Touch Screen Controller for Sanitary Light Fixture Aiming
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Solution Overview
Problem
In sanitary environments, such as operating rooms, existing methods for directing light beams from illumination systems require physical interaction, which can introduce contamination and lack precision, making it challenging to achieve precise and shadow-free illumination.
Innovation Solution
A touch screen controller system with motorized light fixtures that can be controlled wirelessly or via cables, allowing operators to aim light beams without physical contact by specifying locations on a screen or through voice commands, ensuring precise and contamination-free operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual control methods (physical contact, foot pedal, hand switch) are used to control light fixtures, then the operator can directly adjust lighting, but contamination risk increases and precision decreases
Solution Approach 1:
A touch screen controller serves as an intermediary device between the operator and the light fixtures. The controller receives input from the operator through touch screen interactions and transmits control signals wirelessly to the light fixtures, eliminating the need for physical contact with the fixtures while maintaining precise control capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical control methods (physical contact, foot pedals, hand switches) with a wireless control system using a touch screen controller. This substitution eliminates physical interaction with the light fixtures, thereby preventing contamination while maintaining ease of operation and precision.
2Productivity
If manual adjustment of light fixtures is required, then control is straightforward, but time consumption increases and precision decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical adjustment with an automated control system. The touch screen controller sends wireless signals to motorized light fixtures, enabling rapid position changes without physical manipulation. This automation significantly reduces the time required to adjust lighting while improving precision through electronic control.
Solution Approach 2:
The light fixtures are equipped with motorized components that enable dynamic repositioning. The system allows real-time adjustment of light fixture positions and orientations through wireless control signals, transforming static fixtures into dynamically adjustable components that can quickly respond to control inputs.
3Ease of operation
If physical contact with light fixtures is used for control, then direct control is achieved, but contamination risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The touch screen controller acts as an intermediary that mediates between the operator and the light fixtures. Operators interact with the controller through touch screen interfaces, and the controller translates these inputs into wireless control signals for the fixtures, maintaining ease of operation while eliminating physical contact with the fixtures.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent substitutes manual mechanical control with a wireless electronic control system. The touch screen controller communicates with the light fixtures through wireless signals, replacing the need for physical contact while maintaining intuitive and easy operation through screen-based interfaces.
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AI summary
An illumination system controller with one or more touch screen controllers for aiming light fixtures in sanitary environments. The system has (1) one or more light fixtures; (2) one or more touch screen controllers in communication with one or more light fixtures; and (3) software in communication with a touch screen controller and a light fixture that is adapted to aim light beam direction.