CHAPTER -1

INTRODUCTION

Automatic multistoried car parking system helps to minimize the parking area. In the
modern world where parking space has become a very big problem, it has become very
important to avoid the wastage of space in modern big companies and apartments etc. in
places where more than 100 cars need to be parked, this system proves to be useful in
reducing wastage of space. This automatic car parking system enables the parking of
vehicles, floor after floor and thus reducing the space used. Here any number of cars can be
parked according to the requirement. These makes the system modernized and thus space-
saving one.

Any like Newyork, Delhi, London has over five million cars and two-wheelers on its roads,
but not enough parking spaces. The demand for parking space has, on an average in the
main markets of Delhi, outstripped demand by 43 per cent. It is not just a problem of Delhi
or Mumbai; all the big cities in India are facing the space crunch. Parking space is fast
becoming a major issue in other cities like Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad,
Chandigarh, Pune and other urban and semi-urban cities. Multi-storey car parks provide
lower building cost per parking slot, as they typically require less building volume and less
ground area than a conventional facility with the same capacity. A multi-storey car parks
offer greatest possible flexibility for the realization of optimum parking solution. Time-
saving vertical and horizontal movements take place simultaneously ensuring fast parking
and retrieval times.

Figure 1.1: Automatic car parking system.

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1.1 Importance of Automatic car parking system.
There are several advantages of employing a car park system for urban planners, business
owners and vehicle drivers. They offer convenience for vehicle users and efficient usage of
space for urban-based companies. Automated car park systems save time, money, space and
simplify the often tedious task of parking. Auto car lifts move vehicles into safe and secure
storage areas until they are needed.
Space saving
Safer for drivers
Saves Time
Environment Friendly
Car Safety
Efficiency

1.2 Application of Automatic car parking system.

There are many application of automatic car parking system.
This project can be used for parking system in any shopping mall, multiplex
Can be used for industries, commercial offices and educational institutes.

1.3 Disadvantages of Automatic car parking system.

There are many application of automatic car parking system.
Maintenance
Parking Angle Considerations
Lighting
Safety

CHAPTER- 2
LITERATURE SURVEY

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In todays world parking lots have become redundant and needs lot of manpower to handle
and maintain it. These parking lots are not user friendly and do not provide data regarding
availability of free spaces. Many researchers have contributed to this issue and formalized
with various methods to better optimize the parking lot to serve the needs. The author
proposed smart parking reservation system using short message services (SMS), for that he
uses Global System for Mobile (GSM) with microcontroller to exchanges security. The
ZigBee technique is used along with the GSM module for parking management and
reservation. The author uses Global Positioning System (GPS) and Android platform to
show available parking spaces. However, reservation for the same is not available.

In today parking lots there are no standard system to check for parking spaces. The system
heavily relies on human interaction with the physical space and entity. This leads to wastage
of human manpower and also parking spaces at times. These parking lots are dependent on
Human-to-Human Interaction (HHI) which is not efficient. Previously, various techniques
have been proposed to overcome such problems. Smart parking with help of short
messaging service (SMS) was devised to provide an entry and exit password which would
allow the person to authenticate himself/herself at the entry/exit point . The ZigBee wireless
sensor network along with global system for mobile (GSM) used a data from each node to
show if the parking space is available and the data was available only at the entry point and
at the administration end.[1]

The smart parking system implemented mainly in the Europe, United States and Japan is
developed with the incorporation of advanced technologies and researches from various
academic disciplines.[1]Now-a-days ,there is a rapid growth in parking system. Manpower
is needed for each car parking slot to select a parking slot manually and give direction to
drive properly into slot.[1] So, there is a need to develop an automatic parking system
which will reduce manual work as well as will be useful for careful parking of cars and
other vehicles.[2] Parking system routinely experience parking related challenges,
especially in the urban and metropolitan areas. While doing a survey we have found that
this automatic car parking system has been proposed by various researchers using different
technology. In some paper some researchers have proposed this system using Around View
Monitor (AVM).[2]

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Car parking system is a system that is used to help managing cars in parking area in other to
avoid congestion and arrange cars in an allocated position. The system also helps to track
how many cars pass through the gate and the duration taken by each, and then it will
calculate the amount of money a car should pay when exiting. Car parking system is being
used in many congested area or location where there are many meeting point of people like
where there are more than one shopping complex near to each other or where there is
megamall or stadium. For example like Sunway pyramid, Lowy at and Timesqure, and
Midvale megamall all in Malaysia.[3]

CHAPTER- 3
FUTURE SCOPE

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Automatic multistoried car parking system helps to minimize the car parking area. In the
modern world, where parking-space has become a very big problem and in the era of
miniaturization, it is becoming a very crucial necessity to avoid the wastage of space in
modern, big companies and apartments etc. In places where more than 100 cars need to be
parked, this system proves to be useful in reducing wastage of space. This Automatic Car
Parking System enables the parking of vehicles, floor after floor and thus reducing the space
used. Here any number of cars can be parked according to the requirement. These makes the
systems modernized and even a space-saving one .

