Autonomous Vehicle Fleet Deployment for Computational Resource Efficiency

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current autonomous vehicle fleet management systems inefficiently utilize computational resources, leading to idle time and wasteful usage of onboard resources due to inadequate deployment strategies based on vehicle capabilities and operational domain dynamics.

Innovation Solution

A computer-implemented method and system that evaluate and optimize autonomous vehicle fleet deployment by determining resource performance parameters based on vehicle capabilities and service dynamics within an operational domain, allowing for strategic action initiation to reduce idle time and enhance resource efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If autonomous vehicle fleets are deployed without optimization based on capabilities and service dynamics, then fleet deployment is simplified, but computational resources are wasted and idle time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefleet deployment efficiencyVSAvoidcomputational resource waste
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary evaluation of vehicle capabilities and service dynamics before deployment decisions are made. By pre-assessing resource performance parameters and determining optimal fleet configurations in advance, the system avoids wasteful computational resource usage during operation and reduces idle time through proactive optimization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If fleet size is increased to improve service coverage, then operational capacity is enhanced, but resource utilization efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice coverageVSAvoidresource utilization efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically determines optimal fleet size by evaluating service dynamics and resource performance parameters in real-time. Rather than using a static fleet size, the system adapts the fleet configuration based on current operational conditions, capability assessments, and service demands, thereby maintaining high resource utilization efficiency while providing adequate service coverage.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Manufacturing precision

If comprehensive capability assessment is performed for all vehicles, then deployment accuracy is improved, but computational processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedeployment accuracyVSAvoidcomputational processing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the fleet into groups based on capability assessments and service dynamics evaluations. By dividing the comprehensive assessment into manageable segments and evaluating resource performance parameters for different vehicle subsets, the system maintains high deployment accuracy while reducing overall computational processing time through parallel evaluation and prioritized assessment of critical capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS12085957B2Autonomous vehicle fleet management for improved computational resource usage
Publication Date: 2024.09.10 UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC
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AI summary

Systems and methods for evaluating and deploying fleets of autonomous in operational domains are described. A computing system may obtain data indicative of one or more capabilities of at least one autonomous vehicle, data indicative of vehicle service dynamics in an operational domain over a period of time, and determining a plurality of resource performance parameters respectively for a plurality of autonomous vehicle fleets associated with potential deployment in the operational domain. Each autonomous vehicle fleet can be associated with a different number of autonomous vehicles The resource performance parameter for each autonomous vehicle fleet can be based at least in part on the one or more capabilities of the at least one autonomous vehicle and the vehicle service dynamics in the operational domain. The computing system can initiate an action associated with the operational domain based at least in part on the plurality of resource performance parameters.