Head-Mounted Display With Fiber-Optic Remote Sensing for Machinery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Remote operation of machinery is challenging due to the lack of appropriate sensory information, especially in hazardous environments where traditional electrical connections are not feasible, and the user lacks the same viewing perspective as they would during traditional work.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a remote capture device with cameras and microphones, a fiber-optic cable for signal transmission, and a head-mounted display that provides real-time sensory information based on the user's viewing angle, using a gimbal camera mount and processor to adjust the sensory input accordingly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional electrical connections are used to transmit sensory information, then signal transmission is reliable, but electrostatic discharge occurs in hazardous environments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces fiber-optic cable as an intermediary medium to transmit sensory information between the remote capture device and the user's display device. This optical intermediary eliminates direct electrical connections in hazardous environments, preventing electrostatic discharge while maintaining reliable signal transmission through light-based communication.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the user is positioned away from the remote location, then safety is improved, but sensory information quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical requirement of physical proximity for sensory perception with an optical-electronic system. Fiber-optic cables transmit visual and auditory information from the remote location to the user, substituting direct mechanical/sensory contact with optical signal transmission, thereby maintaining information quality while enabling safe remote positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The remote capture device creates optical and auditory copies of the remote environment, transmitting these replicated sensory experiences through fiber-optic cables to the user's display device. This copying mechanism allows the user to perceive the remote location as if physically present, maintaining sensory information quality regardless of physical distance.
3Loss of information
If multiple cameras and microphones are used to provide immersive sensory information, then information quality is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The fiber-optic cable system serves multiple functions simultaneously: it transmits visual information from multiple cameras, audio information from multiple microphones, and control signals to the remote capture device. This multi-functional universal medium reduces overall system complexity by consolidating multiple communication channels into a single infrastructure.
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
Enables real-time, immersive sensory information to the user, allowing for effective remote operation of machinery by providing stereoscopic vision and binaural audio, even in environments where traditional electrical connections are not possible.
Implementation Method 1
a fiber-optic cable connected to the remote assembly to transmit a signal including the visual and audio information across a dielectric gap
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AI summary
A system and method for providing real-time, sensory information associated with a remote location using a remote capture device and a head-mounted display. In some embodiments, the system comprises a fiber-optic cable to transmit a signal comprising sensory information collected by the remote capture device to the head-mounted display. Further, the remote capture device may be secured onto a boom of an aerial device.