Autonomous Delivery System with Dual Mobile Objects
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Solution Overview
Problem
Customers cannot purchase merchandise from stores that do not offer online shopping or electronic payment services, requiring physical visits to stores for shopping.
Innovation Solution
A delivery system comprising a first autonomous mobile object for road travel and a second autonomous mobile object for store navigation, payment, and merchandise handling, enabled by a server apparatus that creates and sends operation commands for tasks such as store navigation, payment, and delivery, allowing users to purchase merchandise without visiting stores.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If online shopping and electronic payment services are provided, then convenience of customers is improved, but stores that do not offer these services cannot be accessed remotely
Solution Approach 1:
An autonomous mobile object serves as an intermediary between the customer and the store. This robot can physically visit stores that lack online shopping capabilities, perform payment transactions, and deliver merchandise to customers, thereby bridging the gap between traditional brick-and-mortar stores and modern e-commerce convenience.
Solution Approach 2:
The autonomous mobile object performs self-service functions including navigation to stores, selecting and purchasing merchandise, handling payment transactions, and delivering items to designated locations. This eliminates the need for human customers to physically visit stores while maintaining compatibility with stores that have not adopted online shopping systems.
2Device complexity
If a single autonomous mobile object performs all tasks (navigation, payment, delivery), then system complexity is reduced, but the object must handle diverse functions requiring high adaptability
Solution Approach 1:
The autonomous mobile object is designed with multi-functional capabilities to perform navigation, merchandise selection, payment processing, and delivery. By integrating diverse functions into a single platform, the system avoids the complexity of coordinating multiple specialized systems while maintaining high adaptability to different store environments and customer requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The autonomous mobile object's functionality is segmented into distinct modules: navigation module for route planning and movement, shopping module for merchandise selection and acquisition, payment module for transaction processing, and delivery module for item transport. This modular segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while working together as an integrated system.
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AI summary
The first autonomous mobile object includes a first controller that controls autonomous movement based on an operation command and a first carrying unit that carries the second autonomous mobile object. The second autonomous mobile object includes a second controller that controls autonomous movement based on the operation command, a payment unit that performs payment for merchandise in a designated store, and a second carrying unit that carries the merchandise. The operation command includes a command that causes the first autonomous mobile object carrying the second autonomous mobile object to move to the store, a command that causes the second autonomous mobile object to get off at the store, move into the store, to perform payment for merchandise, and to carry the merchandise, to get on the first autonomous mobile object, and a command that causes the first autonomous mobile object to move to a designated delivery place.