Floating Parking Barge Angled Cladding Stability

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Solution Overview

Problem

Cities facing land constraints and growing demand for parking spaces require a flexible and mobile parking solution that can be positioned as needed, especially in areas where land-based parking is unavailable or unfeasible.

Innovation Solution

A floating parking barge with a floatable hull and modular housing structure, featuring a frame and cladding that extends at an angle less than 90 degrees, providing a secure and adaptable space for vehicles on water bodies, equipped with anchoring mechanisms and a pre-assembled design for easy deployment.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If land-based parking facilities are used, then parking capacity is limited by available land, but the solution lacks flexibility for relocation and emergency applications

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveflexibility and mobility of parking facilityVSAvoidparking capacity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transitions the parking facility from land-based to water-based, utilizing the aquatic dimension to overcome land constraints. The floating hull enables the structure to be deployed on water bodies, providing parking capacity in areas where land is unavailable or limited, while maintaining full parking functionality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Solution Approach 2:

The floating parking barge is designed with multi-functionality to serve various purposes beyond traditional parking. The structure can be used for emergency applications, construction platforms, and can be relocated to different positions as needed, making it a versatile solution that addresses multiple community needs.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If a floating structure is used to overcome land constraints, then flexibility and mobility are improved, but structural stability and protection may be compromised

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemobility and repositioning capabilityVSAvoidstructural stability on water

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The housing is divided into a modular frame structure with multiple vertical supports spaced at intervals along the hull. This segmentation provides multiple stabilization points and distributes structural loads effectively, enhancing overall stability while maintaining the floating design's mobility advantages.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The cladding panels are configured with angled extensions that create a tapered profile, wider at the base and narrower at the top. This curved/tapered geometry improves hydrodynamic performance, reduces wind resistance, and enhances structural stability by lowering the center of gravity and improving the structure's interaction with water and air forces.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #14Spheroidality (Curvature)

3Object-affected harmful factors

If the cladding extends at an angle less than 90 degrees, then stability and hazard protection are improved, but manufacturing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprotection from external hazardsVSAvoidassembly complexity of angled cladding

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The cladding panels are pre-configured with their angled extensions during the manufacturing process, allowing for precise angle control and quality assurance before deployment. This preliminary preparation simplifies on-site assembly, as the complex angled geometry is already established rather than requiring complex field fabrication.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The cladding design utilizes specific angular parameters (less than 90 degrees) that optimize both protective functionality and manufacturing feasibility. By carefully selecting and standardizing these angular parameters, the design achieves enhanced hazard protection while maintaining reasonable manufacturing and assembly requirements through standardized components.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

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

The floating parking barge offers increased parking capacity, protection from external hazards, and enhanced stability, enabling flexible positioning and use in emergency situations or construction platforms, while addressing the limitations of land-based parking in water-adjacent communities.

Implementation Method 1

a floatable hull comprising a bow end, a stern end, and a support surface extending from the bow end to the stern end

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectBuoyancy: Archimedes' Principle (Buoyancy)

Data Source

PatentUS10472024B1Floating parking barge for vehicles

Publication Date: 2019.11.12 VOLATUS INFRASTRUCTURE CORP

AI summary

A floating parking barge includes a floatable hull and a housing. The hull includes a bow end, a stern end, and a support surface extending from the bow end to the stern end. The housing is mounted on the support surface and includes a frame and cladding. The frame includes side supports and top supports, and the cladding is supported on the frame and encloses the frame such that the housing defines a housing space configured to accommodate a plurality of vehicles. The cladding covering the side supports extends at an angle relative to the support surface that is less than 90 degrees.