EQUIPMENT CONTROL FOR LIGHT ELECTRIC VEHICLE

摘要

The present invention discloses a system for fleet management of light electric vehicles which monitors capabilities of the light electric vehicles within the fleet. The capabilities of the light electric vehicle may include equipment and/or personnel associated with the vehicle. The capabilities may be monitored either through automatic mechanisms or manual entry of information. The system dispatches vehicles to locations to complete jobs based upon the capabilities of the vehicles. The dispatching system may be managed centrally or in a distributed manner. In a centrally managed system, the information relating to the capabilities of a vehicle is transmitted to a central station for fleet control. In a distributed system, each vehicle includes a controller for determining a status of a vehicle based upon the job requested and the capabilities of the vehicle. A vehicle is self-selected for dispatch based upon its status relative to other vehicles.

主权项

1. A system for fleet management comprising:
a central station; a plurality of light electric vehicles, each vehicle including:
at least one resource associated with the light electric vehicle;a communication device for communicating with the central station, the communication device including:
means for communicating the at least one resource to the central station; andmeans for receiving instructions from the central station.