Microhub Delivery Handover for Wide-Area Autonomous Robots
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing autonomous delivery robot services face challenges in efficiently managing delivery operations across wide areas, particularly when delivery zones exceed the service range of a single provider, requiring seamless interworking and coordination between multiple service providers and infrastructure.
Innovation Solution
A method and device for a wide area delivery service that separates delivery zones, generates specific delivery information for each zone, and coordinates delivery between multiple service providers using autonomous robots and unmanned mobility, with goods stored at designated locations linking the zones.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If a single service provider manages the entire delivery area, then coordination complexity is reduced, but the delivery coverage area is limited to the provider's service range
Solution Approach 1:
The delivery service area is segmented into multiple delivery zones, each managed by a different service provider. The system divides the overall delivery task into sub-tasks corresponding to different zones, allowing parallel execution by multiple providers while maintaining centralized coordination through the service management device.
Solution Approach 2:
The service management device serves as a universal coordination platform that can manage multiple service providers and microhubs simultaneously. It handles diverse functions including route optimization, handover coordination, and resource allocation across different providers, making the system scalable and adaptable to various delivery scenarios.
2Area of stationary object
If delivery zones are divided and managed by multiple service providers, then delivery coverage area is extended, but coordination complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A service management device acts as an intermediary between multiple service providers and microhubs. It receives delivery requests, divides them into zones, assigns them to appropriate providers, and coordinates handovers between zones. This central intermediary simplifies the coordination complexity by providing a single point of control rather than requiring direct communication between all providers.
Solution Approach 2:
The service management device performs preliminary actions by pre-dividing delivery areas into zones and pre-assigning them to service providers before actual delivery execution. Route optimization and resource allocation are prepared in advance, reducing real-time coordination complexity during active delivery operations.
3Productivity
If autonomous robots perform local deliveries, then delivery efficiency in covered areas is improved, but service range is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a nested structure where autonomous delivery robots operate within local service zones managed by microhubs, which in turn are coordinated by a central service management device. This nested architecture allows robots to maintain high local efficiency while the hierarchical structure extends the overall service range through multiple layers of coordination.
Solution Approach 2:
The system extends service range by adding a spatial dimension through the microhub infrastructure. Instead of requiring single robots to traverse entire large areas, the delivery network is distributed across multiple microhub locations, creating a multi-dimensional service architecture that expands coverage while maintaining local efficiency.
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AI summary
Disclosed are a microhub-based wide area delivery service method using an autonomous driving robot and a device performing the same. The wide area delivery service method includes: receiving delivery request information from a user; separating a first delivery zone and a second delivery zone based on the delivery request information; generating first delivery information for the first delivery zone and second delivery information for the second delivery zone; transmitting the first delivery information to a first service provider that is to perform delivery for the first delivery zone; and after the delivery of goods for the first delivery zone is completed, transmitting the second delivery information to a second service provider that is to perform delivery for the second delivery zone. The first delivery zone may be within a delivery range of the first service provider, and the second delivery zone may be a subsequent delivery zone of the first delivery zone and may be out of the delivery range of the first service provider.