Rotatable Remote Controls for Intuitive Direction Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing remote control devices are not user-friendly for younger children and lack adaptability for different purposes, limiting their ability to independently configure and use the devices without technical knowledge of signal transmitters and receivers.
Innovation Solution
A remote control device with rotatable control bases and units that define multiple functional positions, allowing users to produce different control signals and adapt the device's functionality by rotating the control bases, enabling various configurations and uses without requiring technical knowledge.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If control units are fixed in the housing, then the device structure is simple, but the adaptability for different purposes is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The control base is made rotatable relative to the housing, allowing dynamic reconfiguration of control unit positions. This enables the same control units to serve different functions by rotating the control base to different angular positions, thereby improving adaptability without adding more control units or complex switching mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The control units are designed to perform multiple functions depending on their angular position. By rotating the control base, the same control units can control different actuators or perform different control functions, making the device universal and adaptable to various remote control scenarios without requiring dedicated control units for each function.
2Ease of operation
If control units require technical knowledge for configuration, then the control precision is high, but the ease of operation for younger children deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects the angular position of the control base and configures the control signal mapping accordingly. When the control base is rotated to a specific position, the system self-adjusts which actuator each control unit controls, eliminating the need for users to manually configure technical parameters. This maintains control precision while greatly improving ease of operation for younger children.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates position detection that provides feedback about the control base's angular position. This feedback enables the system to automatically understand the user's intended configuration and adjust the control signal mapping相应地, ensuring that control precision is maintained while the operation remains simple and intuitive for children.
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AI summary
A remote control device (10) configured for controlling one or more remote controllable actuators (50); said remote control device comprising a housing (11), one or more control units (21), one or more electromechanical interfaces (12) and a transmitter (13); said one or more electromechanical interfaces (12) being positioned inside said housing (11); said one or more control units (21) being functionally connected to said one or more electromechanical interfaces (12) which are functionally connected to said transmitter (13); said one or more control units (21) being structurally connected to said one or more control bases (20), said one or more control bases (20) being arranged rotatable about an axis of rotation (rA) relative to the housing (11) of the remote control device (10) wherein that said one or more control units (21) together define at least a first and a second functional position (A,B) relative to the one or more control bases, said first and second functional positions (A,B) being located radially on opposite sides of said axis of rotation (rA) of said one or more control bases (20), said one or more control units being configured, regardless of rotation of said one or more control bases (20), to produce a first control signal when activated at said first functional position (A) and to produce a second control signal when activated at said second functional position (B); said first control signal being configured to cause a first function having a first direction associated with it, and said second control signal being configured to cause a second function having a second direction associated with it, and where said second direction is opposite said first direction.