Interactive Wheel Assembly Visual Display for Service Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vehicle wheel service systems lack an interactive and dynamic visual interface to effectively illustrate wheel assembly parameters, imbalance corrections, and tool positions, limiting operators' ability to visualize and manipulate virtual models of wheel assemblies during service procedures.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method generates an interactive visual display of wheel assembly parameters, allowing operators to manipulate virtual models of wheel assemblies, including tire and imbalance correction weights, to simulate service procedures and visualize outcomes, using sensors and a control circuit to provide real-time data and guidance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a fixed or static display is used to represent wheel assembly parameters, then the operator interface is simpler to implement, but the display is not truly representative of the actual wheel assembly and lacks interactivity to enable operators to easily visualize effects of runout, imbalance, and parameter changes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual model that copies the actual wheel assembly's physical characteristics, runout data, and imbalance parameters. This virtual representation allows operators to interact with and manipulate the model to visualize different scenarios without affecting the actual wheel assembly, resolving the contradiction between interactivity and complexity by using a digital replica instead of a static display
Solution Approach 2:
The display system transitions from a static representation to a dynamic virtual model that can be manipulated in real-time. Operators can change parameters, rotate the wheel assembly view, and observe live updates of runout and imbalance effects, making the interface adaptive and interactive while managing complexity through software-based dynamic rendering
2Loss of information
If digital numerical displays are used to provide measured information, then the information presentation is straightforward, but operators cannot easily visualize the effects of runout, imbalance, or parameter alterations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms one-dimensional numerical data into a three-dimensional virtual model of the wheel assembly. Runout, imbalance, and other parameters are visualized spatially on the virtual wheel, allowing operators to see the actual physical effects and relationships rather than interpreting numbers, thus reducing information loss while managing complexity through graphical rendering
Solution Approach 2:
The virtual display system uses color variations to represent different magnitudes and types of wheel parameters. For example, different colors indicate varying levels of runout or imbalance severity, providing intuitive visual feedback that enhances information comprehension without requiring complex additional hardware
3Reliability
If operators manually adjust actual wheel assembly parameters to test different configurations, then the visualization is accurate, but the process is time-consuming and may expose operators to safety risks
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary calculations and simulations in the virtual model to predict the outcomes of different wheel assembly configurations before operators make actual adjustments. Operators can test multiple scenarios virtually to determine the optimal configuration, ensuring reliability while reducing the time needed for actual service procedures by avoiding trial-and-error physical adjustments
Solution Approach 2:
The virtual model acts as an intermediary between the operator and the actual wheel assembly. Instead of directly manipulating the physical wheel to test configurations, operators interact with the virtual representation, which simulates the effects of parameter changes. This intermediary layer maintains accuracy while eliminating safety risks and reducing time consumption
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AI summary
A vehicle wheel service system configured to present an operator with an interactive visual display of vehicle service system components and a virtual model of the actual wheel assembly undergoing service. The interactive visual display includes representations of various parameters associated with the wheel assembly and vehicle service system and enables virtual manipulation of the positional relationship of components such as imbalance correction weights and the tire relative to the vehicle wheel rim, providing a visual representation of the resulting effects on the parameters of the vehicle wheel assembly, and enables viewing of various real-time operations from a safe location away from moving components, as well as visualization of operations prior to implementation.