Vehicle Workflow Assignment Using Health and Capability Status
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional workflow management systems lack the technical resources to effectively manage operations related to autonomous vehicles, as they cannot instruct hardware and software to operate at optimal settings to achieve specific results, such as scheduling vehicles without considering their operational capabilities or health status.
Innovation Solution
A workflow management system that includes a server capable of generating and sending task records to vehicles, which are executed by onboard computers to perform tasks such as driving to destinations, collecting sensor data, and performing driving tests, while also determining capable vehicles based on attributes and health status, and enabling/disabling sensors as needed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional workflow management systems are used to manage vehicle operations, then basic task scheduling is possible, but the systems cannot effectively manage operations related to autonomous vehicles including scheduling vehicles without considering their operational capabilities or health status
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments workflow management into distinct modules: task generation module, vehicle assignment module, task execution module, and data collection module. Each module handles specific aspects of autonomous vehicle operations, allowing the system to manage complex autonomous vehicle workflows without overwhelming complexity by dividing functionality into manageable, specialized components.
Solution Approach 2:
The workflow management system acts as an intermediary between task planners and autonomous vehicles, translating high-level task requirements into specific vehicle instructions while considering vehicle capabilities and health status. This intermediary layer enables effective autonomous vehicle operation management without requiring direct complex interactions between all system components.
2Productivity
If vehicles are scheduled without considering their operational capabilities or health status, then scheduling is simple and fast, but vehicle utilization is not optimal and tasks may not be completed successfully
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary assessment of vehicle capabilities and health status before assigning tasks. By evaluating vehicle readiness in advance and pre-matching vehicles with suitable tasks based on their operational capabilities, the system optimizes vehicle utilization without requiring time-consuming assessments during task assignment, thus maintaining efficient scheduling while improving productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors vehicle health status and operational performance, using this feedback to dynamically adjust task assignments. This feedback mechanism ensures that vehicles are optimally utilized based on their current condition while maintaining efficient scheduling by quickly reassigning tasks when vehicle status changes.
3Measurement precision
If the workflow management system collects and processes all vehicle data and sensor information, then comprehensive task completion monitoring is achieved, but data processing complexity and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies different data collection and processing strategies based on task type and vehicle characteristics. Rather than uniformly processing all vehicle data, the system selectively collects and processes only the specific sensor information and vehicle parameters relevant to each particular task, achieving accurate task completion monitoring while minimizing unnecessary data processing complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A workflow management system is described to manage tasks to be performed with vehicles. The workflow management system includes a workflow management server and a computer located in a vehicle. The workflow management server generates and sends to the computer a record that describes a task to be performed with a vehicle. The task may include collecting sensor data from one or more sensors on the vehicle, or performing a vehicle driving test using an updated operating system to be used by the vehicle. The record can include a starting location and a destination of a route on which the vehicle is to perform the task. The computer receives the record, executes an operating system of the vehicle to perform the task, determines that the task is completed, and sends to a database a record status information that indicates that the task is completed.