Autonomous Tour Routing for Flexible Pickup and Multi-Stop Trips
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional tour options, such as buses, are often crowded and inflexible, lacking customization and comfort for passengers.
Innovation Solution
Utilizing autonomous vehicles equipped with computing devices and sensors to offer personalized tours, allowing users to select from pre-stored tours with stopping and non-stopping locations, based on interests and availability, and navigate autonomously to multiple locations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If traditional tour buses are used, then tour capacity is increased, but passenger comfort and flexibility are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the traditional large tour bus into multiple smaller autonomous vehicles. Each vehicle operates independently but can be part of a coordinated fleet, allowing the system to maintain high overall capacity while providing smaller, more comfortable individual vehicles that offer better passenger experience and flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The autonomous vehicles are designed to perform multiple functions: they can operate as individual vehicles for small groups, coordinate with other vehicles for larger tours, and dynamically adjust their routes and schedules. This multi-functionality allows the system to replace traditional buses while providing enhanced comfort and flexibility.
2Device complexity
If fixed schedule tours are used, then operational simplicity is maintained, but adaptability to user preferences is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic scheduling where autonomous vehicles can adjust their routes, timing, and stops based on real-time user preferences, traffic conditions, and availability. The system moves from static fixed schedules to dynamic adaptive routing while maintaining operational simplicity through automated decision-making algorithms.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback loops where user preferences, selections, and behaviors are continuously monitored and used to adjust future tour recommendations and vehicle routing. This feedback mechanism enables the system to adapt to user preferences while maintaining simple operation through automated adjustments.
3Measurement precision
If manual driving is used, then vehicle control precision is maintained, but automation level is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical driving control with autonomous vehicle systems that use sensors, processors, and automated control mechanisms. These systems maintain or exceed human driving precision through advanced technologies like LIDAR, cameras, and sophisticated algorithms while achieving full automation.
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the disclosure provide for arranging tour trips. For instance, a request identifying a pickup location for a tour trip may be received from a client computing device. A set of tours may be selected from a plurality of pre-stored tours based on the pickup location. Each of the plurality of pre-stored tours may include tour locations. The set of tours may be provided to the client computing device for display. Information identifying one of the set of tours may be received from the client computing device. Instructions may be provided to an autonomous vehicle to cause the autonomous vehicle to complete the tour trip by maneuvering to the pickup location and thereafter visit one or more tour locations included in the identified one of the set of tours.