Autonomous Vehicle Loading Control for Multi-Item Packing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mechanical systems for loading items into autonomous driving vehicles lack automated coordination, failing to provide a seamless user experience by not being able to load multiple items without human intervention, especially considering user behavior, weather conditions, and item characteristics.
Innovation Solution
A loading service control device and automated loading device system that receives user requests, uses sensed and contextual data to optimize item placement, and coordinates the movement of the vehicle to a loading area, allowing for automated loading and packing of items into the vehicle without human intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If automated loading device is introduced to load items into CA/AD vehicle, then loading efficiency and user experience are improved, but system complexity and coordination requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
A loading service control device is introduced as an intermediary system that coordinates between the automated loading device and the CA/AD vehicle. The control device receives loading requests, determines optimal loading strategies based on item characteristics and vehicle state, and manages the automated loading device's operations, thereby simplifying the overall system coordination while maintaining high loading efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The loading system is segmented into independent functional modules: a loading service control device for decision-making, an automated loading device for execution, and the CA/AD vehicle with its storage spaces. Each module operates semi-independently, allowing for easier coordination and management of complexity while achieving automated multi-item loading
2Ease of operation
If automated loading device loads multiple items without human intervention, then user convenience is improved, but difficulty in detecting and measuring item characteristics and optimal placement increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces manual inspection and decision-making with automated sensing and control systems. Sensors detect item characteristics such as size, weight, and shape, while the loading service control device processes this data to determine optimal placement strategies, eliminating the need for human intervention in detecting and measuring item properties
Solution Approach 2:
The automated loading device is equipped with sensing capabilities that allow it to autonomously detect item characteristics and self-determine optimal loading strategies. The system serves itself by automatically acquiring necessary information about items and making placement decisions without requiring external human analysis or measurement
3Productivity
If loading service considers user behavior and environmental factors, then loading optimization is improved, but data processing complexity and time requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The loading service control device pre-processes and stores user preference data, vehicle storage characteristics, and environmental condition information before actual loading operations. By having this data readily available and pre-analyzed, the system can quickly make optimized loading decisions without extensive real-time processing, thus improving loading optimization while minimizing time loss
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AI summary
Embodiments include apparatuses, methods, and systems to provide an automated loading device to a computer assisted or autonomous driving (CA/AD) vehicle. A loading service control device is to initiate a loading service to load one or more items into a storage space of a CA/AD vehicle, using an automated loading device. A CA/AD vehicle is to move to a loading area at an appointed time. A mechanical loading unit of an automated loading device is to place one or more items into a storage space of a CA/AD vehicle. A user device is to receive an input from a user, where the input includes information to generate a request to a loading service control device to load one or more items into a storage space of a CA/AD vehicle using an automated loading device. Other embodiments may also be described and claimed.