Elastic Sensing Ring for Accurate Penile Hardness Measurement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing penile hardness measuring devices are complex, uncomfortable, and fail to accurately measure actual sexual activity hardness due to size discrepancies and structural complexity, leading to deviations in measurement results.
Innovation Solution
A wearable ring-shaped device with an elastic body containing a sensing portion and thin film sensing element to measure applying force, converting it into hardness values using a processing unit, and comparing with standard products for accuracy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a metal ring is used to measure penile hardness, then the measurement can be performed during actual sexual activity, but the device causes discomfort to subjects with different penis sizes due to size discrepancies
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the material parameter from rigid metal to elastic material, allowing the ring to adapt to different penis sizes and shapes. The elastic material can be stretched and deformed to accommodate various dimensions while maintaining measurement capability, thus eliminating discomfort caused by size discrepancies.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses composite material structure combining elastic material with a thin film sensing element. The elastic material provides adaptability to different sizes, while the embedded thin film sensing element maintains the measurement function, creating a composite solution that addresses both comfort and accuracy requirements.
2Reliability
If complex components (such as motors) are used in wearable ring-shaped measuring devices, then the measurement function can be achieved, but the structural complexity, weight, and manufacturing cost significantly increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and removes the complex motor components from the measurement system. Instead of using motors to drive measurement mechanisms, the invention directly utilizes the elastic deformation of the ring material itself to enable the thin film sensing element to measure hardness, thereby eliminating unnecessary mechanical complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical motor-driven measurement system with a direct elastic deformation sensing mechanism. The thin film sensing element directly detects the deformation of the elastic ring under penile hardness pressure, substituting complex mechanical actuation with a simpler passive sensing approach based on elastic mechanics.
3Ease of operation
If traditional self-evaluation scales are used to measure penile hardness, then the measurement method is simple, but the results deviate due to self-awareness limitations, lack of comparison standards, and subjective factors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary thin film sensing element that objectively measures penile hardness by detecting the deformation of the elastic ring. This intermediary device acts as a mediator between the subject and the measurement process, replacing subjective self-evaluation with objective physical measurement, thereby eliminating biases from self-awareness and personal subjective factors.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device simplifies structure, reduces weight, and accurately measures penile hardness during sexual activity by using a thin film sensing element and processing unit to convert applying force into hardness values, ensuring precise results.
Implementation Method 1
the thin film sensing element is configured to measure an applying force value from the penis to be tested
Implementation Method 2
a processing unit electrically connected to the thin film sensing element to convert the applying force value into the hardness value
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AI summary
A wearable ring-shaped penile erection hardness measuring device (110) and a method of measuring penile erection hardness are provided in the present application. The wearable ring-shaped penile erection hardness measuring device is configured to measure a hardness value of a penis to be tested (10), and includes an elastic ring-shaped body (110), an electronic component accommodating portion (120), and a processing unit (130). The elastic ring-shaped body (110) can be worn on the penis to be tested (10), and includes a sensing portion (112), and a non-sensing portion (114) connected to the sensing portion (112). The sensing portion (112) includes an inner layer (1121), an outer layer (1122), a sensing protrusion (1123), a thin film sensing element (1124), and an accommodating space (1126), and is configured to measure an applying force value (Fp) from the penis to be tested (10). The electronic component accommodating portion (120) is connected to the elastic ring-shaped body (110). The processing unit (130) is used to convert the applying force value (Fp) into the hardness value.