Separable Wearable Device Continuous Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wearable devices require frequent removal for recharging, disrupting continuous health and fitness monitoring as they cannot collect data or function during charging periods.
Innovation Solution
A separatable wearable device design featuring a base portion with integrated sensors and a rechargeable battery, paired with a detachable portion that includes a battery for powering the base and recharging it, allowing for continuous monitoring without removing the device from the user's body.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Duration of action of moving object
If the wearable device uses a rechargeable battery integrated into the base portion, then the device can provide continuous power during operation, but the device must be removed from the user's body for recharging which interrupts monitoring
Solution Approach 1:
The wearable device is divided into two separable portions: a base portion that remains on the user's body and a detachable portion that can be removed for recharging. The base portion includes the battery and sensors, while the detachable portion includes a display and controls. This segmentation allows the base portion to continue monitoring continuously while the detachable portion is recharged separately.
Solution Approach 2:
A charging dock serves as an intermediary device that simultaneously charges both the base portion and detachable portion when placed on it. The charging dock includes charging contacts that electrically connect to corresponding contacts on both portions, enabling automated recharging without user intervention and ensuring both components are ready for continuous operation.
2Reliability
If the wearable device is designed as a single integrated unit, then the structure is simpler and more reliable, but the device cannot be recharged without removal which stops data collection
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into a base portion with integrated sensors and battery that remains continuously on the user, and a detachable portion with display and controls that can be removed. This segmentation maintains reliability of continuous monitoring through the always-attached base portion while enabling recharging of the detachable portion without interrupting data collection.
Solution Approach 2:
The charging dock includes indicators that provide visual feedback about the charging status of both the base portion and detachable portion. The system automatically detects when portions are placed on the dock and initiates charging, providing status information to the user without requiring manual intervention or complex user interaction.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the detachable portion includes its own battery, then it can operate independently when separated from the base portion, but the overall device requires more energy management complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The detachable portion is designed with multi-functionality: it can operate independently when separated from the base portion using its own battery, and it can also be recharged on the charging dock alongside the base portion. The charging dock universally charges both portions through standardized contacts, simplifying the energy management system despite the added versatility.
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 uninterrupted health and fitness tracking by allowing the detachable portion to recharge the base portion while attached, ensuring continuous data collection and device functionality without user intervention.
Implementation Method 1
a battery assembly coupled to the microcontroller
Data Source
AI summary
Various systems and methods for providing a separatable wearable device are provided herein. A detachable portion of a wearable device includes a microcontroller; a memory coupled to the microcontroller; a battery assembly coupled to the microcontroller; and a display coupled to the microcontroller, wherein the microcontroller is to: operate in a first mode when the detachable portion is coupled to a holder portion of the wearable device; and operate in a second mode when the detachable portion is decoupled from the holder portion, and being recharged.