Inverse Parking Distance Control System for Collision Avoidance
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Solution Overview
Problem
In urban areas, the increasing demand for parking spaces and the lack of parking distance control (PDC) systems in many vehicles pose a challenge, as drivers often face difficulty in locating suitable spaces and are distracted, leading to potential accidents while parking.
Innovation Solution
An inverse PDC system that uses sensors and processors to detect approaching vehicles without active PDC systems, providing timely audio/visual alerts to assist drivers by determining the type of entity and its proximity, thereby preventing collisions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a PDC system is installed in all vehicles, then parking safety is improved, but vehicle cost and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the traditional PDC approach by making the parked vehicle (stationary object) the active detector and the approaching vehicle (moving object) the passive target. Instead of requiring the moving vehicle to have PDC, the stationary vehicle uses its sensors to detect and alert the approaching vehicle, reversing who performs the detection function.
Solution Approach 2:
The parked vehicle serves itself by using its own sensor resources to detect approaching vehicles and provide alerts, eliminating the need for the approaching vehicle to have its own PDC system. The stationary vehicle's sensing capabilities are leveraged to protect both vehicles.
2Reliability
If sensors continuously monitor for approaching vehicles, then detection reliability is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses periodic sensing with variable intervals - sensors are activated at different times based on conditions rather than continuous operation. The parked vehicle monitors at intervals that adapt to the situation, reducing overall energy consumption while maintaining detection reliability when vehicles are approaching.
Solution Approach 2:
The sensing system dynamically adjusts its operation based on detected conditions. When no vehicles are present, sensing frequency is reduced; when vehicles are detected, monitoring intensity increases. This dynamic adaptation optimizes the balance between detection reliability and energy consumption.
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AI summary
System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to providing inverse parking distance control (PDC). In one embodiment, a method for providing inverse PDC includes obtaining sensor data indicating an entity approaching the vehicle, determining whether the entity is a parking vehicle based on one or more characteristics of the entity derived based on the sensor data, determining whether the entity is utilizing a PDC system, and triggering a proximity alert when the entity approaches within a threshold distance of the vehicle and is determined to be a parking vehicle that is not utilizing a PDC system.