Vehicle Pull-Out Direction Control Using Parking History

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing intelligent parking systems focus primarily on assisting vehicles to pull into parking spaces, with limited user-friendly solutions for pulling out, leading to complex interaction procedures and poor user experience.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that determine a pull-out direction based on environmental information and a vehicle's parking record, recommending the most suitable direction by considering obstacle information, lane lines, and user habits, while ensuring compliance with traffic rules.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If existing intelligent pull-out solutions require users to manually select parking space type and pull-out direction, then the system provides basic functionality, but the interaction procedure becomes complex and user experience deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser interaction simplicityVSAvoidinteraction procedure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically determines the pull-out direction by analyzing environmental information and parking records without requiring user intervention. The control unit autonomously selects the optimal pull-out direction based on detected obstacles, lane lines, and historical data, making the system serve itself rather than requiring user configuration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system pre-processes environmental information and parking records to determine the optimal pull-out direction before the user needs to act. By analyzing the current environment and historical parking behavior in advance, the system prepares the pull-out solution ready for execution, eliminating the need for users to manually select directions during the pull-out moment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Ease of operation

If intelligent pull-out requires intelligent pull-in as a prerequisite, then the system maintains functional consistency, but the accessibility and ease of use deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepull-out accessibilityVSAvoidsystem usage flexibility
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system separates the pull-out function from the pull-in function, allowing them to operate independently. The pull-out determination process uses its own set of environmental information and parking records specific to pull-out scenarios, rather than being dependent on having performed a pull-in operation first. This segmentation enables each function to be accessed and executed independently.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Loss of time

If the vehicle returns to the pull-in location during intelligent pull-out, then the system follows a simple route logic, but the time required for pull-out increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepull-out timeVSAvoidroute planning complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically determines the pull-out direction based on real-time environmental information and parking records, rather than following a fixed rule to return to the pull-in location. The control unit adapts the pull-out route according to current obstacles, lane line configurations, and historical patterns, optimizing the path for each specific situation rather than using a static approach.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS20240174217A1Method and apparatus for determining pull-out direction
Publication Date: 2024.05.30 YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD
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AI summary

This application provides a method and an apparatus for determining a pull-out direction. The method includes: obtaining environmental information of a current parking space and a parking record of a vehicle; and determining, based on the environmental information and the parking record, a first direction towards which the vehicle pulls out of the current parking space. According to the method for determining a pull-out direction in this application, an appropriate pull-out solution is recommended to a user based on the environmental information of the current parking space and the parking record of the vehicle. This improves user experience and ensures driving safety.