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Vol.55 2012/02/29
1. FORUM8 Parking Solution : Vehicle trajectory/ Parking lot CAD Automatic parking system
2. e-Parking System.
3. Overseas Training and Seminars

1. FORUM8 Parking Solution : Vehile trajectory/ Parking lot CAD Automatic parking system
Vehicle trajectory drawing system
Program for calculation of vehicle trajectories and the creation of the trajectory mapping
Driving on real and hypothetical driving routes can be simulated and the vehicle trajectories can be calculated and visualized efficiently, making it a useful reference in the decision making process.
Vehicle turning trajectory models that visualize the turning circle and cornering capabilities of buses and other large or articulated vehicles can also be created.

Coverage
  • Vehicle type
    Small vehicle : Small vehicle, mini truck and etc.
    Ordinary type vehicle : Passenger vehicle, bus, small and medium sized truck, large sized truck, dump truck and etc.
    Crane vehicles : Truck crane, Crane truck and etc.
    Semi-trailer : Supports up to triple trailers
    Full trailer : Supports center axle type and Dolly type
    Driving styles Single turn, route driving, forward and backward driving
    Turn types Regular turnings and stop and turn.
    (temporarily stopping at a corner and turning the wheel to minimize the turning radius)
    Route setting Create any driving routes as well as importing CAD models
    Visual output As well as printing, exporting in DXF, DWG, P21, SFC, JWW, JWC, and PSX file formats (file format for FORUM8's UC-draw)
    Misc. Turning trajectory mapping function (JASO Z006-92 format), driving check function, data export 3D simulation (OpenMicroSim file) and driving trajectory animation functions

Registration of trajectory and vehicle
  • Intuitive user interface allows you to easily register and assign trajectories and driving vehicles.
  • Various types of vehicles including basic passenger vehicles and semitrailers as well as full trailers and crane vehicles are supported.
  • Any rectangles can be added separately to the vehicle, thus, enabling such examination as cases where there is overhanging cargo.
  • Since it is possible to assign multiple trajectories and the vehicles in one data file, several cases can be examined at the same time for one route.

Driving styles
  • Single turn, route driving and rapid turning of the steering wheel are supported
  • For route driving, users can choose turning radius and turning method at each corner.

Route Configuration and Driving Check Function
  • Driving routes can be created simply and easily using the mouse or directly inputting of the coordinates.
  • Existing CAD drawing can also be imported for driving route creation.
  • CAD files can be created using the image files from the SXF generation tool.
  • Driving checks can be carried out configuring the contact detection line on the driving route.

Visual Output
  • The trajectories can either be printed or be exported to various CAD files

3D Simulation (Link with UC-win/Road)
  • Users can reproduce the trajectories in a 3D simulation by importing pre-created OpenMicroSim files by UC-win/Road

Standards, regulations and reference literature
  • Perpendicular Turning Trajectory Patterns of Semi- trailers and Full Trailers (JASOZ006-92), Incorporated Association Automotive Engineering
  • On Designing Corners using Turning Trajectories (Pubic Works Research Institute material), Road Laboratory, Pubic Works Research Institute of former Ministry of Construction, January 1979
  • Commentary and Operation of Road Construction Ordinance, Japan Road Association Corp., February, 2004

Setting of vehicles Registration of trajectory and vehicle
Drawing check screen
(Trajectory drawing for application)		 Trajectory check screen
(with a course)
Parking drawing system
CAD system which designs parking lots
The automatic arrangement of parking bays and their individual editing is possible by drawing the parking partitions (outer line, vehicles' entrance, vehicles' way etc.) via a simple operation of a 2D CAD system. As for the parking lot drawing, the simulation of the vehicle turning can be conducted by linking with the "Vehicle Trajectory System"

Drawing of parking partition
  • Parking partitions can be drawn easily by using the basic drawing command (Straight line, arbitrary polygon).
  • Correct and efficient drawing is possible by importing existing as-built drawing (SXF, DWG/DXF, JWW/JWC, PSX)

The arrangement of the parking bays
  • The parking bays are arranged according to the specified standards in the parking lot drawing.
  • The outer parking bays are arranged along the external edge of the parking lot with the internal parking bays being arranged in accordance with parking standards
    - Batch arrangement: Automatic arrangement of outer parking bays and internal parking.
    - Individual Arrangement: Arrangement of parking bays on the arbitrary position.

Editing function
- Edit: Parking bays can be edited individually (displacement, movement, deletion)
- Displacement of parking bays: Changing the type of parking bays by a click is possible.
- Arrangement of the signs: Arranging the mark of the driving direction on the arbitrary position.
- Arrangement of quantitative table: Quantitative table shows the calculated the figure of the drawn parking partition (outer line) and how the parking bays are arranged.

Setting of parking bays and line attribute
  • The parking measurement rules abide by "Standard Parking Regulations & Road Design Standards" and the type of the parking bays can be chosen from the list, arranged and decided according to each type of vehicle.
  • Measurement of the parking bays can be added and edited and includes the arrangement and type of parking bays for "special" vehicles such as buses and articulated lorries etc.
  • Line attribute (line color, line width) can be set according to the each drawing element (outer line, parking bays etc.) and a simple drawing can be created.

