Reservation Based Smart Parking Management

2026-05-17

AI Summary

This study addresses the “No PARK” problem in smart city reservation-based parking systems, where prior vehicles failing to vacate on time disrupt subsequent reservations. To mitigate this issue, the authors propose a two-layer architecture integrating a dynamic buffer zone with a star-rated reputation mechanism. The approach reserves non-reservable buffer spaces to ensure resource availability and employs economic incentives coupled with access privileges—adjusted adaptively based on users’ fulfillment behavior—to optimize parking allocation. Simulation experiments conducted on the SUMO platform, incorporating V2I communication and the proposed algorithm, demonstrate that the solution significantly improves reservation success rates and parking space utilization. By achieving a better trade-off between availability and efficiency, the system exhibits enhanced robustness and sustainability.

Abstract

In the framework of Smart Cities and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), efficient parking management is essential to reduce urban congestion and emissions. However, current reservation-based systems often encounter a scenario in which users find their reserved slot occupied by a previous occupant who failed to vacate on time ("No PARK" situation). This paper introduces a dual-mechanism architecture designed to enhance system reliability. A Reservation Module uses a dynamic size buffer of non-reservable slots to grant parking availability. A reputation-based Reward System exploits a "star-based" metric to incentivize punctual departures through financial penalties and access restrictions. The simulations conducted with the SUMO urban simulator are promising, showing that the dynamic buffer strategy provides a better tradeoff between parking availability and reservation success. By progressively adapting to users behavior, the proposed system mitigates "NO PARK" instances and improves resource utilization, significantly enhancing urban viability. Index Terms-Smart City, Intelligent transportation systems, Parking, Reservation systems, V2I, Reputation-based mechanisms, Smart Parking

Problem

• Smart Parking
• Reservation systems
• NO PARK
• Intelligent transportation systems
• Smart City

Innovation

• dynamic buffer
• reputation-based mechanism
• reservation-based parking
• smart parking
• incentive system