Multi-Sensor Trigger Control via Dynamic Phase Alignment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing multi-sensor systems face challenges in achieving flexible trigger moment adjustments due to synchronous triggering at a fixed frequency, leading to inaccuracies in environmental perception and system failures in high-speed scenarios.

Innovation Solution

A multi-sensor trigger control method and apparatus that acquires a target output frequency and output phase set, determines initial and overflow values for each phase, calculates a reference frequency, and detects phase alignment to perform flexible multi-sensor triggering using a trigger control method based on these values.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If synchronous triggering at a fixed frequency is used, then the system structure is simple, but the trigger moment cannot be flexibly adjusted

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveflexibility of trigger moment adjustmentVSAvoidcomplexity of trigger control system
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic trigger control by allowing different sensors to have different trigger frequencies and phases. The trigger control device dynamically adjusts the trigger moments of multiple sensors based on configurable parameters, transforming the static fixed-frequency triggering into a dynamic flexible triggering system that can adapt to different testing requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the parameters of the trigger system by introducing configurable trigger frequencies and phases for each sensor. By allowing independent adjustment of frequency and phase parameters, the system achieves flexible trigger moment control while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure through parameterization rather than structural complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Measurement precision

If fixed frequency synchronous triggering is used, then the control method is simple, but the trigger moment cannot be flexibly adjusted leading to position errors

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of environmental perceptionVSAvoidsimplicity of trigger control
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts trigger moments for different sensors based on their specific requirements. Each sensor can have its own trigger frequency and phase configuration, allowing the system to achieve precise synchronization for accurate environmental perception while maintaining operational simplicity through automated control.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The trigger control device incorporates feedback mechanisms to detect phase alignment conditions and adjust trigger moments accordingly. By monitoring the synchronization status and automatically adjusting parameters to maintain optimal alignment, the system achieves high measurement precision without requiring complex manual operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Reliability

If fixed frequency triggering is used, then the system is easy to operate, but time unsynchronization causes system failures

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem stabilityVSAvoidoperational complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback-based phase alignment detection and adjustment. The trigger control device continuously monitors the synchronization status of multiple sensors and automatically adjusts their trigger moments to maintain proper alignment, ensuring system reliability without requiring complex manual intervention or operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The trigger control system performs self-adjustment by automatically detecting phase misalignment and correcting trigger moments independently. This self-service capability ensures system reliability and prevents failures due to time unsynchronization while keeping the operation simple, as the system manages its own synchronization without external intervention.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS20240313877A1Multi-Sensor Trigger Control Method, Apparatus and Device, and Storage Medium
Publication Date: 2024.09.19 SHENZHEN AUTOMOTIVE RES INST BEIJING INST OF TECH (SHENZHEN RES INST OF NAT ENG LAB FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES)
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present application disclose a multi-sensor trigger control method, apparatus and device, and a storage medium, and relate to the technical field of sensors. The method includes: acquiring a target output frequency and an output phase set; determining, according to the output phase set and a preset value, an initial value and an overflow value of a counter corresponding to each phase in the output phase set; calculating a reference frequency according to the overflow value and the target output frequency; detecting, according to a received input signal and an output signal corresponding to the reference frequency, whether a phase alignment condition is met; and if the phase alignment condition is met, performing multi-sensor trigger through a trigger control method according to the overflow value and the initial value. By means of the embodiments of the present application, the trigger moment can be flexibly adjusted.