Vehicle Dispatch System for Restricted Zone Compliance
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Solution Overview
Problem
In vehicle dispatch services, users face difficulties when vehicles not suitable for EV mode are dispatched to areas where internal combustion engine operation is banned or restricted, limiting their driving range.
Innovation Solution
A device and method that prioritize EV mode compatible vehicles with sufficient battery charge for reservation, based on the likelihood of entering restricted engine operation areas, using a server system to determine candidate vehicle offers through user terminals, emphasizing chargeable vehicles and those with adequate battery power for routes within restricted zones.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If vehicles not suitable for EV mode are dispatched to users, then users can select from a wider range of candidate vehicles, but users would be difficult to run in areas where internal combustion engine operation is banned or restricted and their driving range would be restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary analysis of the user's planned running route to identify restricted areas before vehicle selection. The possibility determining part calculates the likelihood of the route passing through restricted zones in advance, and the vehicle offer part uses this information to prioritize EV mode compatible vehicles in the candidate list, ensuring users can drive throughout their intended route without range restrictions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies different vehicle offering strategies based on the local characteristics of the planned route. When the route passes through restricted areas, the vehicle offer part prioritizes EV mode compatible vehicles. When the route does not pass through restricted areas, the system can offer a broader range of vehicle types, thus adapting the vehicle selection to the specific local conditions of the user's travel plan.
2Reliability
If EV mode compatible vehicles are prioritized when the possibility of restricted areas is high, then users can drive without restriction in banned zones, but the vehicle dispatch service becomes more complex in determining and managing EV mode compatibility
Solution Approach 1:
EV mode compatible vehicles are equipped with communication devices that automatically transmit their EV mode compatibility information to the server. The vehicles self-report their capability status, reducing the burden on the server to manually determine compatibility. The server simply receives and processes this self-reported information from multiple vehicles to make dispatch decisions.
Solution Approach 2:
The server pre-stores communication device information and EV mode compatibility status for each candidate vehicle in advance. When a user requests vehicle dispatch, the server quickly retrieves this pre-prepared information and combines it with the route analysis results to determine the optimal vehicle offering, avoiding complex real-time calculations and simplifying the dispatch process.
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AI summary
The offer device includes a vehicle offer part (35) configured to offer candidate vehicles for reservation to a user through a user terminal (4), and a possibility determining part (36) configured to determine a possibility of an area in which operation of an internal combustion engine is banned or restricted being included in a planned running route of the user. The vehicle offer part (35) is configured to determine an offer mode of the candidate vehicles for reservation based on the possibility.