Sensor Module Registration Framework with Metadata-Driven Interfaces
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Solution Overview
Problem
The installation and management of sensor data involve tedious manual processes, including sensor registration, data visualization, and configuration, which are difficult to scale efficiently due to lack of centralized control and aggregation.
Innovation Solution
A framework that registers sensor modules with self-describing metadata, uses an asynchronous publish-subscribe programming model, and automatically generates interaction interfaces and access control components to simplify deployment and interaction with other components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual processes are used for sensor registration, data visualization, and configuration, then installation and management can be performed, but the process is tedious and difficult to scale efficiently
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-registration by automatically generating module registration requests containing metadata about the sensor module's capabilities, data structures, and interaction interfaces. This eliminates the need for manual registration processes and enables the system to scale efficiently without proportional increases in manual operational effort.
Solution Approach 2:
The framework pre-generates interaction interfaces and access control components based on the module's metadata during the registration phase. This preliminary action eliminates the need for manual configuration and data visualization setup later, reducing ongoing manual effort while maintaining scalability.
2Ease of operation
If centralized control and aggregation are implemented, then data management is improved, but it becomes difficult to scale efficiently
Solution Approach 1:
The framework implements a universal registration mechanism that works across different sensor module types through a standardized metadata schema. The module delegate pattern provides a universal interface generation approach that automatically creates appropriate interaction interfaces for any registered module, enabling centralized management to scale efficiently across diverse sensor types without requiring type-specific manual configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses parameter-based metadata descriptions that automatically generate interaction interfaces and access control components. By changing the metadata parameters during registration, the system adapts the centralized management approach to different module types automatically, maintaining both ease of data management and scaling efficiency.
3Ease of operation
If automatic interface generation is implemented, then interaction between components is simplified, but the initial setup complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The module delegate acts as an intermediary that translates the module's metadata into appropriate interaction interfaces and access control components. This mediator pattern simplifies interaction for end users while encapsulating the generation complexity within the framework's internal mechanisms, effectively hiding the complexity from those who benefit from the simplified interaction.
Solution Approach 2:
The framework segments the complexity into distinct components: metadata definition, registration process, and interface generation. By separating these concerns and handling them automatically in sequence, the system reduces the perceived complexity for users while maintaining the necessary framework complexity internally to enable automatic interface generation.
Data Source
AI summary
In an approach for providing a framework to register a sensor module and manifest the capability the sensor module supports, a processor receives a first module registration request, wherein the first module registration request includes a sensor module and metadata. A processor determines that the first module registration request is compatible with a second module registration request by comparing data stored in a module database associated with the second module registration request to data within the first module registration request. A processor updates the module database with the metadata of the first module registration request. A processor generates a module delegate, wherein the module delegate provides data access and interaction interfaces based on the metadata. A processor generates a custom configuration component.