KR20230055411A - Intelligent parking lot control system using artificial intelligence and metaverse and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an intelligent parking lot control system and method using artificial intelligence and metabus. The intelligent parking lot control system of the present invention acquires images of parking spaces and vehicles entering and exiting the parking lot using a plurality of cameras, and analyzes and learns the acquired images using artificial intelligence to determine the vehicle number and external appearance of the vehicle. Recognize features, parking spaces. The intelligent parking lot control system compares the recognized vehicle number and external characteristics of the vehicle with the registered vehicle information to determine a vehicle with a counterfeit license plate. When a vehicle enters the parking lot entrance, the intelligent parking lot control system displays a virtual reality simulation image of the metabus on a plurality of electronic signboards to guide the parking location and the movement path to the parking location. According to the present invention, by using artificial intelligence to recognize vehicles entering and exiting the parking lot, managing available parking spaces according to the entering and exiting of the vehicle, and guiding the parking position of the entering vehicle using the virtual reality simulation image of the metaverse. , It is possible to provide the driver with convenience according to the use of the parking lot and implement an efficient and reasonable smart parking lot.

Description

Intelligent parking lot control system and method using artificial intelligence and metabus

The present invention relates to an intelligent parking lot control system, and more specifically, to analyze and learn images using artificial intelligence to recognize vehicles entering and exiting a parking lot, recognize and manage parking spaces in a parking lot, and determine the location of available parking spaces. When a vehicle enters a parking lot by identifying it in real time, it displays a virtual reality simulation image of the metaverse through a plurality of electric signboards installed on the vehicle's movement route, guiding the driver of the entered vehicle to the parking location and the movement path to the parking location. It is about an intelligent parking lot control system and method using intelligence and metabus.

Recently, virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality technologies applying computer graphics technology are developing. At this time, virtual reality technology refers to a technology that uses a computer to build a virtual space that does not exist in the real world and then makes the virtual space feel like reality, and augmented reality or mixed reality technology is a computer-generated space on top of the real world. It refers to a technology that adds information and expresses it, that is, a technology that allows interaction with users in real time by combining the real world and the virtual world. Among them, augmented reality and mixed reality technologies are used in conjunction with technologies in various fields, such as broadcasting technology, medical technology, and game technology, for example.

In particular, these augmented reality and mixed reality technologies are implemented and provided as various application services with the advent of smart phones. As a representative service providing augmented reality or mixed reality to users, there is a metaverse. Metaverse is a combination of 'Meta', which means processing and abstraction, and 'Universe', which means the real world, and means a three-dimensional virtual world. Metaverse is a more advanced concept than the existing virtual reality environment, and provides an augmented reality environment in which virtual worlds such as the web and the Internet are absorbed into the real world.

On the other hand, parking problems are emerging as a very serious problem due to the increase in vehicles and the lack of parking spaces, and parking lots are emerging as an important factor as housing. However, the parking environment is becoming increasingly difficult due to the increase in vehicles and the lack of parking spaces. As a result, vehicle drivers who are willing to pay a fee to secure a parking space and use the parking lot are increasing. Accordingly, most facilities such as apartments, government offices, public institutions, and large shopping malls are provided with a parking control system for efficient parking lot management.

In general, a parking control system uses a camera and image processing technology to recognize the vehicle number of a vehicle entering a parking lot, and accordingly, after unmanned and automated parking fee settlement, the parking lot is used. However, since most of the current parking control systems recognize only the vehicle number and control access to the parking lot, it is not possible to identify a fake license plate that duplicates the vehicle number of a registered vehicle.

According to Article 10 (Vehicle Registration Plate) of the current Motor Vehicle Management Act, anyone is prohibited from covering the registration license plate or making it difficult to recognize. 2, it is stipulated that imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than 10 million won may be imposed.

Nevertheless, while driving or stopped and parked vehicles, for example, to temporarily avoid illegal parking, speeding, traffic accidents, etc., license plates are counterfeited, damaged, contaminated or altered, or reflective materials are placed on license plates. It is often found that the vehicle license plate is cleverly covered by attaching it.

Particularly, in recent years, a fake number plate is attached to a vehicle, and crimes related thereto are increasing. For example, attaching a forged license plate to a vehicle that has been ordered to stop driving and driving it, forging a license plate for the purpose of avoiding traffic violations, speeding, parking enforcement, etc., or changing the license plate number of a registered vehicle to an unregistered vehicle There is a case of using a parking lot by attaching a duplicate license plate. However, in the existing parking control system, forgery and alteration of license plates cannot be identified, which causes security problems of facilities, lack of parking spaces, and loss of parking fees.

