Vehicle Parking Location Retrieval via Image Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Drivers often forget the location of their parked vehicles in unfamiliar parking lots, leading to inefficient and time-consuming searches, and existing methods like taking photos are cumbersome and prone to errors.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method that uses cameras on the vehicle to capture images of the environment, processes this data to extract location information such as parking space numbers and layouts, and sends this information to a user terminal for easy retrieval.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If drivers manually memorize parking locations, then no additional hardware is needed, but time is lost and accuracy is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The system captures images of the parking environment and processes them to extract location information in advance, before the driver needs to find the vehicle. This preliminary capture and processing of data eliminates the need for drivers to manually memorize locations and reduces the time required to locate parked vehicles.
2Loss of information
If drivers take photos to record parking locations, then location information can be captured, but the operation is cumbersome and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically captures images and extracts location information without requiring driver intervention. The processing unit autonomously identifies parking space numbers, surrounding landmarks, and vehicle positions from the captured images, eliminating the need for drivers to manually take photos or record information.
Solution Approach 2:
The manual mechanical process of taking photos and recording information is replaced by an automated image processing system that uses computer vision algorithms to extract and store location information, making the process both easier and more reliable.
3Ease of operation
If automated image processing is used to extract location information, then accuracy and convenience improve, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The existing vehicle-mounted camera and processor are made multi-functional by enabling them to perform both their original functions and the additional task of capturing and processing parking environment images. This approach avoids adding dedicated complex hardware while achieving automated location information extraction.
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AI summary
A computer-implemented method for assisted parking, an electronic device, and a storage medium are provided. The method for assisted parking includes: obtaining a set of images around a vehicle; determining environment information for the vehicle based on the set of images; obtaining location information associated with a target parking location according to the environment information; and sending the location information to provide such to a user terminal.