Grid Computing Resource Reinforcement via Moving Body Guidance

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Solution Overview

Problem

In a grid computing system, moving bodies owned by individuals face challenges in participating effectively due to uncertain processing capabilities and insufficient calculation resources, especially when not in use, leading to instability and inefficiency in data transmission and processing.

Innovation Solution

A management system that utilizes a controller and memory unit to extract target moving bodies for resource reinforcement by referring to resource and operation history information, guiding owners to enhance calculation resources without adding new vehicles, thereby increasing available calculation resources within the existing framework.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If moving bodies are permitted to participate in grid computing, then calculation resources can be utilized more effectively, but the processing capability is significantly uncertain when requested to participate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecalculation resource utilizationVSAvoidprocessing capability certainty
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary extraction of target moving bodies that should reinforce calculation resources by referring to resource information and operation history information before grid computing tasks are assigned. This advance identification and guidance approach ensures that resources are strengthened in advance, reducing uncertainty about processing capability when participation is requested.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If moving bodies are physically separated at individual homes, then processing stability and data transmission are improved, but calculation capability is insufficient when resources are not sufficient in the distance range

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprocessing stabilityVSAvoidcalculation capability
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts target moving bodies that need resource reinforcement in advance by analyzing operation history information and resource information, then provides guidance to owners before computing tasks are assigned. This preliminary action ensures adequate calculation capability is secured while maintaining the physical separation structure for stability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Productivity

If additional moving bodies are arranged according to operation status, then calculation resources can be increased, but system complexity and costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecalculation resource availabilityVSAvoidsystem structure
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables existing moving body owners to self-serve by providing them with guidance information about which resources to reinforce. Instead of the system directly managing additional vehicles or resources, owners independently strengthen their own moving bodies based on the extracted targets and provided guidance, reducing system complexity while increasing resource availability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS20240211317A1Management system and management method
Publication Date: 2024.06.27 MAZDA MOTOR CORP
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AI summary

A management system includes a controller, and a memory unit that stores resource information related to a calculation resource mounted on each moving body and operation history information of each moving body. A controller performs extraction processing of referring to the resource information and the operation history information and extracting a target moving body for reinforcement of a calculation resource, guidance processing of transmitting guidance on the reinforcement of the calculation resource to an owner of the target moving body, and update processing of updating the resource information on the basis of update information when the update information is acquired.