In addition, the existing parking lot control system simply informs information about the current empty parking space at the entrance of the parking lot, for example, the number of vehicles available for parking, and the driver of the vehicle using the parking lot has the inconvenience of finding a parking space while driving inside the parking lot. This causes temporary parking congestion. In addition, since the existing parking lot control system simply displays only parking available information and provides it to the driver, its efficiency is low compared to the facility investment for the parking lot according to system construction. Therefore, a smart parking lot control system for solving various parking lot problems such as lack of parking space and traffic congestion around the parking lot, providing convenience to the driver of a vehicle using the parking lot through reasonable parking guidance, and operating and managing the parking lot more efficiently. implementation is required.

Korean Registered Patent Publication No. 10-2012799 (published on October 21, 2019) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2020-0039455 (published on April 16, 2020) Korean Registered Patent Publication No. 10-0844539 (published on July 10, 2008) Korean Registered Patent Publication No. 10-0799333 (published on January 23, 2008)

An object of the present invention is to provide an intelligent parking lot control system and method using artificial intelligence and metabus for efficiently managing a parking lot by recognizing a parking space of a vehicle and a parking lot unmanned using artificial intelligence and metaverse.

Another object of the present invention is to analyze and learn images using artificial intelligence to recognize the license plate number and external characteristics of the entered vehicle and the available parking space of the parking lot, and to use the metaverse to determine the parking location and parking location of the entered vehicle. It is to provide an intelligent parking lot control system and method using artificial intelligence and metabus that guide the movement route to the road.

Another object of the present invention is to analyze and learn images using artificial intelligence to identify whether a vehicle entering a parking lot has a forged vehicle license plate, and through this, intelligence using artificial intelligence and metabus to control parking lot access. To provide a parking lot control system and method.

In order to achieve the above objects, the intelligent parking lot control system of the present invention has one feature of recognizing and managing vehicles entering and exiting and parking spaces available for parking using artificial intelligence and metabus. The intelligent parking lot control system of the present invention analyzes and learns images using artificial intelligence to recognize vehicles entering and exiting the parking lot, manages available parking spaces according to vehicle entry and exit, and simulates virtual reality of the metabus. By guiding the parking location of the parked vehicle and the moving path to the parking location using the , efficient parking lot management is possible unattended and convenience can be provided to drivers using the parking lot.

Intelligent parking lot control system of the present invention according to this feature, a sensor installed at the entrance to the parking lot to detect a vehicle entering the parking lot; A plurality of cameras installed at the entrance of a parking lot to obtain vehicle images of the front, side, and rear of an entering vehicle, and a plurality of cameras installed inside the parking lot to obtain a parking image including a vehicle movement path and a plurality of parking spaces; A circuit breaker installed at the entrance and exit of the parking lot to open the vehicle to enter and exit; A plurality of display boards installed on a vehicle movement path inside the parking lot to display a virtual reality simulation image of a metaverse including a parking lot image and a vehicle image; And a vehicle of a vehicle that is installed at the entrance of the parking lot, registers and manages vehicle information in a registered vehicle for using the parking lot, and analyzes and learns the vehicle image and the parking lot image obtained from the camera using artificial intelligence to enter the parking lot. Recognizes the number and available parking space, selects a parking location for one parking space in response to the vehicle entering, and virtual reality of the metaverse displayed on the plurality of electric signboards installed on the vehicle movement path to the selected parking location. and a parking management terminal for guiding a driver of an entering vehicle by displaying a parking location selected in a simulation image and a moving path to the corresponding parking location.

In this feature, the parking management terminal, when registering a vehicle, stores and registers vehicle information including the vehicle number of the registered vehicle and external features of the registered vehicle, and displays front, side and rear images from the camera. Receives and recognizes the vehicle number of each of the front and rear license plates to determine whether the front and rear vehicle numbers are the same, and if the front and rear vehicle numbers are the same, compares with the registered vehicle number to determine whether they match, and matches the registered vehicle number. Then, the external features of the vehicle recognized by the camera are compared with registered vehicle information to determine whether the entering vehicle is a vehicle with a forged license plate, and if the entering vehicle is a vehicle with a forged license plate, the opening of the circuit breaker is restricted. and sound an alarm.

In this feature, the intelligent parking lot control system is connected to a plurality of parking management terminals through a communication network, receives vehicle information from each of the parking management terminals, stores and manages it, and calculates parking fees for at least registered vehicles. It further includes an integrated management server that receives information and parking fee payment information for unregistered vehicles and integrates and manages a plurality of parking lots or a plurality of parking lot entrances and exits.

As described above, the intelligent parking lot control system of the present invention analyzes and learns images of vehicles and parking spaces using artificial intelligence to recognize vehicles entering and exiting the parking lot and manages available parking spaces according to vehicle entry and exit. And, by using the virtual reality simulation image of the metaverse to guide the parking location of the entered vehicle and the moving path to the parking location, it is possible to provide the driver with convenience in using the parking lot and implement an efficient and reasonable smart parking lot.