Visual Output
  • Output by SXF(SFC,P21), AutoCAD(DWG,DXF), JW-CAD(Jww,Jwc), UC-Draw is supported as well as direct print.

Exporting
  • Drawings can be exported and used in the "Vehicle trajectory drawing system". In addition, it is possible to obtain confirmation as to whether or not there is a problem with regard to the movement of the vehicles within the drive way and parking bays.
The arrangement of the parking bays after drawing circumference and route.
The arrangement of the parking bays after reading the current drawing.
Setting the size of parking bays Setting of the
line attribute		 Result of linkage with vehicle
trajectory drawing system
Link with UC-win/Road
UC-win/Road and Vehicle trajectory drawing system
You can reproduce the trajectories in a UC-win/Road 3D simulation by importing created OpenMicroSim files.
(UC-win/Road Micro Simulation Player)

VR simulation sample of vehicle trajectory YouTube

1 Single turn YouTube

2 Right angle turn YouTube

3 Quick cut of the steering wheel YouTube

4 Parallel Parking YouTube

UC-win/Road and Parking drawing system
UC-win/Road Loading parking model Plug-in >> UC-win/Road product structure
This is the plug-in to import the parking lot drawing created by our CAD system "UC-1 Parking lot drawing system" which supports the parking design based on the parking standards.
Outer parking bays, internal parking bays and traffic signs (travelling direction mark) can be drawn correctly according to the CAD drawing.
Imported drawing data can be arranged on any arbitrary position similar to building and vehicle models.

The scene of parking can be checked
from any position.

2. e-Parking System
Searching vacant parking lots using VR space of UC-win/Road and navigation system
e-Parking
e-Parking allows the reservation of parking spaces via internet terminals such as Smart-phones* etc. e-Parking therefore solves the problem of searching for a parking space in busy urban areas whilst Parking Lot operators benefit from increased efficiency. Route navigation will be conducted by VR-Cloud(R) for the reserved parking lot. It doesn't need to prepare the information separately because the VR model including the parking lot already exists. Moreover, the 2D display and the display of text information will also be possible if required.
*1: Only the terminal with GPS is applied.

Flow of parking reservation on e-Parking system
1 Main menu
2 Parking lot search
3 Reservation screen
1. Select "Search parking lot"
on a top screen		 2. Available parking lot
will be displayed on a list		 3. Input of reservation information.
Input the required items and make a reservation
4 Start of navigation
5 Navigation in progress
6 Navigation in progress
4. After making a reservation,
the route to the parking lot is confirmed. Start navigation
with a click on
[Start of navigation].		 5. Navigation screen to the parking lot.
The route is guided with a blue line.
7 Near the parking lot
8 End of navigation
9 Parking complete
6. The parking position is
checked in the 3DVR model.		 7. Get a overview of the parking location.
Reconfirmation of the route is possible.		 8. Browsing the parking reservation and its usage.
Reservation and usage information can be checked at first sight.

"E-parking Simulation"
Associate Prof. Kostas Terzidis, Harvard University		 Lecture overview / Introduction of lectures
We invented "e-Parking System" that allows you to search for a vacant parking lot and an open parking space with a parking meter on your Smartphone. We are also considering of preparing a service that allows drivers to post their comments on their parking experience and also allows parking lot administrator to sell parking spaces by auction. FORUM8's proposal is to develop the parking simulation using UC-win/Road to assess the viability of e-Parking. In particular, various scenarios in which you can adjust the flat/hourly rate during peak hours and non-peak hours as well as time required to get to each parking space, charge excess rate and overdue rates, and verify the possibility of paying commission or service charge to the city with vacant parking lot need to be tested.
3.Overseas Training and Seminars
Seminars in Shanghai, Beijing and Seoul will be held according to the following schedule.

Venue:
Shanghai - Shanghai Seminar room (FORUM8 Technology Development(Shanghai) Co., Ltd)
Beijing - TBA (FORUM8 Technology Development(Beijing) Co., Ltd)

Seminar Date City
UC-win/Road VR   May 19, 2012 Shanghai, Beijing 
Traffic analysis/ VR simulation March 16, 2012
Government, Local authority/VR-Cloud(R) May 16, 2012
Dynamic analysis/F3D March 13, 2012
Allplan April 18, 2012
UC-1 Series
 April 27, 2012
EXODUS/SMARTFIRE May 23, 2012
Engineer's Studio(R),
Engineer's Studio(R)(2D))		 April 11, 2012
xpswmm May 30, 2012
Design Builder March 22, 2012
High Performance Computing on Cloud Services TM trial March 8, 2012
Participation Fee
Participation Fee Free

For more information and applications, please email us at

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Lunch Time Seminars in Western Countries
Date Venue Host
2/22 Office of Campbell Reith Consulting Engineers in London, UK FORUM8 & Campbell Reith Consulting Engineers
3/9 Office of Mouchel in Manchester, UK FORUM8 & Mouchel
3/13 Office of Arup in Manchester, UK FORUM8 & Arup
4/11, 12 New York FORUM8 & GPI
5/16, 17 Salt Lake City FORUM8 & Utah DOT
6/13, 14 Columbus FORUM8 & VSAT

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