Mobile Surveillance System Dynamic Mode Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current electronic data collection technologies for safety purposes, such as those used in aircraft and automobiles, lack efficiency and effectiveness in dynamically adapting to changing situations, particularly in conserving system resources and providing robust data acquisition when danger is detected.
Innovation Solution
A personal mobile surveillance system that intelligently selects and operates in different surveillance modes based on user status, device resources, and environmental conditions, transitioning from normal to enhanced data acquisition when a predefined trigger event is detected, such as potential danger, to conserve resources when no danger is present and gather more comprehensive data when necessary.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If continuous robust data acquisition is implemented, then measurement precision and reliability are improved, but energy consumption and resource usage increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts surveillance data acquisition based on detected conditions. During normal operation, minimal data is collected to conserve energy. When trigger events indicate potential danger, the system transitions to enhanced surveillance mode with robust data acquisition, thus maintaining reliability only when necessary while optimizing energy consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters by switching between normal surveillance mode and enhanced surveillance mode. This parameter change allows the system to adjust data acquisition intensity based on environmental conditions, resolving the contradiction between maintaining high data quality and reducing energy consumption during safe periods.
2Loss of information
If enhanced surveillance mode is continuously active, then data completeness is improved, but loss of energy and resources worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements periodic monitoring of trigger events and systematically switches between normal and enhanced surveillance modes. This periodic evaluation ensures that enhanced surveillance (and associated resource consumption) occurs only during periods when trigger events indicate potential danger, rather than continuously.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies partial surveillance during normal operation and excessive (enhanced) surveillance only when needed. This partial action during safe periods reduces resource consumption while maintaining the capability for complete data acquisition when trigger events suggest potential danger.
3Adaptability or versatility
If adaptive surveillance modes are implemented, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The surveillance system is segmented into distinct operational modes (normal surveillance mode and enhanced surveillance mode) with clearly defined trigger events for switching. This segmentation provides adaptability through mode switching while managing complexity by creating discrete, manageable operational states rather than continuous complex adjustments.
Data Source
AI summary
An exemplary method includes a mobile user device subsystem 1) acquiring, during operation in a normal surveillance mode, a first set of surveillance data, 2) transmitting, during operation in the normal surveillance mode, the first set of surveillance data to a server subsystem, 3) detecting, during operation in the normal surveillance mode, a trigger event, 4) transitioning, in response to the detecting of the trigger event, from operation in the normal surveillance mode to operation in an enhanced surveillance mode, 5) acquiring, during operation in the enhanced surveillance mode, a second set of surveillance data; and 6) transmitting, during operation in the enhanced surveillance mode, the second set of surveillance data to the server subsystem, wherein the second set of surveillance data comprises an enhanced set of data compared to the first set of surveillance data. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.