Dynamic Control Target Switching in Human-Powered Vehicle Operating Device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing operating devices for human-powered vehicles lack convenience in controlling control-targets, such as motors and displays, due to limited flexibility and user interaction.
Innovation Solution
An operating device with a base, operation member, interfaces, and an electronic controller that can change control-targets and control commands based on user input, allowing for customizable control of motors, displays, and lighting systems via wired or wireless communication, with integrated storage for information and state displays.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the operating device uses a fixed control configuration, then the device structure is simple, but the user convenience and operational flexibility are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The operating device allows dynamic switching between different control configurations (control-target and control command) based on user operations. The electronic controller changes the control configuration in response to operations on the operation member, enabling the system to adapt its behavior dynamically rather than being fixed, thus improving user convenience without requiring a completely complex reconfigurable architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters (control-target and control command) based on user input through the operation member. The electronic controller modifies which control-target is active and what control command is executed, allowing the same physical device to perform different control functions by changing its operational parameters rather than its physical structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the operating device allows changing control-targets and control commands, then the operational flexibility is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The operating device is designed with multi-functionality, where a single operation member can control different control-targets (motor, display, lighting) depending on the selected control configuration. This universal design allows one physical component to serve multiple control functions, improving adaptability without proportionally increasing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic controller automatically manages the switching between different control-configurations in response to user operations. The system self-adjusts which control-target receives commands and what type of commands are sent, reducing the need for complex manual configuration interfaces and simplifying the overall device structure while maintaining operational flexibility.
3Ease of operation
If multiple interfaces are provided for changing control configuration, then the user interaction options are increased, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The operating device combines multiple interfaces (operation member and external device interface) into a unified control system. Both interfaces communicate with the same electronic controller to change the control-configuration, merging the control functions rather than requiring separate independent systems. This reduces overall device complexity while providing users with multiple interaction options.
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AI summary
An operating device of a human-powered vehicle, the device including: an operation member; a base that is configured such that the operation member is provided to the base and at least a part of the base is embedded in a vehicle body of the human-powered vehicle; at least one interface; and a controller that is provided to the base and is electrically connected to the at least one interface, the controller being configured to cause the at least one interface to output a control command to a control-target in accordance with an operation of the operation member, wherein the controller is configured to be capable of changing at least one of the control-target and the control command.