Convoy Sensor Task Delegation to Eliminate Data Redundancy
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Solution Overview
Problem
In vehicle convoys, each vehicle independently processes and collects sensor data, leading to duplication and redundancy, which can be reduced by distributing tasks and sharing information among vehicles based on their unique sensor resources.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle convoy management system that determines which vehicle in a convoy is best suited for specific tasks based on its sensor resources, delegates these tasks, and shares the processed information among vehicles, allowing for efficient data collection and processing without duplication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If each vehicle independently processes sensor data, then each vehicle has complete autonomy and reliability, but there is duplication of data collection and processing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges data collection and processing functions across multiple vehicles in a convoy. Vehicles share sensor data and processing tasks through a communication system, combining their computational resources to eliminate duplication while maintaining reliable autonomous operation through shared information.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a universal convoy-level processing system where any vehicle's sensor resources can serve multiple purposes and multiple vehicles. A single vehicle's sensor data can be utilized by other convoy members, making the sensor resources multi-functional across the entire convoy rather than dedicated to individual vehicles.
2Productivity
If vehicles share sensor resources and delegate tasks, then computational efficiency improves and redundancy is reduced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the convoy system into distinct functional modules: a convoy management system for task delegation, communication systems for data exchange, and individual vehicle sensor/processing units. This segmentation allows complex functions to be distributed and managed in manageable parts, improving efficiency while controlling complexity through modular architecture.
3Loss of information
If vehicles collect and process all sensor data independently, then each vehicle has complete information availability, but the quantity of processed data increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and separates data collection functions from individual vehicles, centralizing redundant processing tasks at the convoy level. Only essential, non-duplicative data is processed by each vehicle, while shared information is obtained through the convoy communication network, reducing overall data volume while maintaining information availability.
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AI summary
A vehicle convoy management system includes a processor and a non-transitory computer readable memory configured to store a machine-readable instruction set. The machine-readable instruction set causes the vehicle convoy management system to: determine a first vehicle and a second vehicle form a convoy, delegate a first task to the first vehicle based on a first set of sensor resources of the first vehicle, delegate a second task to the second vehicle based on a second set of sensor resources of the second vehicle, where the first task is distinct from the second task, receive a first information generated in response to the first vehicle completing the first task with the first set of sensor resources, receive a second information generated in response to the second vehicle completing the second task, and transmit at least one of the first information or the second information to at least one vehicle.