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Energy efficient delivery of mail items

A mailing and delivery technology, applied in the direction of vehicle position/route/height control, instruments, control/regulation systems, etc., can solve the problem of unsatisfactory energy efficiency of delivery routes

Active Publication Date: 2019-04-26
DEUT POST AG
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However, the energy efficiency of the delivery routes obtained as a result of such route planning for "energy-efficient" routes is usually not satisfactory

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[0116] Figure 1a A flow diagram illustrating the steps of one embodiment of a method according to an exemplary aspect of the invention is shown. Steps 101 to 104 of flowchart 100 may be implemented by a device such as disclosed below figure 2 An apparatus 200 or a system such as disclosed below image 3 The system 300 is implemented.

[0117] In the following, it is assumed, for example, that the method is carried out by devices and / or systems of a delivery service provider, such as a post office and / or a parcel service. A courier service provider's multiple different vehicles are set up, for example, to communicate historical delivery information associated with a delivery to The device and / or system for completing steps 101 to 104 of flowchart 100 . The courier service provider's vehicle for carrying out such a mail delivery is, for example, a correspondingly configured autonomous and / or semi-autonomous land vehicle, water vehicle and / or air vehicle.

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A method executed by a device or a system is disclosed. The method includes acquiring and / or preparing (101) historic delivery information, wherein the historic delivery information is associated witha multiple deliveries of shipments executed by one or different vehicle tools, and the historic delivery information for each of the deliveries of shipments associated with the delivery information represents details pertaining to a delivery route, pertaining to an energy requirement, and pertaining to a vehicle configuration. The method also includes acquiring (102) shipment delivery informationfor multiple shipments to be delivered, with the shipment delivery information representing a detail pertaining to the delivery position for the delivery of the respective shipment; determining (103)delivery route for delivering the shipments and a vehicle configuration at least partially based on the shipment delivery information and the historical delivery information, with the determination including determination of the expected energy requirement for the delivery of the shipments of a vehicle tool with the determined vehicle configuration; and providing (104) delivery control information in order to cause delivery of the shipments along the determined delivery route by a vehicle having the determined vehicle configuration.

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technical field [0001] Embodiments of the present invention relate to energy efficient mail delivery. Background technique [0002] Route planning methods for item delivery are disclosed in the prior art. The route planning is based, for example, on a route planning algorithm such as the algorithm used to solve the so-called merchant problem. Certain predetermined route criteria such as "energy-efficient" routes can be taken into account during route planning. However, the energy efficiency of the delivery routes obtained as a result of such route planning for "energy-efficient" routes is generally not satisfactory. Contents of the invention [0003] The present invention therefore addresses in particular the object of improving the route planning methods disclosed in the prior art and of providing a method, a device, a system and a computer program which allow energy-efficient mail delivery. [0004] According to an exemplary aspect of the present invention, a method p...

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IPC IPC(8): G06Q10/08G06Q10/04
CPCG06Q10/047G06Q10/08355G05D1/0217
Inventor 乌韦·莱蒂载桑德拉·德雷斯海克·比朔夫鲍里斯·特伦达菲洛夫孔东旭
Owner DEUT POST AG