Vehicle Route Determination with Passage Restriction Comparison
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current navigation devices fail to consider vehicle-specific passage restrictions and road characteristics, leading to potential problems during route travel, such as vertical clearance, horizontal clearance, and weight restrictions, and do not adequately warn drivers of these issues.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that provide road segment passage restriction information and vehicle passage restriction data to determine optimal routes and warn drivers of potential problems by comparing vehicle characteristics with road segment limitations, using a processing unit to adjust route calculations and output warning signals based on threshold values.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional navigation devices determine routes based only on general road segment data (length, speed limits), then route calculation is simple and fast, but vehicle-specific passage restrictions (vertical clearance, horizontal clearance, weight restrictions) are not considered, leading to potential travel problems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the route determination process into distinct evaluation stages: first evaluating road segment passage restriction information, then comparing it with vehicle passage restriction data, and finally determining the route based on both datasets. This segmentation allows comprehensive consideration of vehicle-specific restrictions while maintaining a structured, manageable processing approach.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary evaluation of passage restrictions before final route determination. The system pre-processes road segment passage restriction information and vehicle passage restriction data, identifying potential conflicts in advance. This preliminary action ensures that vehicle-specific constraints are considered before committing to a route, preventing travel problems.
2Measurement precision
If navigation devices include comprehensive passage restriction data and vehicle data, then route accuracy for specific vehicles improves, but the system complexity and data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by focusing data collection and processing on specific, relevant parameters rather than comprehensive vehicle and road data. The system selectively evaluates passage restriction information (vertical clearance, horizontal clearance, weight restrictions) that is locally relevant to the route determination task, improving accuracy without requiring complete system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts only the essential passage restriction parameters needed for route determination from broader vehicle and road datasets. By taking out specifically the relevant restriction data (clearance dimensions, weight limits) and comparing them against road segment characteristics, the system achieves precise route determination without processing unnecessary comprehensive vehicle specifications or complete road network data.
3Reliability
If the system compares vehicle passage restriction data with road segment passage restriction information, then potential travel problems are identified, but additional processing time and computational resources are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary comparison of vehicle passage restriction data with road segment passage restriction information before final route determination. By evaluating compatibility in advance and identifying potential conflicts early in the process, the system ensures travel safety without requiring repeated calculations or delays during actual route execution.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs efficient, lightweight data structures and comparison algorithms that require minimal computational resources. The passage restriction evaluation uses simple threshold comparisons rather than complex simulations, enabling rapid assessment of vehicle-road compatibility while maintaining high reliability in identifying travel problems.
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AI summary
A system for determining a route and for warning a driver of a vehicle and corresponding methods are provided. The systems include storage units that store road segment passage restriction data and vehicle passage restriction data. The systems further include a working memory unit and a processing unit that determine a route to be displayed on an output unit or that provide a warning signal output, depending upon both the vehicle passage restriction data and the road segment passage restriction data.