Lamp Integrated Human Sensor for Warehouse Object Location
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Solution Overview
Problem
In large indoor warehouses, it is difficult to efficiently locate and retrieve specific large-size objects due to the vast space and high number of similar objects, which is exacerbated by the lack of effective methods for navigating and identifying storage positions.
Innovation Solution
An object storing and finding method that integrates a human sensor into lamps, working in conjunction with a mobile device, using QR codes and Beacon host systems to create a coordinate parameter table, allowing for automatic detection and recording of object positions, and utilizing luminous changes to indicate storage locations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If lamps are uniformly distributed throughout the warehouse to provide sufficient lighting, then the illumination coverage is improved, but the device complexity increases due to the large number of lamps required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms ordinary lighting lamps into multi-functional devices by integrating human sensors and communication modules. Each lamp not only provides illumination but also serves as a detection node for object storage and retrieval operations, reducing the need for separate dedicated finding devices throughout the warehouse.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables lamps to autonomously detect human presence through integrated sensors and automatically transmit location information without requiring manual intervention. The lamps self-organize into a distributed detection network that automatically identifies and communicates storage positions.
2Device complexity
If manual methods are used to locate and retrieve objects in large warehouses, then the system complexity is reduced, but the time required for object retrieval increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical searching methods with an automated electronic detection and communication system. Human sensors detect presence, coordinate systems calculate positions, and communication modules transmit location data, substituting the entire manual locating process with an automated information flow system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a coordinate parameter table and communication modules as intermediaries between the physical warehouse environment and the user. Instead of directly searching for objects, users interact with the system through mobile devices that receive processed location information from the lamp network.
3Measurement precision
If QR codes are placed on storage objects and human sensors are integrated into lamps, then the object identification accuracy is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional sensors and systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes existing lamps multi-functional by integrating human sensors and communication modules into them. This approach avoids adding separate dedicated detection devices throughout the warehouse, thereby improving measurement precision while minimizing the increase in overall device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple functions (lighting, human detection, communication, and location tracking) into a single integrated lamp system. By merging these previously separate components, the system achieves high location accuracy without proportionally increasing the number of discrete devices.
4Extent of automation
If a coordinate parameter table is created and Beacon host systems are deployed, then the automated detection and recording capability is improved, but the device complexity and initial setup requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent requires preliminary setup of coordinate parameter tables and Beacon host systems before actual object storage operations. This pre-configuration establishes the automated detection framework in advance, allowing the system to immediately begin automatic position recording without requiring complex real-time setup during operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements automated feedback loops where human sensors detect presence, the coordinate system calculates positions, and location information is automatically recorded and transmitted. This closed-loop feedback mechanism enables automatic position recording while the initial configuration complexity is paid off through subsequent automated operations.
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
Facilitates quick and accurate storage and retrieval of large-size objects by providing a visual indicator through luminous changes, improving warehouse access efficiency and reducing errors in recording storage positions.
Implementation Method 1
the human sensor of the lamp corresponding to the storage position will automatically detect the user
Implementation Method 2
the human sensor is a pyro-electric infrared (PIR) detector or a microwave sensor
Implementation Method 3
the lamp corresponding to the storage position of the storage object shows a luminous change for instructing the user to visually observe
Data Source
AI summary
An object storing and finding method and system integrating human sensor into lamp and working together with mobile device to perform object storing and finding operations of storage object in storage environment includes an object storing procedure that sets an identification code for the storage object, installs a human sensor to each lamp, and sets up Beacon host systems in the storage environment, and after detected by the human sensor, the Beacon host systems are triggered to send out coordinate value of the lamp located at position of the storage object and integrate coordinate value with the identification code to complete object storing operation; and an object finding procedure that inputs the identification code of the storage object by the mobile device and obtains the corresponding coordinate value, such that the corresponding lamp shows luminous change provided for user to visually observe and determine the position of the storage object.