Self-driving robot dynamic delivery authorization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Self-driving robots are limited to delivering packages only at pre-designated points, leading to potential misdelivery or loss when recipients are absent, as they cannot take over or hand over packages at other locations.
Innovation Solution
The self-driving robot employs a communication circuit, information collection device, driving device, and processor to identify delivery authority information and position information, determining whether to open a loading box for package handover or takeover based on authorized areas, and performs authentication before handing over packages.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the self-driving robot delivers packages only at pre-designated points, then the delivery process is simple and controlled, but the robot cannot hand over packages at other locations leading to misdelivery or loss
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic location authorization where the robot can operate at fixed pre-designated points as well as dynamically assigned temporary locations. The processor determines whether a current location is authorized based on real-time conditions, allowing the system to adapt between fixed and flexible delivery modes depending on the situation
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary authorization mechanism where the processor acts as a mediator between the delivery location and the package handover process. The system verifies authorization information before allowing package access, ensuring that even at flexible locations, only authenticated recipients can receive packages
2Adaptability or versatility
If the robot allows package handover at any location, then delivery flexibility improves, but authentication complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal authentication framework that works across both fixed and temporary locations using the same core verification mechanisms. The processor handles multiple authentication scenarios (fixed point verification, temporary location authorization, recipient identification) through a unified system, avoiding the need for separate complex authentication subsystems for each location type
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary authorization checks before allowing package access at any location. Temporary delivery locations are pre-authorized with specific parameters, and the processor verifies these pre-set conditions before enabling handover, simplifying the decision-making process during actual delivery operations
Data Source
AI summary
The self-driving robot comprises: a loading box including at least one loading space; a communication circuit configured to transmit or receive a signal; an information collection device configured to detect a surrounding environment; a driving device configured to implement movement of the self-driving robot; and a processor configured to control the loading box, the communication circuit, and the information collection device, wherein the processor performs control so that the self-driving robot identifies delivery authority information and position information of an event operator, in response to detecting a delivery event while moving along a moving path, and the self-driving robot determines whether to open the loading box, on the basis of the delivery authority information and the position information.