Autonomous Vehicle Dispatch for Post-Incident Image Collection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing traffic violation detection systems require a vehicle capable of detecting violations to be present at the time of the violation, limiting their effectiveness in capturing information related to incidents that occur without such detection.
Innovation Solution
An information collection system utilizing autonomously traveling vehicles equipped with cameras that are instructed by a server to move to the event location and capture images as event-related information after an incident occurs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a vehicle capable of detecting traffic violations is used, then traffic violation detection accuracy is improved, but the system cannot collect information about incidents that occur without such detection capability
Solution Approach 1:
The autonomous vehicle is designed to perform multiple functions: it can detect traffic violations using detection devices and collect incident information using imaging devices. The vehicle responds to different types of events (traffic violations and general incidents) by executing appropriate collection tasks, making the system versatile rather than specialized for a single function.
2Reliability
If the system waits for a vehicle to be incidentally present at the violation location, then detection reliability is improved, but information collection time is significantly delayed
Solution Approach 1:
The system proactively dispatches an autonomous vehicle to the incident location before information is lost. Instead of waiting for a vehicle to be incidentally present, the server receives incident information, determines the location, and immediately instructs a nearby autonomous vehicle to travel to and collect information at the scene, thereby reducing the time delay.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system dispatches vehicles to collect information after incidents occur, then information collection capability is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The autonomous vehicle independently executes the information collection task without requiring complex external control. The vehicle receives an instruction notification from the server, autonomously travels to the specified location, collects information using its onboard imaging devices, and returns the collected information to the server, thereby simplifying the overall system architecture.
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AI summary
An information collection system includes a plurality of vehicles and a server. The server is configured to, when an event occurrence notification notifying that a specific event has occurred at least together with an event occurrence location is received, select at least one vehicle to move toward the event occurrence location from among the vehicles as an information collection vehicle, and transmit an information collection instruction notification to the information collection vehicle. The vehicles are configured to, when the information collection instruction notification is received, move toward the event occurrence location and collect images captured by a camera while the vehicles are moving as event-related information that is information related to the event.