Virtual Parking Boundary Display for Precise Vehicle Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for assisting drivers in parking vehicles lack precision and effectiveness, as they rely on simple indicators like tennis balls, which do not provide clear guidance on aligning with parking space boundaries.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses a processor to receive user input for adjusting a virtual line on a display screen, stores the line's position relative to the vehicle's position, and selectively displays its appearance based on a comparison with the parking space boundary, utilizing machine learning to detect boundaries and adjust attributes like color and thickness for guidance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If simple indicators like tennis balls are used to assist parking, then the device complexity is reduced, but the measurement precision and alignment accuracy with parking space boundaries deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces simple mechanical indicators (tennis balls) with a camera-based visual system that captures images of the parking space boundaries and displays them on a screen, allowing precise alignment measurement through digital image processing and boundary detection algorithms
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a digital copy of the parking space boundaries by capturing images with a camera and displaying them on a screen, allowing the driver to align the vehicle with the displayed boundary lines rather than relying on physical indicators
2Ease of operation
If simple indicators like tennis balls are used, then the ease of operation is improved, but the reliability of parking assistance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces unreliable simple mechanical indicators with a reliable camera-based visual system that provides clear digital images of parking space boundaries, enabling accurate and consistent alignment assistance
3Measurement precision
If a camera-based system with boundary detection is implemented, then the measurement precision improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a camera that serves multiple functions: capturing the parking space boundaries, providing visual feedback to the driver, and enabling boundary detection algorithms to measure alignment precision, thereby reducing the need for separate specialized components
Data Source
AI summary
Methods and systems are provided for assisting a user with parking a vehicle in a parking space. In various embodiments a method includes: receiving, by a processor, user input indicating a position of a virtual line displayed on a display screen of the vehicle, wherein the virtual line is adjustable by a user; storing, by the processor and in a datastore, the position of the virtual line and a vehicle position associated with a parking space; and selectively displaying, by the processor, an appearance of the virtual line on the display screen when the vehicle is within a range of the vehicle position to assist a user in parking the vehicle in the parking space, wherein the selectively displaying is based on a comparison of a boundary within a scene associated with the parking space and the virtual line.