Control System Preliminary Startup for Reduced Delay
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing control systems require a significant delay time before they can execute an operation after receiving a control signal, leading to user inconvenience and increased risk of accidents in industrial environments due to prolonged waiting times.
Innovation Solution
A control system comprising a sensor, a preparatory starting device, and a receiving end that performs a preparatory starting operation upon receiving a sensing signal, allowing the system to send an operation command or power only when a control signal is received, thereby reducing the delay time and improving user experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If the control system starts after receiving a control signal, then the system operation is simple and reliable, but the user needs to wait for a long delay time which reduces user experience and increases accident risk
Solution Approach 1:
The control system performs a preparatory starting operation before receiving the control signal. The preparatory starting device activates the starting unit in advance, so that when the control signal is received, the system can immediately execute the receiving end operation without waiting for the full startup sequence, thereby reducing the delay time from seconds or tens of seconds to a much shorter duration.
Solution Approach 2:
The control system is divided into multiple functional modules: a sensor for receiving sensing signals, a preparatory starting device for preliminary activation, a starting unit for receiving control signals, and a receiving end for executing operations. This segmentation allows the system to perform preparatory actions independently before the actual control operation, reducing overall delay while maintaining modular reliability.
2Ease of operation
If the control system performs preparatory starting operation in advance, then the delay time is reduced and user experience is improved, but the system requires additional components which increases device complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor detects a sensing signal and triggers the preparatory starting device to activate the starting unit in advance. This preliminary action prepares the system for immediate response when the user provides the control signal, significantly improving user convenience by reducing waiting time from seconds to a much shorter duration, while the added complexity is limited to discrete sensor and control components.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses the sensing signal from the environment (such as user presence or system state) to automatically trigger the preparatory starting operation without requiring additional user input. This self-service mechanism improves ease of operation while adding only minimal system components that automatically respond to environmental cues.
Data Source
AI summary
In a control system, when a sensor receives a sensing signal, the sensor sends a notice signal to a preparatory starting device so that the preparatory starting device performs a starting operation. After the starting operation is finished, the preparatory starting device sends an operation command and/or operation power to a starting unit. The starting unit would not pass the operation command and/or the operation power to a receiving end until receiving a control signal.