Programmable Bobber with Servo Armature for Multi-Directional Bait Movement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fishing bobbers lack the ability to move bait or lures in both vertical and horizontal directions, and none are programmable or remotely controllable, limiting their ability to simulate life-like movements effectively.
Innovation Solution
A bobber equipped with a programmable servo motor and armature that allows for both vertical and horizontal movement of the bait, powered by a rechargeable battery and controlled via a mobile device through Bluetooth connectivity, enabling precise and life-like motion simulation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional bobbers are used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the bait cannot move in both vertical and horizontal directions
Solution Approach 1:
The bobber is divided into distinct functional modules: a control module containing processor and memory, a power module with battery, a motor module with servo motor, and an armature module. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while maintaining overall system versatility for multi-directional bait movement.
Solution Approach 2:
The programmable controller enables the bobber to perform multiple functions: vertical movement, horizontal movement, and various swimming patterns (darting, schooling, surface swimming). The same hardware platform supports diverse bait movement patterns through software programming, achieving universality without increasing physical complexity.
2Ease of operation
If programmable memory chips and processors are added, then remote control and programmability are achieved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A Bluetooth communication module serves as an intermediary between the mobile device and the bobber's control system. This intermediary enables wireless remote control and programming without requiring direct physical connection, simplifying the user interface while managing the complexity of the embedded control system internally.
Solution Approach 2:
The programmable controller enables the bobber to operate autonomously according to pre-programmed sequences. Once programmed via remote control, the system executes bait movement patterns independently without continuous user intervention, reducing operational complexity after initial setup.
3Reliability
If servo motor and armature are added for horizontal movement, then life-like motion is achieved, but the device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The servo motor and armature are integrated into a compact assembly that combines horizontal and vertical movement capabilities. By merging these components into a unified drive mechanism, the patent achieves life-like multi-directional motion while reducing the number of separate parts, thereby simplifying manufacturing processes and assembly procedures.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The bobber provides a reliable, economical, and programmable means to move fishing bait or lures in a life-like manner, increasing the likelihood of catching fish by mimicking natural aquatic movements, and allowing anglers to present lures at desired depths with remote control functionality.
Implementation Method 1
powered by a rechargeable battery
Implementation Method 2
controlled via a mobile device through Bluetooth connectivity
Data Source
AI summary
A bait mover fishing bobber having a battery, control circuit board, memory, a processor, a communication device, and a motor. The motor connects to coupling that extends through the wall of the lower housing. An armature which is located outside of the bobber connects to the opposing end of the coupling and to an opening on the antipodal side of the lower housing from the motor. The control circuit board is programmed to cause variations to the movement and interval of moments of the armature. The control circuit board contains components that allow the armature to be controlled from programs stored in its memory or by using an application on a mobile device. The armature is caused to move such that it engages with fishing line such that any bait on the end of the fishing line will that will move both vertically and horizontally.