In addition, the intelligent parking lot control system of the present invention analyzes and learns vehicle images obtained through a plurality of cameras installed at the entrance of the parking lot using artificial intelligence, recognizes the front, side and rear of the entering vehicle, Illegal use of the parking lot can be prevented by recognizing the external features and controlling access to the parking lot when the entry vehicle is a vehicle with a forged license plate.

In addition, the intelligent parking lot control system of the present invention integrates and manages the parking management of vehicles entering and exiting unmanned and the overall processing process according to the parking fee payment and settlement process using artificial intelligence and metabus, thereby enabling efficient unmanned parking lot management. possible.

In addition, the intelligent parking lot control system of the present invention uses the virtual reality simulation image of the metabus to guide the parking position of the entering vehicle, so that the driver can easily find and park the parking space, and through this, the parking lot area by the vehicle using the parking lot traffic flow can be improved to effectively reduce traffic congestion problems.

In addition, the intelligent parking lot control system of the present invention collects various images and information about vehicles using the parking lot, analyzes and learns the collected data based on artificial intelligence, builds big data, and builds an efficient system for parking lot management through this. and can be utilized.

In addition, the intelligent parking lot control system of the present invention utilizes big data to analyze and calculate the parking lot usage rate by day of the week and by time of day, traffic congestion around the parking lot, etc. By providing various data to related institutions or local governments, In the future, it can be reflected in the surrounding traffic signal system, traffic flow policy, etc. for buildings or facilities equipped with parking lots.

1 is a block diagram showing the network configuration of an intelligent parking lot control system using artificial intelligence and metabus according to the present invention;
2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a parking management terminal shown in FIG. 1;
Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the integrated management server shown in Figure 1, and
Figure 4 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure for parking control of the intelligent parking lot control system of the present invention.

Embodiments of the present invention may be modified in various forms, and the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited due to the examples described below. This embodiment is provided to more completely explain the present invention to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the shapes of components in the drawings are exaggerated to emphasize a clearer description.

The intelligent parking lot control system using artificial intelligence and metabus according to the present invention analyzes and learns images of vehicles and parking spaces using artificial intelligence to recognize vehicles entering and exiting the parking lot, and parking available according to the vehicle's entry and exit. It manages the space and uses the virtual reality simulation image of the metaverse to guide the parking location of the entered vehicle and the moving path to the parking location.

To this end, the intelligent parking lot control system of the present invention acquires in real time a parking lot image including a parking space of a parking lot and a vehicle image of a vehicle entering and leaving the parking lot using a plurality of cameras, and the acquired vehicle using artificial intelligence. It analyzes and learns images and parking lot images to recognize the vehicle number and external features entering the vehicle, recognizing and managing available parking spaces by recognizing vehicles leaving the vehicle, and displaying a plurality of electric signboards installed on the vehicle movement path inside the parking lot. It displays a virtual reality simulation image of the metabus that guides the parking position of the parked vehicle and the moving path to the parking position.

Therefore, the intelligent parking lot control system of the present invention manages the parking lot by recognizing the vehicle and the parking space unattended, thereby providing the driver with convenience in using the parking lot and implementing an efficient and reasonable smart parking lot.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 attached.

1 is a block diagram showing the network configuration of an intelligent parking lot control system using artificial intelligence and a metaverse according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a parking management terminal shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the integrated management server shown in FIG.

1 to 3, the intelligent parking lot control system 2 of the present invention recognizes and manages a parking lot vehicle and an available parking space using artificial intelligence, and uses a metaverse to determine the parking location and In order to guide the moving route, images of vehicles entering and exiting the parking lot and parking spaces of the parking lot are obtained using a plurality of cameras 200, and the obtained images are analyzed and learned using artificial intelligence, and through this, the entering vehicle By recognizing the vehicle number and external features of the vehicle, it determines whether the entering vehicle is a registered vehicle, an unregistered vehicle, or a vehicle with a counterfeit license plate, recognizes and manages available parking spaces, and provides the driver of the entered vehicle with a moving route inside the parking lot. A parking lot image and a vehicle image are displayed as virtual reality simulation images of the metaverse using a plurality of electric signboards 400 installed on the top to guide the parking position to the empty parking space and the moving path to the parking position.

In addition, the intelligent parking lot control system 2 of the present invention identifies images obtained through a plurality of cameras 200 in order to prevent illegal parking lot use by identifying when a vehicle entering a parking lot has a forged license plate attached thereto. is analyzed and learned using artificial intelligence, and the front, side, and rear of the entering vehicle are recognized, and the vehicle number, manufacturer, color, and size of the vehicle are determined to recognize the external characteristics of the vehicle. The intelligent parking lot control system 2 compares whether the recognized vehicle number and the external characteristics of the vehicle match the previously stored vehicle information, and determines registered vehicles, unregistered vehicles, and vehicles with forged license plates to control entry into the parking lot. Here, the registered vehicle includes, for example, a vehicle available for free parking for residents or employees, a vehicle for which a parking fee for a certain period has been paid, and a licensed business vehicle.

