In-Vehicle Geofence Control for Unauthorized Vehicle Movement
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Solution Overview
Problem
The security and management challenges faced by credit vehicles, rental vehicles, and online-hailing vehicles, particularly in preventing unauthorized vehicle movement and reducing the resource-intensive efforts required by car rental companies to locate missing vehicles.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for controlling a vehicle using an in-vehicle terminal, which involves obtaining current position information and determining travel direction and position states relative to preset electronic fences. This system automatically outputs warnings or sends key shielding signals when the vehicle crosses designated boundaries, enabling remote management and control without manual intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual monitoring and tracking of vehicles is performed by car rental companies, then vehicle security can be maintained, but significant human, material and financial resources are consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service monitoring where the vehicle itself (through embedded GPS and communication modules) automatically reports its position and status to the rental company, eliminating the need for manual tracking efforts while maintaining continuous surveillance
Solution Approach 2:
Manual mechanical monitoring systems are replaced with electronic automated monitoring using GPS satellites, communication modules, and centralized servers that automatically track vehicle positions and send alerts, substituting human labor with electronic automation
2Reliability
If vehicles are equipped with automated electronic fence and key shielding control systems, then vehicle security and automated management are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control server performs multiple functions including position monitoring, electronic fence management, key signal shielding, and alert generation within a single centralized system, reducing overall system complexity through functional consolidation
Solution Approach 2:
A centralized control server acts as an intermediary between the vehicle's GPS module and the key controller, processing position data and coordinating shielding actions, which simplifies the control architecture by centralizing decision-making logic
3Loss of time
If continuous position monitoring and real-time alerts are implemented, then response time for vehicle recovery is reduced, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses periodic position reporting at predetermined time intervals rather than continuous real-time monitoring, reducing energy consumption while still enabling timely detection of unauthorized vehicle movement through interval-based position checks
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-sets electronic fences and monitoring parameters before vehicle deployment, allowing the vehicle to operate autonomously within defined boundaries without continuous communication, reducing energy use while maintaining security through pre-configured alert triggers
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AI summary
This disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for controlling a vehicle, a vehicle, and a storage medium. The method for controlling a vehicle is applied to an in-vehicle terminal, and the method includes: obtaining current position information of a vehicle and a preset electronic fence, and determining a travel direction of the vehicle according to the current position information and the preset electronic fence; when determining that the vehicle travels from the inside of the preset electronic fence to the outside of the preset electronic fence, determining a current position state of the vehicle according to the current position information, where the position state represents a relative position of the vehicle and the preset electronic fence; determining whether the current position state is the same as a previous position state of the vehicle; and when the current position state is different from the previous position state, performing one or two of outputting warning information and sending a key shielding signal, to enable a key controller to shield a key control signal of the vehicle. In the method, apparatus, and vehicle in this disclosure, automatic management and control for the vehicle can be implemented without manual intervention, which saves more time and effort.