Area-Based Vehicle Operation Control for Coordinated Stop Commands
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle operation management systems face inefficiencies when vehicles are unable to start operations as planned due to various factors, requiring improved operational efficiency for operation instructions by the operation manager.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that communicates with terminal apparatuses and vehicles, transmitting operation plans and area status information, and upon receiving instructions to cease operations in a specific area, transmits instructions to relevant vehicles to cease operations, thereby improving operational efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If an operation manager manually instructs each vehicle to cease operations individually, then the instruction can be precisely delivered to each vehicle, but the operational efficiency deteriorates due to the time-consuming process of managing multiple vehicles separately
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual vehicle instruction operations into a single batch operation. The operation manager can select multiple vehicles and issue cease operation instructions to all selected vehicles simultaneously through one unified action, rather than managing each vehicle separately. This combining of operations directly improves productivity while reducing the time required for instruction delivery.
2Ease of operation
If the system transmits detailed information about operation plans and area status to the terminal apparatus, then the operation manager can make informed decisions, but the device complexity increases due to additional communication and data processing requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal apparatus serves as an intermediary between the operation manager and the information processing apparatus. It receives comprehensive operation plan and area status information from the server, processes and displays this information in a user-friendly format, and transmits the operation manager's instructions back to the server. This intermediary role simplifies the user interface and operation management process while managing the complexity of data transmission and processing.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a communication interface, a memory configured to store information on an operation plan for each of a plurality of vehicles, the operation plan including an operation route a portion or whole of which is included in one or more areas, and a controller configured to communicate using the communication interface, transmit, to a terminal apparatus, information indicating operation plans for the plurality of vehicles and a first area for which a predetermined reason has occurred, and upon receiving, from the terminal apparatus, an instruction to cease operating in the first area, transmit an instruction to cease operating to a first vehicle a portion or whole of an operation route for which is included in the first area.