Vehicle Parking Control Using Leaving Path Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional parking assisting apparatuses do not consider the parking position of other vehicles when determining suitable parking spaces, leading to potential obstruction and nuisance parking for adjacent vehicles.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle control device and method that includes a parking space candidate detection unit, a leaving path detection unit, and a nuisance parking determination unit, using vehicle peripheral images from a camera to identify potential nuisance parking spaces by detecting leaving paths of adjacent vehicles and classifying spaces as nuisance or non-nuisance based on overlap.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the parking assisting apparatus determines parking spaces based only on obstacle detection without considering other parked vehicles, then the parking space determination is simple and fast, but it causes nuisance parking that obstructs other vehicles from leaving their parking spaces
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary detection of other parked vehicles and their potential leaving paths before determining the own vehicle's parking space. By identifying vehicles that may need to leave and their required paths in advance, the system can avoid selecting parking spaces that would block these paths, thus preventing nuisance parking before it occurs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary assessment layer between obstacle detection and parking space determination. This intermediary layer analyzes the relationship between potential parking spaces and other parked vehicles, evaluating whether a parking space would cause obstruction to neighboring vehicles before finalizing the parking space selection.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the parking assisting apparatus considers the leaving paths of other parked vehicles when determining parking spaces, then nuisance parking is prevented, but the complexity of the determination process increases
Solution Approach 1:
The determination process is segmented into distinct functional units: an obstacle detection unit for detecting objects, a leaving path detection unit for identifying paths of parked vehicles, and a parking space determination unit for selecting appropriate spaces. This segmentation allows each unit to perform its specific function independently, managing complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The system adds a new dimension of analysis by detecting not only the presence of obstacles but also the potential leaving paths of parked vehicles. This dimensional expansion from static obstacle detection to dynamic path analysis enables the system to prevent nuisance parking while maintaining structured processing through the addition of a leaving path detection unit.
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AI summary
A vehicle control device includes a parking space candidate detection unit configured to detect a parking space candidate that is a candidate for a parking space where an own vehicle is parked, using a vehicle peripheral image acquired from a camera; a leaving path detection unit configured to detect, using the vehicle peripheral image, a leaving path on which another vehicle that is parked in an other vehicle parking space located in a periphery of the parking space candidate leaves the other vehicle parking space; and a nuisance parking determination unit configured to perform nuisance parking determination including determining, for each detected parking space candidate, whether the parking space candidate overlaps with the detected leaving path, and thereby classifying the parking space candidate into a nuisance parking space that overlaps with the leaving path or a non-nuisance parking space that avoids overlapping with the leaving path.