Automated Car Handling Unit for Multilevel Parking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional multilevel car parking systems are inefficient due to the need for extensive space, high maintenance, and long waiting times, as well as the consumption of large amounts of energy and fuel, while also being prone to theft and damage.
Innovation Solution
An automated multiprocessing car storing and retrieving system utilizing an integrated central car handling unit with a microcontroller, featuring a collection-delivery rack that moves simultaneously in horizontal and vertical directions, powered by a rope and pulley mechanism, and guided by optical/laser sensors for efficient car movement and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If conventional multilevel parking systems with driving ramps are used, then vehicles can access multiple levels, but the system consumes excessive fuel and pollutes air due to slow movement and searching for vacant spaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the conventional mechanical driving system with an automated robotic system. A robotic arm with gripper mechanism automatically transfers vehicles between parking levels, eliminating the need for vehicles to drive themselves. This substitution of mechanical driving with automated robotic manipulation directly reduces fuel consumption and eliminates air pollution from vehicle exhaust.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service through automated vehicle transfer mechanisms. The robotic arm autonomously grasps vehicles, transports them across levels, and places them in vacant spaces without requiring drivers to operate vehicles. This automated self-service eliminates the inefficiencies of manual driving, searching for spaces, and maneuvering, thereby improving parking efficiency while reducing energy consumption.
2Extent of automation
If automatic multilevel parking systems with sliders and lifts are used, then vehicle storage and retrieval is automated, but the system requires complicated infrastructure with motor powered sliders and guiding rails that need extensive maintenance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and eliminates the complex slider and guiding rail infrastructure from the system. Instead of using motor-powered sliders that require extensive maintenance, the design employs a simplified robotic arm mechanism that operates directly from a central position. This extraction of unnecessary components directly reduces maintenance complexity while preserving automation functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies local quality by concentrating automation functionality in a localized robotic arm mechanism rather than distributing complex mechanical infrastructure throughout the parking structure. The robotic arm provides all necessary automated transfer functions from a single location, eliminating the need for extensive guiding rails and multiple motors across different levels, thereby simplifying maintenance requirements.
3Ease of operation
If conventional parking systems with pathways and ventilation systems are used, then passengers and drivers can access vehicles, but the overhead costs for infrastructure and security personnel increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and eliminates the need for traditional pathways, ventilation systems, and security personnel by implementing fully automated vehicle transfer. The robotic arm operates in enclosed transfer chambers, removing the requirement for extensive infrastructure. Vehicle accessibility is maintained through automated retrieval to ground level, while infrastructure overhead is dramatically reduced by eliminating unnecessary systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service through automated vehicle transfer and retrieval mechanisms. The robotic arm autonomously transports vehicles between levels and to the ground, eliminating the need for pathways, ventilation systems, and security personnel. Accessibility is maintained through automated service, while infrastructure complexity is reduced by removing unnecessary overhead systems.
4Volume of moving object
If multilevel parking systems with driving ramps are used, then vertical space is utilized, but the ramp occupies much parking area that prevents increase in parking capacity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and eliminates the driving ramp infrastructure from the system. Instead of using ramps that occupy significant parking area, the design employs a centralized robotic arm mechanism that transfers vehicles vertically and horizontally through compact transfer chambers. This extraction of ramp infrastructure frees up parking area while maintaining vertical space utilization through the robotic transfer system.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from two-dimensional ramp-based vehicle access to three-dimensional robotic arm manipulation. The robotic arm operates in vertical and horizontal dimensions from a central position, transferring vehicles through compact transfer chambers. This dimensional change eliminates the need for extensive ramp structures, maximizing parking area availability while maintaining vertical space utilization.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This system reduces parking and retrieval times, minimizes energy consumption, maximizes space utilization, eliminates the need for manual labor, and enhances security by allowing only authorized access, thereby reducing theft and damage risks.
Implementation Method 1
powered by a rope and pulley mechanism
Data Source
AI summary
In view of the foregoing, an embodiment herein provides an automatic processing unit for car storing and retrieving system for the multilevel park system. Specifically, the automatic processing car storing and retrieving system includes an integrated central car handling unit and microcontroller unit, wherein said integrated central car handling unit comprises at least one collection-delivery rack to carry the car; at least one up-down platform to move the car vertically; and at least one wheeled platforms to move the car in a circular movement. Further, the collection-delivery rack of integrated central car handling unit can move simultaneously in circular and vertical direction. Further, a method for storing and retrieving the car by using the integrated central car handling unit is also provided.