Personal Mobility Vehicle Allocation via Sensor-Based Status Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Dynamic transportation matching systems face inefficiencies due to manual updates of personal mobility vehicle statuses, leading to user frustration, delayed trips, and potential errors, especially when transferring custody of vehicles.
Innovation Solution
Implementing an automated system that uses sensor data and device inputs to update the status of personal mobility vehicles, eliminating the need for user intervention and ensuring accurate and timely reflections of vehicle availability within the network.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual updates of personal mobility vehicle statuses are used, then device complexity is reduced, but productivity and reliability deteriorate due to user frustration, delayed trips, and potential errors
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects and updates vehicle status without requiring user intervention. Sensors on the vehicle self-report status changes (in use, available, maintenance) to the matching system, eliminating manual updates and improving efficiency while reducing errors and user frustration
Solution Approach 2:
Manual mechanical status reporting by users is replaced with automated sensor-based detection and electronic status updates. The system uses sensors, GPS, and communication modules to automatically track and report vehicle status, improving reliability and productivity
2Loss of time
If manual updates of personal mobility vehicle statuses are used, then device complexity is reduced, but loss of time increases due to transfer delays and user frustration
Solution Approach 1:
The system proactively detects when a vehicle becomes available before the user needs to transfer to it. By continuously monitoring vehicle status and pre-notifying the matching system, the system reduces transfer wait times and improves overall trip efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements continuous feedback loops where sensors on vehicles report status changes in real-time to the matching system, which then updates availability information to requestors. This rapid feedback mechanism minimizes transfer delays and improves time efficiency
3Measurement precision
If manual updates of personal mobility vehicle statuses are used, then manufacturing precision is not affected, but measurement precision deteriorates due to inaccurate vehicle availability information
Solution Approach 1:
Manual status reporting is replaced with automated sensor-based detection that objectively measures vehicle status. Sensors detect actual vehicle state (in use, available, maintenance) and electronically report it, eliminating human error and improving measurement precision of vehicle availability
Solution Approach 2:
Sensors and communication modules act as intermediaries between the physical vehicle state and the digital status representation in the matching system. This intermediary layer ensures accurate, real-time transmission of vehicle status information, improving measurement precision
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AI summary
The disclosed computer-implemented method may include determining the allocation of personal mobility vehicles. By monitoring personal mobility vehicles and determining, based on sensor data from the personal mobility vehicles, the current usage status of the personal mobility vehicles, a dynamic transportation matching system may improve the user experience of transportation requestors relinquishing custody of personal mobility vehicles. In addition, the dynamic transportation matching system may reduce transfer time between personal mobility vehicles and other modes of transportation and/or may improve the availability of personal mobility vehicles across a dynamic transportation network. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.