A computerized operation of a vehicle rental system is provided, wherein a number of vehicles is made available to a defined user group for a temporary use period. The vehicles are placed at one or more locations accessible only to the user group, with one or multiple parking spaces reserved for the vehicles in each case. Based on a user input which includes at least one item of data regarding a rental period start and a rental period end of a vehicle, as well as a user ID, a reservation of the vehicle is carried out in a computerized reservation system. A sensor device, which monitors the parking spaces, verifies the presence of the vehicle. The reservation system shows a vehicle, the same being detected by the sensor device as parked in one of the reserved parking spaces prior to the expiration of the rental period end and saved in the reservation system, as available for rental in the reservation system.

A facade assembly for a vehicle parking structure comprising a facade panel arranged to form part of an exterior of the structure. The facade assembly includes at least one support member extending inwardly of the panel and into the structure in use for connection with a floor of the structure. The support member is arranged to include one or more attachments.

In one instance, a parking lot system is presented with a first driveway in a first direction and a second driveway in a second direction opposite the first direction. The first driveway includes a first plurality of parking spaces, wherein each parking space comprises a first rectangular space to accommodate an automobile. A second rectangle is adjacent to the first rectangular space. The second driveway includes a second plurality of parking spaces, wherein each parking space comprises a third rectangular space sized to accommodate an automobile. The second rectangle is adjacent to the third rectangle. The second rectangle forms a buffer zone into which automobile doors in the second and third rectangle may open. The first and second plurality of parking spaces at least partially abut one another directly. Other systems are also presented.

A method of erecting a multi-storey structure having a facade disposed around at least a portion of a perimeter of the multi-storey structure, wherein during construction, at least a portion of the facade is disposed to extend beyond an upper work area of the structure and forms at least part of a safety barrier for that work area.

A facade assembly for a vehicle parking structure comprising a facade panel arranged to form part of an exterior of the structure. The facade assembly includes at least one support member extending inwardly of the panel and into the structure in use for connection with a floor of the structure. The support member is arranged to include one or more attachments.

An indoor navigation method, onboard device and car park management system, wherein the indoor navigation method comprises: a vehicle acquiring a reference path for driving in an indoor area to a first indoor position, the reference path being a path driven by a vehicle which first drove to the first indoor position; when using the first indoor position as an indoor navigation destination, a vehicle using inertial navigation technology, and during navigation, using the reference path to subject an actual inertial navigation path during this time to path deviation correction. By means of this method, a vehicle has no need to rely on additional positioning facilities and no need to obtain an indoor scenario map when driving indoors. Thus, this indoor navigation method is suitable for the vast majority of indoor navigation scenarios.

A parking assist system includes a server device and a parking assist device that is provided in a host vehicle to communicate with the server device, wherein the server device comprises a server storage portion that is configured to store parking lot information that is acquired when another vehicle different from the host vehicle is parked in a parking section of a parking lot. The parking assist device includes a parking lot information receiver that is configured to receive the parking lot information from the server device and a parking assist controller that is configured to control the host vehicle based on the obtained parking lot information to park the host vehicle in the parking section of the parking lot.

A carriage for handling a vehicle in an automatic parking system includes a frame axially movable along a first longitudinal axis, rotating clamps, each including a pair of counter-rotating arms rotating with respect to a vertical axis orthogonal to both the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis. The carriage includes a transverse-centering unit with transverse pushers, transversely extensible, moving along an axis parallel to the transverse axis and independent of the rotating clamps. In a first retracted position they do not interact with the vehicle wheels. When extended, they come into contact with at least one vehicle wheel. The extensible transverse pushers are on left and right sides of the carriage, and simultaneously move in a symmetrical extension, being operated by a respective motor positioned laterally of the longitudinal axis of the carriage. The extensible transverse pushers include a pantograph for longitudinally aligning the vehicle along the longitudinal axis.

An integral rotary transport mechanism includes a turntable, a loading board, a lifting platform, two vehicle centering devices, a rotating device and two positioning members. A central portion of the turntable is provided with a first groove, by narrowing and extending which a second groove is formed. The lifting platform is liftable and can be lowered to a bottom of the second groove to form an activity space between the lifting platform and the loading board. The rotating device is disposed at a bottom of the turntable driven to be rotated 180 degrees. The vehicle centering device, through which cars can be accurately adjusted to middle of the loading board placed in the first groove, is disposed on the turntable and located at opposite sides of the loading board. The positioning member is disposed on the turntable and located at the other opposite sides of the loading board.

The present disclosure relates to a vehicle height clearance system, comprising: an infrared emission bar; a photo-sensor bar; an alarming light bar and an electronic sign, wherein the system help in indicating if a vehicle is above a permissible height and help a driver to decide whether to enter or not to enter the vehicle into a garage or a parking lot entrance gate. The system generates two infrared lines, wherein crossing of one infrared line, indicates that the vehicle in within the permissible height and crossing of both the infrared lines indicate that the vehicle is above the permissible height and thus should not or cannot enter the garage or a parking lot entrance gate.