Parking Lot Recommendation Using Vehicle Size and Satellite Imagery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing parking guidance systems fail to account for vehicle size, leading to instances where vehicles cannot park in designated spaces due to size mismatches.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device that acquires vehicle size and overhead view images from satellite data to propose suitable parking lots based on vehicle dimensions, occupant preferences, and parking space requirements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If a parking guidance system guides vehicles to empty parking spaces without considering vehicle size, then the vehicle can be quickly guided to a parking space, but the vehicle may not be able to park in the designated space due to size mismatch
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the parameter consideration from merely detecting empty spaces to detecting empty spaces with sufficient dimensions. The proposal unit now evaluates parking spaces based on vehicle size parameters (length, width, height) and compares them against the parking space dimensions derived from overhead view images, ensuring the selected space can actually accommodate the vehicle.
2Reliability
If the system considers vehicle size to ensure proper parking fit, then parking feasibility is improved, but the complexity of the system increases due to additional data acquisition and analysis requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The overhead view image acquisition unit serves multiple functions: it detects the presence of empty parking spaces, determines the dimensions of these spaces, and provides spatial information for vehicle positioning. This multi-functional approach avoids the need for separate sensing systems for each function, thereby reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses overhead view images (aerial/satellite imagery) to create a digital representation of the parking lot layout and space dimensions. This optical copy allows the proposal unit to analyze parking space geometry without physical measurement devices, simplifying the hardware requirements while enabling accurate size-based matching.
3Measurement precision
If the system uses overhead view images from satellite to determine parking space dimensions, then accurate size matching is achieved, but the difficulty of detecting and measuring parking space dimensions increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces complex physical measurement mechanisms (such as laser rangefinders, ultrasonic sensors, or manual measurement) with optical imaging and image processing. The overhead view images captured by satellites or aerial cameras provide dimensional information that can be extracted through computational methods, eliminating the need for mechanical measurement systems while achieving high precision.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing device is provided, which includes a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: acquire a vehicle size of a vehicle and an overhead view image of a parking lot captured in a satellite image taken of ground-level by an artificial satellite; and propose, to an occupant of the vehicle, a parking lot in which the vehicle is able to park, the parking lot being designated based on the acquired vehicle size and the acquired overhead view image.