Environment control system, environment control method, and recording medium
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing environment control systems do not effectively adjust target space environments based on user feelings or impressions, leading to potentially uncomfortable conditions for users.
Innovation Solution
An environment control system that includes an obtainer for biological and environmental data, an estimator to calculate user position and comfort level, a generator to create control signals for environmental devices, and an outputter to send these signals to the devices in the target space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If environment control is based only on biological information without considering user comfort level, then the control system is simple, but the environment cannot be appropriately controlled to create comfort for the user
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces feedback by estimating the user's comfort level based on biological information and using this feedback to adjust environmental control. The estimator calculates comfort levels from obtained biological data, and the generator creates control signals that adjust the environment based on this comfort feedback, creating a closed-loop control system that continuously adapts to user needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary estimation process between biological information acquisition and environmental control. The estimator acts as a mediator that translates raw biological information into meaningful comfort level assessments, which then guide the control decisions. This intermediary layer enables appropriate environmental control without requiring direct complex interaction between all system components.
2Ease of operation
If the system estimates both position and comfort level from biological and environmental information, then user comfort can be optimized, but the processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the estimation process into distinct functional components: an obtainer that collects biological and environmental information, an estimator that processes this information to determine position and comfort level, and a generator that creates control signals. This segmentation allows complex information processing to be divided into manageable stages, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining comprehensive user comfort optimization.
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AI summary
An environment control system is an environment control system that controls an environment of a target space. The environment control system includes: an obtainer that obtains biological information of a person present in the target space and environmental information of the target space; an estimator that estimates, based on the biological information and the environmental information obtained by the obtainer, a position of the person in the target space and a condition level indicating a level of comfort felt by the person in regard to the environment; a generator that generates, based on the position and the condition level of the person estimated by the estimator, a control signal that controls an operation of a device provided in the target space; and an outputter that outputs the control signal generated by the generator to the device.