insertParkingSpaces

Insert parking spaces into parking lot

Since R2021b

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Syntax

insertParkingSpaces(lot,space,numSpaces,Position=position)
insertParkingSpaces(___,Name=Value)
insertParkingSpaces(lot,space,Edge=edge)
insertParkingSpaces(lot,space,numSpaces,Edge=edge)
insertParkingSpaces(___,Edge=edge,Name=Value)

Description

The insertParkingSpaces function inserts a grid of parking spaces into a parking lot at a specified position or along specified edges.

  • To insert spaces at a specified position, use the Position name-value argument.

  • To insert spaces along specified edges, use the Edge name-value argument.

To use this function, you must specify either Position or Edge, but you cannot specify both.

Insert Spaces at Specified Position

insertParkingSpaces(lot,space,numSpaces,Position=position) inserts a one-row parking grid containing numSpaces spaces of type space into a parking lot, lot. The function inserts the grid at the specified xy-position in meters.

insertParkingSpaces(___,Name=Value) sets options using name-value arguments, in addition to the input arguments from the previous syntax. You can specify Position and the other name-value arguments in any order after the other input arguments.

Example: insertParkingSpaces(lot,space,8,Rows=2,Position=[25 25]) inserts a 2-by-8 grid of parking spaces into a parking lot at position (25, 25) in meters from the scenario origin.

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Insert Spaces Along Specified Edges

insertParkingSpaces(lot,space,Edge=edge) inserts a one-row grid of spaces of type space along the specified edges edge of a parking lot, lot. The function inserts as many spaces as fit the edges.

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insertParkingSpaces(lot,space,numSpaces,Edge=edge) inserts numSpaces spaces along each specified edge.

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insertParkingSpaces(___,Edge=edge,Name=Value) sets options using name-value arguments, in addition to any combination of input arguments from previous syntaxes. You can specify Edge and the other name-value arguments in any order after the other input arguments.

Example: insertParkingSpaces(lot,space,Edge=[1,3],Offset=5) inserts a row of parking spaces along edges 1 and 3 of a parking lot and offsets each row from its edge by 5 meters.

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Examples

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Open Live Script

Create a driving scenario containing a short road that enters into a parking lot that is 50 meters long and 20 meters wide. Plot the parking lot and display the edge numbers along which you can insert parking spaces. Because edge 3 forms a junction with the road, its edge number does not display on the plot, but you can still insert spaces along it.

scenario = drivingScenario;
roadcenters = [25 30; 25 15];
road(scenario,roadcenters);

vertices = [0 0; 50 0; 50 20; 0 20];
lot = parkingLot(scenario,vertices);
plot(scenario,ParkingLotEdges="On")

Figure contains an axes object. The axes object with xlabel X (m), ylabel Y (m) contains 5 objects of type patch, line, text.

Define the parking space type to add along one of the edges. Set an angle of 60 degrees. Plot the parking space.

space = parkingSpace(Angle=60);
plot(space)

Figure contains an axes object. The axes object with title Parking Space, xlabel X (m), ylabel Y (m) contains 2 objects of type patch, line. One or more of the lines displays its values using only markers

Insert the angled spaces along edge 1 of the parking lot.

insertParkingSpaces(lot,space,Edge=1)

Figure contains an axes object. The axes object with xlabel X (m), ylabel Y (m) contains 9 objects of type text, patch, line.

Insert angled spaces along edge 3: five above the junction and five below the junction. Offset these spaces by 3 meters and 30 meters from the bottom of edge 3, respectively. Reverse the angle of the spaces used along edge 1.

numSpaces = 5;
space = parkingSpace(Angle=120);
insertParkingSpaces(lot,space,numSpaces,Edge=3,Offset=3)
insertParkingSpaces(lot,space,numSpaces,Edge=3,Offset=30)

Figure contains an axes object. The axes object with xlabel X (m), ylabel Y (m) contains 15 objects of type text, patch, line.

Open Live Script

Create a driving scenario containing a 50-meter road and a 20-by-30 meter parking lot. Plot the scenario. 

scenario = drivingScenario;
roadcenters = [0 50; 50 0];
road(scenario,roadcenters);

vertices = [40 10; 25 -5; 5 15; 20 30];
lot = parkingLot(scenario,vertices);
plot(scenario)

Figure contains an axes object. The axes object with xlabel X (m), ylabel Y (m) contains 2 objects of type patch, line.

Insert a parking grid into the lot. Specify a grid with two rows of eight spaces. Use the default parking space dimensions, and place the grid at a 45-degree angle to align it with the road.

space = parkingSpace;
numSpaces = 8;
insertParkingSpaces(lot,space,numSpaces,Rows=2,Position=[15 20],Orientation=45)

Figure contains an axes object. The axes object with xlabel X (m), ylabel Y (m) contains 3 objects of type patch, line.

Open Live Script

Create a parking lot that contains a mixture of parking spaces, no-parking areas, and accessible spaces.

Define the parking space to use in the parking lot. Use the default settings. Plot the space.

space = parkingSpace;
plot(space,Origin="off")

Figure contains an axes object. The axes object with title Parking Space, xlabel X (m), ylabel Y (m) contains an object of type patch.

Define the no-parking areas to use in the parking lot. Specify a color of white and a width that is one meter less than the width of the default parking space. Plot the space.

noSpace = parkingSpace(Type="NoParking",Width=(space.Width - 1),MarkingColor="White");
plot(noSpace,Origin="off")

Figure contains an axes object. The axes object with title No Parking, xlabel X (m), ylabel Y (m) contains an object of type patch.

