Parking assistance device

US11458960B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. · JP

Inventors

• Jens Nessler · Offenbach, DE
• Marcus Kleinehagenbrock · Offenbach am Main, DE
• Robert Kastner · Frankfurt, DE
• Christoph Kerkeling · Offenbach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 27, 2020
• Grant date: Oct 4, 2022
• Expiry date: Dec 9, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08G1/22
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a parking assistance device, comprising an autonomous vehicle detecting unit adapted to detect whether a parked vehicle is an autonomous vehicle (16) capable of moving autonomously, a parking space optimization area detecting unit adapted to detect at least one parking space optimization area (20), a distance measuring unit adapted to measure a distance (24) in front of or behind the at least one autonomous vehicle (16), a parking spot determining unit adapted to determine whether or not a subset of the distances (24) measured by the distance measuring unit is equal to or larger than a predetermined distance required for parking a host vehicle (26), and a communication unit (38) adapted to output a movement command to the at least one parked autonomous vehicle (16). The invention further relates to an according parking assistance method.