Moving Object Route Control for Sidewalk Stop Position Selection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing moving object control systems fail to appropriately determine the position where a moving object travels or stops, considering peripheral situations such as congestion status and user attributes.

Innovation Solution

A moving object control system that determines whether to include a sidewalk in a route based on elements like congestion status, time, day of the week, weather, and user attributes, using a processor to select priority criteria for specific locations, such as highly public facilities or destinations, to optimize stop positions and travel routes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If the moving object control system uses a simple route determination method, then the device complexity is reduced, but the ability to appropriately determine position and consider peripheral situations deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontrol system complexityVSAvoidroute determination accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The route determination process is segmented into multiple independent evaluation stages: first evaluating sidewalk congestion status, then evaluating roadway congestion status, and finally synthesizing these evaluations with user attributes to determine the optimal route. This segmentation allows each evaluation to be performed with dedicated, relatively simple logic while achieving comprehensive route determination through their combination.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The control system dynamically adjusts route determination based on real-time congestion status of sidewalks and roadways, user attributes, and environmental conditions. The system transitions between different route selection strategies depending on the current state of peripheral situations, making the determination process adaptive rather than static.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Reliability

If the moving object control system evaluates multiple elements including congestion status, time, weather, and user attributes, then the route determination accuracy is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveroute determination accuracyVSAvoidcontrol system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple evaluation elements are segmented into distinct functional modules: a sidewalk congestion evaluation unit, a roadway congestion evaluation unit, a user attribute evaluation unit, and a synthesis unit. Each module processes one specific element independently, reducing the complexity of individual modules while maintaining comprehensive evaluation capability through their integration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The control system employs a universal evaluation framework that can handle multiple types of input elements (congestion status, time, weather, user attributes) through a common processing architecture. This multi-functional approach allows the same basic evaluation mechanism to be applied across different element types, reducing overall system complexity compared to having separate specialized systems for each element.

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

3Ease of operation

If the moving object control system considers peripheral situations such as congestion and user attributes, then the ease of operation is improved, but the processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveroute optimization qualityVSAvoiddetermination processing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The control system performs preliminary evaluation of sidewalk congestion status and user attributes before final route determination. By pre-processing these elements and caching their evaluation results, the system reduces the computational burden during the final synthesis stage, thereby minimizing the time loss while maintaining comprehensive route optimization quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS12164300B2Moving object control system, moving object, control method, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2024.12.10 HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
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AI summary

A moving object control system includes a storage device configured to store instructions; and one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors executes the instructions stored in the storage device to determine whether or not an element selected on a basis of a priority based on the type of a specific location near the sidewalk among a plurality of elements satisfies a criterion defined for each element, and determine whether or not a sidewalk is to be included in a route of a moving object on a basis of a result of determination of whether or not the element satisfies the criterion.