The intelligent parking lot control system 2 of the present invention is provided, for example, in parking lots such as apartments, officetels, government offices, public institutions, and large shopping malls, parking-only buildings, and public parking lots.

Therefore, the intelligent parking lot control system 2 of the present invention integrates and manages the parking management of vehicles entering and exiting unattended using artificial intelligence and metabus, and all processing processes according to the parking fee payment and settlement process, thereby providing the driver with a parking lot It is possible to effectively reduce traffic congestion problems by providing convenience in use, improving efficiency for parking lot management, and improving traffic flow around the parking lot by vehicles using the parking lot.

To this end, the intelligent parking lot control system 2 of the present invention includes a communication network 4, 6, a sensor 100, a plurality of cameras 200, at least one circuit breaker 300, a plurality of electronic signboards 400, at least one It includes a parking management terminal 500 and an integrated management server 600 of.

Specifically, the communication networks 4 and 6 are, for example, wired communication networks, wireless communication networks, etc., and may be provided as a single communication network or a complex communication network in which each of them is mixed. The communication network 4 is provided as, for example, a wired or wireless communication network, and is connected so that mutual data communication is made between the parking management terminal 500 and the integrated management server 600 . If a parking lot has a plurality of entrances and exits, a plurality of parking management terminals 500 are provided correspondingly, and each of the plurality of parking management terminals 500 communicates with other parking management terminals 500 through the communication network 4. Each of them is interconnected with the integrated management server 600 . In addition, the communication network 6 is provided as, for example, a wired communication network, and each of the sensor 100, a plurality of cameras 200, a circuit breaker 300, and a plurality of electric signboards 400 is at least one parking management terminal 500 and is connected so that data transmission takes place.

The sensor 100 is provided with, for example, a loop coil sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a proximity sensor, and the like, is installed at the entrance of a parking lot, and detects a vehicle entering or leaving the entrance of a parking lot in real time. The sensor 100 transmits a detection signal according to vehicle detection to the parking management terminal 500 through the communication network 6 .

The camera 200 is provided with, for example, a CCTV camera capable of object recognition, an IP camera, etc., and a plurality of cameras are installed at the entrance of a parking lot, inside a parking lot, etc. to obtain a vehicle image for an incoming vehicle and a parking image for a parking space. is obtained in real time. A plurality of cameras 200 are installed at the entrance of the parking lot, and when a vehicle entering the entrance of the parking lot is detected from the sensor 100, the camera 200 recognizes the entering vehicle and photographs the front, at least one side and the rear of the vehicle, respectively, to capture the front of the vehicle. , Obtain vehicle images for each of the side and rear. In addition, a plurality of cameras 200 are installed inside the parking lot to obtain an image of a parking lot including an internal space of the parking lot and a parking space available for parking. Each of these cameras 200 transmits the obtained vehicle image and parking lot image to the parking management terminal 500 through the communication network 6 .

In this embodiment, at least three cameras 200 are installed at the entrance of the parking lot to obtain images of the front, one side and rear of the vehicle entering the parking lot. At this time, one camera captures the front of the vehicle to recognize the front license plate, the manufacturer's emblem, and the width and height of the vehicle, and the other camera captures the rear license plate, manufacturer's emblem and , the back of the vehicle is photographed so as to recognize the width and height of the vehicle, and another camera photographs one side of the vehicle so as to recognize the length and height of the vehicle. In addition, a plurality of cameras 200 take pictures of the interior space of the parking lot and the parking spaces so that a portion of a predetermined area inside the parking lot overlaps with each other.

The blocker 300 is installed at the entrance of the parking lot and when the sensor 100 detects the entry and exit of the vehicle, it is opened to allow the vehicle to enter or leave the parking lot. Blocker 300, for example, by providing a blocking bar to limit the entry or exit of vehicles entering or exiting the parking lot entrance. When the exit and entrance of the parking lot are separated, the blocker 300 may be provided at each exit and entrance. In this case, the parking management terminal 500 may also be provided at each exit and entrance. The blocker 300 opens or blocks the blocking bar under the control of the parking management terminal 500 . This circuit breaker 300 is a typical circuit breaker configuration, for example, a blocking bar, a display device that displays vehicle number and parking fee, a lighting device that lights up depending on whether or not a vehicle is approaching, and a vehicle approaching or an abnormality in the circuit breaker. and an alarm device that outputs an alarm sound and a control device that controls the components of the circuit breaker, etc., and since the configuration and function of such a circuit breaker are already well-known technologies, a description thereof will be omitted here. The blocker 300 receives the vehicle number recognized from the parking management terminal 500, displays it on one side, and receives the control of the parking management terminal 500 to allow registered vehicles and unregistered vehicles to enter or exit the parking lot. ) is opened, and the blocking bar is blocked to prevent entry of vehicles with counterfeit license plates.

