Automatic Shooting Mechanism for Sentry Robot Mode Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional monitoring and sentry systems have limited range monitoring capabilities and require manual switching between safety and shooting modes, lacking intelligent target recognition and automatic tracking.
Innovation Solution
An automatic shooting mechanism with a safety unit and shooting unit, utilizing solenoids and elastic members to switch between safety and shooting modes, combined with a sentry robot equipped with rotating cameras and a controller for image analysis and target tracking, enabling remote or unmanned shooting and monitoring across short and long ranges.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If manual switching between safety and shooting modes is used, then operation simplicity is maintained, but automation level and response speed are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs mode switching automatically based on target detection and recognition, without requiring manual intervention. The control unit autonomously determines when to switch from safety mode to shooting mode based on camera input and target analysis, enabling the system to serve itself in mode transition decisions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical switching with an automated control system that uses camera input, target recognition algorithms, and electronic control signals to trigger mode transitions. This substitutes human-operated mechanical switches with an automated electromechanical control system.
2Area of stationary object
If a single video camera is used for monitoring, then device complexity is reduced, but monitoring range and target recognition capability are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The monitoring system is divided into multiple camera units, each covering specific angular ranges. The first camera covers a first angular range and the second camera covers a second angular range, with each camera independently capturing images in its designated sector. This segmentation allows comprehensive 360-degree monitoring while maintaining manageable individual camera specifications.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple cameras serve dual functions: they provide wide-area monitoring coverage while simultaneously enabling target recognition and tracking. The same camera system that monitors large areas also provides the image input necessary for AI-based target identification and automatic tracking, eliminating the need for separate specialized systems.
3Measurement precision
If conventional monitoring systems are used, then device complexity is minimized, but target recognition accuracy and automatic tracking capability are lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously receives image input from cameras, processes target recognition results, and adjusts tracking and shooting operations based on this feedback loop. The control unit monitors target position, recognition confidence levels, and system state to dynamically adjust operations, creating a closed-loop control system that improves accuracy through continuous optimization.
Solution Approach 2:
The system autonomously performs target recognition and automatic tracking without human intervention. The control unit independently analyzes camera images, identifies targets based on predetermined criteria, tracks target movement, and controls the shooting mechanism automatically, enabling the system to recognize and respond to threats independently.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables remote or unmanned switching between safety and shooting modes, accurate target recognition and tracking, and automatic shooting at targets, enhancing monitoring and sentry duties with improved range and efficiency compared to conventional systems.
Implementation Method 1
a safety moving member, such as a safety solenoid, and an elastic member to effect movement of a safety pin of a gun between a safety mode position and a shooting mode position
Implementation Method 2
an elastic member to effect movement of a safety pin of a gun between a safety mode position and a shooting mode position
Implementation Method 3
a shooting unit including a shooting moving member, such as a shooting solenoid to move a connecting link back and forth
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AI summary
An automatic shooting mechanism capable of remote switching and unmanned switching between a safety mode and a shooting mode, and remote shooting and unmanned shooting. Also provided is a sentry robot employing the automatic shooting mechanism and capable of performing wide and narrow monitoring and sentry duties in short and long ranges, and automatically shooting at a target. The automatic shooting mechanism comprises a safety unit including a safety solenoid and an elastic member to move a safety pin of a gun between a safety mode position and a shooting mode position, a return unit for applying force to the safety pin of the gun to move the safety pin to the safety mode position. The automatic shooting mechanism further comprises a shooting unit including a shooting solenoid to move a connecting link back and forth, and a trigger push member having one end contacting a trigger of the gun and the other end contacting the shooting solenoid, and coupled at a middle portion of the shooting unit to be capable of pivoting to pull the trigger as desired.