Autonomous Mobility Platooning for On-Demand Vehicle Service Matching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing transportation services using autonomous vehicles face challenges in matching supply with demand frequency, time, and location flexibility, leading to inefficiencies and increased labor costs, particularly in cases where vehicles are full or delayed during peak hours.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle mobility connection system where a base vehicle requests mobility services from other vehicles, enabling them to follow or couple with each other to provide services like item transportation and fire suppression, using autonomous driving technology to ensure efficient service delivery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If autonomous vehicles are used for transportation service, then labor cost is reduced, but supply-demand matching efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple autonomous vehicles into a platoon formation where one vehicle (head vehicle) receives service requests and coordinates with following vehicles. This merging allows the fleet to function as a unified system that can dynamically allocate resources, improving supply-demand matching while maintaining automation benefits.
Solution Approach 2:
The platoon configuration is dynamic and adaptable - vehicles can join or leave the platoon based on service requests and availability. The head vehicle can dynamically assign tasks to different following vehicles, allowing the system to flexibly respond to varying demand patterns while reducing labor costs through autonomous operation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If vehicles operate independently, then service flexibility is improved, but coordination efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the coordination function by designating one vehicle as the head vehicle that handles all communication and task allocation, while following vehicles focus on executing assigned tasks. This segmentation reduces coordination complexity for individual vehicles while maintaining overall service flexibility through the head vehicle's centralized management.
Solution Approach 2:
The head vehicle acts as an intermediary between service requests and following vehicles. It receives service requests, processes them, and coordinates with appropriate following vehicles, thereby simplifying the interaction model and reducing direct coordination complexity between multiple independent vehicles while preserving service flexibility.
3Quantity of substance
If more vehicles are deployed to meet demand, then service coverage is improved, but system complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the fleet into a hierarchical platoon structure with one head vehicle and multiple following vehicles, the system can scale to accommodate more vehicles without proportionally increasing system complexity. The head vehicle manages coordination, allowing following vehicles to operate with simpler individual control systems.
Solution Approach 2:
Following vehicles are designed with multi-functionality, capable of performing various service tasks (item transportation, fire suppression, etc.) based on head vehicle assignments. This universality allows the system to deploy more vehicles to increase service coverage without requiring each vehicle to have specialized complex systems for every possible function.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a vehicle mobility connection system including a base vehicle that requests a mobility service, and at least one mobility vehicle corresponding to the service requested by the base vehicle, wherein the base vehicle transmits current location information of the base vehicle, wherein the mobility vehicle moves to a current location of the base vehicle based on the current location information, identifies a license plate of the base vehicle that requested the service via a camera when approaching the base vehicle within a preset distance, follows the base vehicle and performs platooning when the base vehicle confirms the requested service, and provides the requested service after the base vehicle stops.