Mobility Carrier Seat Integration for Shared Vehicle Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobility vehicles are inconvenient as they require separate ownership and charging, lacking a combined system that integrates with conventional vehicles for efficient and economical use.
Innovation Solution
A mobility carrier system that includes a carrier body with wheels, a seat, an operating portion, and a carrier controller, allowing the carrier to function as both a mobility vehicle outside a vehicle and a vehicle seat when fitted inside, with communication and energy-sharing capabilities with the vehicle's controller.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a mobility vehicle is designed to be used independently outside a vehicle, then it provides mobility functionality, but it requires separate ownership and charging which reduces convenience
Solution Approach 1:
The mobility carrier is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as an independent mobility vehicle outside the car and transforms into a vehicle seat when placed inside the car. The controller adapts its operation mode based on whether the carrier is inside or outside the vehicle, enabling seamless dual functionality without requiring separate systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the mobility carrier and vehicle into a single integrated system. The carrier includes communication interfaces that connect with the vehicle's controller, allowing the two previously separate systems (mobility vehicle and car) to function as one unified system with shared control and power management.
2Ease of operation
If a mobility vehicle is taken from a vehicle at a destination after traveling a long distance, then the vehicle provides transportation, but the mobility vehicle requires separate storage and charging which reduces ease of operation
Solution Approach 1:
The mobility carrier can charge itself using the vehicle's power supply when placed inside the car. The controller automatically manages power transfer from the vehicle's battery to the carrier's battery, eliminating the need for users to manually connect chargers or monitor charging status. This self-charging capability removes the burden of separate charging operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The carrier charges its battery in advance while stored inside the vehicle, so that when it is time to use the carrier as a mobility vehicle, it is already charged and ready to go. This preliminary charging action eliminates waiting time and ensures the carrier is always prepared for use without requiring separate charging routines.
3Use of energy by moving object
If the carrier controller charges the carrier battery using the main battery of the vehicle, then energy is efficiently utilized, but power transfer and control complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The controller continuously monitors the state of charge of both the vehicle's main battery and the carrier's battery, as well as power consumption levels. Based on this feedback, the controller dynamically adjusts the power transfer rate and timing to optimize energy efficiency. The system can determine when to charge the carrier from the vehicle and when to vice versa, based on real-time conditions.
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AI summary
A mobility carrier provided with a vehicle seat and a vehicle provided with the mobility carrier. The mobility carrier includes a carrier body, a seat, an operating portion configured of allowing a user accommodated on the seat to control the mobility carrier or the vehicle, and a carrier controller. The carrier controller communicates with a vehicle controller of the vehicle from outside of the vehicle. If verified through communications with the vehicle controller, the carrier controller controls the carrier wheels so that the carrier body enters a cabin of the vehicle. The carrier controller communicates with the vehicle controller to control a driving unit of the vehicle via the operating portion.