Scheduling vehicle maintenance at service centers

A method for vehicle maintenance at a service center, comprising:

• receiving, by a cloud-based server over a communication network, sensor outputs generated by a plurality of sensors in each vehicle of a set of vehicles, wherein the sensor outputs indicate a current health status of a corresponding vehicle in the set of vehicles;
• storing, by the cloud-based server, in a database, based on the received sensor outputs, a set of vehicular datasets for the set of vehicles, wherein each of the set of vehicular datasets stored in the database is mapped to a vehicle registration number of the corresponding vehicle of the set of plurality of vehicles;
• receiving, by the cloud-based server, a plurality of images of a first plurality of vehicles from one or more cameras in the service center based on an arrival of the first plurality of vehicles at the service center, wherein the set of vehicles includes the first plurality of vehicles;
• processing, by the cloud-based server, the received plurality of images to recognize a vehicle registration number of each of the first plurality of vehicles;
• retrieving, by the cloud-based server, from the set of vehicular datasets stored in the database, using the recognized vehicle registration number of each of the first plurality of vehicles, a plurality of vehicular datasets of the first plurality of vehicles that requires servicing;
• determining, by the cloud-based server, based on the retrieved plurality of vehicular datasets, service job data for each vehicle of the first plurality of vehicles, wherein the service job data for each vehicle includes a set of operations to be performed on a corresponding vehicle for servicing the corresponding vehicle;
• determining, by the cloud-based server, based on the determined service job data of each of the first plurality of vehicles and the plurality of vehicular datasets, a service schedule for servicing the first plurality of vehicles by a plurality of operators associated with the service center, wherein the service schedule is determined using one or more meta-heuristic optimization techniques to minimize a total turn-around time for servicing the first plurality of vehicles, wherein the service schedule is indicative of a first sequence for servicing the first plurality of vehicles by the plurality of operators, and wherein the servicing of a second plurality of vehicles from the first plurality of vehicles is initiated based on the first sequence by the plurality of operators;
• monitoring, by the cloud-based server, a progress of the servicing of the second plurality of vehicles based on a plurality of status reports received from a plurality of operator devices of the plurality of operators, wherein the plurality of status reports is generated based on processing of a plurality of video feeds that capture the plurality of operators servicing the second plurality of vehicles;
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• updating, by the cloud-based server, based on the monitored progress, the service schedule for a third plurality of vehicles of the first plurality of vehicles, wherein the servicing for each vehicle of the third plurality of vehicles is pending to be initiated, wherein the updated service schedule is indicative of a second sequence for servicing the third plurality of vehicles such that the second sequence is different from the first sequence, wherein the servicing of the third plurality of vehicles is initiated based on the second sequence by the plurality of operators, and wherein the third plurality of vehicles is different from the second plurality of vehicles.