Hybrid Off-Board Navigation Server for Fleet Route Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
On-board navigation systems face challenges in scalability and error reduction when managing multiple vehicles, as each driver must manually input navigation information, leading to increased chances of error and difficulty in implementing company-wide policies.
Innovation Solution
A hybrid off-board navigation system where a route server generates and sends a multi-stop route package to navigation devices, including vehicle attributes and road restrictions, allowing devices to request and receive route corrections from the server, reducing the need for manual input and minimizing errors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If on-board navigation is used where each driver manually enters information into their navigation device, then each vehicle can have customized navigation, but the system does not scale well to accommodate a large number of users and vehicles, increasing the chance of error and making it difficult to implement company-wide policies
Solution Approach 1:
A server acts as an intermediary between the navigation devices and the route calculation logic. The server receives navigation requests from multiple vehicles, processes route information centrally, and sends back customized route packages to each vehicle's navigation device. This intermediary approach enables centralized control for company-wide policies while maintaining customized navigation for each vehicle, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and scalability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If on-board navigation is used where each driver manually enters information, then each vehicle can have customized navigation, but this repetition increases the chance of error
Solution Approach 1:
The server serves as a centralized intermediary that processes route information for all vehicles, eliminating the need for manual data entry by each driver. The server receives standardized requests and generates customized route packages that are sent to each navigation device, reducing human error while maintaining customized navigation for each vehicle.
Solution Approach 2:
The server creates and distributes standardized route package templates to multiple navigation devices. Instead of each driver manually entering information, the server generates copies of the route information customized for each vehicle and sends them automatically, reducing errors through standardized data entry and distribution.
3Ease of operation
If on-board navigation is used, then each vehicle can operate independently, but it makes it difficult to implement company-wide policies relating to vehicle operation
Solution Approach 1:
The server acts as a centralized intermediary that implements company-wide policies. It receives navigation requests from independently operating vehicles, applies company-wide policy rules centrally, and generates customized route packages that comply with these policies. This allows vehicles to operate independently while ensuring company-wide policy adherence through centralized control.
4Reliability
If a route server generates and sends route packages to navigation devices, then manual input errors are reduced and company-wide policies can be implemented, but the system complexity increases with the need for server-device communication infrastructure
Solution Approach 1:
The server provides multiple functions through a single centralized platform: route calculation, policy enforcement, error reduction through standardized data entry, and communication with multiple navigation devices. This multi-functional approach reduces overall system complexity by consolidating what would otherwise require separate systems for each function.
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AI summary
A system, method and apparatus for hybrid off-board vehicle navigation are disclosed. In the system, a multi-stop route package is created and sent from a route server to a navigation device. The route package can include a collection of vehicle attributes and corresponding road restrictions for guiding the vehicle towards its destination. The server can optionally push the route package to the vehicle in an email message or other stored communication. When an off-route condition is detected, the navigation device can send a route request to the server that includes the vehicle attributes and the corresponding road restrictions. The server can respond with a partial route correction that is determined based on the vehicle attributes and road restrictions.