Study on Automated Valet Parking System using Multi-row Parking Berth with Circuit Path
摘要
In this study, using a parking lot of a large-scale commercial facility in the suburbs of Tokyo as a case study, we identified challenges in the parking lot and the value that can be created by using an automated valet parking system. The proposed Automated Valet Parking System using Multi-row Parking Berth with Circuit Path is characterized by the fact that the distance traveled by vehicles around the parking zone, the time required to exit the parking zone, and the efficiency of land use vary depending on the combination of the number of rows in the multi-row parking berths layout. Therefore, an evaluation of the 48-berth parking zone is conducted using actual parking demand data. As a result, the layouts with 4-row and 3-row are suitable from the viewpoint of shortening the time required to exit the parking zone after the start of exiting behavior, and the layouts with 2-row or 3-row are advantageous in terms of controlling the travel distance for relocation due to the installation of a circuit path. Besides, the result shows that the layout with a 6-row is about 21% more efficient and the layout with a 3-row is about 15% more efficient, compared with conventional parking zone layout in terms of required area.