Remote Vehicle Parking via Driver Position Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing difficulty in parking vehicles due to limited and mismatched parking spaces, particularly for inexperienced drivers who face challenges in maneuvering vehicles into or out of narrow spaces, necessitates a solution for remote vehicle parking control.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus utilizing a smart key system, camera, and parking assistance system (PAS) to recognize the driver's position and distance, allowing the vehicle to autonomously move forward, backward, turn left, or right based on the driver's position relative to a set reference point, enabling remote control of parking and extraction from narrow spaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a driver manually operates the vehicle in a narrow parking space, then the driver can directly control the vehicle, but it takes a significant amount of time and is difficult for inexperienced drivers
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle performs parking maneuvers autonomously by detecting the driver's position and automatically controlling movement based on detected distance and position data, eliminating the need for continuous manual operation and significantly reducing parking time
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical control with an automated system using sensors (PAS, camera), processors, and electronic control units to detect driver position and control vehicle movement, substituting human operation with an automated detection-control system
2Reliability
If the driver is not present in the vehicle during parking, then safety is improved by avoiding narrow space entry, but the vehicle cannot be remotely controlled using existing systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a communication unit and processing system as an intermediary between the absent driver and the vehicle, enabling remote control by transmitting and receiving signals that convey driver position and vehicle status, allowing the driver to control the vehicle from a safe distance
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces direct physical presence and manual control with an automated remote control system using communication units, sensors, and electronic processing to enable the driver to operate the vehicle from outside the vehicle
3Adaptability or versatility
If standard parking space dimensions are used, then parking spaces can be standardized, but many parking spaces cannot accommodate every vehicle due to varying sizes and surrounding obstacles
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs dynamic control where the vehicle automatically adjusts its movement based on real-time detection of distance, position, and obstacles, allowing the same vehicle to adapt to various parking space configurations and sizes without requiring standardized spaces
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient and safe parking and extraction from narrow spaces without the driver being present, reducing the time and effort required for inexperienced drivers and ensuring safe operation by controlling the vehicle's movement based on detected distances and obstacles.
Implementation Method 1
The PAS may include at least one ultrasonic sensor, and the calculating of the detected distance of the driver and the vehicle through the PAS may further include transmitting and receiving an ultrasonic wave by the at least one ultrasonic sensor and calculating the detected distance
Data Source
AI summary
A method for remotely controlling vehicle parking including recognizing a smart key in a first region by a vehicle, upon recognizing the smart key, activating a distance sensor of a camera and a parking assistance system (PAS) by the vehicle, recognizing a driver having the smart key through the activated camera, setting a position of the driver as a reference point by the vehicle, and calculating a detected distance of the driver and the vehicle through the PAS, and after the setting of the reference point and the calculating of the detected distance, moving forward or backward based on the detected distance or turning left or right based on a change in a position of the driver in right and left directions with respect to the reference point while receiving a parking signal from the smart key.