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Harvest of awards at Geneva's Invention Expo Special Merit Award and Gold Medal with the Congratulations of Jury IoT-based Advanced Automobile Parking Navigation System

Principal Investigator: Dr Andrew W.H. Ip,
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Dr Andrew W.H. Ip (second from left) and his research team members display the sensors and connectors of the system.

Dr Andrew W.H. Ip (second from left) and
his research team members display the sensors and connectors of the system.

Parking security and navigation are the primary concerns of most car owners in Hong Kong. Incorporating smart devices, software modules and middleware, the IoT-based Advanced Automobile Parking Navigation System is able to detect suspected car theft and make parking hassle-free.

Integrating various emerging technologies including an IoT-based cloud service, a wireless sensor and actuator network, middleware and near-field communication (NFC), this platform is operated through a single mobile app. The app alerts users of the air quality in parking areas and whether anyone is wandering around a specified area at a specific time. It also helps drivers to identify nearby car parks and preferred parking spaces, and to search for parking bays when they are returning to their cars. Other features include notifications of the latest promotional deals and the ability to settle parking-related payments in real time.

The platform and app not only help to ease traffic congestion and reduce pollution, but also give drivers a whole new parking experience.