Route Feasibility Determination for Moving Objects Near Structures

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional systems may instruct moving objects with routes that they cannot actually traverse, leading to inefficiencies and potential operational failures.

Innovation Solution

A moving availability determination device that assesses candidate movement routes using moving object characteristics, speed conditions, and structural information to determine if a route is feasible, adjusting and displaying corrected routes as necessary.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If a target movement route is transmitted to a moving object without verification, then the route setting process is simple and fast, but the route may not be actually navigable by the moving object

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveroute setting efficiencyVSAvoidroute navigability
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary verification of route navigability before finalizing the target movement route. The determination unit checks whether the moving object can actually move along the candidate route using determination basis information, and only sets the route as target if it is confirmed navigable. This preliminary action ensures reliability without significantly impacting productivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses determination basis information (moving object feature information, speed condition information, structure information) to provide feedback on whether a candidate route is navigable. This feedback mechanism allows the system to verify route feasibility and adjust or reject inappropriate routes, ensuring that only navigable routes are set as targets.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Reliability

If detailed determination basis information is collected and processed, then route navigability is accurately verified, but the system complexity and processing time increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveroute navigability verification accuracyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The determination unit serves multiple functions: it acquires determination basis information, verifies route navigability, and determines whether to set the route as target. By consolidating these functions into a single multi-functional unit, the system achieves accurate verification without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses the moving object's own feature information (dimensions, specifications) to determine its own navigability on candidate routes. This self-service approach eliminates the need for external verification systems, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high verification accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Reliability

If the moving object's dimensions and specifications are considered in route determination, then route feasibility is improved, but the data processing requirements and computational load increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveroute feasibilityVSAvoidcomputational energy
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts only the essential determination basis information (moving object feature information, speed condition information, structure information) needed for route feasibility assessment, rather than processing all possible data. This extraction approach ensures high route feasibility verification while minimizing computational energy consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS12631460B2Moving availability determination device and a moving availability determination method
Publication Date: 2026.05.19 TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK
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AI summary

A moving availability determination device comprises a route acquisition unit that acquires a candidate movement route, an information acquisition unit that acquires determination basis information including at least one of the following information: moving object feature information indicating at least one of a specification related to the movement of a moving object and a dimension of the moving object; speed condition information indicating a condition of the moving speed of the moving object in a target moving route; and structure information indicating at least one of a position and a size of a structure in a region including the target movement route, and a determination unit that executes a determination of whether the candidate movement route generated by the route acquisition unit is the movable route, using the determination basis information.