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Arduino Automated Car Parking System.

by Ashraf Minhaj

An Arduino Automated Car Parking System that is Watch the video for the full tutorial.
too easy and too fun to make. When a car arrives it
shows the number of empty slots (if available) and Note: you can use display instead of my hand made
then opens the gate. if there is not any empty slot led sign display.
then the gate does not open. Amazing thing is that
the whole project can just be POWERED using a Now lets get started.
POWER BANK!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvrpTBga60s&t=16s

Step 1: Parts

Arduino - any board


Infrared proximmity sensor (pic 2 & 3 - both are functional)
330r resistor
some LED's
Servo motor - any model or size you wish.

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Step 2: Making the LED Display

To make this LED display I have used a piece of bredboard then soldered the LED's and the 330r resistor. Then
just added a ribbon cable for nice finish.

NOTE: I soldered the resistors on back so that they cant be seen from front to make the display .

It would be better if you use LCD display or cheap OLED display instead of this. I had not any,so I made this.

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Step 3: Making the Parking Garage

To make this I have used a card board box then cut it course as we will use the usb cable of arduino to
to make a nice slope. Then added a piece of power the whole project cut some area of the box to
cardboard on to the servo motor and hot glued it. access to that port.
Added one sensor on the entrance and another on
each SLOT. Then hot glued two chopsticks with the Don't forget to paint it a little bit.
display we have made and glue it to the box. And of

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Step 4: The Circuit

It looks a bit mess for the LED's but tell you what, this supplies 5v 1Amp current which is input to arduino
is really very much simple circuit. via the usb cable, now there is a voltage regulator on
arduino which gives .5Amp to the board. By
NOTE: Proximity sensors use 5v to operate so you connecting to VIN we are actually accessing the
can just connect them to 5v source of arduino. power from the power bank without an breadboard.
This works and safe.
But what theee!! whay has he connected servo to
VIN!! Let me explain you. Power banks usually

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Step 5: The Code

Upload the following code to the arduino

download code https://github.com/ashraf-minhaj/Automated-Parking...

or copy from below

/*Automated Parking Garage by Ashraf Minhaj. www.youtube.com/c/fusebatti


* for any query please mail me at [email protected]*/

#include //adding Servo library


Servo gate; //you may open or close gate using a Servo motor
int slot1 = 5; //Connect IR sensor on digital pin5 for sLOT 1
int slot2 = 4; //sLot2 pin on digital 4
int gateSensor = 3; //IR sensor on gate to arduino pin 3
int slot1_l = 13;
int slot2_l = 12;
int gate_grn = 11;
int gate_red = 10;

void setup()
{
gate.attach(7); //connecting the gate servo on pin 5
pinMode(slot1,INPUT); //setting slot pins & gate IR sensor as input to arduino
pinMode(slot2,INPUT);
pinMode(gateSensor,INPUT);
pinMode(slot1_l,OUTPUT);
pinMode(slot2_l,OUTPUT);
pinMode(gate_grn,OUTPUT);
pinMode(gate_red,OUTPUT);
Serial.begin(9600); //initialzing Serial monitor

void loop()
{
//the car arrives and sensor goes LOW

if( !(digitalRead(gateSensor)) && digitalRead(slot1) && digitalRead(slot2)) //slot1 & slot2 empty
{
Serial.println("Welcome, Available: sLOT1, sLOT2"); //print slot1 and slo2 available
digitalWrite(slot1_l,HIGH);
digitalWrite(slot2_l,HIGH);
delay(1000);
digitalWrite(gate_grn,HIGH);

gate.write(75); //gate will open after the dealy of 1 second

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}

if( !(digitalRead(gateSensor)) && !(digitalRead(slot1)) && digitalRead(slot2)) //car on slot1,slot2 free


{
Serial.println("Welcome, Available: sLOT2"); // slo2 available
digitalWrite(slot1_l,LOW);
digitalWrite(slot2_l,HIGH);
delay(1000);
digitalWrite(gate_grn,HIGH);
gate.write(75); //gate will open after the dealy of 1 second
}

if( !(digitalRead(gateSensor)) && digitalRead(slot1) && !(digitalRead(slot2))) //car on slot2,slot1 free


{
Serial.println("Welcome, Available: sLOT1"); // slo1 available
digitalWrite(slot1_l,HIGH);
digitalWrite(slot2_l,LOW);
delay(1000);
digitalWrite(gate_grn,HIGH);
gate.write(75);
delay(100); //gate will open after the dealy of 1 second
}

if( !(digitalRead(gateSensor)) && !(digitalRead(slot1)) && !(digitalRead(slot2)))


{
Serial.println("Welcome, Parking Full");// No slot available
digitalWrite(slot1_l,LOW);
digitalWrite(slot2_l,LOW);
delay(1000);
digitalWrite(gate_red,HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(gate_red,LOW);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(gate_red,HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(gate_red,LOW);

if( digitalRead(gateSensor))
{ Serial.println("Welcome"); // slo2 available
gate.write(5); //gate close
digitalWrite(slot1_l,LOW);
digitalWrite(slot2_l,LOW);
digitalWrite(gate_red,LOW);
digitalWrite(gate_grn,HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(gate_grn,LOW);
delay(100);

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Step 6: Finished

Now power the project using a USB cable to arduino


and have fun.

Let me know how you are thinking to upgrade this


and why.
//www.youtube.com/embed/CdclcoZlOCw

Thank you.

//www.youtube.com/embed/PvrpTBga60s

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