Sensor Storage System with Moveable Rails for Seismic Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing seismic survey systems face challenges in efficiently storing, maintaining, and managing seismic sensor devices, particularly in accessing and processing these devices in a convenient and organized manner within storage systems.
Innovation Solution
A sensor storage system with hangers and moveable rails allows seismic sensor devices to be conveniently hung and moved through various stations for cleaning, maintenance, data downloading, and charging, utilizing electrical and wireless connections for communication and power transfer, enhancing accessibility and efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If sensor devices are stored in traditional storage systems, then storage capacity is provided, but access and management convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements moveable rails that allow sensor devices to be transported dynamically through various stations (cleaning, maintenance, data downloading, charging) rather than being stored statically. This dynamic transport system improves accessibility and management convenience while maintaining organized storage through the rail structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The storage system integrates multiple functions into a single unified structure: storage, cleaning, maintenance, data downloading, and charging all occur within the same system through different stations. This multi-functional approach improves ease of operation by providing one-stop management while avoiding the need for separate systems for each function.
2Productivity
If sensor devices are transported through multiple stations for maintenance and data handling, then management efficiency improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the management process into distinct functional stations (cleaning station, maintenance station, data downloading station, charging station) along the transport path. Each station performs a specific function, allowing parallel processing of multiple sensor devices through different stations simultaneously, thereby improving management efficiency while keeping each individual station relatively simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The moveable rail system acts as an intermediary that transports sensor devices between various stations without requiring manual handling or complex coordination mechanisms. This intermediary transport system simplifies the overall complexity by providing a straightforward conveyance mechanism while enabling efficient multi-station processing.
3Productivity
If electrical and wireless connections are used for communication and power transfer, then operational efficiency improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system combines both electrical connections (for power and data transfer) and wireless connections (for communication) within the same system architecture. This merging of connection types allows sensor devices to be powered and communicated with efficiently during transport and at various stations, improving operational efficiency while distributing the complexity across different connection modalities.
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AI summary
To store sensor devices in a sensor storage system, the sensor devices are hanged on hangers in the sensor storage system. The sensor devices are transported through stations of the sensor storage system.