The electronic display board 400 is provided with, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, a light emitting diode display (LECD) panel, and the like, and is provided on a vehicle movement path inside the parking lot, such as a parking lot entrance, a vehicle route change position inside the parking lot, and a parking lot floor. dog is installed The electronic display board 400 uses the 2D or 3D virtual reality simulation image of the metaverse implemented with the parking lot image and vehicle image transmitted from the parking management terminal 500 to determine whether or not there is a vehicle parked in the parking space, and the available parking space. The location and vehicle movement path are displayed, and the driver of the entering vehicle is displayed to guide the parking location and the movement route to the parking location.

The parking management terminal 500 is provided as, for example, a personal computer or the like, and is installed to correspond to one parking lot entrance. The parking management terminal 500 is connected to the sensor 100, the camera 200, the circuit breaker 300, the display board 500 and the integrated management server 600 through the communication networks 4 and 6. Of course, when there are a plurality of parking management terminals 500, they may be connected to other parking management terminals 500 through the communication network 4. The parking management terminal 500 processes the integrated management of the parking lot, such as access control management of vehicles using the parking lot, vehicle information registration and management, vehicle and parking space recognition, parking guide processing, and parking fee payment and settlement.

That is, the parking management terminal 500 registers and stores information about a registered vehicle in advance, for example, vehicle information including a vehicle number, a manufacturer of the vehicle, and external features such as color and size. The parking management terminal 500 analyzes the vehicle image and the parking lot image transmitted from the camera 200 based on artificial intelligence, learns through deep learning, machine learning, etc. Recognize available parking spaces. The parking management terminal 500 generates a 2D or 3D virtual reality simulation image of the metabus for guiding the parking location using the parking lot image and the vehicle image and transmits it to the electronic signboard 400.

When a vehicle is detected by the sensor 100, the parking management terminal 500 analyzes and learns the image transmitted from the camera 200 using artificial intelligence to obtain the vehicle number, vehicle manufacturer, color, height, width, and length. Recognizes vehicle information including external features such as the like. The parking management terminal 500 compares whether the recognized vehicle information matches registered vehicle information using artificial intelligence to determine whether the vehicle is registered, and if the vehicle is registered, determines whether the vehicle is equipped with a counterfeit license plate. When the entering vehicle is a registered vehicle or an unregistered vehicle, the parking management terminal 500 controls the breaker 300 to enter the vehicle into the parking lot and calculates a parking time as needed. When the vehicle leaves the vehicle, the parking management terminal 500 calculates the parking fee according to the calculated parking time and processes payment or settlement. The parking management terminal 500 controls the breaker 300 to limit vehicle entry and generates an alarm when the entering vehicle is a vehicle with forged license plates.

The parking management terminal 500 uses a parking lot image and a vehicle image to recognize an empty parking space when a parked vehicle leaves, recognizes and selects a parking position for a vehicle entering when entering a vehicle, and displays the display board 400. A virtual reality simulation image of the metaverse is displayed to guide parking locations that can be parked and directions to the parking locations.

The parking management terminal 500 has identification information corresponding to the location of the entrance of the parking lot, and statistically processes vehicle information and paid or settled parking fees according to the use of the parking lot in real time or hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, etc. and is periodically transmitted to the integrated management server 600.

As shown in FIG. 2, the parking management terminal 500 of this embodiment includes a control unit 510, a communication unit 520, a vehicle registration unit 530, a vehicle number recognition unit 540, a vehicle feature recognition unit 550, It includes a parking space determining unit 560, a parking information processing unit 570, a parking fee calculation unit 580 and an alarm processing unit 590. The parking management terminal 500 includes identification information capable of being identified by the integrated management server 600 in the control unit 510 or the communication unit 520 .

The control unit 510 controls to process all operations of the parking management terminal 500 in conjunction with each of the sensor 100, the camera 200, the circuit breaker 300, the electronic display board 400, and the integrated management server 600. . That is, the control unit 510 includes a communication unit 520, a vehicle registration unit 530, a vehicle number recognition unit 540, a vehicle feature recognition unit 550, a parking space determination unit 560, a parking guidance processing unit 570, a parking Each function of the fee settlement unit 580 and the warning processing unit 590 is controlled to be mutually organically processed. The control unit 510 controls the sensor 100 to detect an entering vehicle through the communication network 6, and controls each of the cameras 200 to obtain a vehicle image of the detected entering vehicle and a parking lot image, respectively, and Depending on the license plate number and external features of the vehicle, the circuit breaker 300 is opened or the circuit breaker 300 is controlled to block and generate an alarm. In addition, the control unit 510 recognizes the vehicle information of the entering vehicle using artificial intelligence, displays a virtual reality simulation image on the electronic display board 400 using the metaverse, and guides the parking position and moving route of the entering vehicle through this. control to do

The communication unit 520 is provided as, for example, a wired/wireless communication device, an interface device, and the like, and through the communication networks 4 and 6, the sensor 100, the camera 200, the circuit breaker 300, the electronic display board 400, and integrated management. Connected to the servers 600. The communication unit 520 receives a detection signal from the sensor 100 through the communication network 6 and receives a vehicle image or a parking lot image from each of the cameras 200 . The communication unit 520 transmits vehicle information of a registered vehicle, vehicle information according to parking lot use, and statistical information according to parking fee and parking use to the integrated management server 600 through the communication network 4 .

