Weight Sensor Luggage Detection and Mobile Object Dispatch
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing luggage weight determination systems are limited in accuracy and convenience, especially when users carry luggage with casters, as they primarily rely on walking speed on an upslope, which restricts detection scenarios and may not accurately identify weight increases.
Innovation Solution
An information processing system that includes weight sensors installed on a walking surface, a server to calculate user weight, and a mobile object to transport luggage, which detects weight increases and dispatches a mobile object to assist with luggage transport, improving accuracy and convenience across various environments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If weight sensors are installed on the walking surface to measure user weight, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex mechanical weight measurement systems with a server-based processing system that receives weight data from sensors and performs calculations to detect luggage weight changes, reducing on-site device complexity while maintaining measurement precision
Solution Approach 2:
The server acts as an intermediary between weight sensors and the mobile object, processing weight measurements and controlling mobile object deployment without requiring direct complex interactions between sensors and the mobile object
2Device complexity
If luggage weight is determined based on walking speed on an upslope, then device complexity is reduced, but measurement precision deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces indirect mechanical measurement methods (walking speed on upslope) with direct weight sensing technology, using weight sensors placed on the walking surface to directly measure user weight and detect luggage weight changes with high precision
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the measurement parameter from walking speed (indirect indicator) to actual weight (direct measurement), enabling accurate luggage weight detection across various environments including flat surfaces, not just upslopes
3Ease of operation
If a mobile object is dispatched to transport luggage, then ease of operation is improved, but loss of time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile object autonomously detects weight increases through integrated weight sensors, determines when luggage transport is needed, and dispatches itself without requiring user initiation or manual control, improving ease of operation while minimizing response time
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
Enhances user convenience by accurately detecting weight increases in luggage carried by users, regardless of the environment, and provides assistance in transporting luggage, thereby reducing user burden.
Implementation Method 1
one or more weight sensors configured to measure a weight of a user
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes an information acquisition interface configured to acquire a measurement result from one or more weight sensors configured to measure a weight of a user, and a controller configured to detect an increase in the weight of the user based on the measurement result.