Autonomous Vehicle Arrival Coordination at Remote-Control Locations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for controlling autonomous vehicles fail to prevent traffic obstructions when multiple vehicles are required to operate or be monitored remotely at the same location, leading to congestion.
Innovation Solution
An information output method that obtains travel and location information for autonomous vehicles, determines if multiple vehicles will be at required locations simultaneously, and generates control information to adjust their routes or operations to prevent simultaneous presence, thereby reducing traffic obstruction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple autonomous vehicles are allowed to travel independently without coordination, then each vehicle can operate autonomously and maintain its schedule, but traffic obstructions occur when multiple vehicles arrive at remoting-required locations simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The control device receives location information from multiple mobile objects and determines whether they will be located in remoting-required locations at the same timing. Based on this feedback, the system generates control information to adjust travel timing or routes, preventing simultaneous arrivals and eliminating traffic obstructions while maintaining autonomous operation
Solution Approach 2:
A control device acts as an intermediary between multiple autonomous mobile objects and remoting-required locations. This mediator receives location data, predicts potential conflicts, and issues control instructions to coordinate vehicle arrivals, preventing traffic obstructions without requiring direct vehicle-to-vehicle communication
2Reliability
If remote operation or monitoring is provided for multiple vehicles simultaneously at the same location, then comprehensive control is available, but the system becomes overwhelmed and cannot provide effective remote operation
Solution Approach 1:
The control device determines in advance whether multiple mobile objects will be located in remoting-required locations at the same timing by comparing their location information and travel patterns. Control actions are taken beforehand to prevent simultaneous arrivals, ensuring remote operation systems are only activated when truly needed and avoiding system overload
Data Source
AI summary
An information output method includes: obtaining travel information relating to travel of a mobile object capable of autonomously traveling and being subjected to at least one of remote operation or remote monitoring; obtaining location information relating to a remoting-required location where at least one of remote operation or remote monitoring is required; determining whether mobile objects will be located in one or more remoting-required locations at the same timing, based on the travel information and the location information; generating control information for controlling at least one mobile object, among the mobile objects, to prevent the mobile objects from being located in the one or more remoting-required locations at the same timing, when the mobile objects are determined to be located in the one or more remoting-required locations at the same timing; and outputting the control information.