Dynamic Joining Point Adjustment for Vehicle Charging Services
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vehicle charging services face inefficiencies due to power supply vehicles waiting unnecessarily for users' vehicles to arrive, leading to wasted time.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that accepts vehicle charging service reservations, notifies users of a first joining point and time, determines a second closer joining point if the vehicle cannot arrive on time, and proposes the change to the user.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the power supply vehicle arrives at the predetermined joining point ahead of time, then the vehicle charging service can be provided, but the power supply vehicle has to wait for an unnecessary time period
Solution Approach 1:
The joining point is made dynamic rather than fixed. The system determines a first joining point based on initial conditions, then dynamically switches to a second joining point closer to the power supply vehicle when the user vehicle cannot arrive on time. This dynamic adjustment eliminates unnecessary waiting time while ensuring charging service availability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the spatial parameter (joining point location) based on real-time conditions. When the user vehicle's arrival time deviates from the scheduled time, the system changes the joining point from the first location to a second location that is closer to the power supply vehicle, thereby optimizing the waiting time parameter.
2Reliability
If the user vehicle travels to the first joining point as notified, then the charging service can be provided, but the user may arrive late due to traffic congestion
Solution Approach 1:
The system obtains feedback on the user vehicle's actual arrival status and compares it with the scheduled arrival time. Based on this feedback, the system determines whether to switch from the first joining point to the second joining point, creating a closed-loop control that adapts to real-time conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system preliminarily determines multiple joining points (first and second) before the actual meeting occurs. When the user vehicle cannot arrive on time, the system has already prepared the alternative second joining point that is closer to the power supply vehicle, enabling quick adaptation without delay.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to accept a reservation for use of a vehicle charging service from a user of a vehicle, notify the user of a first joining point and a first joining time as a target joining point and a target joining time at which the vehicle joins a power supply vehicle, determine whether the vehicle can arrive at the first joining point by the first joining time based on positional information and traffic congestion information for the vehicle, determine a second joining point closer to the vehicle than the first joining point upon determining that the vehicle cannot arrive, and notify the user of a proposal to change the target joining point to the second joining point.