Moving Body Sensor Heating via External Power
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing perimeter security camera-equipped vehicles face detection performance degradation due to fog or ice formation during cold seasons, which can be prevented by pre-operating heaters, but this consumes significant battery power.
Innovation Solution
A moving body equipped with detection units, heating units, and a power receiving unit, where the control unit manages the heating units to operate only when powered by an external supply, preventing unnecessary power consumption and ensuring detection performance without depleting stored power.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the heater is operated in advance during parking before traveling to prevent fog or ice, then the detection performance of the sensor is improved, but the stored power of the in-vehicle battery is consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The heater is operated in advance during parking before traveling to prevent fog or ice formation on the window portion, ensuring clear sensor detection. The control unit determines whether to operate the heater based on stored power level, outdoor temperature, and humidity conditions, performing the heating action preliminarily before the vehicle is needed for travel.
Solution Approach 2:
The control unit changes the operational parameters of the heater based on detected conditions (stored power level, outdoor temperature, humidity). When stored power is sufficient and conditions favor fog/ice formation, the heater is operated; when stored power is low or conditions are unfavorable, the heater operation is canceled or adjusted, thus adapting the system behavior to current parameters.
2Use of energy by moving object
If the heater is not operated to save stored power, then power consumption is reduced, but fog or ice degrades the detection performance of the sensor
Solution Approach 1:
The control unit continuously monitors stored power level, outdoor temperature, and humidity conditions, and uses this feedback to determine whether to operate the heater. This feedback mechanism allows the system to make informed decisions about heater operation, balancing power conservation with detection performance requirements based on real-time conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of always operating the heater or never operating it, the system applies partial action by operating the heater only under specific conditions (when stored power is sufficient and fog/ice risk is high). This selective operation achieves sufficient prevention of fog/ice formation without the excessive power consumption of continuous operation.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution effectively prevents detection performance degradation while minimizing power consumption by using external power for heating units, ensuring reliable peripheral situation detection without draining the vehicle's battery.
Implementation Method 1
a heating unit configured to be capable of heat a component of the moving body that is positioned in a detection range of the detection unit
Data Source
AI summary
A moving body includes: a detection unit configured to detect a peripheral situation of the moving body; a heating unit configured to be capable of heating a component of the moving body that is positioned in a detection range of the detection unit; a power receiving unit configured to receive power from an external power supply apparatus of the moving body; and a control unit configured to, when the power receiving unit receives power from the power supply apparatus, control the heating unit so as to be in an operation state.