Dynamic Transport Assessment System for Vehicle Utilization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current transportation systems lack an efficient method to dynamically assess and improve the performance level of vehicles based on real-time usage and maintenance needs, leading to suboptimal utilization and value retention.

Innovation Solution

A system that utilizes sensors and blockchain technology to collect data on vehicle performance, dynamically revise performance levels based on current use, and determine next uses such as leasing or selling, while providing actionable insights for maintenance and upgrades.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If traditional static assessment methods are used for vehicle performance, then the system is simple to operate, but the vehicle utilization and value retention are suboptimal

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevehicle utilizationVSAvoidassessment system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a dynamic performance level assessment system that continuously updates vehicle performance levels based on real-time sensor data, usage patterns, and maintenance history. The performance level is not static but evolves over time through dynamic revision, allowing the system to adapt to changing vehicle conditions and provide up-to-date valuation for leasing or selling decisions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where sensor data from vehicle operation, maintenance records, and usage patterns are continuously fed back into the performance level calculation. This feedback loop enables the system to learn from historical data and improve assessment accuracy over time, directly enhancing vehicle utilization and value retention through data-driven decisions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Measurement precision

If real-time data collection and dynamic revision are implemented, then the performance level accuracy is improved, but the data processing requirements and system complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveperformance level accuracyVSAvoiddata processing system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The assessment system is segmented into multiple independent components: sensor data collection modules, performance level calculation engines, maintenance schedule generators, and decision support systems. Each component handles specific data processing tasks independently, reducing the complexity of the overall system while maintaining high measurement precision through specialized processing in each segment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces intermediary processing layers that aggregate and pre-process sensor data before feeding it into the performance level calculation system. These intermediaries filter, validate, and organize raw data from multiple sensors, reducing the computational burden on the core assessment engine while maintaining data accuracy and enabling scalable system architecture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Reliability

If maintenance schedules are optimized based on actual usage data, then the vehicle retention value is improved, but the requirement for continuous monitoring and data analysis increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevehicle retention valueVSAvoidcontinuous monitoring automation
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSExtent of automation

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service maintenance scheduling where the vehicle's own sensor data and usage patterns automatically trigger maintenance recommendations without requiring external intervention. The performance level assessment system continuously monitors vehicle conditions and autonomously generates optimized maintenance schedules based on actual usage, reducing the need for manual monitoring while improving retention value through timely, data-driven maintenance decisions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS12159267B2Transport assessment
Publication Date: 2024.12.03 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA INC
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AI summary

An example operation includes one or more of receiving, by a server, characteristics related to a transport within a time period, wherein the characteristics are related to a condition of the transport, an operation behavior of the transport and an upkeep of the transport, providing, by the server, one or more actions to perform by the transport to increase a level of the characteristics, and responsive to the level of the characteristics being increased, determining, by the server, a next use of the transport after the time period.