Bollard Camera Enforcement for Automated No-Parking Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing parking enforcement systems rely heavily on human officers, which are costly and inefficient in detecting and issuing citations for prohibited parking, leading to many violations going uncited.
Innovation Solution
A bollard-based parking enforcement device equipped with cameras, sensors, and processors that automatically detect vehicles in prohibited areas, capture license plates, and issue citations or request towing services, connected via internet or wireless means.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If more enforcement officers are added to monitor and cite illegal parking, then the number of cited violations increases, but the cost of enforcement increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The parking enforcement system performs self-service through automated detection and citation issuance. The system uses cameras, sensors, and processors to automatically detect vehicles in prohibited areas, capture images, and issue citations without requiring human officers to physically monitor and manually issue tickets, thereby reducing enforcement costs while maintaining productivity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of human officers physically monitoring and manually issuing citations with an automated electronic system. The system uses cameras, sensors, processors, and communication modules to detect violations and transmit citation information, eliminating the need for human intervention in the enforcement process
2Reliability
If human enforcement officers monitor parking areas continuously, then citation accuracy improves, but the ability to monitor all areas simultaneously is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The enforcement system divides the monitoring function into multiple independent detection points distributed across different areas. Each location has its own camera and sensor system that independently monitors its specific zone, allowing comprehensive coverage of multiple areas simultaneously while maintaining accurate detection and citation capability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary electronic system that bridges the gap between detection and citation issuance. The system uses cameras, sensors, and processors as intermediaries to automatically detect violations and transmit information for citation generation, enabling reliable monitoring across multiple areas without human officers being physically present at each location
3Quantity of substance
If automated detection systems are implemented, then enforcement costs are reduced, but the complexity of the detection and monitoring system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The enforcement device is designed as a multi-functional integrated system where a single unit performs multiple functions: camera-based vehicle detection, sensor-based presence detection, image capture, data processing, communication, and citation issuance. This consolidation of functions into one device reduces overall system complexity compared to having separate systems for each function while maintaining cost-effectiveness
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Automates the citation process, reducing the need for additional enforcement officers and effectively monitoring and managing prohibited parking areas with real-time data transmission and action.
Implementation Method 1
vehicle detection sensing (magnetometer, radar, etc. . . . ) means
Implementation Method 2
vehicle detection sensing (magnetometer, radar, etc. . . . ) means
Implementation Method 3
Power is supplied via hard-wiring, battery, and/or solar panels
Data Source
AI summary
A parking enforcement device can be secured to a surface adjacent to the area designated as NO PARKING. The enforcement device can include a camera aimed towards the area designated as NO PARKING and monitor this area for the entry of a vehicle. A parking violation is determined to have occurred upon determining that the vehicle has entered the area designated as NO PARKING, and image data of the entry of a vehicle into the NO PARKING area that was captured by the camera can be relayed to a remote computing system. The parking enforcement device can be provided as a bollard that includes a camera secured to a center pole extending vertically upwards inside of the bollard. The camera can be located along the center pole so that the camera views outward from the bollard via a window section of the bollard.