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System and method for autonomous parking of a vehicle

US10210760B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims
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Filing dateSep 21, 2016
Grant dateFeb 19, 2019
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Expiry dateDec 30, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S2205/01
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for autonomous parking of a vehicle includes requesting initiation of an autonomous parking routine; determining the location of a vehicle user of the vehicle comprising the steps of: (a) transmitting a signal by one of an electronic device in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle user and a vehicle transceiver; (b) receiving the signal by the other of the electronic device in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle user and the vehicle transceiver; (c) measuring the strength of the received signal; (d) determining a distance between the electronic device and transceiver based on the strength of the received signal; (e) correlating the distance between the electronic device and transceiver as the distance that the vehicle user is from the vehicle; and initiating the autonomous parking routine only if the vehicle user is determined to be within the vehicle or beyond a predetermined distance from the vehicle.

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