Method for preparing an empty section of a parking facility for an operation of the parking facility and method for operating the parking facility

US11398157B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Andreas Lehn · Ludwigsburg, DE
• Stefan Nordbruch · Kornwestheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 6, 2018
• Grant date: Jul 26, 2022
• Expiry date: Aug 21, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08G1/146
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method for preparing an empty section of a parking-facility for operation of the parking-facility, including: measuring the empty section of the parking-facility, using a time-of-flight measuring-sensor situated in a stationary manner within the parking-facility, by emitting a time-of-flight measuring-signal with the time-of-flight measuring-sensor in the direction of the section and checking whether a reflection signal associated with the emitted time-of-flight measuring-signal is received with the time-of-flight measuring-sensor; if no reflection signal associated with the emitted time-of-flight measuring-signal is received with the time-of-flight measuring-sensor, implementing one or multiple measure(s) intended to cause a reflection signal associated with a time-of-flight measuring-signal emitted with the time-of-flight measuring-sensor in the direction of the empty section to be receivable with the time-of-flight measuring-sensor. Also described are a method and a device for operating a parking facility, a parking facility and a computer program.