The vehicle registration unit 530 includes user information such as the vehicle owner's name and contact information for each of the vehicles permitted to use the parking lot, such as, for example, a resident vehicle, an employee vehicle, a vehicle using a regular parking ticket, and a licensed business vehicle in advance, Registers and manages vehicle information including the vehicle number and external features of the vehicle. The vehicle registration unit 530 transmits registered vehicle information to the integrated management server 600 through the communication unit 520 under the control of the control unit 510 .

The license plate recognition unit 540 analyzes and learns each of the front and rear images of the vehicle transmitted from the cameras 200 using artificial intelligence, and extracts the license plate of each of the front and rear through this to extract the front and rear images. Recognizes each vehicle number. The vehicle number recognition unit 540 determines whether the recognized front and rear vehicle numbers match, and determines whether the vehicle number recognized through the vehicle information of the vehicle registration unit 530 is the vehicle number of the registered vehicle.

The vehicle feature recognizing unit 550 analyzes and learns each of the front, rear, and side images of the vehicle transmitted from each of the cameras 200 using artificial intelligence, extracts the manufacturer's emblem of the vehicle, and recognizes the manufacturer of the vehicle. And, by extracting the exterior of the vehicle, the color, width, height and length of the vehicle are recognized. If the vehicle number recognized by the vehicle number recognition unit 540 is a registered vehicle, the vehicle feature recognition unit 550 determines whether the external features of the recognized vehicle match vehicle information of the registered vehicle.

The parking space determination unit 560 analyzes and learns the parking lot images transmitted from each of the cameras 200 using artificial intelligence to determine available parking spaces. When a vehicle is taken out of a parking space, the parking space determination unit 560 recognizes it from a parking lot image using artificial intelligence and determines the corresponding parking space as a parking space available for parking. In addition, the parking space determination unit 560 analyzes the parking lot image and recognizes the parking space as a parked space when the vehicle is parked in one parking space, and when the vehicle is taken out of the parking space, the corresponding parking space is recognized as a parking space.

When a registered vehicle or an unregistered vehicle enters a parking lot, the parking guidance processing unit 570 selects one of the available parking spaces recognized by the parking space determining unit 560 using artificial intelligence to determine the parking position of the entering vehicle. and estimate the movement path to the parking location. The parking guide processing unit 570 displays a virtual reality simulation image of the metaverse on the electric signboards 400 installed along the estimated movement path to guide the parking location and movement route.

If the recognized vehicle number is an unregistered vehicle, the parking fee calculation unit 580 calculates the parking time and pays or settles the parking fee when leaving the vehicle. The parking fee settlement unit 580 determines whether the unregistered vehicle has been paid in advance through an unmanned adjustment machine provided in the parking lot or not, and settles or pays for the unregistered vehicle. If the vehicle number recognized through the vehicle number recognition unit 540 and the vehicle feature recognition unit 550 is a registered vehicle and at the same time the external features of the vehicle match the registered vehicle, the parking fee calculation unit 580 parks the corresponding vehicle. It handles entry and exit without settlement or payment processing. The parking fee settlement unit 580 opens or blocks the circuit breaker 300 according to settlement and payment processing. The parking fee calculation unit 580 transmits vehicle information according to the use of the parking lot and parking fee paid or settled to the integrated management server 600 in real time or periodically.

And the alarm processing unit 590, if the recognized vehicle number is a registered vehicle and any one of the external characteristics of the vehicle, that is, the manufacturer, color and size of the vehicle, does not match the pre-registered vehicle information, the alarm device of the circuit breaker 300 (not shown) is used to generate an alarm.

The parking management terminal 500 of the present invention recognizes the vehicle number and external characteristics of vehicles entering and exiting the parking lot based on artificial intelligence, collects vehicle information about vehicles entering and exiting the parking lot, and monitors the status of the parking space so that vehicles entering the parking lot It identifies the parking location according to the vehicle entering and exiting the vehicle, and guides the parking location and movement route of the vehicle based on the metaverse.

Therefore, the parking management terminal 500 of the present invention collects various images and information about vehicles using a parking lot, analyzes and learns the collected data based on artificial intelligence to build big data, and through this, an efficient system for managing a parking lot. can be built and utilized, it is possible to prevent illegal parking lot use of vehicles with forged license plates attached, and it is possible to provide convenience to drivers using parking lots by providing virtual reality simulation of metabus for parking spaces.

