Vehicle Relocation Control for Inclement Weather Damage Avoidance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vehicles are at risk of damage from harsh weather conditions, with the risk varying by location, and existing technologies lack effective methods to assess and mitigate this risk in real-time.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle relocation system equipped with sensors and processors that assess weather conditions and vehicle location, determining the risk of damage and autonomously relocating the vehicle to a safer area, using a combination of image sensors, position sensors, and weather data to identify hazards and alternative locations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the vehicle remains at its current location, then the vehicle can stay in its designated parking spot, but the vehicle is exposed to risk of damage from inclement weather conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary assessment of weather conditions and vehicle location risk before damage occurs. The processor evaluates sensor data about current and predicted weather conditions along with map data about the vehicle's vicinity to determine risk levels in advance, enabling proactive relocation before harmful weather events cause damage.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary assessment layer between the vehicle and harmful weather conditions. By using sensors and processors to evaluate weather conditions and location risk, the system creates an information-mediated decision-making process that determines whether relocation is necessary, acting as a buffer that protects the vehicle from unnecessary movement while ensuring protection when truly needed.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the vehicle relocates to an alternate location, then the risk of weather damage is reduced, but the system complexity and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses existing multi-functional vehicle components for weather risk mitigation. The sensors already installed for other vehicle functions are repurposed to detect weather conditions and location hazards. The processor that handles常规 vehicle operations also evaluates weather risk and makes relocation decisions, eliminating the need for dedicated specialized hardware and reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The vehicle performs self-assessment of its weather risk exposure using its own sensors and processing capabilities. The system autonomously evaluates its situation, determines risk levels, and executes relocation decisions without requiring external intervention or complex centralized control systems, thereby simplifying the overall architecture while maintaining effective protection.
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AI summary
A vehicle relocator may include one or more processors, which are configured to receive first sensor data representing a current or predicted weather condition; receive second sensor data representing at least position or a vicinity of a vehicle; determine from at least the first sensor data and the second sensor data a risk of damage to the vehicle; and if the determined risk is outside of a target range, send an instruction for the vehicle to travel to an alternate location.