CHAPTER-4
SCOPE OF WORK

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In 2000, a report estimated that there were 600,000,000 cars in the world and by 2030 that
number could double to 1.2 billion. In the same report, it indicated that the biggest problem
that the auto industry would contend with is parking. There have been few improvements on
the parking experience to keep up with the growth of vehicle ownership. Converting a flat
open lot of space into parking was the first improvement, and then building large buildings,
also known as parking garages was the second. Since then, little has been done to find a
new solution. Those two systems have remained, until the invention of the automated
parking system.

Automated parking systems are designed to be efficient. By not requiring space for cars to
drive in and out, and no space needed for pedestrians, these systems can park the same or
more cars than a traditional car garage twice as large. It's believed that these systems will
solve the growing demand for parking worldwide.

The automated systems works very simply; a driver drives into the car park bay and then
exits and leaves their car. The computerized system then activates lifts to take the car to the
nearest open spot. When the driver wishes to recall the vehicle, they just request it from a
computer terminal outside of the car park and within 3 minutes the car is returned and the
driver can drive off.

These parking systems are typically smaller than conventional parking garages. Using
nearly half of the space, they can park the same or more number of cars than the
conventional garage. This is due to the inefficiencies of the traditional car garage.
Automated systems are also safer than the current norm. Being safely housed in a building
with no traffic and no people ensures the vehicle is safe from dents, scratches and minor
accidents but also from vandalism and theft.

They are also more convenient as a driver doesn't spend time searching for a spot, walking
to and from their car and there's never a worry of forgetting where they parked. As a bonus,
these systems are also green. With no cars driving in and out of the building, the amount of
pollution is reduced to nearly zero.

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All of these factors together combine to make parking garages the future of parking. Experts
have already predicted that implementing these automated systems parking will reduce the
demand for the increasingly rare parking spot.

CHAPTER-5
PROBLEM DEFINAT ION

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A multi-storey car park (also called a parking garage, parking structure, parking ramp, or
parking deck) is a structure designed specifically to be for automobile parking and where
there are a number of floors or levels on which parking takes place. It is essentially a
stacked car park.

An ideal solution for todays car parking and traffic problem in cities. Automated Car
Parking System offers utmost efficiency, convenience, safety & reliability.

Automated car parking is a method of automatically parking and retrieving cars that
typically use a system of pallets and lifts. The intention is to compact more cars in the same
space, reduce the space needed to park the same number of cars. Automated car parks can
be situated above or below ground or a combination of both.

Car parking system is a system that is used to help managing cars in parking area in other to
avoid congestion and arrange cars in an allocated position. The system also helps to track
how many cars pass through the gate and the duration taken by each, and then it will
calculate the amount of money a car should pay when exiting. Car parking system is being
used in many congested area or location where there are many meeting point of people like
where there are more than one shopping complex near to each other or where there is
megamall or stadium. For example like Sunway pyramid, Lowy at and Timesqure, and
Midvale megamall all in Malaysia.

CHAPTER-6
METHODOLOGY

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DESIGN OF APPARATUS
CHAPTER-7
Fig. 6.1- Methodology
Maintenance
Project Tsting
Development of System
Data Collection
Impementation
System Design
Scope of Work
Requirement gathering & Analysis
Problem Defition
 CHAPTER-8
FABRICATION

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 REFRENCES

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 [1] Patil Manjusha, International Journal of Innovative Research in
Science, Engineering and Technology, A Survey on Smart Parking
System, Vol. 4, Issue 10, October 2015,
[2] International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications,
Volume 2, Issue 10, October 2012
[3] Geng Yanfeng, New Smart Parking System Based on Resource
Allocation and Reservations, International Journal of Innovative Research
in Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 4, Issue 10, October 2015
[4] International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications,
Volume 5, Issue 12, December 2015

APPENDIX

Cost Estimation

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Sr. no. Name of component Quantit Specification Cost INR
y
1 Motor 5 pcs. DC, 100 RPM
2 Conveyor belt 3 pcs. Rather
3 Roller 6 pcs. Wood
4 Pipe 24 Steel
5 Joint T 16 Plastic
6 Joint L 4 Plastic
7 Ply Wood 4*8 Wood
8 Rack 34 Plastic
9 Pinion 2 pcs. Plastic
10 Car 1 pcs. Plastic
11 Two Way Electric Switch 5 -
12 Support Bearing 9 Iron
13 Adopter 1 12 Volt
14 Screw 75 Steel
15 Double Side Tape 1 pcs. -
16 Plate 4 pcs. Wood

Table : Cost Estimation

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