Dynamic Vehicle Site Assignment for Fleet Efficiency
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle service systems face challenges in efficiently assigning vehicle sites for parking and maintenance, particularly when the number of vehicles increases, leading to potential delays and inefficiencies due to limited parking spaces and facilities.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and method that dynamically determines a suitable vehicle site for a vehicle to return to based on availability and facility information, ensuring efficient operation by assigning sites that allow parking and have necessary facilities without prior pre-assignment, thus avoiding schedule delays.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If vehicle sites are pre-assigned to vehicles, then scheduling is simplified, but delays occur when parking spaces or facilities are unavailable
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic vehicle site assignment where the control server determines appropriate vehicle sites in real-time based on current availability information and facility status, rather than using fixed pre-assigned sites. This allows the system to adapt to changing conditions and avoid delays while maintaining operational efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously collects availability information from multiple vehicle sites and uses this feedback to make informed assignment decisions. The control server monitors the status of parking spaces and facilities at each site and adjusts vehicle site assignments accordingly, ensuring optimal resource utilization.
2Quantity of substance
If the number of vehicles increases, then service coverage is improved, but efficiency decreases due to limited parking spaces and facilities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables multiple vehicles to share access to the same vehicle sites by implementing a dynamic assignment system that allocates sites based on real-time needs rather than dedicated one-to-one assignments. This allows the infrastructure to serve a larger fleet of vehicles efficiently, improving service coverage without proportionally increasing infrastructure requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts vehicle site assignments based on current availability and vehicle needs, allowing flexible utilization of limited parking spaces and facilities across an expanding vehicle fleet. This dynamic approach maintains operational efficiency even as the number of vehicles increases.
3Speed
If vehicle sites are assigned without considering facility availability, then assignment speed is improved, but operational requirements cannot be met
Solution Approach 1:
The control server collects and stores availability information and facility status data from multiple vehicle sites in advance, preparing this information for rapid retrieval during vehicle assignment. This preliminary data collection enables fast decision-making while ensuring that assignment decisions are based on accurate, up-to-date information about facility availability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses real-time feedback from vehicle sites regarding facility availability to make informed assignment decisions. The control server queries the current status of each site and uses this information to determine appropriate vehicle assignments, ensuring both speed and reliability in the assignment process.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus, comprises a controller configured to execute: determining that a first vehicle that provides a predetermined service begins to start moving in order to be forwarded, based on an operation plan generated for the first vehicle; determining a vehicle site serving as a forwarding destination of the first vehicle, among a plurality of vehicle sites, based on availability information and facility information on the plurality of vehicle sites; and instructing the first vehicle to move to the determined vehicle site.