Rotating Suspension Layout for Single-Maneuver Parallel Parking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vehicle systems lack an efficient method for rotating the vehicle's primary sense of direction by 90 degrees to facilitate direct entry into parallel parking spots, making parallel parking maneuvers cumbersome and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A vehicular parallel parking system comprising rotating suspension structures and an electromechanical control circuit that rotates the vehicle's wheels to change its primary direction, allowing it to be driven directly into a parking spot during parallel parking activities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional parallel parking maneuvers are used, then the vehicle can be parked in a parallel spot, but the maneuver becomes cumbersome and inefficient requiring multiple steps
Solution Approach 1:
The suspension structure is made dynamically adjustable, allowing the wheel assembly to rotate between a first orientation (parallel to vehicle body) and a second orientation (perpendicular to vehicle body). This dynamic reconfiguration enables the vehicle to execute parallel parking maneuvers with a single steering action, dramatically improving parking efficiency and reducing maneuver complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces a rotational degree of freedom to the suspension system, adding a new dimension of movement. The wheel assembly can now rotate 90 degrees relative to the vehicle body, transforming the traditional two-dimensional steering problem into a three-dimensional solution that enables direct parallel parking entry
2Adaptability or versatility
If the suspension structure is made rotatable to change direction, then the vehicle can enter parking spots directly, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable suspension structure serves multiple functions: it acts as both the suspension element and the steering mechanism. By rotating the wheel assembly between parallel and perpendicular orientations, the same structure enables both normal driving and parallel parking maneuvers, reducing the need for separate steering components and overall system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges the suspension function and steering function into a single integrated mechanism. The rotatable suspension assembly combines what are traditionally separate systems (suspension and steering), simplifying the overall vehicle architecture while enabling advanced parking capabilities
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 vehicles to be parked in parallel parking spots with a single maneuver, improving parking efficiency and reducing the complexity of parking maneuvers by effectively altering the vehicle's direction using rotating suspension structures and an electromechanical control system.
Implementation Method 1
The control circuit is an electromechanical structure. The control circuit provides the motive forces necessary to rotate the plurality of suspension structures
Data Source
AI summary
The vehicular parallel parking system is a mechanical structure. The vehicular parallel parking system is configured for use with a vehicle. The vehicular parallel parking system rotates the primary sense of direction of the vehicle by 90 degrees such that the vehicle can be driven directly into a parking spot during parallel parking activities. The vehicular parallel parking system incorporates a plurality of suspension structures, and a control circuit into the vehicle. The vehicle further comprises a vehicle engine, a vehicle chassis, and a plurality of wheels. The plurality of suspension structures attach the plurality of wheels to the vehicle chassis. Each of the plurality of suspension structures are rotating structures. The rotation of each of the plurality of suspension structures changes the primary sense of direction.