Vehicular automated parking system

US12403894B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Magna Electronics Inc. · US

Inventors

• Achim Gieseke · Groß-Umstadt, DE
• Frank Goseberg · Aschaffenburg, DE
• Michael Biemer · Aschaffenburg, DE
• Ruediger Boegel · Großostheim, DE
• Goerg Pflug · Weil der Stadt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 2, 2022
• Grant date: Sep 2, 2025
• Expiry date: Feb 6, 2044

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60W2555/00
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicular automated parking system includes a plurality of cameras viewing exterior of the vehicle. While the vehicle is traveling along the road, the vehicular automated parking system operates in a parking space locating mode to determine available parking spaces at least in part via processing, at an electronic control unit having an image processor, of image data captured by at least one camera of the plurality of cameras. The vehicular automated parking system fuses the determined available parking spaces with map data to generate an annotated map for display at the video display screen for viewing by the driver of the vehicle to assist the driver in selecting a parking space from the determined available parking spaces. After selection of the parking space, the vehicular automated parking system parks the equipped vehicle in the selected parking space.