Shared Receiving Point Control for Multi-User Delivery Machines
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Solution Overview
Problem
When multiple users to which items are respectively delivered are located close to one another, the delivery machine moves to deliver each item to the corresponding user, leading to a decrease in delivery efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A delivery control system that determines a common receiving position for multiple delivery addresses using receiving position determining information, calculating distance deviations to identify the position with the smallest deviation as the common receiving point, and adjusts movement based on permitted distances, required times, vertical differences, weather conditions, and user attributes to optimize delivery efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the delivery machine moves to deliver each item to the corresponding user individually, then each user receives their item at their delivery address, but the delivery efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple delivery destinations into a single common receiving position. When multiple users are located close to one another, the system determines a common receiving position that serves as a consolidation point, allowing the delivery machine to deliver multiple items to one location instead of visiting each user's address separately. This merging approach improves delivery efficiency while still ensuring each user receives their item.
2Productivity
If a common receiving position is determined for multiple delivery addresses, then delivery efficiency is improved, but the distance imbalance between the receiving position and each user increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by making the common receiving position specific and optimized for each local group of users. Rather than using a generic centralized location, the determination unit calculates a common receiving position based on the specific geographic distribution of users in each local area. This ensures the receiving position is locally optimized to minimize distance imbalance while maintaining delivery efficiency improvements.
3Ease of operation
If the common receiving position is determined by minimizing distance deviation, then impartiality between users is ensured, but the complexity of position determination increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses parameter changes by optimizing the common receiving position determination through mathematical calculation of distance deviations. The determination unit calculates distances from multiple candidate positions to each user's delivery address, computes distance deviations, and selects the position with the smallest deviation. This parameter-based optimization approach ensures impartiality among users while managing calculation complexity through systematic evaluation of key geometric parameters.
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AI summary
A delivery control system (1) includes a determination unit (202) that uses receiving position determining information to determine a common receiving position (DP) for a delivery address (RP) of an item of a first user and a delivery address (RP) of an item of a second user and a movement control unit (230) that causes a delivery machine (20) to move to the receiving position (DP). The delivery machine (20) is loaded with an item indicated by order information related to an order of the item.