Patent · US Expired

Method for operating a parking assistance system

US6906640B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

20Claims

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Assignee

VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBH · DE

Inventors

Heinrich Gotzig · Heilbronn, DE
Nicolas Jecker · Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE
Dietmar Grüdl · Sachsenheim, DE
Miguel Hurtado · San Antonio, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 25, 2003
Grant date	Jun 14, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 5, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S2015/935
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for operating a parking assistance system and a parking assistance system for a vehicle, is characterized by the following steps: a) determination of the length and/or width of a parking space when passing the parking space; b) determination of at least one feasible parking process for the vehicle for entering into or exiting the parking space; c) instructing the driver as to which direction the vehicle shall be moved and how far the steering wheel must be turned, and d) automatic braking and/or acceleration of the vehicle during the parking process into or out of a parking space, wherein steps c) and d) can be effected in any order, one after the other and/or at the same time.

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