Challenge
The Faculty of Civil Engineering at Brno University of Technology (VUT Brno), through its AdMaS research centre, is investigating the structural and environmental performance of permeable parking surfaces built from recycled materials (concrete recyclate, asphalt recyclate, and mixed recyclate) combined with a sorption geotextile layer. A key parameter for evaluating load-bearing capacity is the actual dwell time of heavy vehicles – how long a vehicle stands on each tested surface. An accurate, non-intrusive measurement method was required.
Solution
Parkinto’s AI camera system was deployed at the AdMaS test site on Purkyňova Street to monitor two side-by-side experimental parking bays. The first bay uses recycled aggregate with a sorption geotextile; the second is a reference bay constructed to the German DWA-A138 standard. Parkinto captures precise vehicle entry and exit timestamps, enabling the research team to calculate exact dwell times without any intrusive sensors embedded in the test surface itself – which would compromise the structural integrity of the experiment.
Results
The dwell-time data collected by Parkinto feeds directly into the comparative performance evaluation of both pavement types. The study, conducted in collaboration with Brněnské komunikace, a.s. (the city of Brno’s roads company), aims to verify the applicability of recycled-material permeable parking surfaces under Czech legislative conditions. Parkinto’s role demonstrates the system’s value beyond operational parking management – as a precise measurement instrument in civil engineering research.
- Car detection
- Municipal parking
