Fleet Vehicle Feature Activation for Route Adherence Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for guiding drivers to a destination lack efficiency and effectiveness in managing fleet vehicle routes and activating/deactivating vehicle features based on route adherence.
Innovation Solution
A fleet management system that uses a processor and memory to determine a recommended route for fleet vehicles, activating or deactivating vehicle features such as speed limiters, brakes, accelerators, and radios based on whether the vehicle is following the recommended route, utilizing factors like risk, efficiency, and vehicle-specific considerations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the fleet management system activates vehicle features based on route adherence, then route efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the fleet management functionality by separating route determination, feature activation, and monitoring into distinct modular components. The fleet management system receives route information from external sources, processes it independently, then activates specific vehicle features based on the determined route, allowing each component to operate autonomously and reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary route determination and feature activation decisions before the vehicle begins its journey. By pre-determining the route and pre-activating necessary features based on this route information, the system eliminates the need for complex real-time decision-making during vehicle operation, thereby improving route efficiency while managing system complexity.
2Loss of energy
If the system monitors and enforces route adherence, then operational costs are reduced, but ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automatic feedback mechanisms where the fleet management system continuously monitors vehicle location against the determined route and automatically activates or deactivates features based on adherence. This automated feedback loop reduces operational costs by preventing off-route travel without requiring manual monitoring, thereby maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The vehicle system performs self-monitoring and self-correction regarding route adherence. The onboard systems automatically detect deviations and trigger appropriate feature activations or deactivations without requiring driver intervention or fleet manager involvement, reducing operational costs while maintaining ease of operation.
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AI summary
A system including a processor and memory may provide for automatically activating or deactivating a feature of a fleet vehicle. For example, one or more fleet vehicles may include one or more of a global-positioning system, a speed governor, electronically-controlled brakes, an electronically-controlled accelerator, a speed limiter, or an on-board computer with a processor and memory. One or more features may be activated by a local or remote computing device or system. For example, a system may determine one or more recommended routes between two or more locations. The system may track a fleet vehicle's progress along a route, and activate a feature of the fleet vehicle based on the fleet vehicle following or not following the recommended route. For example, the system may cause activation of a speed limiter on the fleet vehicle, disable the fleet vehicle, and/or activate or deactivate autonomous features of the fleet vehicle.