Dynamic Delivery Destination Routing for Mobile Vehicles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional delivery systems do not account for vehicles as delivery destinations, leading to potential redelivery issues when a user moves using the designated vehicle, as the deliverer cannot deliver the item at the intended time.
Innovation Solution
A delivery system comprising a first and second vehicle with delivery boxes, user and deliverer terminals, and a server that allows users to change delivery destinations, transmit necessary information for delivery, and includes a locking device and cooling box with temperature control, enabling delivery to a changed vehicle destination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a vehicle is designated as a delivery destination, then the user can receive delivery items while mobile, but the user may move away from the delivery location causing redelivery
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically updates the delivery destination from a static vehicle identification to a real-time location based on the vehicle's current position. The server receives position information from the vehicle and uses this dynamic data to guide the deliverer to the correct delivery location, resolving the contradiction between mobility and delivery reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the vehicle transmits position information back to the server, which then provides updated delivery location information to the deliverer terminal. This closed-loop feedback ensures the deliverer always has accurate location data to complete delivery successfully
2Ease of operation
If the deliverer is provided with basic delivery information, then the delivery process is simple, but the deliverer cannot locate the vehicle or access the delivery box
Solution Approach 1:
The delivery information is segmented into multiple components: vehicle position information, authentication codes, and delivery box access information. Each component is transmitted separately to the deliverer terminal, ensuring that location data is provided without overwhelming the deliverer with unnecessary complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The server acts as an intermediary that processes and transmits position information from the vehicle to the deliverer terminal. This intermediary role ensures that sensitive location and authentication data is securely transmitted without requiring complex direct communication between vehicle and deliverer
3Ease of operation
If the delivery box is always accessible, then delivery is convenient, but unauthorized persons can access or remove items
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary authentication by transmitting authentication codes to the deliverer terminal before delivery. The deliverer must present this pre-authenticated code to access the delivery box, ensuring that convenience is provided only after verifying authorized access
Solution Approach 2:
Different access conditions are applied to different locations: the delivery box requires authentication code verification for access, while the vehicle itself remains mobile and accessible to the user. This localized differentiation of access control provides both convenience and security
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This system reduces the likelihood of redelivery by allowing users to change delivery destinations and ensures proper storage and delivery of items to vehicles, even when the user is moving, by providing accurate positioning and authentication for delivery and maintaining optimal storage conditions.
Implementation Method 1
The second delivery box is a cooling box. The second vehicle further includes a controller configured to control the cooling box. When the controller obtains storage information indicating a storage environment of the delivery item, the controller is configured to operate the cooling box to bring an internal environment of the cooling box into the storage environment.
Data Source
AI summary
A delivery system includes: a first vehicle including a first delivery box; a second vehicle including a second delivery box; a user terminal configured to be operated by a user; a deliverer terminal used by a deliverer during delivery; and a server configured to communicate with the first vehicle, the second vehicle, the user terminal, and the deliverer terminal. When the server receives a change signal from the user terminal to change a delivery destination for a delivery item from the first vehicle to the second vehicle, the server is configured to transmit required information to the deliverer terminal, the required information being required for the deliverer to deliver the delivery item to the second vehicle.