Shipped Vehicle Remote Control Disablement Using Transit Point Logic
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems lack the ability to enable remote control of vehicles after shipping, particularly for tasks like parking and loading at transit points, and do not have a method to appropriately disable remote control functionality when necessary.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a remote control unit, a disabling execution unit, and a disabling instruction unit that uses transit point information to determine and execute the disabling of remote control functionality, allowing for remote control after shipping and appropriate disabling based on transit point capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If remote control function is disabled at shipping time, then security is improved, but remote control capability for transit point operations is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The remote control function transitions from a static disabled state to a dynamic state where it can be temporarily enabled at transit points and then disabled again. The system dynamically adjusts the remote control capability based on location and operational requirements, allowing security-conscious design while maintaining operational flexibility when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-configures remote control capability with geographic or contextual conditions, enabling automatic activation when the vehicle arrives at predetermined transit points. This preliminary setup allows the system to be secure by default while automatically becoming operational when needed for specific tasks like loading or parking at designated locations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If remote control is continuously enabled, then operational flexibility is improved, but security risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The remote control function operates periodically rather than continuously - it is enabled only during specific time windows when the vehicle is at transit points and needs remote assistance, then automatically disabled. This periodic operation maintains operational flexibility for necessary tasks while minimizing security exposure by limiting the time window for potential unauthorized access.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies different security states to different locations - high security (remote control disabled) at most locations, and temporary low security (remote control enabled) only at authorized transit points. This spatial differentiation of security properties allows operational flexibility where needed while maintaining high security elsewhere.
3Reliability
If remote control is disabled early in conveyance process, then security is improved, but operational capability at later transit points is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The remote control availability is dynamically extended based on the conveyance timeline and identified transit points. Rather than a fixed early disablement, the system calculates optimal disablement timing by analyzing the entire conveyance schedule, enabling remote control functionality to remain available until the final necessary transit point is reached, thus maximizing the duration of useful operation while maintaining security.
Data Source
AI summary
A system includes: a remote control unit that causes a moving object to move by remote control, the moving object being able to move by the remote control in a manufacturing process in a factory that manufactures the moving object, and in a conveyance process outside the factory, the conveyance process shipping the moving object after manufacturing from the factory and conveying the moving object to a destination, the moving object including a communication unit and a driving control unit, the communication unit having a communication function, the driving control unit executing driving control of the moving object; a disabling execution unit that executes disabling processing for disabling the remote control; and a disabling instruction unit determining whether or not to execute the disabling processing using transit point information related to the remote control at at least one transit point at which the moving object transits in the conveyance process, the disabling instruction unit instructing the disabling execution unit to execute the disabling processing when determining to execute the disabling processing.