Autonomous Parking Safety Control via Passenger Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional autonomous parking systems do not ensure passenger safety, as they fail to prevent passengers from being left unattended or injured during autonomous parking maneuvers, especially when passengers are present in the vehicle.
Innovation Solution
A safety control apparatus and method that uses sensors to count passengers entering and exiting the vehicle, determines their presence and intentions, and performs safety measures such as voice guidance and gear shifting to ensure passengers exit the vehicle before autonomous parking, utilizing a communication device to inform the driver of passenger presence and a controller to manage the parking process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the autonomous parking system performs autonomous parking maneuvers without passenger detection, then the productivity and convenience of the system is improved, but the safety of passengers is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary passenger detection and confirmation before executing the autonomous parking maneuver. The controller determines whether a passenger is present in the vehicle and whether the passenger intends to exit before the autonomous parking begins, preventing unsafe operations from occurring in the first place
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors passenger presence and provides feedback through multiple channels: the communication device sends notifications to the driver terminal about passenger presence, and the controller receives feedback about passenger exit intentions. This feedback loop ensures safety conditions are maintained throughout the autonomous parking process
2Reliability
If the system continuously monitors passenger presence and sends multiple notifications, then passenger safety is improved, but the complexity of the system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The controller performs multiple functions using a single integrated system: it detects passenger presence, determines exit intentions, controls autonomous parking maneuvers, and manages communication with the driver terminal. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated components for each safety function
Solution Approach 2:
The system combines passenger detection, intention recognition, and autonomous parking control into a unified control process. The communication device and driver terminal are integrated into the existing autonomous parking system architecture, merging safety functions with the primary parking function rather than adding separate independent systems
Data Source
AI summary
A safety control apparatus for an autonomous parking system includes: a sensor collecting data of a vehicle; a communication device transmitting a message informing a presence of a passenger in the vehicle to a driver terminal depending on whether the passenger is present in the vehicle; a driver device performing an autonomous parking operation when the autonomous parking operation for the vehicle is selected through the driver terminal; and a controller determining whether the passenger is present in the vehicle before the autonomous parking operation. The controller also determines whether the passenger in the vehicle intends to exit the vehicle, and controls an operation of the driver device during the autonomous parking operation.