechanisms that allow the cover to adapt to different vehicle sizes and camera positions. The flexible material and adjustable features enable the cover to dynamically conform to various vehicle configurations while maintaining proper alignment with camera systems.
3Ease of manufacture
If conventional vehicle covers are used without camera integration features, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but ease of operation for maintaining camera functionality is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The cover is manufactured with pre-positioned openings and integrated securing mechanisms that are strategically located to align with standard camera positions. This preliminary action during manufacturing eliminates the need for users to modify the cover or perform complex alignment procedures, making operation simple while maintaining camera functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The cover incorporates self-aligning features and integrated securing mechanisms that automatically position the openings correctly relative to the vehicle and camera systems. The design allows the cover to self-adjust and self-position during installation, eliminating the need for specialized tools or complex alignment procedures by the user.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure pertains to a vehicle cover apparatus designed to accommodate vehicles equipped with integrated sensor arrays for enhanced security and surveillance. The apparatus consists of a flexible cover body featuring a concave inner surface that forms a cavity tailored to envelop a variety of vehicle shapes and sizes. Central to the invention are strategically placed openings in the cover body, including at least one top opening and at least two side openings on opposing sides, each positioned to provide a field of view for corresponding sensors within the vehicle's sensor array. To secure the cover body around the vehicle and maintain the precise alignment of these openings with the vehicle's sensors, the invention incorporates means for ensuring a firm fit, such as elastic members, tensioning straps, or adjustable fasteners, alongside means for adjusting the cover body's position relative to the vehicle.