Vehicle Route Control Using Profile-Based Drop-Off Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users are required to manually input desired drop-off locations when booking an on-demand bus, which is time-consuming and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A control apparatus that acquires user profile data upon boarding, identifies the facility for drop-off based on this data, and controls the vehicle's route to include that facility, eliminating the need for manual input.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If users manually input desired drop-off locations when booking the on-demand bus, then the system can accurately determine destinations, but it consumes time and effort for users
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by storing user profile data including preferred destinations in advance. When a user books a bus, the system automatically retrieves this pre-stored information to determine the drop-off location, eliminating the need for users to manually input destinations during the booking process. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining destination accuracy through pre-collected data while significantly reducing booking time.
2Measurement precision
If the system requires manual input of drop-off locations, then it ensures accurate destination information, but it reduces ease of operation
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by automatically using the user's stored profile information to determine drop-off locations without requiring manual input. The user's previously saved destination preferences serve the system's need for accurate destination information, while the user benefits from simplified operation. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining destination accuracy through automated self-service rather than manual input.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the vehicle operates to multiple facilities based on manual bookings, then it serves diverse user needs, but it increases route complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by collecting and storing user profile data including destination preferences before the booking process. This pre-collected information allows the system to automatically determine drop-off locations and optimize routes based on aggregated user preferences, reducing unnecessary stops. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining service coverage through profile-based automatic routing while reducing route complexity through intelligent optimization.
Data Source
AI summary
A control apparatus includes a controller configured to acquire, as profile data, data read from a medium held by each of users when each of the users gets on a vehicle to be operated with the users on board to a destination having a plurality of facilities, identify, based on the acquired profile data, a facility from among the plurality of facilities at which each of the users is to get off the vehicle, and perform control of operating the vehicle along a route including the identified facility.