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At each entrance of the parking lot there is a large sign with a map of the parking lot printed on it. In every parking space on the map, there is a bright green LED that illuminates to indicate a vacancy.
Under each parking space, imbedded in the pavement, are induction sensors like the ones used
with traffic lights. They detect the presence of a large ferrous object such as a car, and update the map accordingly.
This allows parkers to easily see what spaces are available, and will reduce searching time.
roboticparking
http://www.roboticparking.com/
Automated parking system. [photojunkie, Jan 21 2005]
Wired: Searching for Parking? Try Online
http://www.wired.co....html?tw=wn_index_1
General article on new parking locator technologies, including online brokering of spaces and embedded sensors. [jutta, Jul 13 2006]
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But by the time you get there, someone else has taken it. Maybe the ticket you take (in such parking garages that give you a ticket) has the closest unassigned parking space number printed on it, along with a little map of how to get there. |
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+ Maybe there could be a wireless LAN in the parking lot, and people could view the dynamic free-space map on their dashboard computers. |
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Once you've computerized the parking lot, you can run a defragmenting program to put all the free space together, and set up a LIFO stack for filling the free space. |
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Actualy, A parking lot with a file structure might not be that far off... |
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there is already a company that has created automated parking lots. [LINK] |
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The Dulles Airport garage (outside DC) has sensors on each parking space, and displays at the end of each lane indicating the number of vacant spaces. |
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That's brilliant [robin]! Defrag your car park! |
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"Where's my car?"
"Section 32F. We put it with all of the other Trabbants."
"Section 32F has only 5 spaces!!"
"Yeah, we compressed 'em to save space."
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I like this idea very much. I often drive towards a seemingly empty spot (usually the one closest to the exit) only to find there is already a SMALL car parked. These lights would let me now that the spot is already taken and I can subsequently look for the second closest spot. |
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the links are about complete automated parking. This looks like a whole new idea to me and less costly.+ |
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A much less costly solution would involve painting a pattern inside each space and using a camera on a pole near the center of the lot for a birds eye view. Image processing software could easily translate the image into your map for display at the entrances. |
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An A.I. system could also suggest the best parking location for you (the blinking green LED) based on the number of cars that came before you who have not yet filled a space. |
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remembering where you are supposed to park based on a map you only look at briefly may be difficult. I'd like to see LEDs embedded into the road which light the way to an empty space. |
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I had this exact idea when I was 15 years old. Don't mean to sound condasending (sp?) but it was this idea verbatum. [+] absolutly love the idea. |
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