Touch Slider Bed Remote for Integrated Wireless Room Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing adjustable beds lack seamless integration with other technologies in home and medical environments, limiting user control over associated devices such as lighting, audio, and entertainment systems without leaving the bed.
Innovation Solution
The development of modular controllers and remote control systems that allow for centralized control of adjustable beds and associated technologies using wireless communication, touch screens, and programmable logic controllers, enabling users to manage various devices and settings from the bed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If adjustable beds use basic actuators and simple controls, then device complexity is reduced and manufacturing cost decreases, but user control capability over associated devices (lighting, audio, entertainment) is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The controller is designed to perform multiple functions: controlling bed position (head and foot sections) and controlling external devices (lighting, audio, entertainment systems). This multi-functionality allows a single device to replace what would otherwise require separate control systems, thereby improving adaptability without proportionally increasing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
A wireless communication intermediary (such as a wireless transceiver or communication module) is introduced between the controller and external devices. This intermediary enables the controller to communicate with and control multiple types of devices without requiring direct physical connections to each device, thus expanding control capability while managing system complexity through standardized communication protocols.
2Ease of operation
If adjustable beds integrate multiple control functions for bed position and external devices, then user convenience and independence are improved, but device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The control functions for bed position adjustment and external device control are merged into a single integrated controller. This consolidation allows users to operate both bed functions and external devices from one interface, improving ease of operation and user convenience while avoiding the complexity of multiple separate control systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller is designed as a universal control device that can manage diverse functions including bed section positioning and control of external devices such as lighting, audio, and entertainment systems. This multi-functional design improves user convenience by providing centralized control without requiring users to interact with multiple separate control interfaces.
3Measurement precision
If adjustable beds use separate actuators for each section, then positioning precision is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The bed is divided into distinct adjustable sections (head section and foot section), each equipped with its own actuator. This segmentation allows independent positioning of each section, achieving precise control over bed configuration. The segmentation principle enables positioning precision by allowing each section to be adjusted separately to exact desired positions.
Data Source
AI summary
An adjustable bed handheld remote control may include a handheld housing, a touch sensor on a front face of the handheld housing, a transmitter and the like. The touch sensor may be presented in a slider form and may be adapted to facilitate a user in adjusting a frame position of an adjustable bed. The transmitter may be electrically coupled to a processor and may receive input from the touch sensor, for communication control signals to the adjustable bed in accordance with the input received from the touch sensor.