Autonomous Vehicle Loading Control With ID Verification Handoff
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a lack of technology for implementing automatic loading and unloading in autonomous vehicles, which is essential for efficient cargo transportation between various locations such as ports, warehouses, and logistics centers.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilizes a vehicle controller and a loading and unloading control apparatus to automatically identify vehicles, control loading and unloading machines, and send completion indications, enabling autonomous vehicles to perform loading and unloading operations without manual intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If manual loading and unloading operations are used in autonomous vehicles, then operational flexibility is maintained, but labor intensity increases and automation efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the loading and unloading control process into distinct functional modules: vehicle identification module, verification module, control module, and completion indication module. Each module handles a specific aspect of the automation process, making the overall system more manageable and easier to implement while achieving high automation levels
Solution Approach 2:
The loading and unloading system operates autonomously without manual intervention. The vehicle controller automatically identifies vehicles, verifies information, controls loading and unloading machines, and sends completion indications, enabling the system to serve itself and eliminating the need for human operators in the process
2Productivity
If automatic vehicle identification and verification systems are implemented, then loading and unloading efficiency improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs vehicle identification and verification operations before the actual loading and unloading process begins. By pre-verifying vehicle information and determining whether loading or unloading should occur, the system streamlines the subsequent operations and improves overall efficiency while keeping the verification logic centralized and manageable
3Ease of operation
If communication protocols between vehicle controller and loading/unloading control apparatus are established, then automated operation coordination improves, but system integration complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle controller serves multiple functions: it controls the vehicle to drive automatically, receives vehicle identification information, performs verification, controls loading and unloading machines, and sends completion indications. This multi-functional approach reduces the need for separate dedicated communication modules, simplifying the overall communication system while maintaining coordinated automated operations
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AI summary
The invention discloses a method, system and related device of implementing vehicle automatic loading and unloading, so as to achieve the automatic loading and unloading of the unmanned vehicle. The method includes: controlling, by a vehicle controller, a vehicle to drive automatically and stop at a loading and unloading position; obtaining, by a loading and unloading control apparatus corresponding to the loading and unloading position, vehicle identification information of the vehicle; verifying the vehicle identification information and controlling a loading and unloading machine to load and unload when the verification succeeds; sending a loading and unloading completion indication to the vehicle controller after the loading and unloading is completed; and controlling, by the vehicle controller, the vehicle to leave the loading and unloading position when receiving the loading and unloading completion indication.