Shared Mobility Helmet Interlock With Integrated Storage Case
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of shared electric kickboards often fail to wear safety helmets due to inconvenience, hygiene concerns, and risk of theft, leading to reduced effectiveness of safety measures.
Innovation Solution
A method that integrates a safety kit storage case and management server to ensure users wear safety kits by restricting mobility apparatus startup until the kit is worn and returned, using sensors and communication to monitor and manage the wearing and returning process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users wear safety helmets, then user safety is improved, but convenience deteriorates due to head pressure and tangling
Solution Approach 1:
The safety helmet is extracted from the user's personal belongings and placed in a shared storage case integrated with the mobility device. The helmet is taken out of the traditional personal possession model and repositioned as an accessory to the device itself, allowing users to access it conveniently without carrying it separately.
Solution Approach 2:
The safety helmet storage case is merged with the mobility device structure. The storage case becomes an integrated component of the device, combining the function of device storage with safety equipment storage, thereby improving accessibility and reducing the need for separate carrying.
2Reliability
If users carry personal safety helmets, then safety availability is improved, but portability deteriorates due to additional carrying burden
Solution Approach 1:
The safety helmet storage functionality is merged with the mobility device structure. The storage case is integrated into the device body, combining multiple functions (device storage, safety equipment storage, and safety enforcement) into a single unified system, thereby eliminating the need for separate carrying.
Solution Approach 2:
The storage case serves multiple functions: storing the mobility device accessories, storing the safety helmet, and acting as a locking mechanism to enforce safety protocol. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional separate components that users would need to carry.
3Reliability
If shared service providers provide safety helmets, then user safety access is improved, but hygiene and contamination risks increase due to repeated use by multiple people
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automatic safety verification where the mobility device itself checks whether the safety helmet is properly stored in its integrated case before allowing operation. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for manual safety checks by service providers and ensures consistent safety protocol enforcement without human intervention.
4Reliability
If safety helmets are made mandatory, then user safety is improved, but system complexity increases due to monitoring and enforcement requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The safety enforcement mechanism is merged with the device's existing locking and control systems. The same storage case that holds the helmet also serves as the enforcement mechanism, eliminating the need for separate monitoring devices or complex verification systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobility device automatically verifies the presence of the safety helmet in its integrated storage case and controls its own operation accordingly. This self-service approach eliminates the need for external monitoring systems, manual checks, or complex management infrastructure.
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AI summary
An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for managing a safety solution in a shared mobility apparatus system, wherein the method may include identifying whether the safety kit is stored in the safety kit storage case, identifying whether an applicant of the mobility apparatus withdraws and wears the safety kit identified as being stored in the safety kit storage case, in response to the applicant being identified as wearing the safety kit, the management server unlocking a starting mode of the mobility apparatus, and in response to confirming that an engine of the mobility apparatus with the unlocked starting mode is turned on, the management server notifying that charging starts according to use of the mobility apparatus to a mobility apparatus APP of the applicant.