WO2024142400A1 - 配車管理装置及び配車管理方法 - Google Patents

配車管理装置及び配車管理方法 Download PDF

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WO2024142400A1
WO2024142400A1 PCT/JP2022/048654 JP2022048654W WO2024142400A1 WO 2024142400 A1 WO2024142400 A1 WO 2024142400A1 JP 2022048654 W JP2022048654 W JP 2022048654W WO 2024142400 A1 WO2024142400 A1 WO 2024142400A1
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政康 鈴木
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  • the present invention relates to vehicle dispatch management technology, and in particular to a vehicle dispatch management device and method for managing the dispatch of vehicles capable of carrying both passengers and cargo (luggage) on an on-demand basis.
  • Mobility services are services that provide smooth transportation of passengers and/or cargo by vehicle. Mobility services require efficient use of vehicles to increase vehicle operating rates and improve user convenience. In particular, vehicles can be used efficiently by carrying both passengers and cargo together.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses technology that allows one user to send luggage using a vehicle in which another user is traveling.
  • the present invention aims to provide a vehicle dispatch management device and a vehicle dispatch management method that provide users with an appropriate vehicle and its transportation space from the perspective of energy consumption efficiency, depending on the object of transportation, such as the next passenger or cargo to be loaded.
  • the present invention makes it possible to provide users with vehicles and transportation spaces that can maximize energy efficiency when getting on and off passengers and when loading and unloading luggage.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the overall configuration of a vehicle dispatch management system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • the vehicle dispatch management system 1 includes a vehicle dispatch management device 10, a terminal device 20, and a vehicle V, which are connected to each other so that they can communicate with each other via a communication network N.
  • the vehicle dispatch management system 1 of the present disclosure provides, for example, an on-demand vehicle dispatch service using multiple vehicles V for a certain area.
  • An "on-demand vehicle dispatch service” is a service that immediately responds to a vehicle dispatch request from a user and assigns (dispatches) a specific vehicle to the user. In other words, in an on-demand vehicle dispatch service, there is no vehicle dispatch reservation time specified by the user.
  • immediate response is a concept that includes not only dispatching a vehicle immediately in response to a vehicle dispatch request from a user, but also a certain degree of time that is normally acceptable to the user.
  • the vehicle dispatch management device 10 is a computing device that comprehensively manages a vehicle dispatch service using multiple vehicles V in a target area.
  • the vehicle dispatch management device 10 for example, implements a vehicle dispatch management server program and executes the vehicle dispatch management server program under the control of a processor, thereby realizing the vehicle dispatch service disclosed herein.
  • a vehicle dispatch request includes a request for a ride from a user who is a passenger (hereinafter referred to as a "ride dispatch request"), and a request for a ride to transport luggage from a user who is a shipper (a luggage transport business operator or a general user) (hereinafter referred to as a "luggage transport dispatch request"). Therefore, a general user who is not a luggage transport business operator may also make a luggage transport dispatch request to have their luggage delivered.
  • a vehicle dispatch request includes information such as the user name, the transport target (passenger or luggage), departure and arrival points (boarding and disembarking points for passengers, loading and disembarking points for luggage), and the contents of the transport (number of passengers, number, size and type of luggage for luggage).
  • the dispatch plan includes a route that specifies the route from the location where vehicle V is waiting (the starting waiting location), via several points (starting and ending points) along the way where users can get on and off or load and unload luggage, to the final waiting location (not necessarily the same as the initial waiting location). If vehicle V is waiting, the dispatch plan is newly created based on a new dispatch request, and if vehicle V is in operation, the dispatch plan can be updated based on a new dispatch request.
  • the road map information database 12b stores information about road maps in the target areas of the vehicle dispatch service (hereinafter referred to as "road map information").
  • the road map information includes map data about addresses, place names, roads, facilities, etc.
  • the road map information may also include information necessary for route search, such as road information, feature information, and environmental information.
  • the vehicle information database 12c stores information (vehicle information) about the vehicle V available for use by the user.
