Autonomous Delivery Vehicle Package Collection Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing unmanned delivery systems are not convenient enough for users, as they require manual loading of packages into autonomous mobile machines in warehouses, which is inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A management device and method that allows autonomous package delivery vehicles to collect new packages during delivery by determining schedules and instructing the vehicle to load packages into vacant storage compartments, prioritizing delivery routes based on user absence probabilities and avoiding occupied storage locations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If packages are manually loaded into autonomous mobile machines in a warehouse, then the delivery system can operate, but the convenience for users is insufficient and the process is inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The autonomous mobile machine performs package collection and loading operations autonomously during its delivery route without requiring manual intervention in the warehouse. The system determines optimal collection points and automatically loads packages into vacant storages, enabling the machine to serve itself and eliminating the need for manual warehouse operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system determines the collection schedule and identifies vacant storages in advance before the autonomous machine begins its delivery route. By pre-planning which packages to collect and where to load them, the system prepares the necessary conditions for efficient autonomous operation, improving both convenience and productivity.
2Reliability
If the autonomous vehicle waits for vacant storages to become available, then packages can be loaded correctly, but delivery time is extended
Solution Approach 1:
The management device determines the collection schedule and identifies vacant storages before the autonomous vehicle begins its delivery route. By pre-planning which packages to collect and where to load them, the system eliminates waiting time during delivery while ensuring packages are loaded into the correct vacant storages at the appropriate locations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system monitors the delivery route and storage status in real-time, adjusting the collection schedule based on when storages become vacant. This feedback mechanism ensures the autonomous vehicle collects packages at optimal times without compromising delivery timing or loading accuracy.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the autonomous vehicle changes its delivery path to collect packages, then package collection is enabled, but the delivery route becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The delivery route is segmented into distinct delivery sections, and package collection points are identified as specific segments along this route. The management device determines which vacant storages are accessible at each segment, allowing the autonomous vehicle to collect packages at predetermined locations without requiring complex real-time path recalculation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-determines the collection schedule and identifies accessible vacant storages along the delivery route before the autonomous vehicle begins operation. This advance planning simplifies the route by pre-identifying collection points, reducing the need for complex real-time navigation decisions while maintaining adaptability.
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a management device for managing an operation of a package delivery vehicle configured to travel autonomously on a road without accommodating a driver, and capable of storing a package into each of a plurality of storages each covered by an openable and closable door, the management device including: a storage device that stores a program; and a hardware processor, in which the hardware processor is configured to execute the program stored in the storage device to: receive application information on delivery of the package from a user; and determine an operation of the package delivery vehicle, in which the hardware processor is configured to cause the package delivery vehicle during delivery of a package to collect a new package.