UAV Parking Space Reservation for Reliable Package Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Unmanned aircraft cannot always land at non-proprietary parking spaces due to varying conditions, making it challenging to deliver packages effectively.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that notifies users of suitable parking spaces for take-off and landing, reserves a designated space, and determines an operation plan for the unmanned aircraft to pick up or deliver packages at that location.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If non-proprietary parking spaces are used for package delivery, then more delivery locations become available, but the reliability of take-off and landing operations decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary verification of parking space conditions before allowing take-off and landing operations. The controller checks whether the parking space meets required conditions (flat surface, sufficient space, no obstacles) in advance, and only permits operations when conditions are satisfied, thus ensuring reliability while using diverse locations
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors parking space conditions and provides feedback to determine whether take-off and landing can proceed. The controller receives information about current parking space status and adjusts operation permission accordingly, ensuring reliable operations adapt to changing conditions at various locations
2Reliability
If parking spaces are reserved for take-off and landing, then delivery reliability improves, but the complexity of parking space management increases
Solution Approach 1:
The controller serves multiple functions: it manages parking space reservations, verifies space conditions, determines take-off and landing permission, and coordinates with unmanned aircraft. By consolidating these functions in a single controller, the system achieves reliable delivery operations without proportionally increasing management complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically verifies parking space conditions and makes reservation decisions without requiring manual intervention. The controller autonomously checks whether spaces meet requirements and manages the reservation process, reducing the operational complexity while maintaining high reliability
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to notify a package sender or a package recipient of information on one or more parking spaces at which an unmanned aircraft can land and from which the unmanned aircraft can take off, among a plurality of parking spaces for automobiles, reserve one parking space of the one or more parking spaces designated by the package sender or the package recipient as a take-off and landing location for the unmanned aircraft, and determine an operation plan for the unmanned aircraft so that the unmanned aircraft picks up or delivers a package at the take-off and landing location.