Boat Sharing System Modular Scheduling and Telemetry
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current boat sharing systems do not provide a comprehensive solution for users to efficiently schedule and reserve diverse boating activities, ensuring boats are manned by experienced operators, equipped with necessary gear, and allow for cost estimation and online payments, while also enabling reviews of past activities and operators.
Innovation Solution
A boat sharing system that includes a non-transitory computer readable memory for storing route and equipment data, a processing system for user input and comparison, a telemetry system for monitoring rental vessels, a mapping system for real-time tracking, a costing module for price estimation, and modules for user and operator profiling, rating, and payment processing, accessible via cellular systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a comprehensive boat sharing system is implemented with multiple modules (scheduling, telemetry, mapping, costing, payments, reviews), then the functionality and user experience are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The boat sharing system is divided into multiple independent functional modules including scheduling module, telemetry module, mapping module, costing module, payment module, and review module. Each module handles a specific aspect of the boating service, allowing the system to provide comprehensive functionality while maintaining manageable complexity through modular architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The system integrates multiple functions into a single unified platform that handles boat reservations, real-time tracking, cost calculation, payment processing, and review management. This multi-functional approach allows users to access all boating-related services through one system, improving versatility without requiring separate systems for each function.
2Reliability
If real-time telemetry tracking and mapping systems are integrated, then the reliability and user confidence are improved, but the use of energy and operational costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
A central server acts as an intermediary that receives telemetry data from boats and processing requests from users. The server handles the computationally intensive tasks of data processing, mapping, and tracking, while the mobile devices and boat systems only need to perform lightweight data transmission and display functions, thereby reducing energy consumption at the moving objects while maintaining reliable real-time tracking.
Data Source
AI summary
A boat sharing system includes a non-transitory computer readable memory for receiving and storing data for routes previously traveled. The route data includes starting and ending points and points of interest along the routes. The memory receives and stores data related to boat types, equipment for boating activities and boat drivers. A processing system accesses the memory and is configured to: display the stored data; receive and store route data and trip timing, boat type, equipment, boat driver requirements and activity desires for a present user; compare the present user's desired route, timing, activity, equipment and boat driver requirements with previously stored data. The system provides at least one previously stored set of route, boat, activity, equipment and operator data as an option for the present user; provides proposed timing, starting and ending points for the suggested route; and permits the present user to confirm selection of the suggested route.