Surround View Parking Display With Fixed Parking-Space Viewpoint
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Solution Overview
Problem
The Surround View Monitor (SVM) system requires users to manually adjust their viewpoint when a vehicle obstructs the background or parks in a parking space, causing inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
A parking assistance apparatus and method that includes a camera, display unit, and processor to generate a fixed viewpoint SVM image centered on a preset parking space, analyze the image for parking space candidates, and move a vehicle model within the image based on vehicle signals, allowing users to select and park without additional operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If the SVM system displays the surrounding environment with a vehicle-centered viewpoint, then the driver can accurately recognize the surrounding environment, but the driver must manually adjust the viewpoint when the vehicle obscures the background or parks in a parking space
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically switches between vehicle-centered viewpoint and parking-space-centered viewpoint based on the detected vehicle state. When parking is detected through traveling signals, the viewpoint automatically transitions from vehicle-centered to parking-space-centered, eliminating manual adjustment requirements while maintaining accurate environmental recognition
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the reference parameter for viewpoint calculation from vehicle position to parking space position. By detecting parking state through traveling signals and modifying the viewpoint center coordinate system, the system enables automatic adaptation to parking scenarios without manual intervention
2Device complexity
If the SVM system requires manual viewpoint adjustment for parking, then the system structure remains simple, but the user experience deteriorates due to additional operations required
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic viewpoint adjustment based on self-detected traveling signals and parking state. The processor autonomously determines when to switch viewpoints using vehicle signal data, eliminating the need for manual user operations while maintaining simple system architecture without additional hardware
3Ease of operation
If the SVM image viewpoint is fixed on a parking space, then the user can easily ascertain the surrounding environment without manual adjustments, but the system complexity increases due to automatic viewpoint switching logic
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-establishes multiple viewpoint modes (vehicle-centered and parking-space-centered) and prepares the switching logic in advance. The processor is configured with predetermined conditions for viewpoint switching based on traveling signals, allowing smooth transitions without complex real-time calculations
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AI summary
Provided is a parking assistance apparatus and method. The parking assistance apparatus includes a display unit, a camera configured to capture surroundings of a vehicle, a traveling signal input unit configured to input a traveling signal of the vehicle, and a processor configured to generate a surround view monitor (SVM) image based on the image captured by the camera, to fix the SVM image to one viewpoint centered on a preset parking space, and to move a vehicle model within the SVM image with the viewpoint fixed.