Parking Assist Priority Reassignment for Full Lot Space Allocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing parking assist technologies fail to consider the parking priorities of incoming vehicles relative to already parked vehicles, leading to difficulties in providing appropriate parking spaces, especially when all spaces are occupied or when a specific space is desired but occupied.
Innovation Solution
A parking assist device that compares the parking priorities of incoming and already parked vehicles, instructing lower-priority parked vehicles to exit their spaces to make way for higher-priority vehicles, using automatic travel or driver instructions to facilitate parking in desired or vacant spaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If all parking spaces are occupied by already parked vehicles, then the parking lot appears full and no new vehicles can enter, but this prevents higher-priority incoming vehicles from securing appropriate parking spaces
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically reassigns parking spaces based on real-time priority assessments of incoming versus parked vehicles. When a high-priority vehicle arrives, the system can instruct lower-priority parked vehicles to exit, thereby dynamically converting occupied spaces into available spaces for priority vehicles, resolving the contradiction between full utilization and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the operational parameter of parking space assignment from static (first-come-first-served) to dynamic priority-based assignment. By evaluating vehicle priority levels and adjusting space allocation accordingly, the system enables high-priority vehicles to access spaces even when the lot appears full, while maintaining overall productivity through efficient reassignment.
2Ease of operation
If a user wants to park at a specific parking space but it is already occupied, then the user must give up the specific space and select another, but this reduces user satisfaction and parking efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The parking assist device acts as an intermediary between users and parking spaces. It receives user preferences, evaluates priority levels, and coordinates with parked vehicles to facilitate access to desired spaces for high-priority users, thereby improving ease of operation without significantly impacting overall productivity through automated mediation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If parked vehicles are instructed to exit to make way for incoming vehicles, then appropriate spaces become available for priority vehicles, but this requires additional vehicle movements and coordination
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by having the parking assist device automatically evaluate priorities, determine necessary space reassignments, and issue exit instructions to appropriate parked vehicles. This automated self-coordination reduces the need for complex manual intervention while maintaining adaptability to priority-based parking needs.
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AI summary
A parking assist device includes: a comparator (130) configured to compare parking priorities of a first vehicle (21) and a second vehicle (22), the first vehicle being a vehicle to be newly parked in a parking section, the second vehicle being an automatically travelable vehicle already parked in a first parking space; a first instruction unit (140) configured to output, to the second vehicle, a signal instructing to exit the first parking space by automatic travel, when the parking priority regarding use of the first parking space of the first vehicle is higher than that of the second vehicle; and a second instruction unit (150) configured to output, to the first vehicle, a signal in instructing to park in the first parking space, when the parking priority regarding the use of the first paring space of the first vehicle is higher than that of the second vehicle.