Mobile Vehicle Leveling Guidance Using Shared Orientation Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Leveling vehicles, such as caravans or mobile homes, is typically strenuous and time-consuming, as it requires ensuring surfaces within the vehicle remain horizontal to prevent objects from sliding or liquids from flowing, which existing systems do not address efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A method utilizing a first mobile terminal with a mobile radio module connected to a wireless network to transmit data characterizing the vehicle's orientation and deviation from horizontal, allowing users to easily correct alignment using a second mobile terminal, which can receive data and provide instructions for raising or lowering vehicle structures without the need for specialized leveling devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional manual leveling methods are used, then the vehicle can be leveled, but the process is strenuous and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical leveling operations with an automated electronic system. Mobile terminals with sensors automatically detect the vehicle's orientation and calculate leveling actions, substituting the traditional mechanical process of manual measurement and adjustment with an electronic automation system that provides real-time guidance.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables the vehicle to perform its own leveling operation through automated detection and calculation. The mobile terminal placed on the vehicle autonomously measures the orientation, computes the required leveling actions, and provides step-by-step instructions, allowing the vehicle to level itself without requiring external specialized equipment or extensive manual intervention.
2Manufacturing precision
If specialized leveling devices are used, then leveling precision can be improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs mobile terminals (smartphones or tablets) that serve multiple functions: they act as level detectors, calculation units, and instruction displays. These universal devices replace dedicated specialized leveling equipment, achieving high precision through their sensors and processing capabilities while avoiding the complexity and cost of purpose-built leveling machines.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses the sensing and processing capabilities of commercial mobile terminals to replicate the functions of specialized leveling devices. By leveraging the sensors, processors, and displays already present in everyday mobile devices, the system achieves professional-grade leveling precision without requiring expensive specialized equipment.
3Measurement precision
If manual data analysis is required for leveling, then accurate alignment can be achieved, but time and effort are significantly increased
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automated feedback by having the mobile terminal continuously monitor the vehicle's orientation, automatically recalculate leveling requirements based on measured deviations, and provide real-time updated instructions. This closed-loop feedback system maintains high alignment accuracy while eliminating the time-consuming manual data analysis process, as the system self-corrects and updates instructions dynamically.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary automated calculations of the required leveling actions based on initial sensor measurements. By pre-computing the necessary adjustments and providing step-by-step instructions before the actual leveling process begins, the system ensures measurement precision is achieved without requiring time-consuming manual analysis during the leveling operation itself.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method for leveling a vehicle (10) in which data (56) are sent to a second mobile device (54) by means of a first mobile device (48) which has a mobile communication module (50) by means of which the first mobile device (48) is wirelessly connected or connectable to a mobile network (52). The data (56) characterizes an alignment of the vehicle (10) relative to a horizontal plane (E) and/or a deviation of the alignment from the horizontal plane (E) and/or at least a measure by which the deviation can at least be reduced or eliminated.