Separate Mobility Module Control for Shared Drive-Cabin Pairing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicles are expensive and underutilized when not in use as transportation, occupying parking spaces and incurring social loss, as they integrate drive and cabin units, limiting their versatility.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for controlling separate mobility modules, comprising a space module and drive modules that can be independently owned and operated, with a server facilitating the connection and management of available drive modules to users through a user terminal, optimizing energy usage and maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a vehicle integrates drive unit and cabin unit in one form, then the vehicle can function as a complete means of transportation, but the vehicle cannot be used for other purposes and occupies parking space when not in use
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle system is divided into separate modules: a drive module with propulsion system and a space module with cabin. These modules can be coupled together for transportation use or separated when not needed, allowing the drive module to be deployed independently and eliminating the need for continuous parking space occupation.
Solution Approach 2:
The drive module is designed to be universally applicable and can be coupled with different space modules for various purposes. When not attached to a space module, the drive module can independently perform delivery tasks or other functions, making the system multi-functional and adaptable to different usage scenarios.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a vehicle integrates drive unit and cabin unit in one form, then the vehicle can function as a complete means of transportation, but users have to purchase an expensive product
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the vehicle into separate drive module and space module, users can purchase only the drive module once and access multiple space modules through sharing or rental arrangements, significantly reducing the total purchase cost compared to owning multiple complete vehicles.
Solution Approach 2:
The universally designed drive module can serve multiple users and purposes by coupling with different space modules. This shared mobility approach allows one drive module to replace multiple complete vehicles, reducing individual user expenditure while maintaining versatile functionality.
3Productivity
If separate mobility modules are controlled with different owners, then resource utilization can be optimized, but coordination and management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A server acts as an intermediary between the drive module owner and space module owner. The server receives requests from users, searches for available drive modules, generates matching lists, and facilitates the coupling process, thereby simplifying the coordination complexity while enabling efficient resource utilization across different owners.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the server continuously monitors the status of drive modules and space modules, updates availability information in real-time, and adjusts matching recommendations based on current conditions. This feedback loop enables dynamic optimization of resource allocation while maintaining manageable control complexity.
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AI summary
A system for controlling a separate mobility module includes the separate mobility module including a space module and a plurality of drive modules for generating power and being coupled with the space module to move the space module to a destination. The system includes a server configured to search for an available drive module among the plurality of drive modules by using call information included in a call command for calling the drive module received from a user terminal of a user; generate information about the available drive module into a drive module list; transmit the generated drive module list to the user terminal; receive drive module selection information about any one of the plurality of drive modules included in the drive module list from the user terminal; and transmit a call signal including the call information to a selected drive module corresponding to the drive module selection information.