Dynamic Grid Vehicle Configuration for Ride-Sharing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current ride-sharing systems lack the ability to customize vehicle configurations based on user preferences, such as seat orientation, workspace, and storage needs, before a trip, limiting passenger convenience and satisfaction.
Innovation Solution
A dynamic vehicle reservation system that allows users to request specific vehicle characteristics, identifies available vehicles capable of meeting these needs, and automatically adjusts the vehicle configuration using a dynamic grid system, enabling changes without manual intervention to ensure the vehicle is prepared at the desired time and location.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed vehicle configuration is used in ride-sharing, then operational simplicity is maintained, but user customization needs cannot be met
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic grid system that allows vehicle components (seats, workspaces, storage units) to be dynamically reconfigured based on user reservations. The system transitions from static fixed configurations to dynamic adjustable configurations, enabling the vehicle to adapt its interior layout, seating arrangements, and functional zones according to real-time user needs while maintaining operational simplicity through automated control.
Solution Approach 2:
The vehicle is designed with multi-functional components that can serve different purposes based on configuration needs. The dynamic grid system enables single vehicle units to provide multiple configuration modes (e.g., conference mode, transit mode, leisure mode) by repositioning seats, adjusting workspace configurations, and reconfiguring storage areas, thereby increasing adaptability without requiring multiple specialized vehicles.
2Productivity
If manual configuration changes are required, then system simplicity is maintained, but time efficiency and automation are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service configuration where the vehicle automatically adjusts its internal layout based on reservation data received from the ride-sharing platform. The dynamic grid system autonomously repositions components without requiring manual intervention from operators or users, with the vehicle self-configuring seat arrangements, workspace setups, and storage configurations based on pre-programmed parameters and user preferences.
Solution Approach 2:
The vehicle configuration is prepared in advance based on reservation requests. The system receives reservation data ahead of time, processes configuration requirements, and pre-positions all vehicle components to the desired state before user arrival. This preliminary configuration action ensures the vehicle is ready for immediate use upon user pickup, eliminating on-site adjustment needs.
3Ease of operation
If vehicle configurations are customized per user, then user satisfaction is improved, but system complexity and operational overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a configuration management system that acts as an intermediary between the ride-sharing platform and the vehicle's dynamic grid system. This intermediary layer receives high-level user preferences from the reservation system, translates them into specific configuration parameters, and communicates them to the vehicle's automated configuration system. This abstraction layer simplifies user interaction while managing the underlying complexity of configuration control.
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AI summary
Systems, methods, and devices for reserving a vehicle with a desired vehicle characteristic are disclosed herein. A system includes a receiver to receive a request to reserve a vehicle, wherein the request indicates a desired vehicle characteristic. The system includes a controller configured to determine a change to the vehicle that will satisfy the vehicle characteristic, and the system includes an implementation component configured to implement the change to the vehicle.