Swimming Pool Digital Map for Selective Component Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems require users to turn on or off all jets, drains, and lights in a swimming pool or spa simultaneously, without the ability to selectively control individual components without manually identifying their locations, leading to inefficiency and user inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
A system that includes a digital map of the swimming pool or spa, divided into areas, allowing users to select operations like temperature control, chemical feeding, or light control for specific components through a user interface, which identifies and activates components based on the selected area.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If all jets and drains are controlled simultaneously through a mobile application, then the control operation is simple, but the ease of operation deteriorates because users cannot selectively control individual components
Solution Approach 1:
The control system segments the swimming pool into multiple zones using a digital map interface, allowing users to selectively control jets, drains, and lights in specific areas rather than controlling all components simultaneously. This segmentation enables granular control while maintaining user-friendly operation through visual area selection.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a digital map as an intermediary between the user and the pool components. This digital map serves as a mediator that translates user selections into specific component control commands, eliminating the need for users to manually identify and control individual components while enabling selective area control.
2Ease of operation
If users manually identify component locations to control specific components, then selective control is achieved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to the time-consuming manual identification process
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides self-service by automatically displaying a digital map with identified component locations when users initiate control operations. The system autonomously presents the mapped locations of jets, drains, and lights, eliminating the need for users to manually search for or identify component positions, thereby saving time and improving convenience.
Solution Approach 2:
The digital map is pre-generated and displayed before users need to control specific components. This preliminary preparation of the mapped component locations allows users to immediately select areas without prior manual identification, reducing the time and effort required for component selection.
3Use of energy by moving object
If all lights are turned on or off simultaneously through a mobile application, then the control operation is straightforward, but energy efficiency deteriorates because unnecessary lights remain on
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting control is segmented by spatial zones using the digital map interface. Users can selectively turn on or off lights in specific areas rather than controlling all lights simultaneously. This segmentation enables energy-efficient operation by activating only the lighting needed for selected areas while maintaining simple control through visual area selection.
Data Source
AI summary
A system and a method for performing an operation related to a swimming pool or spa is provided. The method comprises receiving a selection of an area of the swimming pool or spa on a digital map of the swimming pool or spa rendered at a mobile device or a controller, and identifying one or more components of the swimming pool or spa corresponding to the selected area. The method further comprises receiving a selection of at least one component from one or more components on a digital map of the swimming pool or spa rendered at the mobile device or the controller, and transmitting a command to activate the selected at least one component of the swimming pool or spa to perform the operation related to the swimming pool or spa.