Rotary Control with Integrated OLED Display for Lighting Console
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lighting control consoles face challenges in intuitive operation due to the physical distance between input controls and display devices, making it difficult for operators to simultaneously monitor both during programming and control of complex lighting systems.
Innovation Solution
Integrating an electronic display field directly on the rotary control, utilizing OLED elements and a rotatable adjusting element with a rigidly fixed display element, allowing for intuitive operation by displaying image contents linked to the rotary control settings, and adapting image data based on the rotary control's angle to maintain a fixed or changing relative angle with respect to the console.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If operating elements and display device are physically separated, then device complexity is reduced, but ease of operation deteriorates due to inability to simultaneously monitor both
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the display device with the rotary control element by integrating an electronic display field directly into the rotary control. This allows the display and control element to occupy the same spatial location, enabling operators to simultaneously view display contents and manipulate controls without physical separation, thereby resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and device complexity.
2Ease of operation
If display field is integrated at rotary control, then ease of operation is improved through direct visual feedback, but device complexity increases due to additional components
Solution Approach 1:
The rotary control element is designed to serve multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as both a mechanical control element for input and as a substrate for the electronic display field. This multi-functionality allows the same component to provide both tactile control and visual feedback, improving ease of operation while minimizing the increase in device complexity by avoiding separate dedicated display components.
3Ease of operation
If display field rotates with rotary control, then visual feedback remains oriented to user, but measurement precision deteriorates due to changing display orientation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic display orientation system where the display field rotates together with the rotary control element. This dynamic adjustment ensures that the display contents remain consistently oriented toward the user regardless of the rotary control's angular position, maintaining ease of operation. The system adaptively changes the display orientation in real-time to match the user's viewing angle.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates orientation detection that monitors the rotary control's angular position and uses this feedback to adjust the display field's orientation accordingly. This feedback mechanism ensures that the display contents remain properly oriented toward the user while the rotary control rotates, resolving the contradiction between maintaining display orientation and preserving reading accuracy.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances intuitive operation by allowing operators to view input command settings directly on the rotary control, improving programming and control efficiency, especially when handling gobo elements, by providing visual feedback and maintaining a clear display despite rotary motion.
Implementation Method 1
utilizing OLED elements
Data Source
AI summary
A lighting control console controls a lighting system, wherein digital adjusting commands are generated in the lighting control console, which commands can be transmitted to the lighting devices of the lighting system via data links. The lighting control console includes at least one digital processor and at least one digital memory for generating, managing and storing the adjusting commands, and wherein the lighting control console includes at least one display device for electronically displaying image elements, and wherein at least one rotary control is disposed in the operating panel of the lighting control console. The rotary control allows users to enter operating commands by rotating the rotary control. An electronic display field is disposed at the visible side of the rotary control visible to the user displays image contents related to the rotary control.