Car Parks...
How the Modular Automated Parking System (MAPS) Works
- The driver pulls onto a pallet in the entrance/exit station, which resembles a single-car
garage, turns off the engine, and exits the vehicle.
- The car is then transported, automatically, through the garage to an open parking space.
- To retrieve the vehicle, the driver inserts his/her parking check into the computerized
reader, signaling the system to return the vehicle to the bay.
- Cars arrive in an average of two minutes, facing forward, which allows for an easy exit
from the facility.
- The parking fee is paid with cash, debit card or credit card.
The above sequence is made possible by "flexible transfer" technology, the same transport
technology used on automobile manufacturing assembly lines. A new fuzzy logic-based technology
has been developed specifically for MAPS and integrated with the flexible transfer application
to optimize carrier and lift movement. This allows several cars, on pallets, to move
independently and simultaneously through the parking facility, making car storage and retrieval
extremely fast.
MAPS are monitored by computer and use a customized version of Microsoft Windows NT. MMI (Man
Machine Interface) shows real time car movements and facilitates maintenance and diagnostics.
The computer, installed at the garage, is accessible from any remote location. Additionally, all
systems are equipped with back-up systems and redundancies based on the safety philosophy of
"one out of two failure." This means that, minimally, at least two of every major component is
installed on site. And at all times, every parking space can be reached simultaneously by at
least two independent units, which facilitates maximum up time.
The expanded product line we offer consists of 4 different models to accommodate a wide
variety of parking needs:
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