Delivery Robot Coordination Protocol for Infrastructure Access Priority
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing autonomous delivery robot services lack an effective interworking protocol between delivery robots, service providers, users, and urban infrastructure, leading to inefficiencies and challenges in managing delivery operations.
Innovation Solution
A delivery robot service provider system that includes a processor and memory to manage delivery robots, interwork with urban infrastructure, and coordinate access priorities, sharing delivery information and status updates with users and other robots.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If delivery robots operate autonomously without standardized interworking protocols, then each robot can independently perform deliveries, but coordination efficiency and system-wide productivity deteriorate due to lack of standardized communication and conflict resolution mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The patent establishes a universal interworking protocol that enables diverse delivery robots from different service providers to communicate and coordinate through standardized messages. The protocol defines common message types (delivery request, delivery status, infrastructure access) that can be universally applied across the entire delivery robot ecosystem, allowing robots to perform multiple coordination functions using a single standardized framework
Solution Approach 2:
The protocol transforms the coordination problem by changing the communication parameters between robots and infrastructure. It standardizes message formats, status indicators, and access priority representations, converting complex coordination requirements into structured parameter exchanges that can be efficiently processed by robots and infrastructure systems
2Productivity
If delivery robots share infrastructure resources without access priority management, then infrastructure utilization increases, but delivery time and operational reliability worsen due to conflicts and waiting between competing robots
Solution Approach 1:
The protocol implements feedback mechanisms where robots report their status (available, delivering, accessing infrastructure) and receive responses from infrastructure systems about access permissions. This continuous feedback loop allows robots to adjust their behavior based on current system state, resolving conflicts dynamically while maintaining high infrastructure utilization
Solution Approach 2:
The protocol enables preliminary actions by allowing robots to request and receive access permissions before actually accessing shared infrastructure. Robots can check infrastructure availability and secure access rights in advance, preventing conflicts before they occur and ensuring reliable delivery operations
3Loss of information
If delivery robots operate without standardized status sharing, then robot autonomy is maintained, but information availability and coordination capability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The protocol segments delivery status information into distinct, standardized message types (delivery request, delivery status, infrastructure access). Each message type carries specific information segments that can be independently processed, allowing robots to maintain autonomy while sharing necessary information through structured, modular communication
Data Source
AI summary
A delivery robot service provider and an operating method thereof are disclosed. The operating method of the delivery robot service provider includes receiving a delivery request from a user device, generating delivery information on the delivery request, assigning a delivery robot that performs the delivery request, transmitting the delivery information to the delivery robot, and sharing a current location of the delivery robot and a loading status of goods with the delivery robot service provider while the delivery robot is delivering the goods according to the delivery information.