Define the accessible parking space to use in the parking lot. Specify a width that is one meter more than the width of the default parking space. Plot the space.

accessibleSpace = parkingSpace(Type="Accessible",Width=(space.Width + 1));
plot(accessibleSpace,Origin="off")

Figure contains an axes object. The axes object with title Accessible Parking Space, xlabel X (m), ylabel Y (m) contains 4 objects of type patch.

Create a driving scenario containing a parking lot with a nonrectangular layout. Plot the parking lot and display the edge numbers along which you can add parking spaces.

scenario = drivingScenario;
vertices = [0 0; 32 -10.5; 32 -50.5; 25 -57.5; 0 -57.5];
lot = parkingLot(scenario,vertices);
plot(scenario,ParkingLotEdges="on")

Figure contains an axes object. The axes object with xlabel X (m), ylabel Y (m) contains 7 objects of type patch, line, text.

Insert default parking spaces along the first three edges of the parking lot. To avoid overlapping parking spaces, make these adjustments to the insertions:

  • Along edge 1, insert only 10 spaces.

  • Along edge 2, offset the spaces by 5 meters from the first vertex of the edge.

  • Along edge 3, offset the spaces by 3 meters from the first vertex of the edge.

numSpaces = 10;
insertParkingSpaces(lot,space,numSpaces,Edge=1)
insertParkingSpaces(lot,space,Edge=2,Offset=5)
insertParkingSpaces(lot,space,Edge=3,Offset=3)

Figure contains an axes object. The axes object with xlabel X (m), ylabel Y (m) contains 23 objects of type text, patch, line.

In the center of the parking lot, insert a 2-by-10 grid of parking spaces containing 8 columns of default spaces, 1 column of no-parking areas, and 1 column of accessible spaces.

insertParkingSpaces(lot,[space noSpace accessibleSpace],[8 1 1],Position=[12 -18],Rows=2)

Figure contains an axes object. The axes object with xlabel X (m), ylabel Y (m) contains 28 objects of type text, patch, line.

Input Arguments

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Parking lot in which to insert spaces, specified as a ParkingLot object. To create a parking lot, use the parkingLot function.

Parking spaces to insert, specified as a parkingSpace object or vector of parkingSpace objects.

space and numSpaces must contain the same number of elements. Each element of numSpaces specifies the number of parking spaces, of the type specified in the corresponding position of space, to include in the parking grid.

Example: [parkingSpace parkingSpace(Type="NoParking") parkingSpace(Type="Accessible")]

Number of spaces in the parking grid, specified as a positive integer or vector of positive integers.

space and numSpaces must contain the same number of elements. Each element of numSpaces specifies the number of parking spaces, of the type specified in the corresponding position of space, to include in the parking grid.

The inserted parking grid contains sum(numSpaces) parking spaces. If you specify more spaces than can fit the parking lot, then the inserted parking spaces extend past the parking lot border.

Example: [5 1 1]

Position at which to insert the parking grid, specified as a row vector of the form [x y] in meters from the scenario origin. The insertParkingSpaces function determines the elevation (z-value) of the parking grid based on the elevation of the input parking lot lot.

  • For one-row parking grids (Rows=1), position specifies the upper-left corner of the parking grid.

  • For two-row parking grids (Rows=2), position specifies the midpoint of the left-most parking lane marking.

This table shows sample positions for one-row and two-row parking grids.

Position (One-Row Parking Grid)Position (Two-Row Parking Grid)

Parking lot containing a one-row parking grid. The position is the upper-left corner of the grid.

Parking lot containing a two-row parking grid. The position is the midpoint of the left edge of the grid.

Example: [10 15]

Edges along which to insert a parking grid, specified as a positive integer or vector of positive integers. Valid edge values are in the range [1, M], where M is the maximum number of edges in the parking lot. To view the edges along which you can insert a parking grid, use the plot function to plot the driving scenario that contains the parking lot, lot, and turn parking lot edges on. Sample code:

plot(scenario,ParkingLotEdges="on")

Example: [2 4]

Name-Value Arguments

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Specify optional pairs of arguments as Name1=Value1,...,NameN=ValueN, where Name is the argument name and Value is the corresponding value. Name-value arguments must appear after other arguments, but the order of the pairs does not matter.

Example: insertParkingSpaces(lot,space,Orientation=45,Position=[50 35]) inserts a parking grid at a 45-degree angle at position (50, 35) in meters from the scenario origin.

Number of rows in the parking grid, specified as 1 or 2.

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To use this argument, you must specify the position argument.

Orientation of the parking grid, in degrees, specified as a nonnegative real scalar. Orientation is measured counterclockwise with respect to the horizontal axis of the parking grid.

  • For one-row parking grids (Rows=1), the horizontal axis is the top edge of the grid.

  • For two-row parking grids (Rows=2), the horizontal axis is the center line of the grid.

The table shows sample orientations for one-row and two-row parking grids.

Orientation (One-Row Parking Grid)Orientation (Two-Row Parking Grid)

One-row parking grid with a counterclockwise-positive orientation

Two-row parking grid with a counterclockwise-positive orientation

Dependencies

To use this argument, you must specify the position argument.

Offset of the parking grid from the edges, in meters, specified as a nonnegative real scalar. Offset is relative to the first vertex of each specified edge. The same offset applies to all edges.

Dependencies

To use this argument, you must specify the edge argument.

Version History

Introduced in R2021b

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