Video Parking Guidance and Reverse Vehicle-Finding AVP Solution
Current state of parking guidance
As cities develop, “parking difficulty plus vehicle-finding difficulty” has become a common problem in large urban car parks. Rising vehicle numbers improve mobility but
place heavy pressure on roads and traffic management. In shopping malls and other large car parks, drivers may not know where a vacant space is. After shopping,
they may also lose their bearings because the car park is large, the surroundings and signs look similar, and directions are difficult to distinguish.
System Advantages Analysis
Needs analysis
The video parking-guidance and reverse vehicle-finding system is designed to help drivers find a space quickly, find their vehicle when returning and manage the car park through one integrated platform.
1. An outdoor guidance display shows available spaces so drivers can avoid entering a full car park.
2. Drivers select a parking area using the arrows and available-space counts on indoor guidance displays.
3. Indicator colours above each space show exactly where vacant spaces are located.
4. Vehicle-finding terminals are installed at stairs, lifts and main pedestrian entrances and exits; Bluetooth positioning tags are deployed throughout the car park.
5. Entering a plate number at a terminal or on a phone locates the vehicle. The mobile interface provides real-time navigation to the space, exit, lift, restroom and other public facilities.
6. The terminal and mobile system select the best route based on the user's position.
7. The system improves information management and counts vehicle flow and utilisation for the operator.
8. Users can switch between pedestrian and vehicle navigation.
Design Principles
System Overview
The video parking guidance and reverse vehicle-finding system installs video parking space detectors in front of the parking spaces to
capture real-time images. The detectors transmit the captured images to video area controllers for parking-space status processing and license plate recognition.
The video area controllers then send the status information to the system management platform for processing and unified storage in the video central controller.
The system management platform processes all parking-space status data and sends available-space information for each area to the parking guidance displays,
thereby providing real-time parking guidance.
When drivers return to collect their vehicles, they can enter the license plate number on a vehicle-finding query terminal installed at a pedestrian entrance or elevator lobby.
The terminal retrieves data from the server database in real time and displays the current parking-facility map, marking both the driver's current location and the vehicle's parking location.
Based on the overall route layout, the system automatically generates the optimal route to the vehicle and guides the driver to it quickly.
Bluetooth positioning tags can also be deployed throughout the parking facility to locate the driver in real time. After entering the license plate number in the mini program,
the driver can locate the parking space and generate a dynamic route from the current location to the vehicle. The mini program provides real-time navigation to the
parking space and allows the driver to select the nearest parking-facility entrance for driving navigation when leaving, making vehicle retrieval convenient and efficient.
System Topology Diagram
System Workflow
System Components
System Software Platform
Reverse Vehicle-Finding Terminal Interface
WeChat Mini Program Vehicle-Finding Interface
System Advantages
This system improves the intelligence and digitalisation of the entire car park by transferring tasks that previously required manual processing to intelligent equipment.
It reduces labour costs while ensuring that data is timely, accurate and effective. Through various guidance devices, drivers can quickly find available spaces and
retrieve their vehicles, saving time, enhancing the overall image of the car park and providing a premium parking experience.
Reverse Vehicle Search: Enter a license plate number, parking-space number or other relevant information to query the vehicle’s current location and status in real time.
The system displays the vehicle using images captured by the video detector. With one-click navigation, it plans the shortest route to the vehicle,
enabling fast vehicle retrieval and improving user satisfaction.
Local Query Platform Features
Supports Chinese and English language switching.
Supports multiple vehicle-finding methods, including full license plate search, fuzzy search, search for vehicles without license plates,
parking-space number search and parking-time-range search.
Supports dynamic display of vehicle-finding routes on the query terminal.
Supports integration with the car park’s payment system, allowing users to scan a QR code and pay directly after locating their vehicle.
Local query platform features
1. Chinese and English language switching.
2. Full-plate, fuzzy, unlicensed-vehicle, space-number and parking-time queries.
3. Dynamic display of the vehicle-finding route.
4. Connection to the car-park payment system so users can scan and pay after finding the vehicle.
WeChat Mini Program vehicle-finding features
Provides integrated services for finding a parking space, public facilities, a vehicle and an exit.
5. Static navigation: Enter the plate number in the mini program to display a simulated route without Bluetooth beacon assistance.
6. Dynamic reverse vehicle-finding navigation: Enter a plate number or space number. The mini program plans a route and navigates the user dynamically to the vehicle.
7. Navigation to EV spaces: Search for EV or charging spaces and navigate to them by vehicle or on foot. Indoor and outdoor navigation can be combined to guide a driver directly from the external road.
