Universal Drive Communication Using Type-Based Parameter Settings
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Solution Overview
Problem
The high cost associated with designing and manufacturing dedicated communication devices for different types of drive devices, such as automobiles and agricultural work vehicles, due to the need for customized TCUs to facilitate network communication.
Innovation Solution
A communication device that includes a drive device communication unit, an external communication unit, an identification information acquisitor, a setting information acquisitor, and a communication controller, which acquires type identification information from the connected drive device and obtains setting information from a management device via a network, allowing the device to adapt its operations based on the specific drive device type.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a dedicated communication device is designed for each drive device type, then control accuracy for different drive devices is improved, but manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The communication device is designed with a universal communication unit that can communicate with multiple types of drive devices. The device includes a storage unit that stores multiple sets of communication parameters corresponding to different drive device types, and a parameter selection unit that selects the appropriate parameter set based on the connected drive device type. This allows a single communication device to adapt to various drive devices without requiring dedicated hardware for each type, thereby reducing manufacturing costs while maintaining control accuracy.
2Ease of manufacture
If a universal communication device is used for all drive devices, then manufacturing cost is reduced, but control accuracy for specific drive devices deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The communication device employs dynamic parameter selection based on the detected drive device type. When a drive device is connected, the device type detection unit identifies the specific type, and the parameter selection unit dynamically loads the corresponding communication parameter set from the storage unit. This dynamic adaptation ensures that the universal communication device achieves optimal control accuracy for each specific drive device type while maintaining cost-effectiveness through standardized hardware.
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AI summary
A communication device including: a drive device communication unit that communicates with a drive device to which an own device is connected; an external communication unit that communicates with another device via a network; an identification information acquisitor that acquires type identification information indicating a type of a drive device from the drive device connected to the drive device communication unit; a setting information acquisitor that acquires, from another device, setting information corresponding to the type identification information by transmitting information including the type identification information to the another device via the external communication unit; and a communication controller that acquires information from the drive device on the basis of the setting information and transmits the information to a predetermined device.