  • vehicle information includes, for example, information about the vehicle ID, vehicle attributes (vehicle registration number, vehicle model, maximum number of passengers/maximum load capacity, number of transportation spaces, manned or unmanned driving type, etc.), vehicle performance, other specifications, current vehicle dispatch plan, current location, and current status (service status, remaining battery capacity (driving range), number of passengers, and usage status of transportation spaces, etc.).
  • vehicle information also includes environmental information for each transportation space inside the vehicle (hereinafter referred to as "in-vehicle environmental information").
  • the vehicle information obtained from the vehicle V can be updated at any time.
  • the front-end processing unit 110 transmits an consent request including the created dispatch plan to the terminal device 20, displays the dispatch plan on the user interface of the terminal device 20, and receives a notification of consent or rejection sent from the terminal device 20 in response to this.
  • the front-end processing unit 110 also functions as a consent processing unit under the control of the dispatch plan creation unit 140.
  • the vehicle dispatch plan creation unit 140 extracts candidate vehicles (candidate vehicles v) from among the vehicles V in the target area based on the given dispatch request, creates a dispatch plan for the candidate vehicles, selects and confirms the vehicle V with the optimal dispatch plan from the created dispatch plan, and issues dispatch instructions to the vehicle V according to the confirmed dispatch plan. That is, the vehicle dispatch plan creation unit 140 requests the driving route planning unit 150 to derive a route pattern for the initial extraction of the candidate vehicles v. The vehicle dispatch plan creation unit 140 further extracts and narrows down the candidate vehicles v from the perspective of energy consumption efficiency. The vehicle dispatch plan creation unit 140 proposes the created vehicle dispatch plan to the user, and confirms the dispatch plan for one vehicle V upon receiving the user's consent. The vehicle dispatch plan creation unit 140 stores the confirmed vehicle dispatch plan in the vehicle dispatch plan database 12d, and notifies the vehicle dispatch instruction unit 162 to issue a dispatch instruction to the vehicle V.
  • the travel route planning unit 150 derives a route pattern for each candidate vehicle v under the control of the vehicle dispatch plan creation unit 140.
  • the route pattern indicates a route that passes through all the departure and arrival points (intermediate points) when a departure and arrival point is added due to a new vehicle dispatch request to a route that passes through the determined departure and arrival points (intermediate points).
  • the route pattern can be expressed as a lattice structure in which roads are links and their branching points (intersections) are nodes.
  • the travel route planning unit 150 In response to a request for derivation of a route pattern from the vehicle dispatch plan creation unit 140, the travel route planning unit 150 refers to the road map information database 12b and the vehicle information database 12c, extracts one or more vehicles V that can meet the dispatch request as candidate vehicles v, and derives a route pattern according to the departure and arrival points for each of the extracted candidate vehicles v. The travel route planning unit 150 passes the derived route pattern to the vehicle dispatch plan creation unit 140.
  • the vehicle communication interface unit 160 exchanges various information with the vehicle V via the communication network N.
  • the vehicle communication interface unit 160 includes a vehicle information acquisition unit 161 that acquires vehicle information about the vehicle V, and a vehicle dispatch instruction unit 162 that instructs the vehicle V to move according to a vehicle dispatch plan.
  • the in-vehicle environment information acquisition unit 142 acquires in-vehicle environment information of the vehicle V via the vehicle information acquisition unit 161.
  • the in-vehicle environment information is information that indicates the current environment for each transportation space of the vehicle V.
  • the in-vehicle environment information acquisition unit 142 typically acquires the in-vehicle environment information by referring to the vehicle information database 12c when creating a vehicle dispatch plan for the candidate vehicle v, but is not limited to this and may acquire the in-vehicle environment information at regular intervals, for example.
  • the in-vehicle environment information acquisition unit 142 passes the acquired in-vehicle environment information to the candidate vehicle selection unit 144.
  • FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a functional model of a control device installed in a vehicle in a vehicle dispatch management system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • the control device 400a includes, for example, a location information acquisition unit 410, an in-vehicle environment management unit 420, a communication unit 430, and a user interface unit (denoted as "UI" in the figure) 440.
  • UI user interface unit
  • the location information acquisition unit 410 acquires location information of the vehicle V from the GPS system.
  • the location information acquisition unit 410 passes the location information acquired from the GPS system to the communication unit 430 for transmission to the vehicle dispatch management device 10.
