Thermocline Display for Marine Electronics
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Solution Overview
Problem
Anglers face challenges in efficiently locating fish by determining thermal conditions in water bodies, as existing methods require significant time searching for thermal variations without clear indicators of thermocline layers.
Innovation Solution
A marine electronics device with a display and processor that receives positional, sonar, and thermocline data, displaying a chart map to identify thermocline layers and underwater features, allowing for simultaneous visualization of thermocline depth on a split screen.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If anglers use traditional trolling methods to search for thermal variations, then they can locate fish, but they spend significant time searching without clear indicators of thermocline layers
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary detection of thermocline layers using a temperature sensor before the angler begins trolling. The processor identifies and stores thermal layer information in advance, allowing the angler to immediately see thermocline locations on the display without needing to search, thus reducing search time while maintaining detection accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a display interface as an intermediary between the temperature sensor and the angler. The display visually presents thermocline layer information with clear indicators, translating raw temperature data into easily interpretable thermal condition information, thereby improving measurement precision without requiring additional search time
2Productivity
If anglers troll back and forth searching for thermal variations, then they can find fish, but the fishing efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides real-time feedback to the angler by continuously monitoring temperature and displaying thermocline layer information on the screen. This feedback mechanism guides the angler directly to areas with thermal layers without requiring random searching, thereby improving fishing efficiency and reducing the time spent trolling back and forth
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary identification of thermocline layers and presents this information to the angler before the fishing action begins. By having thermal condition information ready in advance, the angler can immediately target productive areas, eliminating the need for extensive back-and-forth trolling and thus improving productivity
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
This solution enables anglers to quickly identify areas with thermocline layers and underwater features, optimizing fishing efforts by providing real-time thermal data overlays on a chart map and sonar images, enhancing fishing success and efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
The data may include positional data and thermocline data... displaying a first image associated with a chart map of a body of water that identifies areas having a thermocline layer based on the positional data and the thermocline data
Data Source
AI summary
Various implementations described herein are directed to a device having a display and a computer configured to receive data from one or more sensors. The data may include positional data and thermocline data. The computer may be configured to display a first image associated with a chart map of a body of water that identifies areas having a thermocline layer based on the positional data and the thermocline data.