KR102012432B1 - Intelligent system for guiding parking area and method using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an intelligent guided parking management system, comprising: a vehicle information generation unit for photographing a front surface of a vehicle entering a parking lot and extracting and storing a vehicle number from the photographed image; Checking whether there is an empty space among the parking spaces, if it is determined that there is an empty space, a parking space issuing unit for allocating a parking space for the vehicle to park in the empty space and mapping a unique guide color corresponding to the vehicle; And a parking path guide unit for guiding the vehicle to the parking space allocated to the vehicle issued by the parking space issuing unit, wherein the parking path guide unit includes: a parking path guide unit, when the at least two vehicles move along the same parking path; At least two LED modules embedded in the road in parallel along the traveling direction of the parking path to form guides of different colors in the vehicle; And a display unit displaying vehicle numbers corresponding to colors of the plurality of LED modules.
According to the present invention, when a vehicle is continuously disposed along one direction along a parking path, a guide guide is provided to each vehicle in a different color so that the vehicles can park in a parking space allocated to each vehicle without being confused. Congestion can be improved, parking time minimized, additional costs and vehicle travel minimized.

Description

Intelligent guided parking management system and management method using it {Intelligent system for guiding parking area and method using the same}

The present invention relates to an intelligent guided parking management system and a management method using the same. More specifically, when a plurality of vehicles are continuously positioned in one direction along the same parking path, each vehicle is provided with a guide in different colors. An intelligent guided parking management system capable of parking a plurality of vehicles in a parking space allocated to a vehicle without confusing them and a management method using the same.

In general, malls, department stores, and government offices are provided with parking lots for parking vehicles. In general, since there are more vehicles than parking spaces, it is sometimes a big task for the driver to find a parking position in such a large building. In other words, the driver has to look for an empty place for parking after entering the parking lot, so it is difficult to keep an eye on the road ahead and there is a risk of connection accident. There is also an increasing problem.

For this reason, parking management personnel who manage the parking lot at the entrance of the parking lot and inside are used to guide the parking position with the empty space in the vehicle entering the parking lot. However, even if a large number of parking management personnel are placed in a large parking lot there is a limit to confirm the parking position. In addition, parking management personnel can share the information while continuously checking the location of the empty space by using a wireless communication means such as a walkie-talkie, so the effective efficiency of parking guidance decreases when the guide agent is away for a while. Problems may arise.

In order to solve this problem, Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0427277 (parking vehicle detection device and parking management system) has been disclosed. Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0427277, which is disclosed, discloses a method of identifying a parking position in a parking space through the color of a lamp according to the presence or absence of a vehicle on the upper part of the parking space, thereby providing a driver with a parking position. There is a side to it.

However, the disclosed patent also requires the driver to constantly look around the parking lot color of the lamp in order to find the parking position, which may cause contact accidents with other vehicles due to difficulties in frontal parking. In addition, since different vehicles may be driven toward the parking space with respect to the same parking space, the inside of the parking lot becomes more crowded and there is a problem of parking normally.

(Korean Registered Utility Model No. 20-0427277, September 22, 2006)

An object of the present invention is to provide guidance guides in different colors to each vehicle when a plurality of vehicles are continuously positioned in one direction along the same parking path, so that the plurality of vehicles are not confused with the parking space allocated to their vehicle. An intelligent guided parking management system capable of parking and a management method using the same.

The object of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned object, and other objects that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to achieve the above object, a plurality of parking spaces are partitioned in the parking lot according to an embodiment of the present invention, each parking space is provided with an intelligent guided parking management system to guide the parking of the vehicle with a unique identification number in the parking lot A vehicle information generation unit for photographing a front surface of an entering vehicle and extracting and storing a vehicle number from the photographed image; Checking whether there is an empty space among the parking spaces, if it is determined that there is an empty space, a parking space issuing unit for allocating a parking space for the vehicle to park in the empty space and mapping a unique guide color corresponding to the vehicle; And a parking path guide unit for guiding the vehicle to the parking space allocated to the vehicle issued by the parking space issuing unit, wherein the parking path guide unit includes: a parking path guide unit, when the at least two vehicles move along the same parking path; At least two LED modules embedded in the road in parallel along the traveling direction of the parking path to form guides of different colors in the vehicle; And a display unit which displays a vehicle number corresponding to the colors of the plurality of LED modules.

