Wireless Machine Interface for Reliable Multi-Part Control Programming
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional wireless machine interfacing devices are limited in their ability to reliably communicate larger messages to machine control systems due to latency issues and compatibility constraints, often requiring expensive hardwired solutions that are manufacturer-specific.
Innovation Solution
A wireless machine interfacing system that manages two-way communications between a computing device and a machine control system, using a machine interfacing device to store and sequence multi-part messages according to protocol-specific requirements, ensuring reliable delivery and updating of machine settings across various manufacturer specifications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If wireless communication is used to interface with machine control systems, then ease of operation and versatility are improved, but reliability deteriorates due to latency issues with larger messages
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments larger messages into multiple smaller packets that can be transmitted wirelessly without exceeding latency thresholds. The machine interfacing device divides incoming messages into manageable chunks, transmits them sequentially over the wireless connection, and reassembles them at the receiving end, thereby maintaining reliability while enabling wireless operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary buffering and sequencing of message parts before wireless transmission. The machine interfacing device prepares message segments in advance, manages their transmission order, and coordinates with the control system to ensure timely receipt, preventing latency-related failures before they occur.
2Ease of operation
If conventional wireless machine interfacing devices are used, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability worsens due to inability to reliably communicate larger messages
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments larger messages into multiple smaller packets that can be transmitted wirelessly without exceeding latency thresholds. The machine interfacing device divides incoming messages into manageable chunks, transmits them sequentially over the wireless connection, and reassembles them at the receiving end, thereby maintaining reliability while enabling wireless operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The machine interfacing device acts as an intermediary between the wireless communication interface and the machine control system. It manages the complex task of message segmentation, buffering, and sequencing, shielding the user from these complexities while ensuring reliable communication of larger messages through coordinated packet transmission and reassembly.
3Reliability
If hardwired machine interfacing devices are used, then reliability is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical hardwired connection with a wireless communication system. By implementing intelligent message segmentation and sequencing software in the machine interfacing device, the system achieves reliability previously only attainable through hardwired connections, while eliminating the physical complexity of wired interfaces and associated connectors.
4Reliability
If manufacturer-specific hardwired solutions are used, then reliability is improved, but adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal machine interfacing device with wireless capabilities that can interface with multiple different machine control systems. The device incorporates adaptive message segmentation and protocol handling that adjusts to different manufacturers' requirements, providing both the reliability of manufacturer-specific solutions and the adaptability to work across various platforms without requiring dedicated hardwired devices for each manufacturer.
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AI summary
Embodiments for wirelessly programming a control system of a machine, such as a vehicle, are provided. As machines typically include an intricate collection of electronic devices that communicate to one another via a complex network, the ability to reliably program such devices over a wireless connection is extremely unreliable due to network limitations or requirements, such as defined communication protocols or standards. Embodiments relate to a machine interfacing device that can wirelessly communicate with a client device that serves as both a diagnostics and programming interface. The machine interfacing device, physically coupled to the control system, can independently convert and intelligently manage communications to and from electronic devices of the machine control system. The client device can determine compatibility between the machine and the machine interfacing device, and retrieve compatible programming messages from a remote server, thereby expanding the overall utility of the machine interfacing device.