Autonomous Vehicle Loading Space Utilization for Parcel Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Autonomous vehicles often experience vacant space in their loading compartments during parcel delivery, which can lead to inefficient use of transportation capacity, as existing technologies do not effectively utilize or manage this space for additional passengers or cargo.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device and method that acquires operation plan information to identify sections and times when vacant space is generated in the loading compartment, allowing for the utilization of this space by accepting user requests for rides or transporting additional objects, by altering the vehicle's route to include desired riding sections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the autonomous vehicle travels along the original route to deliver the parcel, then the parcel delivery is completed on time, but the vacant space in the loading compartment cannot be utilized for additional passengers or cargo
Solution Approach 1:
The loading compartment is designed to serve multiple functions: it can transport parcels during delivery operations and simultaneously accommodate passengers or additional cargo when vacant space is available. The control unit manages this multi-functionality by comparing the original route with requested routes and determining whether vacant space can be utilized without compromising parcel delivery timing.
Solution Approach 2:
The vehicle's route is made dynamic and adjustable based on real-time conditions. The control unit can alter the original route to include requested riding sections when vacant space is available, transforming the vehicle from a fixed-route delivery system to a flexible multi-purpose transportation system that adapts to changing demands.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the vehicle route is altered to include desired riding sections, then vacant space can be utilized for passenger transport, but the parcel delivery operation may be disrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The control unit implements a feedback mechanism by continuously monitoring the vehicle's operation plan, comparing the original route with requested routes, and evaluating whether route alterations would disrupt parcel delivery timing. This feedback loop ensures that route modifications are only made when they do not compromise the reliability of parcel delivery operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary analysis by acquiring operation plan information and identifying vacant space sections before making route alteration decisions. By预先 determining whether vacant space is available and whether route changes would affect parcel delivery, the system can make informed decisions that maintain delivery reliability while enabling vacant space utilization.
3Productivity
If the autonomous vehicle accepts additional passengers or cargo in vacant space, then transportation efficiency increases, but the complexity of managing multiple operations increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control unit automatically manages the complexity of coordinating parcel delivery and passenger transport by independently acquiring operation plan information, comparing routes, determining vacant space availability, and making route alteration decisions without external intervention. This self-service capability reduces the perceived complexity for users while maintaining high transportation efficiency.
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure is an information processing device that manages an operation of an autonomous vehicle having a loading space in which a parcel is loaded. The information processing device includes a control unit that executes: acquiring operation plan information including a route along which the autonomous vehicle travels when the autonomous vehicle delivers the parcel, and a delivery time for the parcel; and acquiring vacant space information based on the operation plan information, the vacant space information including a traveling section where a vacant space is generated in the loading space of the autonomous vehicle, a time when the vacant space is generated in the loading space of the autonomous vehicle, and the size of the vacant space that is generated in the loading space of the autonomous vehicle.