Emergency Call Control for Vehicle Production Status Tracking

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current motor vehicle production processes rely on manual monitoring of motor vehicle blanks, which is prone to human errors and loss of information, necessitating a more reliable method for tracking the status of vehicles during production.

Innovation Solution

Employing an emergency call control apparatus, equipped with communication and localization capabilities, to transmit vehicle status information to a monitoring system, eliminating the need for manual monitoring and reducing infrastructure requirements.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If manual monitoring of motor vehicle blanks is used, then human operators can physically handle and observe vehicles, but human errors occur and information can be lost

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemonitoring reliabilityVSAvoidvehicle status information

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces manual mechanical monitoring with an automated electronic monitoring system that uses sensors, communication modules, and data processing to track vehicle status, position, and production parameters, eliminating human error and information loss

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The motor vehicle blank itself becomes an active participant in monitoring through integrated sensors and communication devices that automatically collect and transmit its own status information, eliminating the need for external manual observation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Extent of automation

If dedicated monitoring infrastructure is implemented, then vehicle status can be tracked automatically, but system complexity and cost increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemonitoring automationVSAvoidmonitoring system complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Extent of automationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent makes the emergency call control apparatus perform dual functions: its original emergency communication role plus new vehicle status monitoring and transmission functions, eliminating the need for separate dedicated monitoring infrastructure

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The monitoring functionality is merged with the existing emergency call control apparatus, combining two systems into one integrated unit that reduces overall system complexity while maintaining automation capabilities

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS20240296701A1Method for Obtaining Information on the Status of a Motor Vehicle During a Production Process of the Motor Vehicle, and Monitoring System

Publication Date: 2024.09.05 VOLKSWAGEN AG

AI summary

The disclosure relates to a method for obtaining information on the status of a motor vehicle during a production process of the motor vehicle by means of a monitoring system, having the steps of: providing a motor vehicle blank during the production process, said motor vehicle blank having at least one required emergency call control apparatus; generating the information on the motor vehicle status by means of the emergency call control apparatus within the motor vehicle; and transmitting the information to the monitoring system by means of the emergency call control apparatus.