Garage Management System for Automated Parking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional garage door management systems lack enhanced features for controlling garage door operation, particularly in determining available parking spots and optimizing parking space utilization.
Innovation Solution
A facility management system that uses real-time vehicle location data to determine the closest available parking spot in a garage, automatically opening the garage door when the spot is unoccupied, and optimizing parking space utilization by learning user preferences and calendar events.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional garage door management systems are used, then basic garage door control is provided, but enhanced features for determining available parking spots and optimizing parking space utilization are lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The garage door management system is integrated with a facility management system that performs multiple functions: it controls garage door operation, determines vehicle location, identifies available parking spots, and provides parking recommendations. This multi-functional integration allows the system to provide enhanced features while sharing common infrastructure across different facilities.
Solution Approach 2:
A facility server acts as an intermediary between the vehicle, garage door actuators, and parking space management. The server receives vehicle location data, processes parking availability information, and coordinates garage door operation, thereby managing system complexity through centralized intelligence rather than distributed complexity.
2Ease of operation
If automatic garage door opening based on real-time vehicle location is implemented, then user convenience is enhanced, but system complexity and data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-determines the closest available parking spot for the vehicle based on real-time location data before the vehicle arrives at the garage. This preliminary determination allows the garage door to open automatically without requiring complex real-time decision-making at the moment of arrival, as the parking spot assignment is already prepared.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors vehicle location via GPS and compares it with the predetermined parking spot assignment. When the vehicle reaches the appropriate location, the system triggers garage door opening. This feedback mechanism simplifies control logic by using continuous position monitoring rather than complex event-driven decision-making.
3Productivity
If parking spot availability determination and optimization features are added, then parking space utilization is improved, but measurement and detection complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a digital representation (copy) of the garage parking layout and real-time occupancy status. Instead of physically monitoring each parking spot, the facility server maintains a software model that mirrors the physical state, allowing complex detection and optimization to occur in the digital domain rather than requiring complex physical sensors for each spot.
Data Source
AI summary
A facility management system including a transceiver and a processor is disclosed. The transceiver may be configured to receive a real-time vehicle location and facility inputs from a facility sensor unit. The processor may be configured to determine that a vehicle may be within a predefined distance from a facility door based on the real-time vehicle location. The processor may further determine a parking spot in a facility closest to the real-time vehicle location, responsive to determining that the vehicle may be within the predefined distance from the facility door. The processor may further determine an availability status associated with the parking spot based on the facility inputs, and control a facility door operation based on the availability status.