Adaptive Parking Guidance Using Historical Position Data

Resolve Bottlenecks,
Find Innovative Solutions
Generate Solutions

Solution Overview

Problem

Existing parking assistance systems do not effectively adapt to individual driver preferences and habits, requiring manual adjustments and lacking real-time guidance for optimal parking positions, especially in spaces with obstacles or varying passenger configurations.

Innovation Solution

A parking assistance apparatus equipped with multiple cameras and a processor that uses statistical analysis of historical parking data to adjust the display of a target parking position, reflecting driver preferences and habits, and accounts for passenger seating information to optimize parking space utilization.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the target parking position is fixed and displayed on the creation image, then the display structure is simple, but it cannot adapt to driver preferences and habits

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveAdaptability to driver preferencesVSAvoidDisplay control complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system stores historical parking position information and uses it to automatically adjust the target parking position display. The processor retrieves past parking data and applies statistical processing to determine adjusted positions, creating a feedback loop that adapts to driver behavior patterns without requiring manual input each time

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs automatic adjustment of the target parking position based on stored historical data and statistical processing, eliminating the need for manual driver intervention. The processor independently analyzes past parking patterns and self-adjusts the displayed position to match driver preferences

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Productivity

If manual operation is required to adjust the target parking position, then the system is simple, but parking efficiency is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveParking efficiencyVSAvoidManual adjustment requirement
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary processing by storing historical parking position information in advance and using statistical processing to pre-calculate adjusted positions. When parking assistance is needed, the system immediately displays the pre-adjusted target position based on past patterns, eliminating the need for manual adjustment during the parking operation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The processor automatically adjusts the target parking position by retrieving and analyzing stored historical data, performing statistical processing, and displaying the optimized position without requiring any manual operation from the driver, thereby improving parking efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Adaptability or versatility

If the target parking position does not consider passenger seating, then the system is simple, but it cannot optimize for passenger convenience

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveAdaptability to passenger configurationVSAvoidInformation processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system integrates multiple functions into a unified processing approach: it handles historical parking position data, statistical analysis, and passenger seating information together. The processor adjusts the target parking position based on the combined influence of past behavior patterns and current passenger configuration, making the system adaptable to various scenarios without requiring separate mechanisms

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentEP3431344B1Parking assistance device, onboard cameras, vehicle, and parking assistance method
Publication Date: 2022.12.21 KYOCERA CORP
  • EP3431344B1 patent drawingFigure 1
  • EP3431344B1 patent drawingFigure 2
  • EP3431344B1 patent drawingFigure 3~4

AI summary

A parking assistance apparatus (1) includes a processor (12) and a memory (30). The processor (12) extracts a parking space from a surrounding image of a vehicle and generates an image in which a target parking position is in overlap with the parking space, the surrounding image being captured by an imaging apparatus provided in the vehicle. The memory (30) stores history information associating a parking position of the vehicle with the parking space. The processor (12) adjusts a position of the target parking position in the image on the basis of the history information.