Sensor Receptacle for Motion Tracking in Rotating Shells
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Solution Overview
Problem
Manufacturing and packaging lines with rotating shells face challenges in monitoring and analyzing the forces applied to articles, leading to potential damage and reduced efficiency due to frequent stoppages for troubleshooting, as existing systems lack comprehensive real-time tracking and analysis of forces and positions within these complex processes.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a receptacle with integrated sensors, such as gyroscopes and accelerometers, and a processor for real-time data analysis, which measures and tracks the angular velocity and acceleration of articles within rotating shells, allowing for identification of damage-causing locations and optimization of processing conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If articles are processed through rotating shells in manufacturing lines, then production capability is improved, but article damage occurs due to unmonitored forces and motion
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements real-time feedback by using sensors (accelerometers, gyroscopes, barometers) to continuously monitor article motion and forces during processing. This data is analyzed to identify damage-causing conditions, enabling immediate corrective actions to prevent further article damage while maintaining production throughput
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a sensor-equipped article or proxy object as an intermediary that experiences the same forces and motion as production articles. This intermediary carries sensors that measure angular velocity, linear acceleration, and barometric pressure, providing indirect measurement of processing conditions without interfering with normal production flow
2Reliability
If manufacturing lines are stopped for troubleshooting article damage, then damage causes can be identified, but production efficiency decreases due to stoppages
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary analysis by continuously collecting and analyzing sensor data during normal production operation. Damage-causing locations and conditions are identified in advance through real-time data processing, eliminating the need for production stoppages to troubleshoot and allowing preventive corrections to be made
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual troubleshooting and physical inspection with automated sensor-based detection and data analysis. Sensors measure forces, motion, and position, while processors analyze this data to identify damage causes, substituting mechanical intervention with electronic monitoring and analysis systems
3Measurement precision
If sensors are integrated into articles to track motion and forces, then real-time monitoring capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent achieves multi-functionality by using a integrated sensor package that simultaneously measures angular velocity, linear acceleration, and barometric pressure. This single sensor assembly performs multiple measurement functions, reducing the need for separate sensing systems and minimizing the increase in device complexity while maintaining comprehensive motion tracking capability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements nesting by placing sensors within an article or proxy object structure. The sensors are embedded in a compact arrangement where the accelerometer, gyroscope, and barometer are integrated within the same housing or attachment mechanism, minimizing space requirements and structural complexity
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables real-time monitoring and analysis of forces and positions, reducing stoppages, enhancing production efficiency by quickly identifying and addressing damage causes, and optimizing processing conditions within manufacturing and packaging lines.
Implementation Method 1
The at least one sensor includes a gyroscope. The gyroscope measures angular velocity (ω) experienced by the gyroscope.
Implementation Method 2
In some embodiments, the at least one sensor also includes an accelerometer. The accelerometer measures acceleration experienced by the accelerometer.
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AI summary
A system and method of measuring and analyzing an object within a rotating shell is provided. The system can include a receptacle defining an interior storage chamber; at least one sensor, the at least one sensor being contained within the interior storage chamber, the at least one sensor having a fixed spatial relationship to the receptacle; and at least one processor configured for processing the measurement data. The at least one sensor can include a gyroscope for measuring angular velocity of the receptacle over a duration of time and generating measurement data indicative of the angular velocity over the duration of time. In some embodiments, the method involves determining a position of the receptacle within the rotating shell. In some embodiments, the receptacle includes heat resistant material capable of shielding electronics contained within the interior storage chamber from temperatures that exceed a maximum temperature rating of the electronics.