Parallel parking problem

The parking problem is a motion planning problem in control theory and mechanics to determine the path a car must take in order to parallel park into a parking space. The front wheels of a car are permitted to turn, but the rear wheels must stay fixed. When a car is initially adjacent to a parking space, to move into the space it would need to move in a direction perpendicular to the allowed path of motion of the rear wheels. The admissible motions of the car in its configuration space are an example of a nonholonomic system.

See also

• Bicycle and motorcycle dynamics

References

• Batterman, R (2003), "Falling cats, parallel parking, and polarized light" (PDF), Studies In History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies In History and Philosophy of Modern Physics {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |Issue= ignored (|issue= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |Pages= ignored (|pages= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |Volume= ignored (|volume= suggested) (help).