Wireless Power Tool Control for Remote Attribute Programming
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing power tools lack the ability to rapidly and efficiently modify attributes such as blade speed to suit different job site applications, requiring manual adjustments that are time-consuming and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A wireless system that connects power tools to a computing device via a communication circuit, allowing users to modify attributes like blade speed, enable/disable power, and adjust settings through a user-friendly app, using wireless communication protocols like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or Zigbee, enabling remote control and monitoring of power tools, battery packs, and sensing tools.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual adjustment of power tool attributes is used, then device complexity is reduced, but productivity decreases due to time-consuming adjustments
Solution Approach 1:
A computing device serves as an intermediary between the user and the power tool, wirelessly transmitting control signals to modify tool attributes. This mediator handles the complexity of wireless communication and attribute modification, allowing rapid changes without directly complicating the power tool itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical adjustment mechanisms with wireless electronic control. Instead of physically adjusting components on the power tool, users send wireless signals from a computing device to electronically modify attributes like blade speed, eliminating the need for manual intervention and improving productivity.
2Ease of operation
If wireless communication circuit is added to power tool, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The computing device serves multiple functions: it acts as a remote control for modifying power tool attributes, a monitoring device for tracking tool usage, and a communication hub using universal wireless protocols like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or Zigbee. This multi-functionality justifies the added complexity by providing comprehensive control and monitoring capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The wireless communication system enables dynamic parameter changes in the power tool, such as adjusting blade speed, torque, and other operational attributes. The communication circuit facilitates real-time modification of these parameters without physical intervention, significantly improving ease of operation despite the added complexity.
3Productivity
If rapid modification of tool attributes is enabled, then productivity is improved, but loss of time for programming may increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system allows users to pre-program power tool attributes and settings before actual use. By preparing and storing attribute configurations in advance, users can rapidly switch between different tool settings during job site operations without spending time on adjustments, thus improving productivity while minimizing programming time impact.
Solution Approach 2:
The computing device can copy and transfer attribute settings between different power tools or store multiple configurations for later recall. This copying capability allows rapid deployment of pre-configured settings, eliminating the need to re-program attributes each time and reducing the overall time investment in programming while maintaining fast attribute modification during operation.
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AI summary
A computing device including a display, a wireless communication circuit, and a processor. The device is configured to: wirelessly contact a set of power tools; display a listing of the power tools; wirelessly receive a user selection of a first power tool from the listing; receive at least one performance data associated with a performance of the first power tool; display attributes including the performance data and identity data of the first power tool in response to the user selection; receive a user modification input modifying the at least one performance data; and transmit instructions to the first power tool to modify the performance data in accordance with the user modification input. The computing device may implement this process with a set of battery packs or non-rotary devices.