Vehicle Operation Planning for Idle-Time Charging and Maintenance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vehicle operation systems experience idle time when users temporarily exit the vehicle during transit, leading to inefficient utilization of this time.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle operation management device that creates an operation plan for the vehicle based on the user's schedule, proposing and incorporating operation details during idle times for tasks such as charging or maintenance, thereby optimizing vehicle usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the vehicle waits idle for the user to get back in, then the user can continue using the same vehicle, but the vehicle utilization efficiency deteriorates due to wasted idle time
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions during the idle time by automatically executing charged-related operations (charging, battery replacement, etc.) before the user returns to the vehicle. This ensures the vehicle is prepared for the next trip while the user is away, eliminating waste of idle time and maintaining vehicle availability.
Solution Approach 2:
The vehicle operates autonomously during idle time without requiring user intervention. The system automatically determines and executes appropriate charged operations based on the vehicle's state and schedule, allowing the vehicle to serve itself during periods when the user is not present, thereby improving utilization efficiency.
2Productivity
If the vehicle performs charged operations during idle time, then the vehicle utilization efficiency improves, but the operation complexity increases due to additional management requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors the vehicle's charged state (battery level, charging status, etc.) and uses this feedback information to automatically determine the appropriate operation during idle time. The management device receives charged state information, determines the current state, and selects suitable charged operations based on real-time feedback, simplifying the decision-making process despite increased operational complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The vehicle operation management device is designed to handle multiple types of charged operations (charging, battery replacement, maintenance) through a single integrated system. This multi-functional approach allows the same device to manage various operations without requiring separate specialized systems, thereby reducing overall complexity while improving utilization efficiency.
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AI summary
A vehicle operation management device (3) manages operation of a vehicle (2). The vehicle operation management device (3) includes an operation plan creation unit (31) that creates an operation plan of the vehicle (2) on the basis of a schedule for getting in and out of the vehicle (2) of a user who wants to ride the vehicle (2), and a travel instruction unit (34) that instructs the vehicle (2) to travel according to the operation plan.When the user of the vehicle (2) is scheduled to get in the same vehicle (2) again after getting out of the vehicle (2), the operation plan creation unit (31) proposes, to the user, operation details of the vehicle (2) during a period of time from when the user gets out of the vehicle (2) to when the user gets in the vehicle (2) next, and creates the operation plan including the operation details proposed.