Platform Reconfiguration Control Using Location and User Readiness
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing platforms lack efficient mechanisms for coordinated re-configuration based on location detection and user interaction, leading to suboptimal operational states and user experiences.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a system that detects platform location and user readiness to initiate coordinated re-configuration, including moving actuatable closures and adjusting interior elements based on various factors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If existing platforms use fixed configurations, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability to different locations and user needs deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The platform transitions from static fixed configurations to dynamic reconfigurable states. Actuatable closures and configurable interior elements can change positions and states based on location detection and user readiness, allowing the platform to adapt its configuration dynamically without requiring multiple separate fixed designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by detecting platform location and user readiness before initiating reconfiguration. This advance detection allows the platform to prepare and transition to appropriate configurations proactively, improving adaptability while managing complexity through automated sequencing.
2Productivity
If platforms implement coordinated re-configuration systems, then operational efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The coordinated reconfiguration system uses feedback from location detection systems and user readiness detection to automatically initiate and manage configuration changes. This feedback loop enables efficient automated operation, allowing the platform to respond appropriately to different conditions without manual intervention, thereby improving operational efficiency while the control system manages the complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The control system serves multiple functions by integrating location detection, user readiness detection, and coordinated actuation of multiple platform elements. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise require separate systems into a unified control architecture, improving operational efficiency while containing overall system complexity.
3Ease of operation
If platforms detect location and user readiness before reconfiguration, then user experience is improved, but measurement and detection complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The platform performs self-service by automatically detecting its own location and user readiness, then initiating reconfiguration without external input. This autonomous operation improves user experience by providing seamless, context-aware service, while the detection systems are integrated into the platform's existing sensors and control architecture, managing the complexity of detection and measurement.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure generally relates to managing a platform. In some embodiments, movement of a platform, movement of components of a platform, and/or adjustments of configurable elements of a platform are based on one or more factors that facilitate a trip of a platform. Accordingly, the platform can perform trips efficiently, while increasing a comfort, safety, and/or overall experience of a person using the platform.