Handheld Percussion Instrument with Swivel Handle
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional electronic percussion instruments are limited by their stationary design, which restricts user flexibility and adaptability, particularly for left-handed users, and do not fully optimize the interaction between the user's hand position and instrument controls.
Innovation Solution
A handheld electronic percussion instrument with a detachable and swivelable handle that allows for adjustable positioning, enabling both right- and left-handed users to easily select program styles and trigger sounds using pressure-sensitive sensor pads and control buttons, with an internal sound module for amplified sound output.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional electronic percussion instruments use a stationary design, then the instrument structure is simple and stable, but user flexibility and adaptability are restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The instrument is divided into separate modular components: a head section containing sensor pads and a handle section containing control buttons. These segments can be detached and reconfigured, allowing the instrument to adapt to different user preferences and playing styles while maintaining structural simplicity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The handle is designed to be rotatable and adjustable, transforming from a fixed stationary component to a dynamic one that can be repositioned. This enables left-handed and right-handed users to configure the instrument according to their needs, enhancing adaptability without significantly increasing overall device complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the instrument is designed for right-handed users only, then the control layout is optimized for right-hand operation, but left-handed users cannot access the controls effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The control layout is designed with asymmetric considerations, placing frequently used controls in positions that can be accessed by either hand. The rotatable handle allows the control section to be repositioned to favor either left or right hand operation, making the instrument adaptable to different handedness while maintaining ease of operation for all users.
Solution Approach 2:
The instrument is designed to serve multiple user types (left-handed and right-handed) through universal design features. The adjustable and rotatable components enable the same instrument configuration to accommodate different hand preferences, ensuring that controls remain accessible and easy to operate regardless of which hand the user prefers.
3Ease of operation
If the handle is fixed in position, then the instrument structure is simpler, but users cannot adjust the instrument to their preferred playing position
Solution Approach 1:
The handle is designed with rotational and adjustable capabilities, allowing it to move between different positions. This dynamic design enables users to adjust the instrument to their preferred playing position while the underlying mechanism remains relatively simple, using basic rotational joints rather than complex multi-axis adjustment systems.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The instrument provides enhanced user flexibility and accessibility for different hand usage patterns, improving the interaction between the user's hand position and instrument controls, allowing for seamless selection of program styles and triggering of sounds, while ensuring amplified sound output.
Implementation Method 1
The rubber pads are attached to pressure sensitive sensor, such as without limitations a piezoelectric sensor. When a user of the handheld percussion instruments strikes the rubber pads by finger or by hand the piezoelectric sensor is triggered and generates sound files
Data Source
AI summary
A handheld musical instrument for generating percussion sounds, the handheld musical instrument includes a body part with one or more sensors, a set of control buttons to select a type of audio output to be generated by said handheld musical instrument, and a handle part coupled to said body part, the handle part including the set of control buttons and operable between a first position and a second position.