Automated fleet-connected cleaning and inspection system
Systems and methods for automated cleaning and inspection of electric vehicles. The systems and methods for automated cleaning eliminate the need for human interaction with the vehicle and/or cleaning system. Vehicle cleaning is typically a heavily manual task that consumes operation personnel time and resources. Providing automated systems and methods for vehicle cleaning can reduce human resources used for cleaning. Additionally, automated cleaning systems and methods can increase vehicle utilization efficiency by decreasing downtime for cleaning. In various implementations, systems and methods are provided for automated vehicle inspections. In some examples, automated vehicle inspections can occur concurrently with automated vehicle cleaning.
1 . A system for fleet cleaning of a plurality of fleet vehicles, comprising:
a dispatch service configured to communicate with each of the plurality of fleet vehicles, wherein the dispatch service is configured to:
receive a cleaning request from a fleet vehicle of the plurality of fleet vehicles;
identify a cleaning facility with an available parking spot for cleaning; and
transmit a message indicating that the fleet vehicle is arriving at the identified cleaning facility at a first time; and
the cleaning facility, including:
a plurality of parking spots;
a robotic cleaner, wherein the robotic cleaner has access to a vacuum system and a cleansing system, and wherein the robotic cleaner is configured to clean the fleet vehicle parked in at least one of the plurality of parking spots;
the vacuum system including a plurality of vacuum system end effectors configured for deployment by the robotic cleaner to vacuum at least a portion of the fleet vehicle; and
the cleansing system including a plurality of cleansing system end effectors configured for deployment by the robotic cleaner to cleanse at least a portion of the fleet vehicle,
wherein the robotic cleaner is configured to identify at least one of a vacuum system end effector and a cleansing system end effector corresponding to a vehicle cleanliness issue, and
wherein the robotic cleaner is configured to open a door of the fleet vehicle to access a vehicle interior and autonomously clean the vehicle interior using the identified at least one of the vacuum system end effector and the cleansing system end effector.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the fleet vehicle comprises a vehicle sensor and an onboard computer, wherein the onboard computer is configured to identify the vehicle cleanliness issue based on data from the vehicle sensor, wherein the cleaning request includes the vehicle cleanliness issue, and wherein the robotic cleaner is configured to receive the vehicle cleanliness issue.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the vacuum system further comprises a vacuum canister and a vacuum hose, wherein the vacuum canister is configured to collect vacuumed debris via the vacuum hose, and wherein the robotic cleaner is configured to couple ones of the plurality of vacuum system end effectors to the vacuum hose.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the cleansing system further comprises a plurality of reservoirs, wherein each of the plurality of reservoirs holds a cleaning solution.
5 . A system for vehicle cleaning, comprising:
a plurality of parking spots;
a robotic cleaner, wherein the robotic cleaner has access to a vacuum system and a cleansing system, and wherein the robotic cleaner is configured to clean a vehicle in at least one of the parking spots;
the vacuum system including a plurality of vacuum system end effectors configured for deployment by the robotic cleaner to vacuum at least a portion of the vehicle; and
the cleansing system including a plurality of cleansing system end effectors configured for deployment by the robotic cleaner to cleanse at least a portion of the vehicle;
wherein the robotic cleaner is configured to identify at least one of a vacuum system end effector and a cleansing system end effector corresponding to a vehicle cleanliness issue; and
wherein the robotic cleaner is configured to open a door of the vehicle to access a vehicle interior and autonomously clean the vehicle interior using the identified at least one of the vacuum system end effector and the cleansing system end effector.
6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the robotic cleaner is configured to inspect the vehicle for the cleanliness issue and to identify the cleanliness issue.
7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the vacuum system includes a vacuum hose coupled to a vacuum canister, wherein the vacuum canister is configured to collect vacuumed debris via the vacuum hose, and wherein the robotic cleaner is configured to couple ones of the plurality of vacuum system end effectors to the vacuum hose.
8 . The system of claim 6 , further comprising a plurality of reservoirs coupled to the cleansing system, wherein each of the plurality of reservoirs holds a cleaning solution.
9 . The system of claim 8 , further comprising a water hose coupled to the cleansing system wherein the robotic cleaner is configured to access water from the water hose.
10 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the robotic cleaner further comprises a camera configured to capture vehicle images, and an image processor configured to process the captured vehicle images to identify the cleanliness issue.
11 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the robotic cleaner is a first robotic cleaner and further comprising a plurality of additional robotic cleaners, wherein each of the additional plurality of robotic cleaners is associated with at least one corresponding parking spot.
12 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the robotic cleaner is a mobile robotic cleaner configured to travel to the parking spot.