IP Library Granted Patent US 11,708,261
Granted Patent B2
US 11,708,261 · App. 17/065,910 · Granted Jul 25, 2023

Method, device and system for automatic oiling of long-distance transport vehicle

Inventor: Nan Wu (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BEIJING TUSEN WEILAI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
B67D7/30B67D7/0401G01C21/3415G01C21/3453G05D1/0088G07C5/008G08G1/0967G08G1/0968G08G1/096816G08G1/096844G08G1/202B67D2007/0442G05D2201/0213H04W4/40
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Patent No.
US 11,708,261
App. No.
17/065,910
Granted
Jul 25, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application discloses a method, device and system for automatic oiling of a long-distance transport vehicle. The method provided by the present application includes: obtaining, by a transport planning system at a network side, vehicle status information, transport mission information and highway port information of the vehicle before the long-distance transport vehicle starts from a highway port of departure; generating a transport plan according to the vehicle status information, the transport mission information and the highway port information, wherein the transport plan comprises at least one highway port to be stopped at, cargo quantity to be loaded at each highway port to be stopped at and oil mass to be filled at each highway port to be stopped at; and sending the transport plan to the vehicle.

Claims (101)

1. A method for automatic oiling of a long-distance transport vehicle, the method comprising:

obtaining, by a transport planning system at a network side, vehicle status information, transport mission information and highway port information of the vehicle before the long-distance transport vehicle starts from a highway port of departure;

obtaining transport route condition information of the vehicle;

generating a transport plan according to the vehicle status information, the transport mission information and the highway port information, wherein the transport plan comprises at least one highway port to be stopped at, and cargo quantity to be loaded at each highway port to be stopped at, and oil mass to be filled at each highway port to be stopped at; and

sending the transport plan to the vehicle, so that the vehicle stops at the highway port to be stopped at according to the transport plan, performs loading and/or unloading of cargo according to the cargo quantity to be loaded at the stopped-at highway port, and is filled with oil according to the oil mass to be filled at the stopped-at highway port, wherein generating the transport plan comprises:

determining the oil mass to be filled at each highway port to be stopped at according to a function relationship among the vehicle status information,

determining the cargo quantity at each highway port to be stopped at, and

determining the position of each highway port to be stopped at and a transport route condition information.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein obtaining the vehicle status information of the vehicle comprises:

sending a request of obtaining the vehicle status information of the vehicle to an on-board network of the vehicle, and receiving the vehicle status information of the vehicle fed back from the on-board network; or

obtaining the vehicle status information of the vehicle pre-stored locally and sent by the on-board network in a predetermined period.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the vehicle status information comprises:

average fuel consumption per 100 kilometers;

dead-weight;

maximum load;

tank capacity; and

filled oil mass of the vehicle;

the transport mission information comprises:

information of a transport route comprising a plurality of transport points; and

information of cargo quantity to be loaded at the at least one of the transport points, wherein the transport points comprise a transport point of departure, a transport point of destination and passing points; and

the highway port information comprises, identity and location information of at least one available highway port.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein generating the transport plan, comprises:

determining available highway ports corresponding to the transport points as highway ports to be stopped at according to the information of the transport route in the transport mission information and the highway port information;

determining the cargo quantity at each highway port to be stopped at according to the information of the cargo quantity to be loaded at the at least one of the transport points and the highway ports to be stopped at; and

determining the oil mass to be filled at each highway port to be stopped at according to a function relationship among the vehicle status information, the cargo quantity at each highway port to be stopped at and a position of each highway port to be stopped at.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the transport route condition information comprises at least one of:

weather information of the transport route;

roadway condition information of the transport route;

roadway congestion information of the transport route; and

operational status information of highway ports of the transport route.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein after sending the transport plan to the vehicle, the method further comprises:

updating transport route condition information of the transport route to be driven in the transport route condition information;

updating the oil mass to be filled in the generated transport plan according to the updated transport route condition information; and

sending the updated transport plan to the vehicle, so that the vehicle is filled with oil according to the updated transport plan.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein updating transport route condition information of the transport route to be driven in the transport route condition information comprises:

obtaining condition information of the transport route to be driven in a predetermined period, and updating the transport route condition information when any item in the obtain condition information is updated;

updating the transport route condition information when obtaining update information of any item in condition information of the transport route to be driven in real time; or

both obtaining condition information of the transport route to be driven in a predetermined period, and updating the transport route condition information when any item in the obtain condition information is updated and updating the transport route condition information when obtaining update information of any item in condition information of the transport route to be driven in real time.

