11/22/2005: SmartP parking innovation - Page 2

Degrees · 11-27-2005, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I don't think so because it has to move the car completely clear of the platform. That's the rear bumper that has to be clear which means the wheel could be several feet from it.

The model shows some sort of push/pull arm in each bay. That would seem to me less efficient than a push/pull arm in the center rotating platform (platter). However, for the platter, the idea might be 'keep it simple, stupid.'

If that is the case, then the platter has only two tasks: adjust to the right elevation, and do the lazy-susan thing to align the vehicle with the bay.

As long as each bay has a telescoping arm to reach the automobile wheels, it would work fine. I'm sure there is some sort of camera to keep the arm retracting to make sure that nothing hangs out of the bay into the platter space. The biggest problem I see would be if the vehicle were badly out of alignment, and pulling it in caused it to skew alignment.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-27-2005, 05:38 PM

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With Smart P the vehicles are first automatically centred on a platform and rolled precisely to the starting position where they are seized and manoeuvred gently by the “tractor”. This tractor positions the vehicle onto the central lift, of which it is an integral part.

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After allocating the vehicle to its space the tractor withdraws to its lift immediately and is thus instantly ready for the next.

Hmmm.

Degrees · 11-27-2005, 07:43 PM

I agree that the text and the picture of model do not appear to agree. It is more efficient to just have one hydraulic arm (tractor) - and the text says it is a part of the platter.

That makes sense. It makes for a little more complicated platter, but over all, it would be less expensive to build.

I expect that for alignment, there is a camera directly above (and pointing straight down) the opening of each bay. This lets the platter align the path the car will take into or out of the bay.

The tractor arm probably remains narrow until it extends to behind the wheel of the car to be moved. Then it expands and places two rollers: one behind, and one in front of the tire of the car. Once alignment is confirmed, it starts pushing or pulling the car - to effect bay / platter ingress / egress (or vice-versa).

So the model could just show a flat floor, and show the tractor arm on the platter. Maybe someone in marketing thought the model looked boring.

11-27-2005, 07:43 PM	#18
Degrees Resident Denizen Join Date: May 2001 Location: Visalia, CA Posts: 62	Platter tractor it is I agree that the text and the picture of model do not appear to agree. It is more efficient to just have one hydraulic arm (tractor) - and the text says it is a part of the platter. That makes sense. It makes for a little more complicated platter, but over all, it would be less expensive to build. I expect that for alignment, there is a camera directly above (and pointing straight down) the opening of each bay. This lets the platter align the path the car will take into or out of the bay. The tractor arm probably remains narrow until it extends to behind the wheel of the car to be moved. Then it expands and places two rollers: one behind, and one in front of the tire of the car. Once alignment is confirmed, it starts pushing or pulling the car - to effect bay / platter ingress / egress (or vice-versa). So the model could just show a flat floor, and show the tractor arm on the platter. Maybe someone in marketing thought the model looked boring.

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