In the present embodiment, the display unit may be installed above the parking path and further include arrow direction indication information.

In the present embodiment, the parking space issuing unit may include a guide color voice guide unit that provides the guide color of the vehicle as a voice when the vehicle enters the parking lot and guides the parking path of the vehicle.

In the parking lot according to the present embodiment, a plurality of parking spaces are partitioned, and the intelligent guided parking management method for guiding the parking of the vehicle by providing a unique identification number in each parking space photographs a vehicle entering the parking lot, Extracting a vehicle number to extract the vehicle number; When the parking space issuing unit checks whether there is an empty space among the parking spaces and determines that there is an empty space, the parking space is allocated to allow the vehicle to park in the empty space, and the parking is mapped to a unique guide color corresponding to the vehicle. Space issuance step; And a parking path guiding step of guiding a vehicle guiding to a parking space allocated to the vehicle by using the parking path guide. When the at least two vehicles move along the same parking path, At least two LED modules embedded in the road in parallel along the traveling direction of the parking path to form guides of different colors in the vehicle; And a display unit which displays a vehicle number corresponding to the colors of the plurality of LED modules.

In the present embodiment, if it is determined that the vehicle has completed parking in the empty space through the sensor module provided in the parking space, providing the empty space as a non-parking space by wireless communication; may further include a. have.

The intelligent guided parking management system and the management method using the same according to the present invention provide guiding guides in different colors to each vehicle when the vehicles are continuously positioned in one direction on the same parking path so that the vehicles are not confused. It can be parked in the parking space allocated to its own vehicle, thereby improving congestion in the parking lot and minimizing the parking time, thereby minimizing additional costs and mileage of the vehicle.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

1 is a system diagram of an intelligent guided parking management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a state diagram illustrating a method of operating a parking route guide unit of an intelligent guided parking management system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a detailed state diagram of a parking route guide of an intelligent guided parking management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a schematic view of an intelligent guided parking management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a system diagram of an intelligent guided parking management system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart of a management method using an intelligent guided parking management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this case, the same components in the accompanying drawings are to be noted with the same reference numerals as possible. In addition, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may blur the gist of the present invention will be omitted. For the same reason, in the accompanying drawings, some components are exaggerated, omitted or schematically illustrated.

In addition, throughout the specification, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, it means that it may further include other components, except to exclude other components unless specifically stated otherwise. In addition, throughout the specification, "on" means to be located above or below the target portion, and does not necessarily mean to be located above the gravity direction.

1 is a system diagram of an intelligent guided parking management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 1, the intelligent guided parking management system according to the present invention has a plurality of parking spaces are partitioned in the parking lot (P), each parking space has a unique identification number to guide the parking of the vehicle intelligent guidance The present invention relates to a parking management system, and includes a vehicle information generation unit 110, a parking space issuing unit 120, and a parking path guide unit 130.

The vehicle information generator 110 photographs the front surface of the vehicle entering the parking lot, extracts and stores vehicle information from the photographed image, and includes a camera 111, an image storage unit 112, and an image extractor 113. And an extracted image storage unit 114.

The camera 111 is disposed at the entrance of the parking lot to photograph the front side of the vehicle. In this case, the camera 111 may photograph the front surface of the vehicle to include the vehicle number and the handicapped information, and preferably includes a fisheye lens so that the front surface may be included. The photographed image is stored in the image storage unit 112. The image extractor 113 may extract the vehicle number and the disabled information from the image stored in the image storage unit 112. The extracted image information is stored in the extracted image storage unit 114. The image storage unit 112 and the extracted image storage unit 114 are volatile storage units, and each of the captured images and the extracted images stored are sequentially deleted according to the stored order when the image of the set capacity is exceeded.

The parking space issuing unit 120 checks whether there is an empty space Pa among the parking spaces P, and when it is determined that there is an empty space Pa, the vehicle that enters the vehicle so that the vehicle can park in the empty space Pa. Allocating the parking space according to the order, and mapping the unique guide color corresponding to the vehicle as the first communication unit 121, parking space information unit 122, parking space allocation unit 123 and the parking space issuing unit 124 ) May be provided.

The first communication unit 121 communicates with the communication module provided in the intelligent guided parking management system in real time to communicate with the second communication unit 141 provided in each parking space to determine whether the parking space is empty or parked. It is responsible for obtaining information about the system. The second communication unit 141 may transmit information obtained through the sensors provided in each parking space. In addition, the first communication unit 121 acquires information so that the parked vehicle can be changed into an empty space through the communication with the third communication unit 151 provided in the payment device 150 when the parking fee is paid. Play a role.

