Automatic Parking Vehicle System

Abstract

He has been conducting research in control systems and signal processing. His current research interests are in electric drive vehicle technology and advanced energy storage, including advanced battery systems for hybrid electric vehicles. Dr. Yeh is also experienced in developing formal degree programs and professional development programs for incumbent engineers, community college instructors, and high school science and technology teachers. He is the PI and co-PI of several federal and state funded projects for course, curriculum and laboratory development in advanced automotive technology. Automatic Parking Vehicle SystemAbstract Vehicle automation, autonomy and connectivity is a subject of mechatronics integrating many engineering disciplines including electrical, mechanical, control, and computer engineering (and technology). It is fundamentally changing the concept of automobile transportation and manufacturing. Therefore, developing new, technologically progressive curricula and hands-on lab as well as student project materials is desired to prepare for the future workforce needs of autonomous cars in the automotive industry. This "Automatic Vehicle Parking System" is a research and concept-proving project that will be prepared and extended to develop teaching materials for courses and students project on the subject of vehicle automation, autonomy and connectivity. In this project, an RC (remote-controlled) toy car is modified by integrating ultrasound sensors and Arduino with a high current shield to control the vehicle movements and the parking processes. Parking strategies and the corresponding algorithms are explored and programed through Arduino. During testing, the car is able to move to detect the imitated "roadside" environment, judge a space suitable for parking or not, and then drive to park automatically. A 3D printer is utilized to build the parts needed for modification. Student working processes of design, hardware modification, as well as the algorithm and coding procedures are observed and evaluated for systematic course material development.

Lane Keeping System by Visual Technology

“…The vehicle platform was not built from scratch, but continued building upon a previously modified RC toy car used in an automatic parking project prior. It used an Arduino Mega board with a high current motor drive shield to control the car's forward, reverse, and turning movements to automatically parallel park the car 8 . The Raspberry Pi LKS controls the car via a USB cable connected to the Arduino board.…”