Personal mobility device system and control method thereof
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing personal mobility devices lack design diversity and flexibility, as they are typically manufactured in a single configuration, failing to meet varied user needs and on-site requirements across different environments such as airports, hospitals, or shopping malls.
Innovation Solution
A modular personal mobility device system where the boarding body and moving body are separate structures, allowing for interchangeable designs and configurations through conversion kits and docking interfaces, enabling adaptive use according to specific settings and user needs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If personal mobility devices are manufactured in a single configuration, then manufacturing complexity is reduced, but adaptability to different user needs and environments deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The personal mobility device is divided into separate modules: a standardized moving body and interchangeable boarding bodies. This segmentation allows the moving body to be manufactured once with standard interfaces, while various boarding bodies can be produced independently and attached as needed, resolving the contradiction between manufacturing simplicity and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The moving body is designed with universal docking interfaces that can accommodate multiple types of boarding bodies. This multi-functionality enables a single moving body unit to serve diverse user needs by interfacing with different boarding body configurations, maintaining manufacturing efficiency while achieving versatility.
2Device complexity
If personal mobility devices are designed in a single structure, then device complexity is reduced, but design diversity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The device structure is segmented into a moving body and a boarding body that can be independently designed and manufactured. This allows the moving body to maintain a simple, standardized structure while the boarding bodies can exhibit diverse designs to meet different aesthetic and functional requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
A standardized docking interface acts as an intermediary between the moving body and various boarding bodies. This intermediary enables design diversity in boarding bodies while maintaining structural simplicity in the moving body, as the interface standardizes the connection without requiring complex integration designs.
3Reliability
If all boarding bodies are provided as capable of autonomous driving, then service availability is improved, but resource efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The moving body is designed with universal autonomous driving capabilities that can be paired with any boarding body type. This allows the system to provide autonomous driving service availability across different boarding body configurations while maintaining a centralized pool of moving bodies that can be efficiently allocated based on demand, improving resource efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically matches moving bodies with boarding bodies based on real-time demand and compatibility. This dynamic allocation ensures that autonomous driving services are available when needed while optimizing the utilization of moving body resources, preventing over-provisioning and improving overall productivity.
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AI summary
Proposed are a personal mobility device system and a control method of a personal mobility device system. The personal mobility device system includes a boarding body having a seat that a user is capable of sitting on, and includes a moving body which is coupled to the boarding body and which has a driving force based on an electric power.