Measurement Plan Control for Complex Device Setup Guidance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing measuring devices require significant user expertise and preparation time for complex measurements, leading to lengthy planning and execution processes.
Innovation Solution
A method and device where a control device creates and outputs a measurement plan to the user, utilizing a database to select from prefabricated plans or autonomously generate steps based on material properties and methods, ensuring step-by-step guidance and confirmation, thereby reducing user workload and preparation time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a user performs complex measurements using existing measuring devices, then measurement capability is achieved, but preparation time and user expertise requirements increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The control device performs preliminary actions by automatically creating measurement plans before the user executes measurements. The system pre-processes measurement requests, retrieves relevant parameters from databases, and generates structured measurement plans without requiring user preparation, thereby eliminating time-consuming manual planning while maintaining complex measurement capabilities
Solution Approach 2:
The measuring device serves itself by automatically generating measurement plans through its control device. The system uses its own integrated databases containing material properties and measurement methods to autonomously create measurement plans, eliminating the need for external user expertise and manual preparation while maintaining measurement versatility
2Adaptability or versatility
If a user performs complex measurements using existing measuring devices, then measurement capability is achieved, but user expertise requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The control device performs self-service by automatically creating measurement plans using its internal databases. The system independently retrieves material properties, selects appropriate measurement methods, and generates complete measurement plans without requiring user expertise in technical and scientific background, thereby maintaining measurement capability while dramatically reducing user expertise requirements
Solution Approach 2:
The control device acts as an intermediary between the user and the complex measurement processes. It mediates by translating simple user requests into detailed measurement plans, handling all complex technical decisions, parameter selections, and procedural steps, thereby enabling users without specialized expertise to perform complex measurements
3Measurement precision
If detailed measurement plans are provided to users, then measurement accuracy is improved, but information processing load on user increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control device segments the measurement plan into individual, sequential steps rather than presenting all information at once. Each step is processed and executed separately, allowing the system to maintain comprehensive measurement details for accuracy while reducing the user's information processing load by presenting only the current relevant step
Solution Approach 2:
The measurement plan presentation is made dynamic by outputting steps sequentially as needed rather than statically providing all information upfront. The system adapts the information flow to match the measurement progression, providing detailed guidance only when required for the current step, thereby maintaining measurement precision while reducing overall information processing load
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a method for controlling a measuring device (100), comprising receiving a request to perform a specific measurement by a control unit (110; 200); creating a measurement plan by the control unit (110; 200) specifying the steps to be performed for the specific measurement; and outputting the created measurement plan to a user of the measuring device (100) by the control unit (110; 200). The present invention further relates to a measuring device (100).