Autonomous Vehicle Parking Relocation System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vehicles often double park, blocking other vehicles and preventing them from exiting parking spaces when no alternative spaces are available, leading to potential accidents and inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle equipped with a communication unit, sensors (such as cameras, radars, and ultrasonic sensors), and a controller that can receive movement requests from adjacent vehicles, determine authority based on identification information, and autonomously move to free up parking spaces by adjusting its steering and power systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a vehicle double parks when no parking spaces are available, then the vehicle can be parked, but it blocks other vehicles and prevents them from exiting parking spaces
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle automatically detects when it is blocking another vehicle and initiates self-correction by moving to an alternative parking space without human intervention. The controller monitors sensor data and communication requests, then autonomously operates the power device and steering device to relocate the vehicle, making the system self-correcting rather than requiring manual resolution.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses sensors and communication units to continuously monitor the parking environment and receive requests from blocked vehicles. This feedback loop allows the vehicle to detect blocking conditions in real-time and respond by relocating, creating a closed-loop control system that adapts to changing parking conditions.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a vehicle automatically moves upon receiving a movement request, then blocked vehicles can exit, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The controller serves multiple functions: it processes communication requests from other vehicles, analyzes sensor data to determine blocking conditions, decides whether to relocate, and controls the power and steering devices. By consolidating these diverse functions into a single controller, the system achieves automation without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The communication unit acts as an intermediary that receives standardized movement requests from blocked vehicles and translates them into actionable commands for the controller. This intermediary layer simplifies the interaction between vehicles by using a standardized request format, reducing the complexity of direct vehicle-to-vehicle negotiation.
3Productivity
If sensors and communication units are added to enable automatic movement, then parking efficiency improves, but the vehicle cost and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle pre-equips itself with sensors and communication units that are activated only when parking situations require them. These components are prepared in advance but remain dormant during normal operation, allowing the vehicle to gain automated parking capabilities without permanently increasing operational complexity or cost for all driving conditions.
Data Source
AI summary
A vehicle is provided to automatically move according to a movement request received from a surrounding vehicle already parked when the vehicle is parked around the surrounding parked vehicle. The vehicle includes a communication unit and a sensor sensing an external surrounding. A steering device steers the vehicle wheels and a power device transmits power to the wheels. In response to receiving vehicle identification information and movement request from the surrounding parked vehicle through the communication unit, a controller determines whether the surrounding vehicle has an authority for the movement request based on the external surrounding and the vehicle identification information. The power device and the steering device are operated based on the movement request when the surrounding parked vehicle has the authority.