Reference Direction Determination for On-Demand Vehicle Pickups
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Solution Overview
Problem
On-demand transportation services face challenges in determining a suitable location for service providers to pick up customers due to insufficient location information, leading to inefficiencies in vehicle deployment and service delivery.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilize a processor to determine a start location, destination, and recommended route for service requests, including determining a reference direction for vehicles based on the route, and sending this information to provider terminals to facilitate efficient pick-ups.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If only pick-up location information is provided to service providers, then the service request can be processed with minimal information, but the service provider cannot determine a suitable location to park the vehicle for pick-up
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary route planning and determines the recommended route before the service provider arrives at the pick-up location. This advance preparation includes calculating the start direction and reference direction based on the route, so that when the provider receives the information, they already have guidance on optimal vehicle positioning and orientation for efficient passenger pick-up.
2Productivity
If detailed route and direction information is provided to service providers, then vehicle deployment efficiency is improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically generates and provides the reference direction information to service providers without requiring manual intervention. The processor autonomously calculates the recommended route, determines the start direction, computes the reference direction, and transmits this information to the provider terminal, enabling self-service operation that improves efficiency while keeping the interface simple for users.
3Device complexity
If the service provider determines the pick-up location without reference direction information, then the system operates with simpler processing, but service delivery efficiency is reduced due to delays in determining optimal parking location
Solution Approach 1:
The system calculates and provides the reference direction information in advance before the service provider needs to make positioning decisions. By pre-determining the recommended route and extracting the start direction and reference direction, the system eliminates the time delay that would otherwise occur when the provider arrives and must figure out the optimal parking location and vehicle orientation on their own.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for processing at least one service request for an on-demand service. The systems may perform the methods to determine a start location and a destination related to the service request; determine a recommended route based on the start location and the destination; determine a reference direction related to a vehicle based on the recommended route; and send, to at least one provider terminal, data related to the reference direction.