Vaping Device LIDAR Sensor for Adaptive Vapor Output
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing aerosol generating devices for vaping do not provide users with information about suitable locations to vape without disturbing others, as they lack the ability to detect and adapt to the presence of people in the vicinity.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating a microcontroller, positioning sensor, environment sensor (such as a 360° LIDAR), and communication interface in aerosol generating devices to detect nearby people, calculate their number and distance, and send this data to a remote server, which generates a comfort level map for users, allowing the device to adjust vapor output based on environmental conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If the device generates a big vapor cloud, then the user enjoys better vaping experience, but it disturbs people around the user
Solution Approach 1:
The device uses an environment sensor to detect the presence of people around the user and feeds this information back to the microcontroller, which automatically adjusts the vapor generation quantity. When people are detected nearby, the system reduces vapor output to minimize disturbance, while allowing full vapor generation when the area is clear.
Solution Approach 2:
The vapor generation capability of the device is made dynamic and adjustable based on real-time environmental conditions. The microcontroller modulates the atomizer power and vapor release rate according to the detected presence of other people, transforming a static vapor generation system into an adaptive one that responds to external conditions.
2Loss of information
If the device provides real-time location and environmental data to a server, then users receive information about suitable vaping places, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device integrates multiple functions into a single system: the microcontroller manages both the atomization process and the environmental sensing/data transmission operations. The communication interface serves dual purposes by enabling both real-time data transmission to the server and receiving location recommendations, reducing the need for separate dedicated components.
Solution Approach 2:
A remote server acts as an intermediary between multiple vaping devices and the user. Instead of each device independently processing complex location and environmental analysis, the devices send raw sensor data to the server, which processes the information and returns suitable vaping location recommendations, distributing the computational complexity away from the individual devices.
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 users to find and enjoy vaping in comfortable locations by providing real-time information on suitable places to vape and automatically adjusting vapor output to minimize disturbance, enhancing the vaping experience while respecting others.
Implementation Method 1
the environment sensor is a LIDAR
Data Source
AI summary
A vaping device includes an atomizer, a microcontroller, a positioning sensor for detecting the location of the vaping device, and an environment sensor, such as a LIDAR, for detecting any person around and estimating the distance between the environment sensor and each detected person. In a system for providing information to users about places to vape, including a server and a number of vaping devices, the microcontroller of each vaping device sends to the server the detected location of the vaping device together with environmental data including the number of persons detected around and the minimum distance between the environment sensor and the detected persons. The server evaluates a level of comfort for each location received depending on the associated environmental data, and it generates a map of places to vape listing all the received locations with their evaluated level of comfort.