Intelligent Mobile Charging Dispatch via GPS Tracking

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Solution Overview

Problem

Fully electric vehicles face challenges with long charging times, short endurance mileage, and inefficient rescue services due to difficulties in locating charging stations and poor service experiences during mobile charging operations.

Innovation Solution

An Internet-based intelligent mobile charging system comprising a rescue vehicle APP, a charging rescue vehicle, and a rescue platform, which uses GPS, direct-current and alternative-current chargers, and a billing module to facilitate quick and transparent vehicle dispatching, charging, and payment processes, ensuring accurate location finding and efficient service delivery.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If mobile charging vehicles are deployed to rescue electric vehicles, then charging service coverage is improved, but rescue speed and dispatching efficiency deteriorate due to difficulty in locating rescued vehicles

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecharging service coverageVSAvoidrescue speed
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSSpeed

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements real-time location feedback through GPS devices in both rescued vehicles and rescue vehicles, with location information continuously transmitted to the platform. This enables the platform to dynamically track and dispatch the nearest available rescue vehicle, significantly improving rescue speed while maintaining service coverage.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The rescue platform serves as an intermediary that receives location information from rescued vehicles and matches it with rescue vehicle locations. The platform intelligently dispatches rescue vehicles based on real-time location data, solving the coordination problem between service coverage and rescue speed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If traditional telephone or network rescue applications are used, then service accessibility is maintained, but service transparency and user experience deteriorate due to opaque pricing and passive waiting

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice accessibilityVSAvoidservice transparency
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system provides real-time feedback to users through the APP interface, displaying rescue vehicle location, estimated arrival time, and charging status. Users can actively track the rescue process and view pricing information before service completion, enhancing service transparency while maintaining accessibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

Users can initiate rescue requests through the APP and actively monitor the rescue process. The system enables users to view real-time location and status information, transforming the passive waiting experience into an active self-service process with full visibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Measurement precision

If GPS location tracking is implemented, then vehicle dispatching accuracy is improved, but system complexity increases due to additional hardware and communication requirements

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevehicle dispatching accuracyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The GPS devices serve multiple functions: location tracking for dispatching accuracy, real-time monitoring of rescue vehicles, and emergency location identification. By making the positioning system multi-functional, the patent reduces overall system complexity while maintaining high dispatching accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The rescue platform acts as an intermediary that processes GPS data from multiple vehicles and communicates only necessary information to users. This centralization of data processing simplifies the overall system architecture while maintaining high dispatching accuracy through intelligent algorithms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The system enables rapid vehicle location, efficient dispatching, transparent and timely charging services, reducing wait times and service costs, while improving user experience and service quality by providing real-time tracking and billing transparency.

Implementation Method 1

a GPS device, and a metering module; a second serial port of the controller is connected with the GPS device

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectGPS satellite signal reception:

Data Source

PatentUS10661675B2Internet-based intelligent mobile charging system and method
Publication Date: 2020.05.26 HUNAN SCIENTOP AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT CO LTD
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AI summary

The disclosure provides an Internet-based intelligent mobile charging system and method. The system includes a rescue vehicle APP, a charging rescue vehicle, a rescued vehicle APP and a rescue platform. The rescue vehicle APP includes a first user module, a first order module, a monitoring module and a first communication module; the charging rescue vehicle includes a controller, a global position system (GPS) device, a direct-current charger, an alternative-current charger and a metering module; the rescued vehicle APP includes a second user module, a second order module, a payment module and a second communication module; the rescue platform includes an access module, an order execution module, a vehicle screening module, a rescue vehicle monitoring module, a bill management module and a user certification module.