Autonomous Parking Controller with Drag Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional autonomous parking systems do not provide drivers with a comprehensive view of parking situations around the vehicle and cannot automatically park at a location chosen by the driver.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus comprising sensors to detect surrounding information, a transceiver for communication with a control server, and a controller to display available parking spaces and perform autonomous parking by setting a target position selected by the user, using a touch screen interface for drag, swipe, and pinch operations to facilitate user selection and navigation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional autonomous parking systems automatically select the first detected parking space as target, then the parking operation is simple and fast, but the driver cannot choose desired parking locations and lacks comprehensive parking situation awareness
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adapts between two operational modes: automatic selection mode for simple/fast parking and manual selection mode for driver-chosen locations. The interface can be expanded or reduced based on user needs, providing dynamic flexibility in operation complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides self-service by automatically detecting and presenting available parking spaces to the driver, who then can either accept the first suggestion or manually select from displayed options. This combines automated assistance with driver control
2Loss of information
If the system displays all detected available parking spaces, then the driver has comprehensive parking situation awareness, but the interface becomes complex and difficult to operate
Solution Approach 1:
The display interface is designed to be dynamic, allowing expansion to show comprehensive parking information when needed and reduction to a simplified view for normal operation. This dynamic adjustment balances information completeness with operational simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The interface is segmented into different display levels: a compact summary view showing essential parking information and an expanded detailed view showing all available spaces. Users can switch between segments based on their information needs
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus for controlling autonomous parking and method thereof are provided. The apparatus for controlling autonomous parking according to embodiments of the present disclosure includes a sensor to detect surrounding information of a host vehicle; a transceiver to communicate with a control server to receive space information in a parking lot; a display to display a parking situation; and a controller communicatively connected to the sensor, the transceiver, and the display and configured to detect available parking spaces based on a detection result from the sensor and space information from the control server and perform autonomous parking by setting a position selected by a user's drag operation to a target parking space among the detected available parking spaces.