Hydrodynamic Robot Nozzle Control for Autonomous Water-Jet Stabilization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional hydrodynamic floating aircrafts lack self-stabilization and intelligent operation control, requiring professional athletes for manual operation, which poses safety risks for ordinary users.

Innovation Solution

A hydrodynamic intelligent robot with a moving platform, hydrodynamic system, and dynamic intelligent system that allows autonomous and intelligent control by inputting motion trajectories, using nozzles to spray water for movement and direction control, overcoming manual operation difficulties and safety concerns.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If manual control with professional athletes is used, then operation control is possible, but safety is compromised and operation difficulty increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperation controlVSAvoidsafety
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The Flyboard system performs self-stabilization and self-control through integrated sensors and automated control algorithms. The device independently monitors its own state via gyroscopes and accelerometers, and automatically adjusts water jet directions and intensities to maintain stability and execute maneuvers without requiring manual intervention from trained athletes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual mechanical control with an electronic control system. Microcontrollers process sensor data and automatically regulate hydrodynamic actuators, substituting the need for human operators to physically manipulate control mechanisms. This electronic substitution enables ordinary users to safely operate the device without professional training.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Extent of automation

If simple manual control structure is used, then device complexity is low, but intelligence and automation are insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveintelligent controlVSAvoidcontrol system structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Extent of automationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The control system is divided into distinct functional modules: sensor modules (gyroscopes, accelerometers, flow sensors) for state detection, processing modules (microcontrollers) for decision-making, and actuator modules (water jet nozzles, valves) for execution. This segmentation allows each component to specialize in specific tasks, enabling intelligent automation while maintaining manageable system complexity through modular architecture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The control system integrates multiple functions into a unified platform that performs navigation, stabilization, maneuver control, and safety monitoring simultaneously. The same microcontroller and sensor suite handle diverse tasks including position tracking, attitude control, and collision avoidance, reducing overall system complexity compared to having separate dedicated systems for each function.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

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 safe and intelligent autonomous operation of the hydrodynamic robot, eliminating the need for manual control and ensuring user safety by calculating and adjusting water quantity and angle to follow predetermined motion trajectories.

Implementation Method 1

using recoil power of a foot-mounted sprinkler to lift a user above the water

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectRecoil force: Reaction (physics)

Data Source

PatentUS11225306B2Hydrodynamic intelligent robot and control method thereof
Publication Date: 2022.01.18 XIAN MINGDU PHOTOELECTRIC TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A hydrodynamic intelligent robot and a control method thereof, the robot includes a moving platform, a hydrodynamic system and a dynamic intelligent system. The hydrodynamic system includes at least one nozzle mounted on the moving platform and a hydrodynamic device electrically connected to the dynamic intelligent system and connected to the at least one nozzle by a pipeline for spraying water so that the moving platform is rotated and moved by spraying water through the nozzle; the dynamic intelligent system is configured to control the hydrodynamic device according to input instructions, so as to indirectly realize vector control of the nozzle's water quantity and control the moving platform to move autonomously and intelligently. The present disclosure can monitor states of the moving platform by pre-inputting control instructions, and automatically determine numerical parameters needed to be adjusted by algorithm, so as to realize autonomous intelligent motion of the moving platform.