Server Apparatus Rerouting Vehicles for Accident Assistance
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Solution Overview
Problem
In group driving scenarios, existing technologies fail to quickly and effectively assist vehicles involved in accidents by rerouting adjacent vehicles to provide assistance, especially when the accident vehicle is at a distance and not within the field of view of other group members, leading to delays in reporting and response.
Innovation Solution
A server apparatus that communicates with a group of vehicles to detect accidents and reroute the closest available vehicle to the accident location, transmitting assistance requests and location information, and adjusting routes based on acceptance or rejection signals from the target vehicle.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If group driving is maintained with fixed routes, then fuel efficiency and coordination are improved, but response time to accidents decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts vehicle routes based on real-time accident detection. When an accident is detected in a group vehicle, the server automatically recalculates and assigns new routes to nearby vehicles to provide assistance, while maintaining dynamic group coordination. This resolves the contradiction by making the route system flexible rather than fixed, allowing rapid response to accidents while preserving group driving benefits.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements continuous feedback through real-time monitoring of vehicle locations, accident detection signals, and dynamic route adjustment. The server receives feedback from vehicles about their status and location, then responds by optimizing routes. This feedback loop enables the system to maintain fuel efficiency through coordinated group driving while simultaneously responding quickly to accidents when needed.
2Device complexity
If accident detection relies on visual contact between vehicles, then system complexity is reduced, but detection capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The server acts as an intermediary that receives accident detection signals from vehicles and processes this information centrally. Instead of requiring direct visual contact between vehicles, the server mediates the detection and coordination process by collecting data from all vehicles, determining accidents based on location changes and signals, then coordinating responses. This resolves the contradiction by using a centralized intermediary system rather than direct vehicle-to-vehicle visual monitoring.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces mechanical visual detection between vehicles with electronic signal-based detection. Vehicles transmit digital signals about their status and location to the server, which processes this electronic information to detect accidents. This substitution of electronic communication for visual mechanical observation improves detection capability while keeping the system relatively simple through standardized digital protocols.
3Speed
If the closest vehicle is automatically assigned to assist an accident, then response speed is improved, but vehicle and driver availability flexibility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing communication channels and readiness protocols with all group vehicles before accidents occur. Vehicles are pre-configured to receive and process assistance requests, and the server maintains updated information about vehicle capacities and driver availability. When an accident occurs, this preliminary preparation enables rapid assignment while still allowing flexibility for vehicles to communicate their actual availability status.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by allowing vehicles to automatically receive and process assistance requests through the server. When the server identifies the closest available vehicle, it automatically transmits the request, and the vehicle's system automatically processes the request and communicates availability. This automated self-service approach improves response speed while maintaining flexibility, as vehicles can independently make decisions about their availability without manual coordination.
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AI summary
A server apparatus and a method of controlling the same are disclosed. The server apparatus includes a communicator configured to communicate with a plurality of vehicles belonging to a predetermined group and includes a controller. The controller is configured to control, upon receiving an accident occurrence signal from an accident vehicle included in the plurality of vehicles, the communicator to transmit an assistance request signal to a target vehicle to be notified selected based on a location of the accident vehicle of the plurality of vehicles.