Autonomous Vehicle Haven Routing for Natural Disaster Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vehicles are vulnerable to damage from natural disasters such as hail storms, hurricanes, and tornadoes when they are not in a secured location, as users may not always be able to manually move them to a safe place.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that enables autonomous vehicles to maneuver to a safe haven during triggering events by receiving event and safe haven data, determining the optimal route, and communicating instructions for self-navigation to a designated safe location, such as a parking garage or lot, using a communication component and analysis processor.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a vehicle is manually operated by a user to maneuver to a safe location, then the vehicle can be positioned in a safe location to avoid damage, but the user may not always be able to access the vehicle in time
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle is equipped with an autonomous driving system that enables it to manually drive itself to a safe haven without human intervention. The system includes a processor that receives triggering event data, determines a path to a safe haven, and controls the vehicle's driving operations autonomously, allowing the vehicle to protect itself from damaging events like hail storms or floods.
Solution Approach 2:
The autonomous driving system continuously monitors for triggering events and is prepared to activate immediately upon detection. By having the system ready in advance and automatically responding to threats, the vehicle can initiate protective maneuvers before the user has time to react, ensuring timely protection against natural disasters.
2Ease of operation
If the vehicle is left in an unsecured location, then the user has easier access to the vehicle, but the vehicle is vulnerable to damage from natural disasters
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle autonomously identifies and navigates to safe havens without requiring user intervention. The system independently assesses threats, determines appropriate protective locations, and executes the maneuvering itself, maintaining ease of operation while providing protection against natural disasters.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously receives data about the vehicle's location, environmental conditions, and potential threats. Based on this feedback, the processor dynamically determines whether the current location is safe and automatically maneuvers the vehicle to protected locations when threats are detected, balancing accessibility and protection.
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AI summary
A system configured to cause a vehicle to autonomously maneuver to a safe haven during a triggering event includes a communication component configured to receive parameters corresponding with conditions of the triggering event and, based on the parameters and on characteristics of the safe haven, instruct the vehicle to maneuver to the safe haven.