Remote Vehicle Relocation for Unauthorized Access Safety
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a method to efficiently provide safety information about the surroundings and interior of a parked motor vehicle, particularly to detect unauthorized access and ensure safe movement of the vehicle from a potentially unsafe location.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that utilize a mobile terminal to monitor the surrounding area and interior of a parked vehicle, transmit monitoring data via a wireless network, and receive commands to move the vehicle to a safer location, allowing remote or autonomous operation to relocate the vehicle.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the vehicle remains parked at the first position, then the person can approach the vehicle, but the safety risk increases due to potential unauthorized access or threats in the surrounding area
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary monitoring of the surrounding area and vehicle interior before the person approaches the vehicle. Sensors detect potential threats such as unauthorized access attempts, and the system prepares safety information in advance, allowing the person to make an informed decision about approaching the vehicle.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary layer between the person and the vehicle by providing remote monitoring capabilities. The person can check the surrounding area and vehicle interior status through transmitted safety information without physically approaching, thus avoiding direct exposure to potential hazards.
2Reliability
If the vehicle is moved away from the first position to a second position, then safety is improved by distancing from potential threats, but the complexity of the operation increases due to remote monitoring and control requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system combines multiple functions into a unified platform: monitoring sensors, wireless communication, data transmission, and vehicle control are integrated into one system. This multi-functional approach reduces the need for separate complex systems while achieving comprehensive safety monitoring and remote vehicle operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service operation where the vehicle can autonomously move from the first position to the second position based on detected threats, without requiring constant human intervention. The automated decision-making and execution reduce operational complexity while maintaining safety.
3Loss of information
If monitoring data is transmitted continuously to the mobile terminal, then the person has real-time safety information, but the energy consumption and data transmission load increase
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of continuous transmission, the system uses periodic or event-triggered data transmission. Monitoring occurs continuously, but data is transmitted to the mobile terminal only when significant changes are detected or at scheduled intervals, reducing energy consumption while maintaining safety information availability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transmits only the necessary portion of monitoring data relevant to safety concerns rather than all sensor data. This selective transmission approach provides sufficient safety information to the person while minimizing data transmission load and energy consumption.
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AI summary
A method for operating a motor vehicle parked at a first position, using a mobile terminal, including monitoring a surrounding field of the parked motor vehicle and/or a route from a present position of the mobile terminal to the parked motor vehicle, transmission of monitoring data, based on the monitoring, via a wireless communication network to a mobile terminal, after the transmission of the monitoring data, reception of a move command, sent from the mobile terminal via the wireless communication network, for moving the motor vehicle away from the first position, transferring the motor vehicle from the first position to a second position in response to the reception of the move command transmitted from the mobile terminal via the wireless communication network. A corresponding apparatus and a computer program are also described.