Automatic Parking Exit Space Assessment Controller
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional automatic parking systems do not consider the space for occupant exit when parking, causing inconvenience in narrow spaces.
Innovation Solution
An automatic parking control apparatus with sensors and a controller that measures the distance to obstacles and recommends the occupant to exit based on the available space, determining optimal stop locations to avoid door contact with parked vehicles and detecting approaching vehicles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the automatic parking system parks the vehicle completely in the target parking space, then the parking completion is achieved, but the occupant cannot exit the vehicle conveniently in narrow spaces
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary assessment of the exit space before completing the parking maneuver. When the available space is insufficient for safe exit, the system proactively recommends early exit to the occupant before the vehicle fully enters the parking space, preventing the exit inconvenience problem from occurring
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts the parking completion criterion based on real-time assessment of exit space conditions. Instead of a fixed parking completion point, the system flexibly determines whether to recommend early exit or complete parking based on the calculated available space, making the system adaptive to different parking scenarios
2Ease of operation
If the vehicle stops at the first reference location to ensure exit space, then the occupant can exit safely, but the parking is not fully completed in the target space
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors and assesses the available exit space during the parking maneuver. Based on this feedback, the system determines whether to recommend early exit or allow complete parking, creating a closed-loop control system that balances safety and efficiency
3Ease of operation
If the system recommends early exit in narrow spaces, then the occupant exit convenience is improved, but the automatic parking functionality is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the operational parameter from binary (park complete/not complete) to a continuous assessment of exit space availability. By introducing a reference value for minimum exit space, the system transforms the automatic parking function into a more nuanced system that can recommend partial completion based on spatial parameters
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
Improves the convenience of automatic parking by ensuring the occupant can exit safely and efficiently, enhancing the commercial value of the system by addressing the issue of narrow exit spaces.
Implementation Method 1
This automatic parking system recognizes the target parking space through the ultrasonic sensor disposed in the front/rear/left/right of the vehicle
Data Source
AI summary
An automatic parking control apparatus may recommend an occupant of a host vehicle to exit the host vehicle before the host vehicle complete an automatic parking based on an amount of space for exiting the host vehicle during the automatic parking to resolve inconvenience of the occupant when exiting the host vehicle, thereby improving the commercial value of an automatic parking system mounted on the host vehicle. The automatic parking control apparatus includes: a first sensor that measures a distance from an obstacle to the host vehicle, and a controller that searches for a target parking space based on data on the distance measured by the first sensor and recommend the occupant of the host vehicle exit the host vehicle based on an amount of space for exiting the host vehicle when the host vehicle is parked in the target parking space.