Detachable Vehicle Cabin Connection for Shared Utility Provision
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Solution Overview
Problem
Autonomous driving vehicles with detachable cabin units face limitations in expanding living space due to size constraints and limited infrastructure services, such as water, gas, and electricity, within the vehicle cabin unit.
Innovation Solution
A facility and system that connects a traveling unit with a vehicle cabin unit, providing continuous infrastructure services like electricity, tap water, and gas through connection units, allowing the cabin unit to be enhanced as a living space and enabling the traveling unit to be used separately and shared among multiple cabin units.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the vehicle cabin unit is made larger to expand living space, then the living space is enhanced, but the vehicle size constraints and infrastructure service limitations are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle is divided into separable components: a traveling unit (first unit) and a vehicle cabin unit (second unit). The traveling unit contains driving wheels and control systems, while the vehicle cabin unit contains living space and connects to infrastructure facilities through a connection unit. This segmentation allows the cabin unit to be enhanced as a living space while the traveling unit can be separated and shared among multiple cabin units, resolving the contradiction between expanding living space and maintaining adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The traveling unit is designed to be universally applicable to multiple vehicle cabin units. By separating the traveling unit from the cabin unit and providing infrastructure services through a connection unit, the same traveling unit can serve different cabin units with varying living space requirements. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by allowing each cabin unit to be optimized for its specific living space needs while sharing common infrastructure capabilities.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the vehicle cabin unit is separated from the traveling unit, then the traveling unit can be shared among multiple cabin units, but the connection and infrastructure service provision becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The connection unit is designed to automatically establish connections between the traveling unit and vehicle cabin unit, and to automatically provision infrastructure services once connected. The system self-manages the connection establishment and service provisioning processes, reducing the operational complexity despite the separable design. This allows the traveling unit to be shared among multiple cabin units while keeping the connection management straightforward.
3Volume of moving object
If infrastructure services are provided through a connection unit, then the vehicle cabin unit can be enhanced as a living space, but the requirement for continuous connection to access services increases system dependency
Solution Approach 1:
The connection unit acts as an intermediary between the traveling unit and the vehicle cabin unit, managing the provision of infrastructure services. When connected, the connection unit enables the cabin unit to access infrastructure services such as electricity, water, and communication. This intermediary approach allows the cabin unit to be enhanced as a living space while the traveling unit maintains independence and can be shared among multiple cabin units, balancing the enhancement needs with system reliability.
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AI summary
A facility provides an infrastructure service to a vehicle including a first unit that includes a driving wheel and a second unit that has a vehicle cabin space and is separable from the first unit. The facility includes a connection unit that connects to the second unit and a provision unit that provides the infrastructure service to the second unit when the connection unit is connected to the second unit.