Vertical Rotary Parking System: Future Trends and Innovations in Parking Technology

Accelerated urbanization and increasing car ownership have made parking a common problem plaguing major cities in the world. Flat parking lot and underground pit parking lot has relatively low space utilization and requires large area, which fails to meet the needs of modern city[7]. This lays the groundwork for the eventual interest in the Vertical Rotary Parking System (VRPS) as an alternative parking solution. From the perspective of technical principle, development status, future trend and innovation direction, this article analyzes the advantages and prospects of vertical rotary parking system.

Facts and featuresget

Vertical rotary parking system is a kind of three-dimensional parking equipment based on mechanical automation technology. 8. Vertical Rotation Motion: Vertical rotation motion refers to the motion from the ground floor of buildings to the ground floor parking area. That system includes a steel structure frame, rotary platform, lift device, control system and so on. Its work flow is as follows:

When the vehicle is detected by the system, the vehicle dimension and weight are acquired from multiple sensors and then the platform altitude is automatically adjusted.

The platform pivots in a vertical plane to slide the car into a vacant park.

When the car is ready for pickup, the system rotates the vehicle down to ground level, and based on user instructions, to drive away.

Here are a few of the key features of vertical rotary parking system:

Good Space Usage: Maximum utilization of Land area, converting Land resource into cubes through a vertical stacking of Parking Spaces and alleviate urban Land pressure.

Intelligent automated operation: users do not need to find parking Spaces, the system can complete vehicle access automatically, can greatly improve parking efficiency.

Safety: All kinds of safety protection devices (fall prevention device, overload detection, etc.) are installed in the system to ensure vehicles and personnel safety.

Energy Conservation: The traditional parking lot runs a long distance, and the vertical rotary parking system can reduce a lot of exhaust emission and save energy compared to the distance.

The status of development and application cases

The Irrotational (PRPS for short) of the booth was invented in developed countries, and gradually promoted in Asia, Europe and North America in recent years, including Japan, Germany. Now，the system has been used in many cities' high-density commercial areas，residential areas and transportation hubs.

In these cases, every square meter of parking space is precious. Take the “ECO Tower” parking lot in Tokyo, Japan: with the help of vertical rotation technology, it can save up to 100 cars parked on the ground in a limited area and effectively reduce the parking pressure in the center of the city. In Munich, Germany, the system "PARKTAURUS" enables intelligent management of Parking spaces and gives the facility of their dynamic allocation and their efficient use. 1) China has also begun pilot projects of vertical rotary parking system in some first-tier cities such as Shenzhen and Shanghai, with good social reaction.

However, the maturity of vertical rotary parking technology is gradually increasing, so its popularization is difficult:

Technological impairment: The high-cost construction and maintenance of the system financially may restrict the application of the system to small and medium size cities.

Small user acceptance: the user doubts the safety and reliability of automatic parking system, and this  requires public promotion.

Lack of policy support: Currently, relevant industry standards and specifications have not been developed, which may restrict the large-scale application of the system.

Trend of the future and direction of the innovative

With the gradual progress of science and technology and the increasingly urgent demand of the city, the future vertical rotary parking system will show the following development trend:

“Data Science and Digitalization”

Dynamic Access Control System for Free-flow Parking SystemWe are humans and we are intelligent. The future vertical rotary parking system will achieve higher intelligent management based on the deep integration of artificial intelligence, Internet of Things and big data technology. Ai is applied to optimize the allocation and scheduling of parking spaces, reduce user waiting time; use Internet of things technology to monitor the operation state of equipment in real time, alert potential faults in advance; use big data to analyze user parking behavior and provide personalized services.

A design that will facilitate modularisation and easy expansion

So developed in vertical rotary parking system in modular, applicable to different scenarios. Users can adjust parking modules according to actual space and parking urine demand, realizing the dynamic adjustment of the parking capacity. In addition, the modular design will reduce the installation and maintenance expenses of the system and improve economic efficiency as a bonus.

Green energy conservation and sustainable development

The vertical rotary parking system based on the "dual carbon" goal will focus more on environmental performance. Like using solar photovoltaic panels to power the system, reduce dependence on traditional energy; introduce energy recovery technology, kinetic energy generated in the vehicle access process is converted into electric energy and used in energy-efficient.

On The Flipside, Urban Space Optimized by Multi-functional Integration

In the future, the three-dimensional rotary parking system is no longer just a parking function, but will also integrate other urban infrastructure to form a multi-functional complex. The green belt or leisure plaza on top of the parking system enhances the landscape and practical use of urban space; Seamlessly integrate the parking system and public transport hub to promote green travel》.

Enhance User Experience and Customization

In order to improve user satisfaction, the vertical rotary parking system will pay more attention to the optimization of user experience. Such as realizing remote and APP mobile booking and payment, which can cross the time and space constraints, simplify the parking process; Introduce the development of VR technology to allow users to experience immersive parking guide service; According to user preferences, APP around the food, shopping and other value-added services for recommendations.

conclusion

It is a new type of parking mode with characteristics such as high space utilization rate, full-automatic operation, environmental protection and energy saving, which is an important direction for the future development of urban parking technology. It is not yet so globally promoted; however, with technical acceptance and potential improvements in policy reach, it shall be widespread. It will always continue to develop three-dimensional rotary parking systems in the direction of intelligent, modular, green and multi-functional, providing more efficient, convenient and sustainable solutions for urban parking problems, and making greater contributions to the construction and development of smart cities.