SMART PARKING SYSTEMS

Have you ever been sick and tired of finding parking spots in theatres and shopping complexes? Not anymore. Introducing the Smart Parking System. With the implementation of this model, visitors can now peacefully and easily find themselves a parking spot. The idea is to provide the visitors a complete floor by floor plan of the parking lot, with indications of spaces that are full, and that are free to park. The user simply needs to choose his desired parking spot, and some basic instructions will guide the driver to his selected parking spot (can also done using smart algorithm techniques too). This system completely allows the driver to get to his spot without having to search for one.

Implementation procedure :

Each parking spot has two Ultrasonic Range detectors fixed in it. An ultrasonic range detector is a device used to detect the range of any object present in front of it. It gives us the distance of an object placed in front of the sensor module. Two Ultrasonic range detectors are placed in suitable positions (Top and bottom/ Right and left). Using simple code, a check statement is enabled to see if there’s a car parked in the bay or not. This data which is collected from the Ultrasonic Range Detector is sent to the Arduino UNO board. In the Arduino board, we convert the received analog value to a digital value and send it to the Node MCU (Wi-Fi Module), which uploads all data to the server.

A mother MCU, subsribes all the data from the server (sent by multiple MCUs for all parking bays). A smart algorithm is coded in this MCU, which will store the closest free parking spot in a variable. Once the app is accessed, the user needs to click the ‘Generate parking spot’ button. This will initiate a smart algorithm to run, which will then direct the user to the spot stored in the variable. A small set of directions (ie. Take the second left, and fourth right) will be generated too. The app remembers the location which was assigned till the user leaves the building.