Remote Vehicle Operation Using Adaptive Software Updates
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle systems lack effective methods for remote operation and management, particularly in scenarios where inoperability exceeds a threshold, necessitating immediate and safe intervention.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for remotely operating a vehicle using software updates and dynamic models, leveraging sensors and machine learning to assess inoperability, and enabling safe maneuvering through intelligent software adjustments and vehicle-to-vehicle communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If remote operation of the vehicle is implemented, then the ability to operate the vehicle when inoperability exceeds a threshold is improved, but the system complexity increases due to software installation and update requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically installing required software on the vehicle before remote operation begins. The server sends software packages to the vehicle, which then installs them autonomously, ensuring the vehicle is prepared for remote operation without manual intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The vehicle system serves itself by automatically managing software installation and updates during remote operation. The system monitors its own operational status, requests necessary software updates, installs them, and continues operation without requiring external technical assistance for each software management task.
2Reliability
If software updates are continuously received and installed during remote operation, then the reliability of remote operation is improved, but the operation time is reduced due to installation interruptions
Solution Approach 1:
The system maintains continuity of useful action by seamlessly integrating software updates into the ongoing remote operation. The vehicle continues to be remotely operated throughout the software installation process, with the system managing updates in the background without completely halting operational functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements periodic action by scheduling software updates at appropriate intervals during remote operation. Rather than continuous updating, the system periodically checks for updates, installs them at strategically chosen moments, and resumes operation, balancing reliability improvements with operational continuity.
3Productivity
If the vehicle remotely operates itself, then the productivity of vehicle recovery is improved, but the risk of operation in challenging conditions increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses an intermediary approach by implementing multiple layers of software and control systems that mediate between the remote operator and the vehicle's physical operations. This intermediary software layer filters and manages commands, reducing the direct transmission of potentially harmful operations while maintaining recovery productivity.
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AI summary
An example operation includes one or more of responsive to an inoperability of a vehicle above a threshold, requesting for the vehicle to be remotely operated, receiving software, by the vehicle, based on the level of inoperability, responsive to an installation of the software on the vehicle, remotely operating the vehicle using the installed software, responsive to the inoperability of the vehicle above the threshold while it is remotely operated, receiving an update to the software, responsive to an installation of the updated software on the vehicle, further remotely operating the vehicle using the installed updated software, and responsive to the inoperability below the threshold, requesting a cessation of the further remote operation of the vehicle.