Video Device Identifying and Commissioning Building Automation Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for commissioning devices in building automation systems are labor-intensive and prone to errors due to the need for serial processing and lack of accurate location data, leading to increased costs and inefficiencies in identifying and locating devices for network integration.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing a video recording device and a gateway device to concurrently identify and commission multiple devices by processing video images and determining geolocation, allowing for simultaneous activation and integration of devices emitting ultraviolet, visible, or infrared light onto a network.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If devices are commissioned serially one at a time, then each device can be properly identified and integrated into the network, but the process becomes extremely labor-intensive and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical processes (technicians physically locating and identifying devices) with an automated optical system. A camera captures images of devices, and image processing algorithms automatically extract identification information from visual markers on the devices, eliminating the need for manual serial commissioning while maintaining accurate device identification.
2Measurement precision
If manual methods are used to locate and identify devices, then detailed location information can be obtained, but the process requires substantial labor and is prone to human error
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables devices to self-identify and self-locate through automated image processing. The camera captures images containing device identification markers, and software algorithms automatically extract location and identification data without requiring technicians to manually locate or record device information, thereby improving both accuracy and ease of operation.
3Ease of manufacture
If traditional commissioning methods are used, then devices can be integrated into the network, but the labor costs and probability of error increase exponentially
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by capturing images of devices and pre-processing identification information before the actual commissioning process. The system extracts device IDs and location data from images in advance, so that when commissioning occurs, the information is already prepared and validated, eliminating time-consuming manual steps and reducing errors during the integration process.
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
This approach significantly reduces labor and error by enabling the simultaneous identification, location, and commissioning of multiple devices, enhancing efficiency and accuracy in device integration within building management systems.
Implementation Method 1
the plurality of video images comprises unique encoded luminous transmissions simultaneously transmitted from the each of the plurality of devices
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus for concurrently identifying and commissioning devices including a video recording device and a gateway device. The video recording device records and processes video images of the devices, and determines identification information and a geolocation corresponding to each of the devices, where the geolocation is determined by combining known coordinates and dimensions of an object within the video images, and a location of each of the devices relative to the video recording device, and where the video images comprise unique encoded luminous transmissions simultaneously transmitted from the each of the devices. The gateway device is coupled to the video recording device and the devices, and the identification information, and commissions the each of the devices onto a network.