Accordingly, the parking management terminal 500 of the present invention utilizes big data to analyze and calculate the parking lot utilization rate by day of the week and by time slot, the degree of traffic congestion around the parking lot, etc., and provide various data to related institutions or local governments, etc. In the future, it can be reflected in the surrounding traffic signal system and traffic flow policy for buildings or facilities equipped with parking lots.

Referring back to FIG. 1, the integrated management server 600 interlocks with a plurality of parking management terminals 500 to provide integrated management of a plurality of parking lots and a plurality of parking lot entrances, vehicle information about registered vehicles, and registered vehicles. It integrates and manages various information related to parking fee settlement and payment of unregistered vehicles, and various tasks of the parking lot, such as entry and exit management, regular parking usage management, worker management, report management, parking fee management, statistics management, etc. to process

To this end, the integrated management server 600 identifies the parking management terminal 500 to determine the parking lot location or entrance location, and stores and manages the vehicle information of the registered vehicle transmitted from the parking management terminal 500. The integrated management server 600 stores and manages payment and settlement of parking fees for registered vehicles and unregistered vehicles.

As shown in FIG. 3, the integrated management server 600 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a server unit 610 and a database unit 650.

The server unit 610 is, for example, a web server and an app server that processes data communication with at least one parking management terminal 500 in real time through the communication network 4, a hardware and software platform for integrated management of a parking lot, Algorithms and the like are provided as integrated application servers and the like.

And the database unit 650 stores and manages various information according to the overall processing of the integrated management server 600 processed by the server unit 610 . In this embodiment, the database unit 650 is included in the integrated management server 600, but may be provided as an independent database server.

Specifically, the server unit 610 includes a control unit 612, a communication unit 614, a terminal management unit 616, a vehicle information management unit 618, and a parking fee processing unit 620.

The control unit 612 controls to process various operations of the integrated management server 600 in conjunction with a plurality of parking management terminals 500 . That is, the control unit 612 controls the functions of the communication unit 614, the terminal management unit 616, the vehicle information management unit 618, the parking charge processing unit 620, and the database unit 650 to be organically processed.

The communication unit 614 is provided as, for example, a wired/wireless communication module, etc., and is connected to a plurality of parking management terminals 500 through the communication network 4 to process mutual data communication.

The terminal management unit 616 stores and manages identification information of the parking management terminal 500 according to the location of the parking lot entrance, and when vehicle information is transmitted from the parking management terminal 500, it is stored and managed in the database unit 650. do. The terminal management unit 616 identifies the entrance and exit of the parking lot through the identification information of the parking management terminal 500 . The terminal management unit 616 stores and manages manager information (eg, manager name, contact information, etc.) of a parking lot entrance.

The vehicle information management unit 618 stores and manages the vehicle information of the registered vehicle transmitted from the parking management terminal 500 in the database unit 650 . The vehicle information management unit 618 may directly input, register, and manage vehicle information of a registered vehicle.

The parking fee processing unit 620 calculates or pays parking fees for registered vehicles and unregistered vehicles from the parking management terminal 500 . The parking fee processing unit 620 stores and manages fee settlement information and payment information in the database unit 650.

The database unit 650 stores and manages terminal information 652, vehicle information 654, fee settlement information 656, and payment information 658 under the control of the controller 612. The terminal information 652 includes the location of the parking lot entrance, identification information of the parking management terminal 500, manager information such as manager name and contact information, whether unattended parking fee is settled, and the like. The vehicle information 654 includes the vehicle number of the registered vehicle, the vehicle owner's name, contact information, and external characteristics of the vehicle. The external characteristics of the vehicle include at least the manufacturer, model, color, and size of the vehicle. The fee calculation information (656) includes the vehicle number of the registered vehicle, registration type of employee or occupant according to the vehicle owner, whether or not a regular parking ticket is used and the period, parking fee settlement conditions such as discount/free, card/cash/bank transfer, etc. payment method, etc. The payment information 658 includes the date and time of payment for the unregistered vehicle, the payment amount, the payment method, the vehicle number for which the payment was made, and the location of the paid parking lot entrance.

Therefore, the integrated management server 600 of the present invention receives vehicle information, parking fee settlement information, payment information, etc. according to registered vehicles and unregistered vehicles from a plurality of parking management terminals 500 provided at entrances and exits of parking lots in different locations, Integrate parking lot management.

Next, the process of integrated management of the parking lot using artificial intelligence and the metabus of the intelligent parking lot control system according to the present invention will be described in detail.

