Automatic Valet Parking Control for Early Arrival Allocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vehicles arriving at a parking lot before their reserved entrance time cannot park immediately, leading to unnecessary waiting, as existing parking control systems do not efficiently manage available spaces.
Innovation Solution
A parking control device that determines the availability of reserved and temporary parking areas, allowing vehicles to park in temporary areas if reserved spaces are not available, and adjusts entrance times for parking areas based on specific conditions to minimize waiting and optimize space usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If the vehicle is strictly directed to wait until the reserved entrance time when the reserved parking area is not available, then the reserved parking arrangement is maintained, but the vehicle experiences unnecessary waiting time without being able to park
Solution Approach 1:
The parking lot is divided into reserved parking areas and temporary parking areas, allowing vehicles to be directed to different zones based on availability and timing, thereby reducing waiting time while maintaining reservation integrity
Solution Approach 2:
The parking control system dynamically adjusts vehicle direction based on real-time conditions: if the reserved parking area is unavailable upon early arrival, the vehicle is directed to a temporary parking area instead of forcing it to wait, thus adapting to changing situations and reducing unnecessary waiting time
2Loss of time
If the reserved parking area is made available for early arrivals, then waiting time is reduced, but the reserved parking arrangement for the reserved entrance time may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
A temporary parking area serves as an intermediary solution for early-arriving vehicles, allowing them to park without compromising the reserved parking area's availability for vehicles arriving at the reserved entrance time, thus maintaining both waiting time efficiency and reservation reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The parking lot is segmented into reserved and temporary zones, enabling the system to satisfy early arrivals in the temporary area while guaranteeing the reserved area remains available for scheduled vehicles, thus maintaining reservation reliability
3Productivity
If the parking control system manages both reserved and temporary parking areas, then parking space utilization is optimized, but the control system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The parking lot is divided into reserved and temporary parking areas with clear functional distinctions, simplifying the control logic by creating separate management zones rather than requiring complex real-time optimization across a unified system
Solution Approach 2:
The control system uses dynamic conditional logic to direct vehicles based on simple rules: check reserved area availability, then check temporary area availability, thereby optimizing space utilization through adaptive decision-making without requiring complex algorithms
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AI summary
A parking control device performs parking control such that a vehicle is parked in a reserved parking area in an automatic valet parking lot including a plurality of parking areas. When the vehicle arrives at the automatic valet parking lot before an entrance time for the reserved parking area, the parking control device determines whether the reserved parking area is available. When it is determined that the reserved parking area is not available, the parking control device determines whether a temporary parking area which is an area other than the reserved parking area is available. When it is determined that the temporary parking area is available, the parking control device performs parking control such that the vehicle is parked in the temporary parking area.