Pan-Tilt Head Quick Mounting for Stable Sensor Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing heads for mounting sensor devices on golf courses experience challenges in quick setup, disassembly, and stability, particularly in dynamic environments, with current designs suffering from throwback and limited stability during object tracking.
Innovation Solution
A mounting surface with a dovetail slot and positioning members, along with a control system featuring tilt and pan stop mechanisms, to enhance stability and facilitate quick setup and disassembly, while allowing precise control of sensor device positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a head uses traditional mounting mechanisms for sensor devices, then the setup and disassembly process becomes time-consuming and complex, but the structural simplicity and ease of manufacturing are maintained
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting mechanism is segmented into separate components: a mounting surface with a slot, a device mount with lateral portions, and positioning members. This segmentation allows for quick assembly by simply inserting the device mount into the slot and engaging positioning members, and easy disassembly by releasing the positioning members, thereby improving setup and disassembly efficiency without requiring complex fastening systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The slot acts as an intermediary element between the mounting surface and the device mount. It provides a guided pathway that aligns the device mount laterally portions with the mounting surface, enabling quick and accurate positioning without complex adjustment mechanisms, thus improving productivity while maintaining simplicity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a head operates in a dynamic environment with remote control, then the control system complexity increases to monitor head location and synchronize control signals, but the operational versatility and adaptability are enhanced
Solution Approach 1:
The control system incorporates feedback mechanisms that monitor head location and provide real-time data for synchronization. This feedback loop enables remote operation by allowing the control system to automatically adjust control signals based on the current head position, achieving operational versatility without requiring overly complex manual control mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The control system is designed with multi-functionality to handle various operational modes including remote control, automated tracking, and manual operation. This universal design allows the same control system to adapt to different operational requirements in dynamic environments, enhancing versatility while avoiding the need for multiple separate control systems.
3Stability of the object's composition
If a head uses conventional mounting structures, then the manufacturing and assembly process remains simple, but the stability of the sensor device during object tracking is reduced due to throwback
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting structure employs asymmetric positioning members that engage with corresponding features on the device mount. This asymmetric design provides enhanced lateral support and prevents throwback during sensor device operation, improving stability without requiring symmetric complex reinforcement structures on all sides.
Solution Approach 2:
The slot and positioning members are designed to pre-align and pre-position the device mount in the correct orientation before final engagement. This preliminary action ensures proper alignment and reduces lateral movement (throwback) during operation, achieving enhanced stability through design rather than through complex active stabilization mechanisms.
Data Source
AI summary
A head for mounting a device for tracking objects on a golf course during a golf tournament may include a control system that controls delivery of a supply of power to one or more of a tilt motor operable to drive tilt movement of a top plate of the head about a tilt axis or a pan motor operable to drive pan movement of the top plate. The control system may include one or both of a tilt stop mechanism or a pan stop mechanism configured to limit the respective tilt movement or pan movement. A quick mounting surface for mounting a sensor device to the head may be provided on the top plate.