IoV Parking Planning Using Departure Times to Avoid Blocking
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Solution Overview
Problem
In situations where parking spaces are scarce, vehicles often block other vehicles, and there is a need to know the departure times of blocked vehicles to avoid blocking them, especially in informal parking areas without clear divisions.
Innovation Solution
An Internet of Vehicles (IoV) based parking system that communicates with vehicles to obtain and compare departure times, planning optimal parking spots by combining non-marked spaces and line-marked spaces based on usage weights and departure times, and provides temporary vehicle keys to resolve blocking issues.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If vehicles are parked in available spaces without information about other vehicles, then parking availability is improved, but blocking of other vehicles occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by obtaining departure time information from other vehicles before the user vehicle parks. The planning module uses this advance information to predict whether the user vehicle will block departing vehicles, and recommends alternative parking spaces accordingly, preventing blocking issues before they occur.
Solution Approach 2:
The system establishes a feedback mechanism where departure times of vehicles already in the parking area are collected and fed back to the planning module. This feedback enables real-time decision making about parking space recommendations, allowing the system to adapt to changing conditions in the parking area.
2Adaptability or versatility
If parking spaces are not clearly divided, then flexibility in parking is improved, but difficulty in determining safe parking locations increases
Solution Approach 1:
The planning module acts as an intermediary that processes complex information about parking spaces, vehicle dimensions, and departure times. It translates this complex data into simple, actionable parking space recommendations for the user vehicle, reducing the cognitive burden on drivers while maintaining flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by allowing vehicles to automatically communicate their departure times to the parking management system. This automated information provision eliminates the need for manual registration or complex user actions, maintaining flexibility while reducing determination difficulty.
3Speed
If vehicles park without knowing departure times of other vehicles, then parking speed is improved, but need for subsequent vehicle movement increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary assessment of parking space safety by comparing the user vehicle's expected stay duration with the departure times of other vehicles. This preliminary action ensures that recommended parking spaces will not cause blocking, eliminating the need for subsequent vehicle movement while maintaining fast parking execution.
Data Source
AI summary
An Internet of Vehicles (IoV) based parking system includes an information transceiver module configured to communicate with vehicles parked in a target parking area to receive reference departure times sent by the vehicles, and to communicate with a user vehicle to be parked in the target parking area to receive expected departure time sent by the user vehicle; and a planning module configured to compare the expected departure time of the user vehicle to be parked in the target parking area with each of the reference departure times of the vehicles parked in the target parking area, and to plan a parking area for the user vehicle. The present disclosure also provides an IoV based parking method.