Autonomous Vehicle Seat and Storage Access With Locked Compartments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Autonomous vehicles face challenges in efficiently managing passenger seating and storage compartment access, including finding appropriate seating positions and securely storing items due to insufficient storage capacity and inefficient placement processes.
Innovation Solution
An autonomous vehicle management system that includes a processor to receive data on items to be stored, determine storage compartment capacity, designate compartments, lock/unlock mechanisms, and provide user indications for seating and storage, ensuring efficient and secure storage and passenger seating arrangements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If storage compartments are equipped with locking mechanisms for secure storage, then security and reliability of stored items is improved, but device complexity and ease of operation worsen due to additional locking/unlocking steps
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically manages locking and unlocking of storage compartments without requiring manual user intervention. The processor monitors storage capacity, designates appropriate compartments, and controls locking mechanisms autonomously based on item data and compartment availability, making the system self-sufficient in managing secure storage.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-designating storage compartments based on predicted storage needs and pre-locking them before items are actually placed inside. This anticipatory approach ensures security is already in place when items need to be stored, eliminating the need for post-placement locking actions.
2Productivity
If the system automatically designates and locks storage compartments, then productivity and efficiency of storage management is improved, but device complexity increases due to additional control systems
Solution Approach 1:
The processor serves multiple functions: it monitors storage capacity across all compartments, receives and processes item data, designates appropriate storage compartments, and controls locking mechanisms. By consolidating these diverse functions into a single processing unit, the system achieves high productivity without proportionally increasing overall device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system merges the storage capacity monitoring function, item data processing function, compartment designation function, and locking control function into an integrated storage management system. This consolidation allows the system to perform multiple operations sequentially or simultaneously, improving productivity while managing complexity through unified control architecture.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple storage compartments are monitored for capacity, then adaptability and versatility of storage options is improved, but device complexity and loss of information increase due to extensive data tracking requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments storage monitoring into individual compartment assessments, evaluating each compartment's capacity and suitability independently. This modular approach allows the processor to efficiently track multiple compartments without being overwhelmed by centralized data management, as each compartment's data can be processed and compared separately to determine optimal placement.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems for managing access to an autonomous vehicle includes an autonomous vehicle including a plurality of storage compartments, wherein each of the plurality of storage compartments comprises a locking mechanism and at least one processor to receive data associated with an item to be positioned in a storage compartment of the plurality of storage compartments, determine that one of the plurality of storage compartments has storage capacity for the item, designate one of the plurality of storage compartments for storage of the item, activate the locking mechanism of the designated storage compartment to lock the designated storage compartment after the item is positioned in the designated storage compartment, and activate the locking mechanism of the designated storage compartment to unlock the designated storage compartment to allow removal of the item from the designated storage compartment. Methods, computer program products, and autonomous vehicles are also disclosed.