  • the vehicle interior environment management unit 420 manages the environment inside the vehicle V for each transportation space within the vehicle V.
  • the vehicle interior environment management unit 420 acquires vehicle interior environment information from one or more sensors (not shown) installed in the vehicle V, and controls the air conditioning control mechanism AC of the vehicle V accordingly to prepare the environment inside the vehicle V.
  • the sensors may include, for example, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, and an odor sensor (not shown).
  • the air conditioning control mechanism AC includes, for example, a cooling device, a heating device, a dehumidifier/humidifier, an air purifier, and a ventilation mechanism.
  • the environment information management unit 420 passes the vehicle interior environment information acquired from each sensor to the communication unit 430 for transmission to the vehicle dispatch management device 10.
  • the communication unit 430 is a communication interface for exchanging various information with the vehicle communication interface unit 160 of the vehicle dispatch management device 10. As one example, the communication unit 430 receives a request to send vehicle information sent from the vehicle communication interface unit 160, and in response, transmits vehicle information including location information to the vehicle communication interface unit 160. As another example, the communication unit 430 receives a dispatch instruction sent from the vehicle communication interface unit 160, and passes it on to the user interface unit 440.
  • the user interface unit 440 displays various states of the vehicle V to the driver and accepts input from the driver regarding these states. For example, the user interface unit 440 displays dispatch instructions sent from the dispatch management device 10.
  • the vehicle dispatch management device 10 creates a dispatch plan for the candidate vehicle v extracted based on the user's dispatch request, and proposes this to the user (S505). That is, the vehicle dispatch management device 10 derives a route pattern based on the dispatch request, and creates a dispatch plan for the candidate vehicle v extracted based on the derived route pattern. At this time, the vehicle dispatch management device 10 selects the candidate vehicle v (dispatch plan) to be proposed to the user in response to the dispatch request, based on the in-vehicle environmental information and the suitable environmental conditions.
  • the dispatch plan includes the specification of the transportation space of the candidate vehicle v for carrying the transportation object.
  • the vehicle dispatch management device 10 transmits an acceptance request for the contents of the dispatch plan to the terminal device 20.
  • the terminal device 20 When the terminal device 20 receives a notification of the confirmed dispatch reservation, it displays this on the user interface to inform the user that the dispatch reservation has been confirmed (S510).
  • the vehicle V executes the dispatch service according to the dispatch plan (S511). That is, if the vehicle V to which the dispatch instruction is given is an unmanned vehicle V, the unmanned vehicle V plans a specific driving route according to the dispatch plan and starts autonomous driving to head to the boarding and disembarking point to pick up the user who made the dispatch request. Also, if the vehicle V to which the dispatch instruction is given is a manned vehicle V, the manned vehicle V displays a driving route according to the dispatch plan indicated by the dispatch instruction on a navigation screen, for example, to navigate the driver.
  • the vehicle V controls the air conditioning control mechanism AC according to the dispatch plan to adjust the in-vehicle environment to an appropriate state during the movement to the departure point.
  • the in-vehicle environment management unit 420 controls the cooling equipment (heater) to a predetermined temperature.
  • the vehicle interior environment management unit 420 may utilize the environmental difference between inside and outside the vehicle and also use air conditioning control using a ventilation mechanism (e.g., opening and closing of windows).
  • the vehicle interior environment management unit 420 may control a dehumidifier to maintain appropriate humidity in the transportation space.
  • the vehicle interior environment management unit 420 may control a ventilation mechanism or an air purifier to remove odors from the transportation space. This makes it possible to suggest to the user a candidate vehicle v and its transportation space that will minimize energy consumption in response to the user's vehicle dispatch request.
  • the vehicle dispatch management device 10 stores the operation history information of the vehicle V in the operation history information database 12e (S512).
  • the operation history information stored in the operation history information database 12e is used to determine the route characteristics of the next vehicle V.
  • FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining an example of a vehicle dispatch management process performed by a vehicle dispatch management device according to one embodiment of the present invention. This process is realized by the vehicle dispatch management device 10 executing a vehicle dispatch management server program under the control of a processor, in cooperation with various hardware resources.

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