Autonomous Ridesharing Assignment for Users and Delivery Robots
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current autonomous vehicle technologies lack efficient methods to manage and optimize the sharing of vehicles between users and autonomous robots, leading to suboptimal utilization of resources and increased costs.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and system that determines service configurations and assignments for autonomous vehicles to concurrently transport users and autonomous robots, optimizing routes and resources by considering travel time, cabin space, and service cost, allowing for efficient sharing and reduced operational expenses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If autonomous vehicles are used to transport both users and autonomous robots concurrently, then resource utilization is improved and costs are reduced, but service management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines user transportation services and autonomous robot transportation services into a single integrated service management system. The computing system receives service requests from both users and autonomous robots, determines service configurations that optimize vehicle utilization, and manages concurrent transportation of both users and autonomous robots in the same vehicle, thereby improving productivity while systematically managing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The service management system is designed to handle multiple types of service requests universally - both user transportation requests and autonomous robot transportation requests. The system determines service configurations that can accommodate different service types concurrently, allowing the same autonomous vehicle to perform multiple functions by transporting different types of passengers (users and autonomous robots) on the same route.
2Adaptability or versatility
If service configurations are determined based on multiple parameters (travel time, cabin space, service cost), then resource allocation is optimized, but computational complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The computing system determines service configurations by evaluating multiple parameters including travel time, available cabin space, and service cost. The system changes and adjusts these parameters dynamically based on service requests, vehicle availability, and route optimization requirements to achieve optimal resource allocation while systematically managing the computational complexity through structured parameter evaluation.
3Loss of energy
If autonomous vehicles share routes with autonomous robots, then operational costs are reduced, but service coordination difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges user routes and autonomous robot routes to create shared transportation pathways. The computing system analyzes service requests from both users and autonomous robots, identifies overlapping or compatible routes, and determines service configurations that allow concurrent transportation on the same vehicle along shared routes, thereby reducing operational costs while systematically coordinating services through centralized management.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for providing an autonomous vehicle service are provided. A method can include obtaining data indicative of a service associated with a user, and obtaining data indicative of a transportation of an autonomous robot. The method can include determining one or more service configurations for the service. The method can include obtaining data indicative of a selected service configuration from among the one or more service configurations, and determining a service assignment for an autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the selected service configuration. The service assignment can indicate that the autonomous vehicle is to transport the user from the service-start location to the service-end location. The method can include communicating data indicative of the service assignment to the autonomous vehicle to perform the service.