Shared Vehicle Maintenance Notification System
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Solution Overview
Problem
The operator of a shared vehicle managing system faces a significant burden in maintaining the condition of shared vehicles, including vehicle washing and interior cleaning, which is time-consuming and inefficiently managed.
Innovation Solution
A shared vehicle managing system that includes a managing server and onboard terminals, where the server determines the need for maintenance based on user-provided evaluation values and detects the use conditions of vehicles, prompting users to perform maintenance through notifications and incentives, thereby reducing the operator's burden.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the operator performs maintenance manually, then the maintenance quality is ensured, but the operator's burden increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables users to autonomously perform maintenance tasks (washing, cleaning) on shared vehicles without operator intervention. The server automatically determines maintenance needs based on usage data and notifies users, who then self-service the maintenance, eliminating the operator's manual burden while maintaining adequate maintenance frequency.
Solution Approach 2:
The server continuously monitors vehicle usage conditions (distance, time, environment) and provides feedback to users through notifications when maintenance is needed. This feedback loop enables users to adjust their maintenance behavior accordingly, increasing maintenance frequency without operator involvement.
2Measurement precision
If the operator monitors all vehicles, then the maintenance needs are accurately identified, but the time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces manual operator monitoring with an automated server that uses sensors and communication devices to collect and analyze vehicle usage data. This substitution of mechanical/manual monitoring with electronic automation maintains accurate identification of maintenance needs while eliminating operator time consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The server acts as an intermediary between vehicles and users, automatically collecting usage data, determining maintenance needs, and notifying appropriate users. This intermediary system handles the monitoring function without requiring direct operator involvement, maintaining precision while saving time.
3Productivity
If users are notified to perform maintenance, then the maintenance frequency increases, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The server performs multiple functions: monitoring vehicle usage, determining maintenance needs, notifying users, and tracking maintenance completion. By consolidating these functions in a single multi-functional system rather than separate specialized systems, the complexity is managed more efficiently while achieving increased maintenance frequency.
Data Source
AI summary
A shared vehicle managing system includes: a managing server configured to accept rental reservations by a plurality of users and to manage rental of shared vehicles; and a terminal configured to communicate with the managing server. The terminal includes: an information transmitting unit configured to transmit information about the shared vehicle; and a notifying unit configured to give a notification to each user who uses the shared vehicle upon reception of a prescribed maintenance signal, the notification prompting the user to perform maintenance of the shared vehicle. The managing server includes: a maintenance determining unit configured to determine whether the maintenance of the shared vehicle is required based on the information about the shared vehicle from the information transmitting unit; and a signal transmitting unit configured to transmit the maintenance signal to the terminal when the maintenance determining unit determines that the maintenance is required.