Logic Bay Control for Transportation Vehicle Allocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing transportation vehicle systems require a large number of vehicles to manage intra-bay and inter-bay routes efficiently, leading to excessively long wait times and inefficiencies when the number of vehicles is insufficient, especially when transportation demands vary.
Innovation Solution
The system defines logic bays by combining adjacent intra-bay routes with a portion of the inter-bay route, allowing for dynamic allocation and reassignment of transportation vehicles based on demand, using a minimum number of vehicles to maintain efficient operations by buffering instructions and adjusting vehicle allocation dynamically.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the minimum number of transportation vehicles is determined for each intra-bay route, then vehicle allocation is simplified, but a large number of transportation vehicles are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple adjacent intra-bay routes into a single logic bay, treating them as one unified allocation unit. This merging reduces the total number of vehicles needed while maintaining operational simplicity through centralized control at the logic bay level rather than requiring separate allocation for each individual intra-bay route.
Solution Approach 2:
The logic bay structure enables vehicles to serve multiple intra-bay routes simultaneously, making each vehicle multi-functional. A single vehicle allocated to a logic bay can transport articles between any of the constituent intra-bay routes, increasing vehicle utilization efficiency and reducing the total fleet size required.
2Quantity of substance
If the minimum number of transportation vehicles is not determined, then fewer vehicles are required, but shortage of vehicles occurs and wait time becomes extremely long
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the number of vehicles allocated to each logic bay based on real-time transportation demand and vehicle availability. The logic bay control means monitors vehicle positions and transportation requests, flexibly reallocating vehicles between logic bays to prevent shortages and excessive wait times without requiring a fixed minimum for each intra-bay route.
Solution Approach 2:
The logic bay control means continuously monitors the status of transportation vehicles and transportation requests, using this feedback information to make real-time allocation decisions. This feedback mechanism ensures that vehicles are distributed optimally across logic bays to meet demand while minimizing wait times, adapting to changing conditions without requiring predetermined minimum allocations.
3Ease of operation
If transportation vehicles are allocated in fixed bays, then allocation is simple, but transportation efficiency decreases when vehicles must travel without articles between adjacent bays
Solution Approach 1:
By merging adjacent intra-bay routes into a logic bay, the patent eliminates the need for vehicles to return empty to their home bay after deliveries. Vehicles operating within a logic bay can continue serving other routes in the same logic bay without traveling back through inter-bay routes, reducing empty travel time and improving productivity while maintaining simple allocation management.
Data Source
AI summary
A plurality of intra-bay routes and an inter-bay route between the intra-bay routes are defined as a logic bay, and the minimum number of allocated transportation vehicles is determined based on the unit of each logic bay.