Method and device for operating a parking lot

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10689875-B2
Application number	US-201615757232-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 20, 2016
Priority date	Sep 9, 2015
Publication date	Jun 23, 2020
Grant date	Jun 23, 2020

Abstract

A method for operating a parking lot, which has a first parking area section for parking a motor vehicle, which is adjustable in its height with the aid of a hoisting system and which is able to be shifted by the hoisting system from a first position, in which a motor vehicle is able to enter the first parking area section, to a second position, and when the first parking area section is in the second position, a second parking area section for parking a motor vehicle becomes available underneath the first parking area section. The method includes executing an automatic parking operation for a motor vehicle to be parked in the parking lot; and controlling an operation of the hoisting system as a function of execution of the automatic parking operation. In addition, a device for operating a parking lot, a parking lot, and a computer program are described.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for operating a parking lot, wherein the parking lot includes a first parking area section and a second parking area section, and a height of the first parking area section is adjustable by a hoisting system shifting the first parking area section between a first position, in which a motor vehicle is able to enter the first parking area section, and a second position, at which the motor vehicle is able to enter the second parking area section underneath the first parking area section, the method comprising:
wirelessly transmitting instructions to an internal drive system of the motor vehicle according to which the internal drive system of the motor vehicle performs an automatic driving operation by which the motor vehicle is driven into the first parking area section or the second parking area section of the parking lot; and
controlling an operation of the hoisting system:
(a) to allow the motor vehicle to be driven into the first parking area section or the second parking area section by the automatic parking operation; and/or
(b) after the motor vehicle has entered the first parking area section by the automatic parking operation, to shift the first parking area section into the second position, thereby parking the motor vehicle in the first parking area section while the first parking area section is in the second position.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the automatic driving operation includes an automatic driverless guidance of the motor vehicle by which the motor vehicle enters and is parked in one of the two parking area sections, and the controlling of the hoisting system causes the hoisting system to shift the first parking area section into the first or second position, thereby allowing the motor vehicle to be automatically driven into the one of the two parking area sections without a driver.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein:
the automatic driving operation includes an automatic guidance of the motor vehicle by which the motor vehicle enters and is parked in the first parking area section without a driver
due to the second parking area section initially being occupied by a further motor vehicle, the method further comprises controlling the further motor vehicle to be driven out of the second parking area section without a driver, thereby making the second parking area section available;
the controlling the operation of the hoisting system includes the hoisting system being controlled to shift the first parking area section to the first position after the driving out of the further motor vehicle from the second parking area section;
the wirelessly transmitting the instructions is performed to cause the automatic driving operation by which the motor vehicle is automatically driven to and parked in the first parking area section without a driver after the shift of the first parking area section to the first position;
the controlling the operation of the hoisting system further includes the hoisting system being controlled, after the automatic parking of the motor vehicle in the first parking area section, to shift the first parking area section to the second position; and
the method further comprises controlling the further motor vehicle, after the shift of the first parking area section to the second position, to be automatically driven to and parked in the second parking area section without a driver.

4. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:
after the motor vehicle has been parked and still remains parked in the first parking area section, which is in the second position, and when a further motor vehicle is parked in the second parking area section, automatically unparking the motor vehicle from the first parking area section and into a target position without a driver by:
controlling the further motor vehicle to be driven out of the second parking area section without a driver, thereby making the second parking area section available;
subsequent to the further motor vehicle being driven out of the second parking area section, controlling the hoisting system to shift the first parking area section to the first position;
subsequent to the shift of the first parking area section to the first position, controlling the motor vehicle to be automatically driven out of the first parking area section and to the target position without a driver;
after the motor vehicle has been automatically driven out of the first parking area section, controlling the hoisting system is to shift the first parking area section back to the second position; and
after the shift of the first parking area section back to the second position, controlling the further motor vehicle to be automatically driven to the second parking area section and parked there without a driver.

5. The method as recited in claim 4 , wherein the controlling of the further motor vehicle to be driven out of the second parking area section is to cause the further motor vehicle to be automatically parked in a third parking area section on a temporary basis in order not to block a traffic lane extending in front of the second parking area section.

6. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein at least one of the method steps is documented.

7. A method comprising:
executing an automatic parking operation for a motor vehicle to be parked in a parking lot; and
controlling an operation of a hoisting system as a function of the execution of the automatic parking operation, wherein:
the parking lot includes a first parking area section, a second parking area section, and a third parking area section;
a height of the first parking area section is adjustable by the hoisting system shifting the first parking area section between a first position of the first parking area section, in which the motor vehicle is able to enter the first parking area section, and a second position of the first parking area section, at which the motor vehicle is able to enter the second parking area section underneath the first parking area section; and
a height of the second parking area section is adjustable by the hoisting system shifting the second parking are section between a first position of the second area section, in which the motor vehicle is able to enter the second parking area section, and a second position of the second parking area section, at least one at which the motor vehicle is able to enter the third parking area section underneath the second parking area section.

8. A device for operating a parking lot, wherein the parking lot includes a first parking area section and a second parking area section, and a height of the first parking area section is adjustable by a hoisting system shifting the first parking area section between a first position, in which a motor vehicle is able to enter the first parking area section, and a second position, at which the motor vehicle is able to enter the second parking area section underneath the first parking area section, the device comprising:
a control unit; and
a wireless transmitter;
wherein the control unit is configured to:
wirelessly transmit, via the wireless transmitter, instructions to an internal drive system of the motor vehicle according to which the internal drive system of the motor vehicle performs an automatic driving operation by which the motor vehicle is driven into the first parking area section or the second parking area section of the parking lot; and
control an operation of the hoisting system:
(a) to allow the motor vehicle to be driven into the first parking area section or the second parking area section by the automatic parking operation; and/or
(b) after the motor vehicle has entered the first parking area section by the automatic parking operation, to

Assignees

• Bosch Gmbh Robert

Inventors

• Maier Manuel
• Nicodemus Rolf
• Nordbruch Stefan

Classifications

• E04H6/188 Primary

  using only vertical transport means · CPC title

• E04H6/422

  Automatically operated car-parks · CPC title

• E04H6/424 Primary

  Positioning devices · CPC title