Autonomous Delivery Vehicle Location Verification for Unattended Drop-Off
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing autonomous driving delivery systems do not adequately address unattended delivery scenarios where users are not present to receive packages, leading to potential misplacement or unauthorized access.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle equipped with a control unit that acquires user-designated unattended delivery location information, using imaging, GPS, and two-dimensional codes to verify and accurately place packages at the desired location, or return the package if conditions are not met.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the autonomous driving vehicle delivers the package to a predetermined location without user presence, then delivery efficiency is improved, but the risk of misplacement or unauthorized access increases
Solution Approach 1:
The user designates the unattended delivery location in advance through a terminal device before the vehicle arrives. The control unit acquires this designation information and uses it to guide the vehicle to the correct location, ensuring accurate delivery even when the user is not present.
Solution Approach 2:
The control unit verifies whether the vehicle has arrived at the designated unattended delivery location by comparing actual position information with the predetermined location data. This feedback mechanism ensures delivery accuracy and allows the vehicle to correct its position if needed.
2Measurement precision
If the vehicle uses multiple verification methods (imaging, GPS, two-dimensional codes) to verify the delivery location, then delivery accuracy is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control unit integrates multiple verification functions (imaging recognition, GPS positioning, two-dimensional code reading) into a single centralized system. This multi-functional approach allows the vehicle to use different verification methods based on the specific delivery scenario, improving location verification accuracy without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs multiple verification methods but only activates the necessary ones based on the delivery situation. For example, if GPS positioning is sufficient, imaging and two-dimensional code verification may be skipped, reducing the actual operational complexity while maintaining the capability for high-precision verification when needed.
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AI summary
A vehicle configured to autonomously deliver a package includes a control unit configured to acquire designation information generated along with designation by a user about an unattended delivery location for delivery of the package, and drive the vehicle to place the package at the unattended delivery location designated by the user when the unattended delivery location is identified by verifying the unattended delivery location based on the acquired designation information.