Commercial Vehicle Tool Storage Sensor System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vehicles have complex, non-integrated systems leading to cluttered displays and wiring, lack of communication between systems, and economic losses due to lost tools, making information management and tool tracking inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle system equipped with tool sensors, a processor, and a transmitter that communicates with a remote device, allowing for integrated tool status monitoring and alerting, reducing clutter and enhancing information synthesis and tool tracking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If multiple separate systems are used for different vehicle functions, then each system can be independently designed and maintained, but the displays become cluttered and wiring becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent consolidates multiple independent vehicle systems (speedometer, tire monitor, tool tracking) into a single integrated display interface. The processor receives data from various sensors and systems through a unified wiring network and presents all information on one display, eliminating the need for multiple separate displays and reducing wiring complexity while maintaining independent system functionality.
2Ease of manufacture
If separate systems are used for different vehicle functions, then system independence is maintained, but communication between systems is absent making information analysis difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The processor acts as an intermediary that receives data from multiple independent systems (speedometer, tire pressure sensors, tool tracking sensors) through a common wiring network. It synthesizes this information and presents it in an integrated manner on a single display, enabling communication and analysis between previously isolated systems while preserving their operational independence.
3Ease of operation
If conventional vehicle systems are used, then basic functionality is provided, but tool tracking is manual leading to economic loss from lost tools
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automatic tool tracking using sensors that detect tool presence and status without requiring manual intervention. The processor continuously monitors sensor data and the display automatically alerts operators to tool status, eliminating the need for manual tool accounting and preventing economic losses from lost or forgotten tools while maintaining ease of operation.
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AI summary
Vehicles and systems for vehicles are disclosed. The systems can provide integrated cooperation across multiples aspects of the vehicle. For example, the vehicle can comprise a plurality of sensors and a computing device in communication with the plurality of sensors. The computing device can comprise at least one processor and a memory. A display can be in communication with the computing device. The computing device can be configured to display information associated with data from the plurality of sensors.