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Parking assisting device

US6898527B2 · kind B2 · utility

14Cited by
7References
16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 27, 2002
Grant dateMay 24, 2005
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Expiry dateJun 27, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60T2201/10
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

When a vehicle advances in parallel with a parking frame to reach an initial stop position, measurement of a distance to a parked vehicle is continuously performed by means of an ultrasonic sensor and a moving distance of the vehicle is simultaneously calculated using a signal from a wheel speed sensor. When actuating an in-line mode switch under a state where the vehicle stops in the initial stop position, a turning angle is calculated so as to enable appropriate in-line parking to the parking frame from an actual initial stop position, based on a deviation of the vehicle from a reference position for the initial stop measured by the ultrasonic sensor. Information on a driving operation that is necessary for back parking is provided to a driver via a speaker based on this turning angle and output from a yaw rate sensor.

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