8. The method according to claim 5 , wherein:

the roadway condition information comprises at least one of:

dry/wet condition information of road surface;

roadway speed limit information;

roadway traffic control information; and

roadway closure information; and

the operational status information of highway ports comprises at least one of:

congestion condition information of in-port vehicles;

in-port scheduling time information; and

port closure information of the highway ports.

9. A method for automatic oiling of a long-distance transport vehicle, the method comprising:

receiving, by an automatic oiling system of the vehicle, a transport plan from a transport planning system before the long-distance transport vehicle starts from a highway port of departure, wherein the transport plan comprises at least one highway port to be stopped at, and cargo quantity to be loaded at each highway port to be stopped at and oil mass to be filled at each highway port to be stopped at;

prompting, by the automatic oiling system according to the transport plan, the vehicle to stop at the highway port to be stopped at and performing loading and/or unloading of cargo according to the cargo quantity to be loaded at the stopped-at highway port;

determining, by the automatic oiling system, a current load state of the vehicle after the vehicle stops at the highway port to be stopped at, the current load state comprising current actually-loaded cargo quantity and current filled oil mass; and

sending information of the oil mass to be filled at the stopped-at highway port to an oiling device within the highway port, so that the vehicle obtains oil fuel delivered by the oiling device according to the oil mass to be filled.

10. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving an updated transport plan from the transport planning system, wherein the updated transport plan comprises updated oil mass to be filled.

11. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

determining actual oil mass to be filled according to the current load state and the cargo quantity to be loaded and the oil mass to be filled at this highway port in the transport plan.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein determining the actual oil mass to be filled comprises:

comparing the current actually-loaded cargo quantity with the cargo quantity to be loaded, and the current filled oil mass with the oil mass to be filled;

determining a correction value of the oil mass to be filled according to comparison results; and

determining the actual oil mass to be filled according to the correction value and the oil mass to be filled.

13. The method according to claim 11 , wherein determining the current load state of the vehicle comprises:

obtaining information from an on-board load sensor of the vehicle, and determining the current actually-loaded cargo quantity of the vehicle; and

obtaining information from an oil tank liquid level sensor of the vehicle, and

determining the current filled oil mass of the vehicle.

14. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving, by the automatic oiling system, a payment message from the oiling device, or invoking a camera of the vehicle to scan payment information prompted by the oiling device; and

making a payment according to the payment message.

15. The method according to claim 9 , wherein:

receiving the transport plan from the transport planning system comprises:

receiving, by an on-board communication device of the vehicle, the transport plan; and

sending the information of the oil mass to be filled to the oiling device within the stopped-at highway port comprises:

sending, by the on-board communication device of the vehicle, the information of the oil mass to be filled to the oiling device.

16. A system for automatic oiling of a long-distance transport vehicle, the system comprising a transport planning system at a network side, an automatic oiling system on the vehicle and an oiling device within a highway port; wherein:

the transport planning system is configured to:

obtain vehicle status information, transport mission information, and highway port information of the vehicle before the long-distance transport vehicle starts from a highway port of departure;

generate a transport plan according to the vehicle status information, the transport mission information, and the highway port information, wherein the transport plan comprises:

at least one highway port to be stopped at,

cargo quantity to be loaded at each highway port to be stopped at, and

oil mass to be filled at each highway port to be stopped at; and

send the transport plan to the vehicle;

the automatic oiling system of the vehicle is configured to:

receive the transport plan from the transport planning system; and

according to the transport plan;

prompt the vehicle to stop at the highway port to be stopped at;

perform loading and/or unloading of cargo according to the cargo quantity to be loaded at the stopped-at highway port; and

send information of the oil mass to be filled at the stopped-at highway port to the oiling device within the highway port; and

the oiling device is configured to:

receive the information of the oil mass to be filled from the long-distance transport vehicle; and

deliver oil fuel to the vehicle according to the information of the oil mass to be filled.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the automatic oiling system of the vehicle is further configured to determine, based on information received from a load sensor and an oil tank liquid level sensor located in the vehicle, a current load state of the vehicle after the vehicle stops at the highway port to be stopped at.

18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the oiling device is configured to:

determine payment information of the filled oil mass; and

send a message comprising the payment information.

19. The system of claim 16 , wherein the oiling device is configured to:

determine payment information of the filled oil mass; and

prompt the payment information to the vehicle.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein an on-board communication device of the oiling device is configured to:

receive information of the oil mass to be filled, and

send the payment information to the vehicle.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 2, 2025
From: BEIJING TUSEN WEILAI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: BEIJING OCGEN INTERACTION TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 074074/0417 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 26, 2022
From: TUSIMPLE, INC.
To: BEIJING TUSEN WEILAI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058766/0870 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 8, 2020
From: WU, NAN
To: BEIJING TUSEN WEILAI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054009/0617 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201710600483.2 · Jul 21, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
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