Delivery Robot Infrastructure Interworking for Signal Access Coordination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing autonomous delivery robot services face challenges in efficiently interworking with urban transportation infrastructure, leading to delays and inefficiencies in delivery operations.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for operating a delivery robot service that involves generating delivery information, assigning a delivery robot, transmitting information to the robot, and requesting access to transportation infrastructure, ensuring seamless interworking with urban infrastructure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If autonomous delivery robots operate without integrated infrastructure interworking, then device complexity is reduced, but delivery efficiency and productivity deteriorate due to delays and operational inefficiencies
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a service provider system as an intermediary that manages communication and coordination between delivery robots and transportation infrastructure. This mediator handles signal requests, status information exchange, and infrastructure access coordination, thereby improving delivery efficiency without requiring direct complex integration between robots and infrastructure.
2Reliability
If delivery robots directly access transportation infrastructure without coordination, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to lack of signal management and infrastructure access control
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the service provider continuously monitors robot status information and infrastructure signal status, then adjusts signal requests and access permissions accordingly. This feedback loop ensures reliable infrastructure access while maintaining automated operation, as the system self-regulates based on real-time conditions without requiring manual intervention.
3Productivity
If signal request information is transmitted to traffic information service provider, then delivery robot can use transportation infrastructure improving productivity, but loss of time occurs due to communication and coordination overhead
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by having the service provider pre-coordinate infrastructure access permissions and pre-transmit signal request information before the robot actually needs to use the transportation infrastructure. This advance preparation reduces waiting time and communication overhead during critical delivery operations, thereby improving productivity without significant time loss.
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AI summary
A method and apparatus for interworking between an autonomous delivery robot and a transportation infrastructure are disclosed. A method of operating a delivery robot service provider that manages a delivery robot, the method may include: generating delivery information in response to a delivery request from a user; assigning a delivery robot that is to perform the delivery request; transmitting the delivery information to the delivery robot; checking whether the delivery robot arrives at a transportation infrastructure located on a delivery route based on delivery status information transmitted from the delivery robot; and transmitting signal request information associated with the transportation infrastructure to a traffic information service provider that manages the transportation infrastructure to allow the delivery robot to use the transportation infrastructure.