Automated parking system, automated parking vehicle, automated parking procedure

The automated parking system addresses inefficiencies by controlling vehicles when no space is found, reducing congestion and energy waste through proper management and command-based operations.

DE112018002414B4Active Publication Date: 2026-06-03DENSO CORP
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Authority / Receiving Office
DE · DE
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
DENSO CORP
Filing Date
2018-05-08
Publication Date
2026-06-03

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing autonomous parking systems face inefficiencies when no free parking space is found, leading to increased search time, overcrowding, and energy waste due to vehicles waiting to park.

Method used

An automated parking system with a vehicle and an information terminal that includes a parking control unit and a command receiving unit, allowing the system to control the vehicle's search and park in a free space, and receive commands when no space is found, enabling proper management of the vehicle's status.

Benefits of technology

The system effectively manages vehicles waiting to park by controlling their actions when no space is available, reducing traffic congestion and energy consumption.

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Abstract

Parking system for automated parking (100) with: a vehicle (10); and an information terminal (20), wherein the vehicle (10) has: a parking control unit (12) that controls the vehicle (10) to search for and park in a free parking space using autonomous driving; and a command receiving unit (14) that receives a command via a status control of the vehicle (10) when no free parking space is found, the information terminal (20) has a command unit (23) which provides the command to the command receiving unit (14), and the parking control unit (12) is configured to: Determine if there is another entering vehicle (44) attempting to enter the same free parking space, based on the free parking space found as a result of the search; Comparing the parking priority of vehicle (10) and the parking priority of the other entering vehicle (44) in response to determining whether the other entering vehicle (44) attempting to enter is present, and determining whether the parking priority of vehicle (10) is higher than the parking priority of the other entering vehicle (44) based on a comparison result; Determining that no free parking space is found in response to determining that the parking priority of the vehicle (10) is lower than or equal to the parking priority of the other entering vehicle (44); Steering the vehicle (10) according to the command received from the command receiving unit (14) in response to the determination that no free parking space can be found.
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