Wireless Magnetic Sensing for Training System Actuation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current training and simulation systems are complex and costly due to their reliance on equivalent electronic and mechanical components, making them inflexible and difficult to disassemble and reassemble, which limits their mobility and increases expenses as actual systems become more complex.
Innovation Solution
A wireless sensing system using a magnetic field measurement system that replaces traditional wiring with magnetized actuation devices and a magnetic sensor array to detect and convert composite magnetic fields into analog values, allowing for the determination of which devices have been manipulated and how they operate, utilizing a learning network for analysis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional wired components are used in training systems, then system reliability is improved, but device complexity increases and ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical wired connections with a magnetic field-based wireless sensing system. Magnets attached to actuation devices generate magnetic fields that are detected by sensors, eliminating the need for physical wiring harnesses while maintaining reliable signal transmission between controls and subsystems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces magnetic fields as an intermediary medium to transmit information between actuation devices and sensors. The magnets on actuation devices create magnetic field changes that serve as the mediation mechanism, replacing direct electrical connections and reducing system complexity.
2Measurement precision
If traditional wired components are used in training systems, then measurement precision is improved, but ease of manufacture deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent substitutes mechanical wiring with magnetic field sensing. Magnets are attached to actuation devices and magnetic sensors detect their positions, providing precise control detection without complex wiring. This simplifies manufacturing and assembly while maintaining measurement accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a magnetic field-based copy of the traditional wired control system. Instead of physical electrical connections, the system uses magnetic field patterns that replicate the information transmission function of wired systems, enabling easier manufacturing while preserving detection precision.
3Reliability
If wired systems are used, then reliability is improved, but adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces fixed mechanical wiring with flexible magnetic field sensing. The wireless magnetic sensing system allows for easy reconfiguration and movement of components, enhancing adaptability while maintaining reliable data transmission between actuation devices and subsystems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic flexibility by using magnetic fields instead of fixed wiring. The magnetic sensing system can adapt to different configurations and movements, allowing the training system to be easily reconfigured for different scenarios while maintaining reliable operation.
4Measurement precision
If complex wired systems are used, then measurement precision is improved, but loss of time deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces time-consuming wired connections with rapid magnetic field sensing. Magnets on actuation devices are detected by magnetic sensors without requiring physical connections, dramatically reducing assembly and disassembly time while maintaining precise control state detection.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a wireless magnetic copy of the wired control system that eliminates the time required for physical wiring during assembly and disassembly. The magnetic field-based sensing provides the same measurement precision without the time penalty of connecting and disconnecting wires.
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 solution reduces the complexity and cost of training and simulation systems by enabling wireless communication, improving their mobility and assembly/disassembly efficiency, and providing a more cost-effective and flexible training environment.
Implementation Method 1
measure a composite magnetic field produced by the magnetized parts of the plurality of actuation devices
Data Source
AI summary
A system including a plurality of actuation devices with each actuation device configured to have a magnetized part which moves to a designated position representative of a designated manipulation, when at least one actuation device is manipulated, a magnetic sensor array configured to measure a composite magnetic field produced by the magnetized parts of the plurality of actuation devices, an acquisition device configured to acquire magnetic field data from the sensor array indicative of the measured composite magnetic field, a converter configured to convert the acquired composite magnetic field data into analog values, and a processor configured to evaluate to the analog values to determine which of the at least one activation device is manipulated, how the manipulation reflects collective operation of the plurality of actuation devices, and/or to provide a response indicative of the manipulation. A method and a computer program product are also disclosed.