Mobile Sensor Platform Cloud Coordination

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional vehicle control systems lack integrated communication and coordination among vehicles, infrastructure, and personal devices, leading to inefficiencies in traffic management, safety, and user experience.

Innovation Solution

A mobile vehicle platform that enables smart cars to communicate with each other, smart homes, personal devices, and infrastructure through a cloud platform, sharing data and resources to optimize traffic flow, safety, and user convenience.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional vehicle control systems are used, then system simplicity is maintained, but communication and coordination among vehicles, infrastructure, and personal devices are insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication capabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

A cloud-based communication platform serves as an intermediary between vehicles, infrastructure, and personal devices. The platform includes a server that receives data from multiple sources, processes it centrally, and distributes relevant information to appropriate recipients, enabling comprehensive communication without direct peer-to-peer connections between all system components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The vehicle control system is designed with multi-functional capabilities that allow it to perform various roles: collecting sensor data from the vehicle itself, receiving information from infrastructure, communicating with personal devices, and coordinating with other vehicles. This universal platform handles diverse communication tasks through a unified architecture.

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

2Reliability

If integrated communication platform is implemented, then traffic management and safety are improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovesafetyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system architecture is segmented into distinct functional modules: sensor data acquisition modules, communication interfaces, a central processing server, and actuation control modules. Each module handles specific tasks independently, which improves reliability through modular design while managing complexity through clear separation of concerns.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements comprehensive feedback loops where sensor data from vehicles and infrastructure is continuously collected, processed by the server, and used to generate control commands that are sent back to vehicles and infrastructure components. This feedback mechanism enhances safety by enabling real-time monitoring and corrective actions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Ease of operation

If data sharing among multiple devices is enabled, then user experience is enhanced, but communication security requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser experienceVSAvoidcommunication protocol complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The server acts as a trusted intermediary that manages all data sharing operations. Personal devices, vehicles, and infrastructure components communicate through the server, which authenticates participants, controls data access, and manages information distribution. This approach simplifies the communication protocol for end devices while enabling secure multi-party data sharing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS11155267B2Mobile sensor platform
Publication Date: 2021.10.26 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

Provided is a disclosure for a mobile sensor platform including various hardware and software to perform sensing operations of various occupants in the mobile sensor platform.