Transportation Corridor Recommendations for Trigger-Based Route Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional systems for managing vehicle routing information face inefficiencies and safety challenges due to manual updates and communications with various systems or agencies, especially in dynamic traffic, weather, and emergency conditions, impacting transportation safety and operational efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A computing device receives vehicle configuration data and trigger events to automatically recommend optimal transportation corridors based on efficiency metrics, allowing occupants to select and communicate the choice to ground crew, enhancing safety and efficiency by reducing manual intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If manual updates and communications are used to manage vehicle routing information, then system complexity is reduced, but operational efficiency and transportation safety deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automated self-service through the occupant device that automatically receives trigger events, determines trigger conditions, selects transportation corridors, and communicates routing information without requiring manual intervention from operators or ground crew, thereby improving operational efficiency while maintaining manageable system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-determining transportation corridors based on trigger conditions before the vehicle actually needs to navigate, allowing routing decisions to be made in advance based on predicted traffic, weather, and emergency conditions, which improves operational efficiency by eliminating delays
2Device complexity
If manual updates and communications are used to manage vehicle routing information, then device complexity is reduced, but transportation safety deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms by continuously monitoring trigger events, evaluating trigger conditions, and automatically updating transportation corridor selections based on current traffic, weather, and emergency conditions, ensuring the vehicle receives the most safety-oriented routing information without requiring complex manual monitoring systems
Solution Approach 2:
The occupant device autonomously performs safety-critical functions by automatically receiving trigger events, determining whether trigger conditions are met, selecting optimal transportation corridors, and communicating routing information to the vehicle, thereby improving transportation safety through automated decision-making while avoiding excessive device complexity
3Productivity
If automated corridor recommendations are implemented, then operational efficiency improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the automated routing function into distinct modular components: trigger event reception, trigger condition determination, transportation corridor selection, and communication functions, allowing each component to be independently developed and managed, thereby improving operational efficiency while controlling overall device complexity through modular architecture
Solution Approach 2:
The occupant device performs multiple functions including receiving trigger events, determining trigger conditions, selecting transportation corridors, and communicating routing information, consolidating these capabilities into a single multi-functional device that improves operational efficiency without proportionally increasing device complexity
4Productivity
If automated corridor recommendations are implemented, then transportation safety improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The automated system implements continuous feedback loops by monitoring trigger events, evaluating trigger conditions, and dynamically selecting transportation corridors based on current conditions, improving transportation safety through automated real-time decision-making while managing device complexity through efficient feedback mechanism design
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary safety assessments by automatically determining trigger conditions and selecting transportation corridors in advance based on predicted conditions, improving transportation safety by proactively identifying and responding to potential hazards before they affect vehicle operations
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for providing transportation corridor recommendations. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by one or more processors and from a transportation corridor database, a set of transportation corridors, receiving, by the one or more processors, vehicle configuration data for a vehicle, receiving, by the one or more processors, an indication of a trigger event, selecting, by the one or more processors, a subset of transportation corridors from the set of transportation corridors based at least in part on the vehicle configuration data and the trigger event, providing, via a user interface of the vehicle, one or more of a visual representation of the subset of transportation corridors and a visual representation of a recommendation of a transportation corridor of the subset, wherein the recommendation is based at least in part on an efficiency metric value for the transportation corridor.