The parking space information unit 122 has a unique identification number for each parking space provided in the parking lot and location information of each parking space, and is updated based on the current state of the parking space through the first communication unit 121. The availability of parking is updated in real time for each position of the parking space.

The parking space allocator 123 sequentially allocates a quasi-space to a vehicle that preferentially enters a parking space located at a position closest to a doorway among the parking spaces of the empty space obtained from the parking space information unit 122. In this case, the parking space allocator 123 maps the guide color to each vehicle. The guide color may be sequentially mapped to a vehicle wearing three colors of red, blue, and green. As such, by mapping different colors to each vehicle, the vehicles may be confused by guiding along the mapped colors of the respective vehicles.

In addition, the guide color voice guide unit 124 may cause the driver to call attention to the color to be followed by providing a guide color corresponding to the vehicle first by voice to enter the parking lot.

The parking path guide unit 130 guides the vehicle to the parking space allocated to the vehicle issued by the parking space issuing unit 120 and includes a plurality of LED modules 131 and a display unit 132.

The plurality of LED modules 131 are embedded in the road in parallel along the traveling direction of the parking path to guide each vehicle in different colors when at least two or more vehicles move along the same parking path. The display unit 132 may be disposed above the parking path and displays a vehicle number corresponding to the color of the plurality of LED modules 131. The plurality of LED modules 131 and the display unit 132 will be described in more detail later.

2 is a state diagram showing the operation method of the parking route guide unit of the intelligent guided parking management system according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a detailed state diagram of the parking route guide of the intelligent guided parking management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a schematic view of an intelligent guided parking management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 to 4, the intelligent guided parking management system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail.

First, the plurality of LED modules 131 are arranged along each parking path formed in the parking lot. In particular, the LED module 131 is a plurality of colors are arranged in parallel along the parking path, that is, the floor surface. Colors of the plurality of LED modules 131 are at least three colors or more, and may be preferably formed of red, yellow, and blue, but may be formed of more colors.

The display unit 132 is installed at least one upper portion along the parking path to guide the parking position to the vehicle, each vehicle number is displayed on the display unit 132 in the same color as the LED color arranged along the parking path In addition, the direction of the arrow is also provided so that the movement position can be accurately determined.

Therefore, the driver can move to the parking position assigned to his vehicle while checking the color of the LED module 131 formed on the floor and the information displayed on the display unit 132.

In this case, a position sensor 133 may be disposed to identify the vehicle position along the parking path. The position sensor 133 is disposed to face each other along one direction and is formed as an ultrasonic sensor to detect the movement of the vehicle, and the LED module blinker 134 is an LED module according to the position of the vehicle detected by the position sensor 133. The blinking state can be adjusted.

For example, of the three vehicles arranged along one direction, when the vehicle C1 in the forward direction is detected through the position sensor 133, the LED module flasher 134 is a color LED corresponding to the vehicle C1. Only the module R1 is turned on along the path in front of the vehicle C1, and the LED module R2 of the vehicle located behind the vehicle C1 is turned off. For this reason, the path of the vehicle C1 is not provided to the vehicle C2 and the vehicle C3 at the rear of the vehicle C1.

Next, when the position of the vehicle C2 is confirmed between the vehicle C1 and the vehicle C3 through the position sensor 133, the LED module flasher 134 is between the vehicle C1 and the vehicle C2. Only the LED module G1 of the color corresponding to the vehicle C2 is turned on, and the LED module B2 of the vehicle located at the rear of the vehicle C2 and the front of the vehicle C1 is turned off. For this reason, the path of the vehicle C2 is not provided to the vehicle C3 at the rear of the vehicle C2.

Finally, when the position of the vehicle C3 is confirmed through the position sensor 133, the LED module flasher 134 turns on the LED module B1 between the vehicle C2 and the vehicle C3, The LED module B2 located behind C3 and in front of the vehicle C2 is turned off.

Therefore, each vehicle driver only sees the LED module of the corresponding color formed on the floor of the driving path, so that it is possible to find the location of his parking space by preventing confusion with other colors. In addition, since the LED module can be selectively turned on only in a necessary section without continuously lighting, power management can be efficiently performed.

In FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the position sensor and the LED module 131 are only partially illustrated to illustrate the invention, and it is obvious to understand that the position sensor and the LED module 131 are arranged as a whole along the parking path.

6 is a system diagram of an intelligent guided parking management system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 6, the intelligent guided parking management system according to another embodiment of the present invention to determine whether the driver is disabled in the image taken from the image extraction unit 113 of the vehicle information generation unit 110 You can extract if you have a disability registration card.

When it is determined that the driver is disabled through the image extractor 113, the parking space issuing unit 120 checks whether there is a parking space of an empty space by giving priority to the disabled parking space among the parking spaces. If the parking space for the handicapped is full, please guide to the nearest place from the entrance.

On the other hand, when a vehicle that is not registered as a disabled person from the image extraction unit 113 parks in a disabled parking lot, the guide to the driver when entering with a warning message through the warning generating unit 144 provided in the disabled parking space You can guide.

Therefore, by preventing the public from parking in the designated space for the disabled, it is possible to efficiently operate a dedicated parking space for the disabled.

Also, in general, the parking lot is very large, so it is often wandering to find the place where he parked. To this end, the location of the place where he parked may be output on the receipt issued when the parking fee is paid in advance before the vehicle is discharged. At this time, when the parking fee payment is completed, the number of the vehicle is displayed on the upper portion of the parking area, so that the driver can easily distinguish the position of another vehicle and more easily find the position of his vehicle, thereby preventing the user from wandering to find the vehicle. You can do it.

5 is a flowchart of a management method using an intelligent guided parking management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, a plurality of parking spaces are partitioned in a parking lot, and an intelligent guided parking management method for guiding parking of a vehicle by providing a unique identification number in each parking space may include extracting a vehicle number (S100). It is configured to include a parking space issuing step (S200), the parking path guidance step (S300).

Vehicle number extraction step (S100) extracts the vehicle number by extracting the vehicle number from the photographed image of the vehicle. At this time, when extracting the vehicle number from the image, it is also possible to extract the disability registration card so as to determine whether the driver of the vehicle is disabled.

Parking space issuing step (S200) checks whether there is an empty space among the parking space through the parking space issuing unit, if it is determined that there is an empty space, allocates a parking space to the vehicle so that the vehicle can park in the empty space, The parking space is allocated by mapping the guide color corresponding to the vehicle.

The parking path guide step S300 includes a parking path guide step of guiding the vehicle to a parking space allocated to the vehicle using the parking path guide. In this case, when at least two or more vehicles move along the same parking path, at least two or more parking path guides may be embedded in the road in parallel along the advancing direction of the parking path to form guides of different colors on each vehicle. The display module may display a vehicle number corresponding to the color of the LED module and the plurality of LED modules, and may guide each driver to at least two or more vehicles arranged in one direction in different colors so that each driver may not be confused. At this time, if the driver is disabled or not, the driver firstly guides parking to the disabled parking space, and if a driver who is not disabled parks in the disabled parking zone, the warning generator provided in the disabled parking zone is operated. It may further include a warning generation step to prevent the parking.

Meanwhile, when the vehicle driver pays the parking fee for leaving the vehicle, the vehicle driver may further include providing a parking position. In the case of a large parking lot, the driver often forgets where he parked. At this time, when the driver pays the parking fee in advance, the parking position is displayed on the receipt, so that the driver does not need to take a memo or photograph the parking position to remember his parking position. In addition, when the parking fee is paid and the vehicle is determined to be discharged, the vehicle number of the corresponding vehicle is displayed on the display unit provided at the upper part of the parking space, thereby increasing the identification power of nearby parked vehicles and finding the location of the vehicle more quickly. .

On the other hand, the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the specification and drawings are merely presented specific examples to easily explain the technical contents and help the understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention can be carried out in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

110: vehicle information generation unit 111: camera
112: image storage unit 113: image extraction unit
114: extraction image storage unit 120: parking space issuing unit
121: first communication unit 122: parking space information unit
123: parking space allocation unit 124: parking space issuing unit
130: parking path guide 131: LED module
132: display unit 133: position sensor
134: LED module flashing part

Claims (5)