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure for parking control of the intelligent parking lot control system of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the intelligent parking lot control system of the present invention detects a vehicle entering the parking lot through the sensor 100 in step S700, and uses a plurality of cameras 200 installed at the entrance to the parking lot to determine the front of the entering vehicle, A vehicle image for one side and a rear side is acquired, and a parking lot image for the interior space of the parking lot is acquired using a plurality of cameras installed inside the parking lot. The acquired vehicle image and parking lot image are transmitted to the parking management terminal 500 through the communication network 6 .

In step S710, the parking management terminal 500 analyzes and learns the transmitted vehicle image using artificial intelligence to recognize the vehicle number and external characteristics of the vehicle, and analyzes the image of the parking lot to recognize an available parking space.

In step S720, the parking management terminal 500 determines whether the entering vehicle is a registered vehicle, an unregistered vehicle, or a vehicle with forged license plates through the recognized vehicle number and external characteristics of the vehicle.

As a result of the determination, in step S730, the parking management terminal 500 proceeds to step S770 if the entering vehicle is a vehicle with a counterfeit license plate, blocks the circuit breaker 300, and generates an alarm sound. However, if the entering vehicle is a registered vehicle or an unregistered vehicle, the circuit breaker 300 is opened in step S740. At this time, when the entering vehicle is an unregistered vehicle, the parking management terminal 500 calculates the parking time to calculate the parking fee.

When the vehicle enters the parking lot in step S750, the parking management terminal 500 selects one parking space available for parking using artificial intelligence, and a plurality of electronic signboards installed on the vehicle movement path to the parking space selected in step S760 ( 400), the virtual reality simulation image of the metabus including the parking lot image and the vehicle image is displayed to guide the driver of the parked vehicle to the parking location and the moving route to the parking location.

Thereafter, the parking management terminal 500 recognizes the parking space as a parked space when the vehicle is parked through the parking lot image, and recognizes it as a parking space available when the parked vehicle exits. In addition, the parking management terminal 500 opens the circuit breaker 300 when a registered vehicle leaves the parking lot, and when an unregistered vehicle leaves the parking lot, processes to pay a parking fee according to the parking time and opens the circuit breaker 300. .

In the above, the configuration and operation of the intelligent parking lot control system using artificial intelligence and metaverse according to the present invention have been shown in detail and in accordance with the drawings, but this is only described by way of example, and does not deviate from the technical spirit of the present invention. Various changes and changes are possible within the scope.

2: Intelligent Parking Lot Control System
4, 6: communication network
100: sensor
200: camera
300: circuit breaker
400: electronic display board
500: Parking management terminal
600: integrated management server

Claims (3)

In the intelligent parking lot control system:
A sensor installed at the entrance of the parking lot to detect a vehicle entering the parking lot;
A plurality of cameras installed at the entrance of a parking lot to obtain vehicle images of the front, side, and rear of an entering vehicle, and a plurality of cameras installed inside the parking lot to obtain a parking image including a vehicle movement path and a plurality of parking spaces;
A circuit breaker installed at the entrance and exit of the parking lot to open the vehicle to enter and exit;
A plurality of display boards installed on a vehicle movement path inside the parking lot to display a virtual reality simulation image of a metaverse including a parking lot image and a vehicle image; and
It is installed at the entrance of the parking lot, registers and manages vehicle information in the registered vehicle for using the parking lot, and analyzes and learns the vehicle image and parking image obtained from the camera using artificial intelligence to obtain the license plate number of the vehicle entering the parking lot. and recognizing available parking spaces, selecting a parking position for one parking space in response to an entering vehicle, and virtual reality simulation of a metaverse displayed on a plurality of electric signboards installed on a vehicle movement path to the selected parking position. An intelligent parking lot control system comprising a parking management terminal for displaying a parking location selected in an image and a moving route to the parking location and guiding a driver of an entering vehicle.
The method of claim 1,
The parking management terminal,
When registering a vehicle, the vehicle information including the vehicle number of the registered vehicle and external features of the registered vehicle is stored and registered, and front, one side and rear images are received from the camera and the vehicle number of each of the front and rear license plates is received. to determine whether the front and rear vehicle numbers are the same, and if the front and rear vehicle numbers are the same, compare them with the registered vehicle numbers to determine whether they match, and if they match the registered vehicle numbers, the external appearance of the vehicle recognized by the camera Comparing the characteristics with pre-registered vehicle information to determine whether the entering vehicle is a vehicle with a forged license plate, and if the entering vehicle is a vehicle with a forged license plate, limiting the opening of the circuit breaker and generating an alarm sound. Parking control system.
According to claim 1 or claim 2,
The intelligent parking lot control system,
It is connected to a plurality of parking management terminals through a communication network, receives, stores, and manages vehicle information from each of the parking management terminals, and transmits at least parking fee settlement information for registered vehicles and parking fee payment information for unregistered vehicles. An intelligent parking lot control system further comprising an integrated management server for receiving and integrating management of a plurality of parking lots or a plurality of parking lot entrances.

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