8. Navigation to lift lobbies: Search for the nearest lift lobby and provide walking navigation after the driver parks.
9. Navigation to exits: Search for car-park entrances and exits and quickly navigate the user to the nearest exit.
Optional extensions
AR real-world navigation: Uses augmented-reality navigation to make spaces and public facilities easier to identify.
System Advantages Analysis
Needs analysis
The video parking-guidance and reverse vehicle-finding system is designed to help drivers find a space quickly, find their vehicle when returning and manage the car park through one integrated platform.
1. An outdoor guidance display shows available spaces so drivers can avoid entering a full car park.
2. Drivers select a parking area using the arrows and available-space counts on indoor guidance displays.
3. Indicator colours above each space show exactly where vacant spaces are located.
4. Vehicle-finding terminals are installed at stairs, lifts and main pedestrian entrances and exits; Bluetooth positioning tags are deployed throughout the car park.
5. Entering a plate number at a terminal or on a phone locates the vehicle. The mobile interface provides real-time navigation to the space, exit, lift, restroom and other public facilities.
6. The terminal and mobile system select the best route based on the user's position.
7. The system improves information management and counts vehicle flow and utilisation for the operator.
8. Users can switch between pedestrian and vehicle navigation.
Design Principles
System Overview
The video parking guidance and reverse vehicle-finding system installs video parking space detectors in front of the parking spaces to
capture real-time images. The detectors transmit the captured images to video area controllers for parking-space status processing and license plate recognition.
The video area controllers then send the status information to the system management platform for processing and unified storage in the video central controller.
The system management platform processes all parking-space status data and sends available-space information for each area to the parking guidance displays,
thereby providing real-time parking guidance.
When drivers return to collect their vehicles, they can enter the license plate number on a vehicle-finding query terminal installed at a pedestrian entrance or elevator lobby.
The terminal retrieves data from the server database in real time and displays the current parking-facility map, marking both the driver's current location and the vehicle's parking location.
Based on the overall route layout, the system automatically generates the optimal route to the vehicle and guides the driver to it quickly.
Bluetooth positioning tags can also be deployed throughout the parking facility to locate the driver in real time. After entering the license plate number in the mini program,
the driver can locate the parking space and generate a dynamic route from the current location to the vehicle. The mini program provides real-time navigation to the
parking space and allows the driver to select the nearest parking-facility entrance for driving navigation when leaving, making vehicle retrieval convenient and efficient.
System Topology Diagram
System Workflow
System Components
System Software Platform
Reverse Vehicle-Finding Terminal Interface
WeChat Mini Program Vehicle-Finding Interface
System Advantages
This system improves the intelligence and digitalisation of the entire car park by transferring tasks that previously required manual processing to intelligent equipment.
It reduces labour costs while ensuring that data is timely, accurate and effective. Through various guidance devices, drivers can quickly find available spaces and
retrieve their vehicles, saving time, enhancing the overall image of the car park and providing a premium parking experience.
Reverse Vehicle Search: Enter a license plate number, parking-space number or other relevant information to query the vehicle’s current location and status in real time.
The system displays the vehicle using images captured by the video detector. With one-click navigation, it plans the shortest route to the vehicle,
enabling fast vehicle retrieval and improving user satisfaction.
Local Query Platform Features
Supports Chinese and English language switching.
Supports multiple vehicle-finding methods, including full license plate search, fuzzy search, search for vehicles without license plates,
parking-space number search and parking-time-range search.
Supports dynamic display of vehicle-finding routes on the query terminal.
Supports integration with the car park’s payment system, allowing users to scan a QR code and pay directly after locating their vehicle.
Local query platform features
1. Chinese and English language switching.
2. Full-plate, fuzzy, unlicensed-vehicle, space-number and parking-time queries.
3. Dynamic display of the vehicle-finding route.
4. Connection to the car-park payment system so users can scan and pay after finding the vehicle.
WeChat Mini Program vehicle-finding features
Provides integrated services for finding a parking space, public facilities, a vehicle and an exit.
5. Static navigation: Enter the plate number in the mini program to display a simulated route without Bluetooth beacon assistance.
6. Dynamic reverse vehicle-finding navigation: Enter a plate number or space number. The mini program plans a route and navigates the user dynamically to the vehicle.
7. Navigation to EV spaces: Search for EV or charging spaces and navigate to them by vehicle or on foot. Indoor and outdoor navigation can be combined to guide a driver directly from the external road.
8. Navigation to lift lobbies: Search for the nearest lift lobby and provide walking navigation after the driver parks.
9. Navigation to exits: Search for car-park entrances and exits and quickly navigate the user to the nearest exit.
Optional extensions
AR real-world navigation
NVR video recording: Video detectors capture the spaces below in real time and upload images to the controller for status analysis. The detectors also record video and can upload recordings to the server for storage.
