Reverse Assist: Arduino Parking Sensor
The Parking Sensor takes the technology found in the bumper of luxury vehicles and scales it down to an Arduino. It's an excellent project for your garage or as a feature for an autonomous robot car.

Dynamic Mapping Logic
The brilliance of this project is the map() function.
- The HC-SR04 measures the distance (e.g., 20 cm to 200 cm).
- The Arduino maps that distance to a delay time (e.g., 50 milliseconds to 1000 milliseconds).
- The Buzzer beeps using that mapped delay.
- The Result: At 200cm, it
beep... beep.... At 20cm, it goesbeep-beep-beep-beepin a continuous warning sound.
Components Needed
- Arduino Uno/Nano.
- HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Distance Sensor.
- Piezo Buzzer (Active or Passive).
- LEDs (Red, Yellow, Green): For a traffic-light style visual warning indicator on the wall in front of you.
This is a complete functional system. You can enclose the Arduino and buzzer in a junction box, mount it on the back wall of your garage, and have an automated system that guides you into a tight parking spot every single day.