Remote Vehicle Parking System Using Image Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current self-parking vehicles require driver input and cannot park independently, limiting their autonomy in parallel parking situations.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a processor and memory that analyzes images to identify vehicle types, calculates distances, and enables remote parking when a mobile device is within a predetermined distance, allowing the vehicle to park autonomously without driver input.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If driver input is required for self-parking, then the vehicle can park with human assistance, but the vehicle cannot achieve complete autonomous parking
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle performs parking operations independently using its own sensors, processors, and control systems. The driver initiates the parking mode but does not provide continuous input during the maneuver. The vehicle autonomously detects obstacles, calculates parking trajectories, and executes the parking sequence without requiring the driver to remain inside or continuously regulate vehicle parameters.
Solution Approach 2:
The parking control functions are extracted from the driver and transferred to an autonomous control system. The driver's role is reduced to initiating the parking mode, while all subsequent parking operations including obstacle detection, trajectory calculation, and vehicle control are performed by the extracted autonomous parking system.
2Extent of automation
If the driver must remain in the vehicle during parking, then the driver can monitor the parking process, but the vehicle cannot enable remote parking
Solution Approach 1:
The autonomous parking system acts as an intermediary between the driver and the vehicle's parking operations. The system receives the driver's initiation command and then independently manages the entire parking process, including real-time obstacle detection and trajectory adjustment, eliminating the need for the driver to physically present in the vehicle while maintaining informed oversight through system-controlled monitoring.
Solution Approach 2:
The mechanical presence of the driver in the vehicle is replaced by an electronic and software-based autonomous parking system. Instead of requiring the driver's physical presence and manual control inputs, the system uses sensors, processors, and actuators to detect the environment, calculate parking trajectories, and execute the parking maneuver remotely.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional self-parking systems are used, then the vehicle can park in parallel situations, but the system requires continuous driver regulation of speed
Solution Approach 1:
The autonomous parking system performs preliminary actions by pre-calculating the entire parking trajectory, identifying obstacles in advance, and preparing the vehicle control sequence before the parking maneuver begins. This allows the system to execute the complete parking operation autonomously without requiring the driver to continuously regulate speed or make adjustments during the process.
Solution Approach 2:
The vehicle's parking system serves itself by autonomously detecting the parking environment, calculating optimal trajectories, and executing the parking maneuver without external driver input. The system independently manages all aspects of the parking operation including speed regulation, steering control, and obstacle avoidance, eliminating the complexity of required driver involvement.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for enabling a vehicle to park remotely. The system includes a memory that stores instructions for executing processes for enabling a vehicle to park remotely, and a processor that executes the instructions. In some aspects, the instructions cause the processor to: analyze an image of the vehicle to identify a vehicle type; extract vehicle information related to the vehicle type; calculate a distance between a mobile device and the vehicle based on the vehicle information and a location of the mobile device; determine whether the mobile device is within a predetermined distance of the vehicle; and enable the vehicle to park remotely when the mobile device is within the predetermined distance.