92 results about "Parking sensors" patented technology

Apparatus and methods related providing city services, such as parking, are described. A mobile device can be configured to receive information from local sensor nodes, such as parking sensor nodes, in the vicinity of the mobile device. In a parking application, the mobile device located in a moving vehicle can be configured to locate available parking based upon the information received from the parking sensor nodes. In other embodiments, the mobile device can be utilized in a retail establishment in conjunction with a remote server to display eye-level image data taken at various locations throughout the retail establishment. The eye-level image data can include products displayed throughout the retail establishment and can be augmented with one or more indicators that indicate product placement locations associated with the products.

The invention relates to a parking lot carport reservation system, which comprises a carport reservation server, a reservation terminal, and a parking lot management terminal, wherein the reservation terminal and the parking lot management terminal are connected with the carport reservation server via a communication system; and the reservation terminal can carry a high-precision positioning device. The parking lot carport reservation system also comprises a carport parking sensor and a carport video monitoring device for monitoring the use state of the carport. A carport can be reserved via the reservation terminal. When the carport is reserved, the system can plan a driving route according to a starting point and a destination. Through acquiring accurate real-time positions of a large number of on-road vehicles, the server can calculate a congestion index of a lane. According to the congestion index of the lane and the driving route, on-road driving time can be calculated, and the time of occupying the carport from the beginning is determined. During the vehicle driving process, the estimated time of arriving at the carport is calculated cyclically, and when the difference with the reservation arrival time is found out to be over large, processing is carried out automatically or manually.

The invention discloses a parking space sensing system based on RFID technology. The RFID reader is connected in communication with the system server, and the system server is connected with the display screen. Each ultrasonic sensor is connected with an RFID tag, the RFID tag is connected in communication with the RFID reader, the RFID reader is connected in communication with the system server, and the system server is connected with the display screen. The system can realize mutual perception between people and parking lots, shorten the parking time of drivers, effectively improve the utilization rate of parking spaces, and realize the unified management of parking spaces in the whole city through this system.

A parking sensor apparatus has a microprocessor and multiple ultrasonic sensors. The microprocessor uses a time division transmitting method to control only one ultrasonic sensor to output an ultrasonic detecting signal. In addition, after one ultrasonic detecting signal is output, all ultrasonic sensor are controlled to be in receiving status. Therefore, the microprocessor receives the reflected detecting signals from the ultrasonic sensors and obtains preset distances defined between adjacent ultrasonic sensors to calculate the shortest distance between the vehicle and the obstacle. Further, since only one ultrasonic sensor outputs the ultrasonic detecting signal at a time point, the microprocessor clearly determines that the reflected detecting signal is corresponding to the present ultrasonic sensor, that is controlled to output the ultrasonic detecting signal.

The invention discloses a pile-site-free type parking management system and a method. The system comprises an information manager, a lockout sensor, a bicycle lock and at least one set of parking sensor units. Each parking sensor unit is composed of a pair of sensors and a sensing member. The sensors and the sensing member are respectively arranged on any one of a bicycle or the ground. The parking sensor unit supplies the parking sensor information to the information manager. The lockout sensor supplies the lockout information to the information manager. The information manager is arranged on a ground machine station or a bicycle, and the parking state can be managed. According to the technical scheme of the invention, no bicycle locking pile is arranged at a bicycle rental station, so that the space is greatly saved. Through arranging more than one parking sensor unit, bicycles, returned and automatically parked in the bicycle rental station by users, can be orderly and neatly arranged in the unattended manner. Therefore, the operation cost is effectively reduced, and the labor cost investment is lowered. the aesthetic property of the city appearance is improved.

A vehicle control system, a surface marking for a surface upon which a vehicle can be positioned and a method of positioning a vehicle is provided. The vehicle control system is configured to position a vehicle. The vehicle comprises a mobile inductive charging point. The vehicle control system comprises one or more parking sensors configured to determine the position of the vehicle relative to a surface upon which the vehicle is positioned and/or obstacles around the vehicle. The one or more parking sensors are further configured to locate a visual indicator indicating the position of a fixed inductive charging point relative to the vehicle, and a parking assistance controller configured to automatically park the vehicle in a parking space on the surface based on data from the one or more parking sensors.

The invention relates to a composite type parking sensor. A plurality of image-capturing elements and ultrasonic probes are arranged on the head and the rear of an automobile respectively and are connected with a control main machine respectively which is respectively connected with a speed detector and a gear detector. An automobile-borne display is arranged on the output end of the control main machine. The control main machine can selectively start the image-capturing elements and ultrasonic probes on the head and/or the rear of the automobile according to the detected speed and gear, and display the cut image with overlapped barrier distance on the automobile-borne display. Therefore, the sensor can expand the visual range of a driver, assist the driver in knowing the environmental conditions around the automobile, and ensure the safety of driving.

