Transport System Coordinating Delivery and Collection Routes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current package transport systems do not optimize the efficiency of transporting packages by moving vehicles to collection and delivery locations simultaneously, leading to suboptimal use of transportation resources.
Innovation Solution
A transport system that includes a control device and method to detect and identify packages, generate movement plans for vehicles to transport one package to a collection location while collecting another, improving overall package transport efficiency by coordinating the movement of packages based on predetermined conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a vehicle moves to a collection location to collect a package without transporting another package to the same location, then the collection operation is completed, but the package transport efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines two separate operations (transporting package B to collection location and collecting package A at collection location) into a single vehicle trip. The control device generates a movement plan that merges the delivery of package B and collection of package A into one consolidated route, eliminating the need for the vehicle to return empty to the collection location.
Solution Approach 2:
The control device performs preliminary planning by identifying packages that can be transported to collection locations in advance. The system detects collection locations, identifies packages to be delivered to those locations, and pre-generates movement plans that optimize vehicle routes before execution, allowing efficient coordination of multiple packages.
2Productivity
If a vehicle transports only one package at a time, then the collection and delivery operations are simple, but the transportation resources are not optimized
Solution Approach 1:
The control device performs multiple functions: it detects collection locations, identifies packages to be delivered, determines optimal routes, and generates movement plans that coordinate both delivery and collection operations. This multi-functional approach allows a single vehicle to perform both transport and collection tasks efficiently.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically detects collection locations, identifies suitable packages, and generates optimized movement plans without requiring manual intervention. The control device self-coordinates the vehicle routes and package assignments based on predetermined conditions, enabling the system to optimize its own operations autonomously.
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AI summary
Provided is a transport system, a control device, and a method whereby package transport efficiency can be improved. A transport system 1 includes at least one memory configured to store a program code, and at least one processor configured to access the program code and operate as instructed by the program code. The program code includes a detection code configured to cause the at least one processor to detect a first package to be collected at a specified collection location, and an identification code configured to cause the at least one processor to identify a second package to be delivered to the collection location. Furthermore, the program code includes a generation code configured to, when a first date and time that is a collection deadline of the first package and a second date and time that is a scheduled delivery date and time of the second package satisfy a predetermined condition, cause the at least one processor to generate a movement plan for a vehicle in which the vehicle transports the second package to the collection location and, then, the vehicle collects the first package from the collection location. Additionally, the program code includes a control code configured to cause the at least one processor to carry out control for causing the vehicle to move in accordance with the generated movement plan.