Wearable Temperature Regulation With Personalized Trigger Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional temperature regulation systems in clothing are bulky, require manual operation, and lack personalized temperature adjustment based on user profiles and activities, using a single triggering temperature for all users and circumstances.
Innovation Solution
A temperature regulation system that includes sensors to measure body temperature and activity, adjusts heating or cooling elements based on user-specific parameters such as textile layers, activity levels, and user profiles, using a controlling unit to dynamically set triggering temperatures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If conventional heating pads are activated to provide heat, then thermal comfort is improved, but device complexity and bulkiness increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by dynamically adjusting the triggering temperature based on user-specific parameters (age, weight, height, body fat percentage, gender) and environmental conditions. Instead of using a fixed triggering temperature, the system calculates and adapts this parameter in real-time, allowing the same heating device to provide optimal comfort for different users without requiring different hardware configurations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a single triggering temperature is used for all users, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability to different users and circumstances deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by automatically collecting user data (either manually input or via sensors), calculating the personalized triggering temperature, and adjusting heating activation without requiring user intervention. The controlling unit autonomously processes user profile information and environmental data to determine when heating should activate, eliminating the need for manual temperature adjustments by the user.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs feedback mechanisms by continuously monitoring user parameters, environmental conditions, and body temperature, then using this information to dynamically adjust the triggering temperature. The system creates a closed-loop control where heating activation is based on real-time feedback from sensors and user profiles, ensuring optimal performance for each individual user.
3Ease of operation
If manual operation is required for temperature adjustment, then device complexity is reduced, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical adjustment with an automated electronic control system. Instead of requiring users to physically adjust dials or switches, the system uses electronic sensors to detect user parameters and environmental conditions, then automatically activates heating through electronic control circuits, substituting mechanical user interaction with automated electronic operation.
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
Provides personalized temperature regulation, reducing bulkiness and manual operation, enhancing thermal comfort by adapting to user-specific conditions and activities.
Implementation Method 1
at least one temperature sensor adapted to generate a temperature measurement that relates to a temperature of a given portion of a body of a user
Implementation Method 2
at least one temperature adjustment element adapted to provide heat and/or cold to a given portion of a body of a user
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AI summary
The invention relates to a temperature regulation system for regulating the temperature of a portion of a body, in particular of a user's body. The system comprises at least one temperature sensor 1004a, 1004b, 1004c adapted to generate a temperature measurement that relates to a temperature of a given portion of a body, at least one temperature adjustment element 1006a, 1006b, 1006c adapted to provide heat and/or cold to a given portion of the body, arranged on or in the flexible support, a memory unit 1016, 1024 adapted to store at least one threshold temperature related value, a controlling unit1000 in communication with the temperature sensor, with the memory unit 1016, 1024 and with the temperature adjustment element. The controlling unit is configured to receive the instant temperature of a given portion of the body from the temperature sensor, perform a comparison between at least one instant temperature related value and a triggering temperature related value, activate the temperature adjustment element to provide heat or cold to a given portion of the body depending on the result of said comparison. The memory unit is further adapted to store possible numbers of textile layers to be worn by a user, associated to incremental temperature values, and the controlling unit is further configured to receive a number of textile layers to be worn by the user and to determine the triggering temperature related value based on said threshold temperature related value and said received number of textile layers, the triggering temperature related value being equal to the threshold temperature related value plus or minus the incremental temperature value stored in the memory unit in association with said received number of textile layers.