Tandem Parking Notification System for Blocked Vehicle Exit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Tandem parking systems face challenges in urban environments where vehicles parked end-to-end often result in the first car being blocked, making it difficult for drivers to exit without direct contact with the subsequent car's driver, leading to inefficiencies and inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle notification system equipped with cameras and wireless modems that scan and identify blocking vehicles, allowing for notification requests to be sent, and enabling driverless maneuvers to facilitate the exit of the first vehicle from the tandem parking position.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If tandem parking is implemented to increase parking capacity, then the number of vehicles that can be parked in a given space increases, but the first car becomes blocked and cannot exit without manual intervention from subsequent car drivers
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables the blocked vehicle to autonomously contact and request movement from the blocking vehicle through automated communication systems (cameras, modems, processors), eliminating the need for manual intervention by drivers and allowing the system to serve itself
Solution Approach 2:
An automated communication system acts as an intermediary between the blocked vehicle and the blocking vehicle, facilitating contact and coordination through cameras, wireless modems, and processing units that transmit movement requests
2Productivity
If tandem parking is implemented, then parking space utilization improves, but drivers experience inconvenience and time loss due to inability to contact blocking vehicle drivers
Solution Approach 1:
The communication system automatically initiates contact and sends movement requests without requiring drivers to manually exit and contact other drivers, saving time and eliminating the inconvenience of tandem parking
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides automated feedback by transmitting movement requests from the blocked vehicle to the blocking vehicle, creating a communication loop that resolves the time loss issue through systematic notification
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for tandem parking are provided. A vehicle includes a camera that obtains an image of a second vehicle parked in tandem with the first vehicle. The vehicle also includes a processor that extracts a vehicle identifier of the second vehicle from the image. The vehicle further includes a wireless modem that sends, from the vehicle, a notification request for the second vehicle including the vehicle identifier. A method of notification includes scanning, by the camera mounted in the first vehicle, a vehicle identifier from a second vehicle parked in tandem with the first vehicle. The method further includes transmitting, by the wireless modem operably connected to the camera, a notification request for the second vehicle including the vehicle identifier.