Radiation Inspection Device With Rotating Transport Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing radiation inspection devices face challenges in achieving fast and flexible transitions between operational and transportation states, with a need for compactness during transportation and efficient scanning capabilities during operation.
Innovation Solution
A radiation inspection device with a container that adjusts width and orientation of the radiation inspection apparatus, allowing it to be arranged along the length or width of the container, facilitated by a rotating apparatus and adjustable components for seamless transitions between states.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the radiation inspection device is designed for compact transportation, then the transportation efficiency is improved, but the scanning capability during operation is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The radiation inspection device employs a rotatable platform that allows dynamic reconfiguration between transportation and working states. The platform can rotate to change the orientation of the radiation source and detector array, enabling the device to transition from a compact configuration during transport to an expanded scanning configuration during operation, thus resolving the contradiction between compact size and scanning capability
Solution Approach 2:
The device utilizes spatial reconfiguration by rotating the radiation inspection apparatus around a vertical axis. This dimensional change allows the long array of detectors to be oriented perpendicular to the vehicle direction during scanning, maximizing scanning coverage, while during transportation the same array can be reoriented to minimize the device's footprint, effectively using rotational dimensionality to resolve the size-capability contradiction
2Stability of the object's composition
If the radiation inspection device uses a fixed configuration, then the structural stability is improved, but the flexibility for fast transition between states is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The radiation inspection device is divided into modular components including a rotatable platform, detachable support structures, and separable radiation source/detector assemblies. These segmented components can be quickly reconfigured between states while maintaining structural integrity during each state, resolving the contradiction between stability and flexibility
Solution Approach 2:
The device changes its operational parameters by rotating the platform to different angular positions and adjusting the extension of support structures. These parameter changes enable fast transition between transportation and working states while maintaining stable structural configuration during each state, effectively balancing stability and adaptability
3Speed
If the radiation inspection device is designed for fast transition, then the transition speed is improved, but the structural complexity is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The device employs a rotatable platform with motorized actuation that enables fast transition between states through controlled rotation. This dynamic mechanism achieves rapid state changes without requiring complex disassembly or reconfiguration of multiple components, resolving the contradiction between transition speed and structural complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The rotatable platform serves multiple functions: it enables fast transition between states, maintains structural stability during operation, and allows reconfiguration of the radiation inspection geometry. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate mechanisms for each function, thereby reducing overall structural complexity while achieving fast transition
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides a radiation inspection device, which has a transportation state and a working state, and includes a container with an adjustable width, and the width of the container in the transportation state is smaller than that in the working state; a radiation inspection apparatus arranged in the container and including a radiation source and a detector, and in the transportation state, the length of the radiation inspection apparatus is arranged along the length direction of the container, and in the working state, the length of the radiation inspection apparatus is arranged along the width direction of the container to perform radiation scanning inspection on vehicles passing through the container along the length direction; a rotating apparatus arranged in the container and configured to rotate the radiation inspection apparatus when the radiation inspection device is switched between the transportation state and the working state.