Modeling and implementation of automatic system for garage control

The paper describes a system for garage control providing for automatic parking of arriving cars and driving them to the garage exit on requests. The system is composed of two sub-systems that are directly linked for simulation purposes and communicate through a wireless interface needed for physical implementation. One of the basic modules providing for management and priority-driven selection of parking slots is considered in detail. The complete system prototype was designed, implemented in FPGA, validated, and tested. Functional simulation of the designed system is presented in a virtual mode enabling the relevant results to be evaluated visually on a monitor screen without the need for an expensive physical environment.