Real-Time Parking Lot Mapping for Automated Vehicle Parking
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing number of vehicles in urban areas, coupled with limited parking spaces and inefficient management, leads to parking difficulties, resource waste, environmental pollution, and prolonged search times for drivers in finding their vehicles.
Innovation Solution
A system integrating sensing devices with a computer device to generate real-time area maps of parking lots, determining vehicle and parking space locations, and generating control instructions for vehicles to optimize parking and retrieval routes, using neural networks and path planning algorithms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If a driver manually searches for parking spaces in a large or underground parking lot, then the driver can find a parking space, but the time required to find the vehicle and park is excessively long
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously collects real-time data from sensing devices about vehicle locations, parking space status, and traffic flow, then feeds this information back to the path planning algorithm to dynamically optimize parking and retrieval routes, significantly reducing search time
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual driver navigation and physical search for parking spaces with an automated computer system that uses sensing devices, real-time data processing, and algorithmic path planning to guide vehicles, eliminating the need for drivers to manually search through crowded parking lots
2Productivity
If parking lot management is left uncontrolled, then drivers have freedom to park anywhere, but this leads to overcrowding, resource waste, and environmental pollution
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary path planning before vehicles enter the parking lot, calculating optimal parking spaces and routes in advance based on real-time data about occupancy and traffic patterns, preventing overcrowding and inefficient space utilization before it occurs
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors parking lot conditions through sensing devices and adjusts management decisions in real-time based on feedback about vehicle density, space utilization rates, and environmental conditions, enabling dynamic optimization of parking allocation
3Difficulty of detecting and measuring
If clear markings are added to help drivers find vehicles, then vehicle location becomes more visible, but the complexity of parking lot infrastructure increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces physical markings and visual aids with an electronic information system that uses sensing devices to detect vehicle locations and provides real-time guidance through computer-generated path planning, eliminating the need for complex physical infrastructure modifications
Data Source
AI summary
A vehicle parking method and a vehicle finding method are provided. The vehicle parking method includes generating a real-time area map of an area of a parking lot based on sensing data of the area, the real-time area map dynamically stores area object data and corresponding object status data in the area of the parking lot. When a parking instruction is received and the target vehicle enters the area of the parking lot, a vehicle location of the target vehicle and a parking space location corresponding to a target parking space are determined based on the area object data and the corresponding object status data. Based on the vehicle location, the parking space location and the real-time area map, a parking route is generated, the target vehicle is controlled to drive to the target parking space according to the parking route.