Wireless Sensor Configuration for Vehicle Detection Safety
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Solution Overview
Problem
The placement and configuration of vehicle sensors in secured areas, such as garages, are complicated due to difficulties in judging vehicle position and size, requiring physical adjustments that can be dangerous and inefficient, especially when multiple vehicles are being positioned.
Innovation Solution
A remotely configurable sensor system that allows users to adjust detection settings, such as sensitivity and distance, wirelessly through a computing device, enabling safe and efficient configuration without physical proximity to the sensor.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If physical configuration adjustment is performed at the sensor while the vehicle is in motion, then the sensor can be configured for optimal detection settings, but the user is exposed to safety hazards due to the moving vehicle
Solution Approach 1:
A wireless communication system acts as an intermediary between the user and the sensor. The user configures sensor settings remotely via a wireless device (smartphone, tablet, or computer), and these settings are transmitted wirelessly to the sensor for application. This eliminates the need for the user to be physically present near the sensor while the vehicle is in motion, thereby removing the safety hazard while maintaining configuration reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical/physical configuration method (user manually adjusting sensor settings while standing near the sensor) with a wireless communication-based configuration system. The user interacts with a graphical user interface on a wireless device, and the configuration data is transmitted wirelessly to the sensor, substituting the physical presence and manual adjustment with an automated wireless transmission process.
2Reliability
If physical configuration adjustment is performed at the sensor, then the sensor settings can be modified, but additional personnel or repeated attempts are required achieving proper positioning and sensitivity
Solution Approach 1:
The wireless communication system serves as an intermediary that enables the user to configure sensor settings from a remote location. The user can observe the vehicle's position and detection results through the wireless device's display, then adjust settings without being physically present at the sensor. This eliminates the need for additional personnel and reduces the number of repeated attempts required, simplifying the overall configuration process while maintaining accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where the user can view detection results and vehicle position information displayed on the wireless device. Based on this feedback, the user can iteratively adjust sensor settings (such as detection sensitivity, threshold distance, and rate of approach) until optimal performance is achieved, all from a remote location without requiring physical presence at the sensor.
3Productivity
If the user adjusts the sensor while the vehicle is in motion, then configuration can be performed during vehicle operation, but the user must be physically positioned near the sensor which creates safety risks
Solution Approach 1:
The wireless communication system acts as a mediator that allows the user to perform sensor configuration remotely. The user can configure settings while sitting in the vehicle or from any safe distance, with the configuration data transmitted wirelessly to the sensor. This maintains configuration efficiency (the ability to adjust settings during vehicle operation) while completely eliminating the safety risk associated with physical proximity to the sensor and moving vehicle.
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
Enables safe and efficient configuration of vehicle sensors, reducing the risk of injury and improving the accuracy of vehicle detection in secured areas by allowing remote adjustment of settings, including detection sensitivity and distance, through a wireless connection.
Implementation Method 1
These vehicle sensors rely on any number of different sensing technologies to determine the position, speed, and the like of a vehicle relative to the sensor
Implementation Method 2
wirelessly coupling a computing device to the sensor
Data Source
AI summary
A remotely configurable sensor and method for remotely configuring detection of a vehicle in a secured area for housing the vehicle are provided. The method includes providing a sensor in the secured area to detect the vehicle; wirelessly coupling a computing device to the sensor; displaying a configurable sensor setting on a display coupled to the computing device, the configurable sensor setting including at least one of the group consisting of a detection sensitivity, a detection duration, a threshold distance, a rate of approach, a detection rate when idle, a detection rate when active, a threshold distance for an active state, and a detection area; and saving a change to the configurable sensor setting at the sensor.