Existing Car Park Mechanisms The three types of mechanisms used for car parks currently would be the smart parking system, Parking Guidance and Information System (PGIS) and automated parking. Figure 8 Smart parking system Note. Figure 8 shows how the Smart parking system works in a HDB car park. Housing & Development Board, 2022 As Figure 8 demonstrated, the smart parking system includes functions such as camera capturing vehicle plates for registration without scanning the In-vehicle Unit (IU) card reader, light sensors to indicate occupancy of the lot and payment made using the Housing Development Board (HDB) application. This saves time for drivers as they would not have to waste time finding empty lots and waiting for the gantry to read the IU for payment charges. Parking Guidance and Information System (PGIS) works similar to the smart parking system utilising the function of light sensors to indicate the vacancy of a parking space. The information from the sensors would be
Module Learning At the start of the course, we were tasked to write up a descriptive reflection where I set my goals for the course to be improvement in two-way communication and writing skills with regards to tone and phrasing. What impacted me the most was the Paul-Elder Framework where it educate me on the standards I should adopt when portraying an idea or even when working in a team. In this case, I usually will ask myself these questions for example: Do I have Intellectual Empathy? Am I having prejudice towards the idea or even the person that's why I am disagreeing with their viewpoint? Am I listening and understanding to my group mates' point of view and sharing? By thinking before I act out, I am able to clearly and accurately illustrate the idea I am sharing and also this gives time for my team mates to share their ideas too. This ticks the checkbox for the portion of wanting to improve my two-way communication skills because I give my team mates opportunities to sha