International Journal of Automotive Technology. 2024; 25(2): 369-380.
A Cost Eff ective Solution to an Automated Valet Parking System
Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt , CARISSMA Institute of Safety in Future Mobility (C-ISAFE)
ABSTRACT
Automated Valet Parking Systems (AVPS) relieve the driver of the entire parking process. Many of the systems known
today rely on a combination of automotive sensors with sensors of the infrastructure. For this purpose, parking facilities are
equipped with comprehensive sensor technology to support the vehicles in environment sensing and route planning. This
approach is comparatively expensive which is why many parking operators don’t provide that technology to their customers.
This paper proposes a lean AVPS system architecture that requires minimal eff ort to adapt the infrastructure. At the same
time, state-of-the-art vehicle technology is used to make AVPS more profi table overall. At the beginning, an overview will
be given describing the state of the art of AVPS. Subsequently, requirements for the AVPS will be elaborated, whereby the
system can be designed and implemented in the following. Finally, the presentation of simulation results shows that one
doesn’t have to extend the infrastructure with sensors to develop a safe and reliable AVPS.
Keywords :
Automated driving · Automated valet parking · Trajectory planning · Smart parking · System architecture