A parking sensor and observation system for a vehicle, including: an elongated housing, wherein the housing has a front side with first to third openings and a back side with an elongated opening, the first and third openings are adjacent to opposite ends of the housing, the second opening is located at a center portion of the housing; a first parking sensor disposed within the housing and having its proximity detector disposed in the first opening; a second parking sensor disposed within the housing and having its proximity detector disposed in the third opening; a camera disposed within the housing and having its lens disposed in the second opening; and a backing plate disposed at the back side of the housing to seal the elongated opening.

A hostless parking sensor system comprises two to four sensors and a warning device, wherein each sensor comprises an ID pin, a grounding pin, a data pin and a power pin, the data pin of each sensor is connected with a communication bus, the grounding pin and the power pin of each sensor are connected with a grounding line and a power line respectively, one sensor serves as the main sensor, and other sensors serve as auxiliary sensors; the ID pin of the main sensor is connected with the warning device, the ID pins of the auxiliary sensors are connected with the grounding line or the communication buses or not wired, and the sensors allocate addresses to themselves according to the wiring states of the ID pins of themselves. According to the system, the main sensor is connected with the auxiliary sensors in parallel, so that normal work of other sensors is not affected when any auxiliary sensor fails; the main sensor acquires the operating states of the auxiliary sensors in real time, so that the position of the auxiliary sensor which fails is judged accurately after the auxiliary sensor fails.

The invention discloses a parking control system and method. The system comprises a parking controller, a parking sensor module, a panoramic imaging module, a vehicle body electronic stabilization system ESP and an electric power steering system EPS. The parking sensor module is used for measuring the distance between a vehicle and a parking space marker in the parking process. The panoramic imaging module comprises an imaging controller and a panoramic camera; the panoramic camera is used for collecting images of multiple view fields around a vehicle body, and the imaging controller is used for determining effective calibration parameters of the panoramic camera according to the current height or the preset height of an air suspension in the parking process and splicing the images of themultiple view fields according to the effective calibration parameters to obtain a panoramic image; and the parking controller controls the ESP and the EPS according to the distance and the panoramicimage, so that the vehicle is parked in the parking space. The calibration parameters of the panoramic camera are adjusted according to the height of the air suspension to obtain an accurate panoramicimage, so that the parking space is accurately recognized, and the accuracy of automatic parking is improved.

Data characterizing a system is received at an electronic processor. For example, parking event data from parking sensors of a parking facility is received. The electronic processor constructs a current state for the system (e.g. parking occupancy state of the parking facility) at a current time from the received data. State probabilities at a future time are computed (e.g. occupancy state probabilities are computed for the parking facility) using a continuous-time Markov chain model modified by multiplying the time input to the model by a random variable and scaling the state probabilities by an expectation of the random variable. In parking occupancy forecasting, parking guidance information is generated based at least on the computed occupancy state probabilities, and is transmitted to an electronic device other than the electronic processor (e.g. a parking recommendation transmitted to a vehicle navigation device, or a control signal transmitted to a “lot full” sign).

A mount for a vehicle parking sensor comprises a bezel for receiving the sensor and a clip engageable with the bezel to retain the bezel at a sensor location on the vehicle. The bezel and the clip each have a respective flange at their proximal end and a body extending distally from the flange. When the clip is engaged with the bezel, the flanges co-operate to embrace the edge of a mounting hole provided in the vehicle at the sensor location. By means of the invention, the flange of the clip is attached to the body of the clip for resilient movement of at least a majority of said flange with respect to said body. Consequently, the mount of the invention is able to accommodate or compensate for variations in the local shape or curvature of a vehicle bumper skin at different locations on a bumper or indeed on different bumpers.

The invention relates to a parking control system integrating BSD and SDG functions. The parking control system comprises an APA host, an automatic parking sensor, a blind spot monitoring sensor, anda flank protection sensor. An automatic parking control unit of the APA host is used for receiving a signal of the automatic parking sensor and calculating and planning a rational parking route; a blind spot monitoring and controlling unit is used for receiving a signal of the blind spot monitoring sensor and calculating a distance from an obstacle; and a flank protection control unit is used forreceiving a signal of the flank protection sensor and calculating a distance from a flank obstacle. An automatic parking control method integrating the BSD and SDG functions comprises the following steps: pressing an APA switch, switching an APA state conversion module from a Standy state to an Active state, looking for a parking position, according to detected information, such as a length and awidth of the parking position, judging whether the parking position meets the requirements by a parking position detecting module, and according to a current real-time position, planning a parking track by a vehicle track calculating module; reminding, by a parking guide module, a driver to press a brake and put into a R-gear; and controlling a steering wheel to be turned to a target angle by an EPS control module, and backing into a parking garage.