System and method for a task management and communication system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Autonomous vehicles often specialize in specific tasks and are incapable of performing other necessary actions, leading to inefficiencies in task management and communication systems.
Innovation Solution
A central task-management system identifies and assigns tasks to autonomous vehicles capable of completing them, based on their capabilities and availability, using a processor to select the most suitable vehicle for task completion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If autonomous vehicles are specialized to perform specific tasks, then task execution reliability is improved, but system adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a task management system where specialized autonomous vehicles can be dynamically assigned to different tasks based on real-time capabilities and availability assessment. The system evaluates vehicle capabilities, current task loads, and task requirements to assign tasks across a fleet, enabling specialized vehicles to perform multiple different specialized tasks rather than being limited to a single fixed function.
2Device complexity
If a single autonomous vehicle is assigned multiple tasks, then system complexity is reduced, but task completion reliability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments tasks and assigns them to different autonomous vehicles based on capability matching and availability assessment. The task management system divides the overall task portfolio across multiple specialized vehicles, ensuring each vehicle is assigned tasks within its capabilities while balancing the workload to prevent any single vehicle from being overloaded, thus maintaining high task completion reliability.
3Loss of time
If task assignments are made without capability assessment, then task distribution speed is improved, but task completion reliability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary capability assessment and availability evaluation of autonomous vehicles before task assignment. The task management system pre-evaluates vehicle capabilities, current task loads, and availability status, storing this information for rapid retrieval during task assignment. This preliminary assessment enables fast task distribution while ensuring tasks are assigned to capable and available vehicles, maintaining both speed and reliability.
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AI summary
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for a task management and distribution system. Systems configured as disclosed manage task distribution between various robots, drones, and autonomous vehicles. As tasks are identified as not capable of completion by the detecting robot, they are transmitted to a central task-management system which identifies a subset of robots which are capable of completing the task, determines the availability of the robots in the subset, and assigns one of those robots in the subset to complete the task.