Pool Robot Reagent Dispensing for Automated Underwater Water Treatment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current pool maintenance methods require manual preparation and application of chemical agents, leading to complex operations, long cleaning periods, and high costs.
Innovation Solution
A pool robot equipped with a storage module, drive module, moving module, and control module that automatically spreads reagents underwater based on detected water quality, using a drive module to dispense reagents through openings and a moving module to navigate a predefined path, with control module oversight.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual preparation and application of chemical agents is used, then water quality maintenance can be achieved, but the operation complexity increases and cleaning period extends
Solution Approach 1:
The pool robot performs water quality maintenance autonomously by detecting water quality parameters, navigating to target regions, and automatically dispersing reagents without human intervention. The robot serves itself by integrating sensing, decision-making, and actuation functions into a single autonomous system, eliminating the need for manual preparation and application of chemical agents.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical operations with an automated robotic system that uses electronic control, sensors, and automated dispensing mechanisms. The robot substitutes human operators by integrating water quality sensors, navigation systems, and automated reagent delivery mechanisms into a unified autonomous platform.
2Ease of operation
If manual preparation and application of chemical agents is used, then water quality maintenance can be achieved, but maintenance costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The pool robot integrates multiple functions into a single device: water quality detection, navigation, reagent storage, and automated dispensing. This multi-functional design consolidates what would otherwise require separate manual operations and equipment, reducing overall system complexity while improving ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines detection modules, navigation systems, reagent storage tanks, and dispensing mechanisms into a single integrated robotic platform. By merging these previously separate functions into one autonomous system, the patent reduces the complexity of coordinating multiple manual operations while maintaining comprehensive water quality maintenance capabilities.
3Reliability
If chemical agents are spread manually onto water surface, then disinfection and clarification can be achieved, but reagent distribution uniformity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual reagent application with an automated robotic system that uses electronic control for precise navigation and dispensing. The robot substitutes human operators by integrating water quality sensors, navigation systems, and automated reagent delivery mechanisms into a unified autonomous platform, ensuring consistent and uniform distribution.
Solution Approach 2:
The pool robot uses water quality sensors to detect parameters in real-time, processes this information to determine target regions requiring treatment, and adjusts reagent dispensing accordingly. This closed-loop feedback system ensures that reagents are distributed uniformly and only where needed, improving reliability while maintaining automated operation.
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AI summary
This application provides a pool robot (100) and an automatic underwater spreading method. The pool robot (100) includes: a body (190); a storage module (110) configured to store a to-be-spread reagent, where the storage module (110) is provided to the body (190), and a first opening (114-1) is provided on the storage module (110); a drive module (120) provided to the body (190), connected to the storage module (110), and configured to drive and control the reagent in the storage module (110) to be spread through the first opening (114-1); a moving module (140) provided to the body (190) and configured to drive the pool robot (100) to move in water along a motion path; and a control module (150) provided to the body (190), connected to the moving module (140) via signals, and configured to control the moving module (140) to move.