Communication-based multi-process making method for made-on-site food, application therefor and system thereof
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for making on-site coffee, such as iced coffee, require manual or robotic arm operations to control multiple devices sequentially, leading to longer processing times due to the time intervals between processes.
Innovation Solution
A communication-based multi-process making method that defines and combines control command protocols for various food processing devices, allowing seamless synchronization and synchronous execution of actions through open-loop and closed-loop control mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual or robotic arm operations are used to control multiple devices sequentially, then the coffee making process can be completed, but the processing time becomes longer due to time intervals between processes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements continuous control signal transmission between devices through a communication bus, eliminating idle time between sequential operations. The master device continuously sends control signals to slave devices, ensuring that each device operates without interruption and the entire coffee making process flows continuously without waiting periods between steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual or robotic arm mechanical operations with an automated communication-based control system. Instead of physical intervention to switch devices, the system uses electronic control signals transmitted through a communication bus to automatically coordinate and trigger sequential device operations, eliminating the time loss associated with mechanical switching operations.
2Reliability
If multiple control operations are performed sequentially for each processing step, then precise control of each device is achieved, but the cumulative time between process switches increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple sequential control operations into a single integrated communication protocol. Instead of performing separate control actions for each device switch, the system combines all control signals into a unified transmission sequence through the communication bus, maintaining precise device control while eliminating the cumulative time loss from multiple sequential switching operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The master device prepares and queues control signals in advance before initiating the coffee making process. By pre-configuring the sequence of control commands and having them ready for immediate transmission, the system eliminates delays that would otherwise occur during runtime when control signals need to be generated and processed sequentially for each device.
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AI summary
An automatic coffee machine includes a coffee machine system and a control module. The coffee machine system includes a coffee machine, a robotic arm, a capping device, a fresh milk adding device and an ice making device, and steps performed by at least one of these devices to make the types of coffee drinks. The making of each of the types of coffee drinks includes a group of at least one of the plurality of steps. When the control module receives an input to make one of the types of coffee drinks, the control module selects a group of the steps, selects the control protocols corresponding respectively to the steps of the group, and transmits the selected control protocols to the coffee machine, robotic arm, capping device, fresh milk adding device and ice making device to perform the group of steps.