Vehicle Collection Delivery System Parking Feasibility Analysis

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing trunk share systems do not consider the route and attributes of parking lots when delivering items, leading to potential failures in arriving at designated vehicle parking positions, which can result in failed collection or delivery operations.

Innovation Solution

An information system that accepts requests for collection and delivery, acquires parking position and attribute information, and determines if a delivery vehicle can arrive at the designated position by analyzing route and parking lot attributes, offering alternative parking solutions if necessary.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the system accepts collection/delivery requests without considering parking lot attributes and routes, then the operation is simple and fast, but the reliability of arriving at the designated parking position deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereliability of collection and delivery operationsVSAvoidcomplexity of route and attribute analysis
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary analysis of parking lot attributes and route feasibility before accepting collection/delivery requests. By evaluating whether the delivery vehicle can reach the parking position in advance, the system ensures reliable delivery while maintaining simple request acceptance procedures.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The management server acts as an intermediary between the user terminal and delivery vehicle. It receives parking position information, analyzes parking lot attributes and routes, determines delivery feasibility, and communicates results back to users. This intermediary processing ensures reliable delivery decisions without complicating the user interface.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If the system checks parking lot attributes and route feasibility, then the reliability of delivery arrives, but the processing time and system complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of arrival determinationVSAvoidtime for attribute acquisition and analysis
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system acquires and analyzes parking lot attribute information and route data in advance, before the actual collection/delivery operation. This preliminary preparation ensures accurate feasibility determination while allowing the actual delivery process to proceed efficiently without time-consuming analysis.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Ease of operation

If the system provides comprehensive parking lot attribute information and route analysis, then the user experience improves, but the information processing load increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser convenience in collection and deliveryVSAvoidcomplexity of information management
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts only the essential parking lot attribute information and route feasibility results needed for delivery decisions, rather than processing or displaying all possible information. This selective extraction provides users with sufficient information for informed decisions while keeping the information management system relatively simple.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS11715058B2Information system, information processing method, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2023.08.01 TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK
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AI summary

An information system that manages collection from and delivery to one or more areas in a vehicle that can be used as a collection-delivery destination of an item, the information system includes: an acceptance unit configured to accept a request for collection and delivery of the item from and to the areas; an acquisition unit configured to acquire parking position information and attribute information; and a management unit configured to determine whether a delivery vehicle carrying the item will be able to arrive at a parking position based on the parking position information and the attribute information.