Optical Fiber Anomaly Detection with Map Overlay Visualization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current optical fiber sensing systems cannot display anomalies detected in a flexible manner, limiting visual recognition of anomalies in monitored areas.
Innovation Solution
An optical fiber sensing system that includes an optical fiber, a detection unit to monitor anomalies based on vibration patterns in the optical signal, and a control unit to display the anomaly's location and details on a monitor, with the ability to show the optical fiber's arrangement and anomaly marks on a map in an overlapping manner.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If an anomaly is detected by using an optical fiber, then the anomaly location can be identified, but the anomaly cannot be displayed in a flexible manner that allows visual recognition
Solution Approach 1:
The patent overlays anomaly information from the optical fiber detection onto a two-dimensional map of the monitor area. This dimensionality change transforms the one-dimensional fiber location data into a two-dimensional spatial representation, enabling flexible and visually intuitive anomaly display while preserving complete location information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a visual copy or representation of the monitor area as a map, and overlays anomaly marks onto this map copy. This copying approach allows the anomaly information to be displayed in a flexible, visually recognizable manner without losing the precise location data from the optical fiber detection.
2Loss of information
If the optical fiber arrangement is displayed on a map, then visual recognition is improved, but the display becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the optical fiber arrangement information with the map of the monitor area into a single integrated display. By combining these two elements and overlaying them, the system achieves improved visual recognition without requiring separate displays or complex multi-step visualization processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The map of the monitor area serves as a self-contained background that automatically provides spatial context. The optical fiber arrangement and anomaly marks are overlaid directly onto this self-service map, eliminating the need for separate coordinate systems or complex registration processes, thereby reducing display complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables flexible display of anomalies detected by optical fibers, allowing for effective visualization of anomaly locations and details, enhancing monitoring capabilities.
Implementation Method 1
the detection unit detects an anomaly that has occurred in the monitor area and identifies a location on the optical fiber where the anomaly is detected, based on a vibration pattern included in an optical signal received from the optical fiber
Data Source
AI summary
An optical fiber sensing system that includes an optical fiber provided in a monitor area, a detection unit that detects an anomaly that has occurred in the monitor area and identifies a location on the optical fiber where the anomaly is detected, based on a vibration pattern included in an optical signal received from the optical fiber, and a control unit that displays an arrangement situation of the optical fiber in an overlapping manner on a map of the monitor area, displays a mark indicating a location on the optical fiber where the anomaly is detected, in an overlapping manner on the map of the monitor area, and displays information indicating a detail of the anomaly.