In the parking lot is divided into a plurality of parking spaces, each parking space is provided with a unique identification number intelligent parking guidance management system for guiding the parking of the vehicle,
A vehicle information generation unit for photographing a front surface of a vehicle entering a parking lot and extracting and storing a vehicle number from the photographed image;
For each position of the parking space provided with a unique identification number for each parking space provided in the parking lot and the location information for each of the parking space, based on the current status for the parking space through the first communication unit Allocating parking spaces sequentially to a parking space information unit that updates whether parking is possible in real time, and a vehicle that preferentially enters a parking space located closest to a doorway among the parking spaces of the empty space obtained from the parking space information unit. And a parking space issuing unit including a parking space allocator configured to map guide colors of different colors according to the order of entering each vehicle; And
A plurality of LED modules having at least two colors and embedded in the road in parallel along the traveling direction of the parking path, and the plurality of angles along the parking spaces allocated to the plurality of vehicles issued by the parking space issuing unit. When a vehicle travels along the same parking path, different colors mapped to each vehicle are displayed on a plurality of LED modules embedded in parallel with the different colors to prevent the vehicles on the same path from being confused. Includes; parking path guide unit having a display unit,
The display unit,
It is installed in the upper portion along the parking path, and provides the vehicle number of each vehicle moving along the parking path in the same color as the guide color mapped to each vehicle, and includes arrow direction indication information.
The vehicle information generation unit,
A camera formed of a fisheye lens capable of photographing the front surface of the vehicle to include the vehicle number and the disabled information; And
And an image extractor configured to extract the vehicle number and the disabled information.
The parking space issuing unit,
When the driver is identified as a disabled person through the image extracting unit, the parking space is checked first of the disabled parking spaces, and if the disabled parking space is full, the driver is guided to the nearest place from the entrance and registered as a disabled person. If the vehicle is not parked in a disabled parking lot, the intelligent guided parking management system, characterized in that to operate the disabled parking space efficiently by forming a warning message to the driver through the warning unit provided in the disabled parking space. delete The method of claim 1,
The parking space issuing unit,
Intelligent guided parking management system comprising a guide color voice guide for providing a guide color of the vehicle by voice when the vehicle enters the parking lot and guides the parking path of the vehicle. In the parking lot is divided into a plurality of parking spaces, each parking space has a unique identification number in the intelligent guided parking management method for guiding the parking of the vehicle,
Photographing the front surface of the vehicle to include the vehicle number and the disabled information through a camera formed by the fisheye lens, and extracting the vehicle number and the disabled information from the photographed image;
When the parking space issuing unit checks whether there is an empty space among the parking spaces and determines that there is an empty space, the parking space is allocated to the empty space so that the vehicle can park, and the guide color corresponding to the vehicle is mapped. Parking space issuing step; And
And a parking path guide step of guiding the vehicle to a parking space allocated to the vehicle using a parking path guide.
The parking path guide portion,
For each position of the parking space provided with a unique identification number for each parking space provided in the parking lot and the location information for each of the parking space, based on the current status for the parking space through the first communication unit Allocating parking spaces sequentially to a parking space information unit that updates whether parking is possible in real time, and a vehicle that preferentially enters a parking space located closest to a doorway among the parking spaces of the empty space obtained from the parking space information unit. A plurality of LED modules each having at least two or more colors, which are embedded in parallel with a parking space allocator and a parking space allocator for mapping guide colors of different colors according to the order of entering each vehicle; The plurality of parking spaces along the parking spaces allocated to the plurality of vehicles issued by the parking space issuing unit; When each vehicle travels along the same parking path, the guide color mapped to each vehicle is displayed on a plurality of LED modules embedded in parallel with the different colors to prevent the vehicles on the same path from being confused. A display unit,
The display unit,
It is installed in the upper portion along the parking path, and provides the vehicle number of each vehicle moving along the parking path in the same color as the guide color mapped to each vehicle, and includes arrow direction indication information.
The parking space issuing unit,
If the driver is identified as a disabled person through the image extraction unit, it checks whether there is a parking space first among the parking spaces of the parking spaces, and if the disabled parking spaces are full, guides them to the nearest place from the entrance and is not registered as a disabled person. If a vehicle is parked in a disabled parking lot, an intelligent parking parking management method characterized in that by forming a warning message to the driver through the warning unit provided in the disabled parking space to operate the disabled parking space efficiently. The method of claim 4, wherein
If it is determined that the vehicle has completed parking in the empty space through the sensor module provided in the parking space, providing the empty space as a non-parking space by wireless communication; Intelligent induction further comprising a How to manage your parking.

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