Intelligent Sun Shading Device with Automated Environmental Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional sun shading devices are not responsive enough to environmental changes, requiring frequent manual adjustments to maintain optimal shading, which is inconvenient and disruptive to scheduled activities.
Innovation Solution
An intelligent outdoor sun shading device equipped with an environmental sensor device and a functional controller that automatically adjusts the shading system, including an awning frame and sun shelter, to respond to environmental changes such as sunlight direction and wind, using electric servos and sensors like GPS, wind detectors, and motion detectors, with a power source that can be solar-powered.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual operation is used to adjust the shading system, then the user can control the shading angle, but frequent adjustments are required due to sun position changes, causing inconvenience and interruption
Solution Approach 1:
The shading system is equipped with automated control mechanisms including sun-tracking sensors and motors that automatically adjust the shading angle according to sun position changes, eliminating the need for manual intervention and resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and time loss
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates environmental sensors that continuously monitor sun position and provide feedback to the control system, which automatically adjusts the shading angle in real-time, preventing the need for frequent manual adjustments and reducing time loss
2Extent of automation
If the shading system is made more responsive to environmental changes, then automatic adjustment is achieved, but device complexity increases due to additional sensors and control mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The control system is designed to integrate multiple functions including sun-tracking, environmental sensing, and automatic adjustment within a unified structure, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high automation capability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines sensors, control circuits, and actuation mechanisms into an integrated assembly that works as a cohesive unit, simplifying the overall device structure while achieving automatic adjustment 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
The system provides automatic and optimal shading adjustments with minimal user intervention, ensuring consistent shading quality and convenience by automatically adjusting the awning frame and activating/deactivating associated devices like lighting and sound modules based on environmental conditions.
Implementation Method 1
a solar energy collecting panel for collecting solar energy
Data Source
AI summary
An intelligent outdoor sun shading device includes a shading system, an environmental sensor device and a functional controller. The shading system includes a supporting frame, a power source supported at the supporting frame, an awning frame suspendedly and movably supported by the supporting frame, and a sun shelter mounted to the awning frame to define a shading area under the sun shelter. The environmental sensor device is electrically linked to the power source and is installed to the shading system for detecting an environmental change of the shading system in responsive to the shading area thereof. The functional controller is electrically linked to the environmental sensor device and is operatively controlled the awning frame of the shading system, wherein when the functional controller receives a command signal from the environmental sensor device, the awning frame is automatically adjusted to regulate the shading area thereof in responsive to the environmental change of the shading system.