Remote Fireworks Detonation Control for Safer Private Displays
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Solution Overview
Problem
Manual ignition of fireworks poses significant safety risks, leading to injuries such as loss of limbs and severe burns during private displays.
Innovation Solution
A fireworks kit with a remote control or mobile device for customizable and dynamic detonation, including a firing module with detonators and a server for predefined sequences, allowing users to create and control fireworks displays through a mobile application.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual ignition of fireworks is used, then ease of operation is improved, but safety and reliability deteriorate due to injuries such as loss of limbs and severe burns
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a remote control device as an intermediary between the operator and the fireworks ignition system. The remote control transmits signals wirelessly to detonators that are physically connected to the fireworks, allowing the operator to ignite fireworks from a safe distance. This mediator eliminates direct contact between the operator and potential hazards while maintaining operational control.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical ignition (direct physical contact with ignition sources) with an electronic control system. The remote control device uses electronic signals transmitted via radio frequency or other wireless communication to activate electronic detonators, which then trigger the fireworks. This substitution of mechanical ignition with electronic control significantly improves safety while maintaining ease of operation.
2Reliability
If automated detonation systems with remote control are implemented, then safety is improved, but device complexity increases due to additional components like mobile devices, receivers, and control systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes a mobile device (smartphone, tablet, or other portable computing device) that the operator already possesses and is familiar with. By developing a fireworks control application for this existing device, the system leverages the multi-functionality of the mobile device to serve as the remote control interface. This approach avoids requiring a dedicated, complex remote control device while still providing comprehensive control capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses commercially available mobile devices with built-in wireless communication capabilities, processors, and user interfaces. These self-contained devices require no additional specialized infrastructure or complex supporting systems. The mobile device independently handles all control functions including signal generation, transmission, and user interface management, thereby reducing overall system complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A fireworks kit can have a set of fireworks having multiple fireworks of different types and a plurality of detonators in communication with the fireworks that are configured to launch or detonate a firework attached thereto. A remote controller or mobile device can be in communication with the detonators and operable to provide dynamic or user customizable control of detonation, launching, or ignition of the fireworks.