Remote Vehicle Entry Control for Emission-Restricted Zones
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods lack an efficient way to determine and enforce entry conditions for motor vehicles into restricted geographic areas, such as cities with emission bans, leading to potential unauthorized entry and environmental issues.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for remotely controlling motor vehicles by receiving setting and entry condition signals, checking compliance, and generating remote control signals to prevent or enable entry, incorporating safety and adaptation features to ensure compliance with emission standards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If police checks and manual monitoring are used to enforce entry bans, then compliance can be verified, but the process is inefficient and resource-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual police checks and mechanical monitoring systems with an automated remote control system that uses electronic communication to check entry conditions and control vehicle operation. The control device remotely communicates with the motor vehicle to verify settings and enforce entry bans without physical presence, substituting mechanical human intervention with automated electronic control.
Solution Approach 2:
The motor vehicle's control unit automatically checks its own settings against entry conditions and enables or disables operation based on compliance. The system performs self-verification of entry conditions (such as emissions standards) and automatically restricts operation when conditions are not met, eliminating the need for external manual inspection.
2Reliability
If remote control signals are used to control vehicle operation, then entry compliance can be enforced, but the vehicle's operational autonomy is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The control unit dynamically adjusts the vehicle's operational status based on real-time compliance assessment. When entry conditions are satisfied, the vehicle operates with full autonomy; when conditions are not satisfied, remote control signals are sent to disable operation or adjust settings. This dynamic adaptation allows the system to maintain compliance while preserving operational flexibility when conditions permit.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters (such as enabling/disabling drive functions, adjusting emissions controls) based on entry condition compliance. The control unit modifies vehicle operating parameters remotely when the vehicle approaches restricted areas, ensuring compliance while allowing normal operation when conditions are met.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the vehicle is stopped or turned around upon approaching restricted areas, then unauthorized entry is prevented, but travel time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary checks of entry conditions before the vehicle reaches the restricted area boundary. By advance verification of compliance status and pre-sending remote control signals to adjust settings or prevent entry, the system avoids last-minute stops or forced turnarounds, reducing time loss while maintaining prevention effectiveness.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for controlling a motor vehicle remotely. The method includes: receiving motor vehicle setting signals, which represent a setting of a motor vehicle that intends to travel into a restricted geographic region; receiving entry condition signals, which represent an entry condition that must be satisfied, so that a motor vehicle may travel into the region; based upon the motor vehicle setting, checking if the entry condition for the motor vehicle is satisfied; generating remote control signals for controlling the motor vehicle remotely, based on a result of the check as to whether the entry condition is satisfied; and outputting the generated remote control signals. A device, a computer program and a machine-readable storage medium are also provided.