Mobility Stop Position Reservation for Wait-Free Pickup Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobility service vehicles often face delays and traffic disturbances when attempting to pick up or drop off users at predetermined stop positions, as they may need to wait for the position to become available, hindering smooth operation and user satisfaction.
Innovation Solution
A mobility service management system that utilizes a stop position reservation database to determine availability and reserve target stop positions, allowing vehicles to arrive and stop without waiting, thus optimizing their operation and reducing traffic disruptions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If mobility service vehicles stop at predetermined stop positions to pick up or drop off users, then user service is provided, but vehicles may need to wait for the stop position to become available, hindering smooth operation
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by determining the availability of stop positions before the vehicle arrives and reserves the stop position in advance. The management server communicates with the stop position management system to secure the stop position beforehand, eliminating the need for waiting when the vehicle arrives at the stop position.
2Reliability
If vehicles wait in front of stop positions until available, then they can access the stop position, but this disturbs surrounding traffic flow
Solution Approach 1:
The system determines stop position availability and reserves positions before vehicles arrive, allowing them to proceed directly to reserved positions without waiting in traffic, thereby eliminating traffic flow disturbance while ensuring reliable access.
3Productivity
If the system reserves stop positions in advance, then vehicles can access positions without waiting, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The management server acts as an intermediary between the mobility service vehicle and the stop position management system. It handles the complex tasks of determining availability, reserving positions, and coordinating with external systems, thereby isolating the vehicle from system complexity while maintaining high operational efficiency.
Data Source
AI summary
A mobility service management system manages a mobility service utilizing a mobility service vehicle that runs via a stop position. A stop position reservation database indicates a reservation status of each stop position. A reservation request includes a target stop position and a target stop time specified by a user. The mobility service management system determines, based on the stop position reservation database, whether the target stop position is available in a target stop period including the target stop time. When the target stop position is available in the target stop period, the mobility service management system reserves the target stop position in the target stop period for a first mobility service vehicle assigned to the user. The first mobility service vehicle runs in accordance with a first operation pattern that arrives and stops at the target stop position within the reserved target stop period.