Vehicle Operation Control for Non-Operable Area Route Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle operation management systems struggle to efficiently manage deviations from planned operations due to unforeseen factors, leading to inefficiencies in operational instructions.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and system that includes a communication interface, memory, and controller to store and transmit operation plans, identify non-operable areas, and instruct vehicles to cease operations based on received instructions, allowing differentiated actions for each route.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the operation manager manually manages each vehicle's operation deviations individually, then the operational instructions can be customized for each vehicle, but the operational efficiency deteriorates due to the time-consuming manual management process
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the management of multiple vehicles into a single unified interface. The operation management server consolidates operation information from multiple vehicles, and the terminal device presents a unified view of all vehicles' operation statuses. This allows the operation manager to issue cease operation instructions to multiple vehicles simultaneously through one interface, rather than managing each vehicle separately, thus improving operational efficiency while reducing time loss.
2Measurement precision
If the system provides detailed individual management for each vehicle route, then the precision of operation control is improved, but the system complexity increases due to managing multiple vehicles and routes separately
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the operation management system into distinct functional modules: the operation management server that collects and processes operation information from multiple vehicles, the terminal device that presents unified management interface, and the vehicles themselves that execute instructions. This segmentation allows detailed individual control of each vehicle route while managing system complexity through modular architecture, where each component handles specific tasks independently.
Solution Approach 2:
The terminal device serves multiple functions: it displays operation information for multiple vehicles, receives cease operation instructions for specific vehicles or routes, and transmits these instructions back to the operation management server. This multi-functional design reduces system complexity by consolidating management capabilities into a single interface rather than requiring separate systems for each vehicle.
3Reliability
If the system transmits cease operation instructions to all vehicles in a non-operable area, then the operational safety is improved, but the operational flexibility deteriorates due to inability to provide differentiated instructions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements local quality by allowing the operation manager to issue cease operation instructions with different parameters for different vehicles even within the same non-operable area. The terminal device enables selection of specific vehicles or routes, and the operation management server transmits customized instructions to each selected vehicle. This ensures operational safety by ceasing operations in non-operable areas while maintaining flexibility through differentiated instructions for different vehicles or routes.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a communication interface, a memory configured to store information on an operation plan that includes an operation route for each of a plurality of vehicles, a portion or whole of which is included in one or more areas, and a controller configured to communicate using the communication interface, transmit, to a terminal apparatus, information indicating a first area for which a predetermined reason has occurred after the plurality of vehicles has started operating on the operation route for each of the plurality of vehicles, and upon receiving, from the terminal apparatus, an instruction to cease operating on at least one first operation route a portion or whole of which is included in the first area, transmit an instruction to perform an action according to the instruction to cease operating to at least one first vehicle operating on the at least one first operation route.