Autonomous Vehicle Dispatch With Alternative Transfer Search
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face disadvantages when a vehicle with autonomous driving function cannot continue to the destination, and existing systems lack effective solutions to mitigate these issues, especially when alternative moving objects are not available.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle dispatch device that includes a search unit to find alternative moving objects within a predetermined distance and time from the vehicle's route end position, and a grant unit that provides rewards to users when no suitable alternative is found, thereby compensating for the disadvantages.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the autonomous vehicle cannot continue driving to the destination, then the user faces disadvantages and inconvenience, but searching for and providing alternative moving objects increases system complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The server acts as an intermediary between the autonomous vehicle and the user, managing the search for alternative moving objects and coordinating transfers. This mediator approach handles the complexity of finding alternatives while keeping the vehicle and user interfaces simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary searches for alternative moving objects before the user actually needs them. When the autonomous vehicle cannot continue, the server has already identified available alternatives, reducing the complexity of last-minute decision-making and improving response time.
2Ease of operation
If the system searches for alternative moving objects within predetermined distance and time, then transfer feasibility improves, but the search requirements become more stringent
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses predetermined parameters for distance and time to define the search scope for alternative moving objects. By establishing fixed thresholds, the system balances transfer feasibility with search difficulty, making the search process manageable while ensuring practical transfer options are found.
3Reliability
If rewards are granted to users when no alternative moving object exists, then user satisfaction improves, but operational costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The reward system provides feedback to users when alternatives are unavailable, compensating for the inconvenience. This feedback mechanism helps manage user expectations and satisfaction while the system learns from these situations to improve future alternative identification and reduce the need for rewards.
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AI summary
A vehicle dispatch device is configured to dispatch a vehicle having an autonomous driving function to a user, the device includes: a search unit configured to search for a first alternative moving object when the vehicle cannot continue the autonomous driving to the destination during the autonomous driving of the vehicle on which the user is boarded, the first alternative moving object to which the user can transfer at a boarding position which is within a predetermined distance from a position on a route to an end position of the autonomous driving of the vehicle, within a predetermined time from alighting from the vehicle; and a grant unit configured to grant a reward to the user when the first alternative moving object does not exist.