Roadside Parking Space Determination Using High-Precision Map Data

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for determining the location of roadside parking spaces are hindered by inaccurate data from public sources, which can lead to incorrect positioning and difficulty in finding available parking spaces.

Innovation Solution

The method involves combining parking information from a publicly accessible data source with high-precision map data from a navigation system to correct the geometric and semantic information of parking spaces, ensuring accurate representation and easy identification of available spaces.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If parking space information is obtained from publicly accessible data sources, then the coverage and availability of parking space data is improved, but the accuracy of position information deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecoverage of parking space dataVSAvoidaccuracy of position information
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines data from multiple sources: publicly accessible parking space information (providing coverage) with high-precision map data from navigation systems (providing accuracy). By merging these data sources and using the road course as a reference framework, the system achieves both broad coverage and precise positioning for parking spaces.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Measurement precision

If sensor scanning is used to determine parking space positions, then the real-time accuracy of parking space detection is improved, but the complexity of scanning and interpreting sensor data increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereal-time accuracy of parking space detectionVSAvoidcomplexity of scanning and interpreting sensor data
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces road course information from high-precision maps as an intermediary reference framework. Instead of directly scanning and interpreting complex sensor data to determine parking space positions, the system uses the pre-defined road course as a mediator to simplify the detection process and improve accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Speed

If parking space position information is used directly from data sources, then the speed of obtaining parking information is improved, but the reliability of navigation to parking spaces deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvespeed of obtaining parking informationVSAvoidreliability of navigation to parking spaces
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a feedback mechanism where parking space information from various data sources is continuously refined and corrected using high-precision road course data. This feedback loop ensures that the navigation system maintains both fast access to parking information and high reliability in guiding vehicles to the correct parking spaces.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentEP3338263B1Method and device for determining a roadside parking space
Publication Date: 2024.03.27 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG
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AI summary

The invention relates to a method for determining a roadside parking space comprising the following steps: a start position and an end position of the parking space is determined, the parking space extending between the start position and the end position; position of a course of the road in the region of the start and the end position of the parking space is determined; the position of the parking space is imaged with respect to the course of the road such that the imaged parking space extends directly adjacent to the road.