# use an Arduino to build a Garage Parking Assistant

**URL:** <https://forum.arduino.cc/t/use-an-arduino-to-build-a-garage-parking-assistant/504057>\
**Category:** General Guidance\
**Created:** [January 24, 2018, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/use-an-arduino-to-build-a-garage-parking-assistant/504057 "2018-01-24T13:19:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![apollodriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@apollodriver](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/apollodriver)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/use-an-arduino-to-build-a-garage-parking-assistant/504057/1 "2018-01-24T13:19:22Z")

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dear community,

first of all i am pretty new to Arduino.cc - my name is Apollodriver - and i live in Europe.

i am interested in doing the first steps with Arduino:

How could we use an Arduino to build a Garage Parking Assistant

background: many people still have very small garages - and know the frustration of parking a  
little bit too far in or a little too far out and not being able to walk around the vehicle.

i want to achieve a solution with a Arduino:

Goal: a electronic device to gauge the distance i need to drive a car in?  
Are there any ideas that takes me into the project?

i want to use Use an Arduino to achieve that -

eg with and PING))) Ultrasonic Sensor that helps me that we can drive the always be savely into the Garage-

Are there allready any aproaches existing.

love to hear from you

apollodriver

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**Author:** ![knut\_ny](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/knut_ny/32/1013044_2.png) [@knut\_ny](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/knut_ny)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/use-an-arduino-to-build-a-garage-parking-assistant/504057/2 "2018-01-24T14:01:26Z")

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The 'ping' idea seems ok for the task.  
Add a coupe of colored lights to mark distance.

White(green) for distance 40..60 cm? .. Red light 0..40cm??  
12V bulbs controlles via MOSFETs

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or.. a 2" x 2" bolted to the floor..?

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**Author:** ![wilfredmedlin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eb9ed0/32.png) [@wilfredmedlin](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/wilfredmedlin)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/use-an-arduino-to-build-a-garage-parking-assistant/504057/3 "2018-01-24T14:09:12Z")

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> knut\_ny:  
> or.. a 2" x 2" bolted to the floor..?

Or the old tennis ball on a string trick: when it touches the windscreen, stop. And it can be adjusted side to side too, to line up with driver's nose.

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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/system/32/1140315_2.png) [@system](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/use-an-arduino-to-build-a-garage-parking-assistant/504057/4 "2021-05-05T18:28:10Z")

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Closed on May 5, 2021, 6:28pm UTC