Building Control System for Automated Vehicle Entry
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users with difficulty walking require assistance when entering or exiting automated-driving vehicles, as there is no built-in support mechanism, leading to a burden on helpers, especially for aged individuals.
Innovation Solution
A processing device in a building communicates with an automated-driving vehicle to request its presence, inquire about access permission, and guide the vehicle or an auxiliary moving device into the building for easy entry and exit, utilizing a vehicle management system that includes a control unit, storage, display, input, and communication units.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If family member provides help, then user can enter and exit vehicle, but heavy burden is imposed on helper
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by allowing the user to request vehicle arrival and auxiliary device deployment through a terminal device without requiring physical assistance from others. The automated system handles vehicle dispatch, auxiliary device activation, and coordinated transportation, replacing human helper involvement with an automated service mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The manual assistance mechanism involving human helpers is replaced with an automated mechanical system consisting of the auxiliary moving device and control system. The mechanical auxiliary device performs the physical task of transporting the user, substituting the biological mechanical system of human helpers with an engineered mechanical solution.
2Productivity
If vehicle arrives at building vicinity, then user can be transported, but access permission inquiry is required
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically dispatching the vehicle and auxiliary moving device in advance based on user requests. The vehicle and auxiliary device are prepared and positioned before the user needs transportation, eliminating the need for on-site coordination and permission inquiries during the actual transport process.
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AI summary
A processing device that is provided in a building in which a user stays includes a control unit configured to perform: transmitting a request for a vehicle which the user desires to use to move to the building; detecting that the vehicle reaches a vicinity of the building; inquiring of the user about whether access of the vehicle to the inside of the building is permitted when it is detected that the vehicle reaches the vicinity of the building; and guiding at least a part of the vehicle to the inside of the building when the access is permitted by the user.