Design and development of a IPv6-based Smart Parking System

Electric vehicles will be a new paradigm for vehicle manufacturers due to the abundance and low cost of electricity, which will transform the landscape of existing gasoline vehicles. In the predictable near future, with the large scale manufacturing and utilization of electric vehicles, a new system which hosts and charges the electrical vehicles will be highly in need. Stemming from this development, this paper proposes a Smart Parking System, which embeds charging facilities in the parking slots of shopping malls or residential area, and continuously updates the parking slot status and shopping information for end-user to access through a smart-phone application using a designated IPv6 address. Such a Smart Parking System will ease the trouble of locating a parking slot, facilitate car charging and payment, and proffer the necessary shopping information. In short, the proposed system aims to make travel easier and more enjoyable.