Auto-parking device
US7737866B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D15/0285
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An auto-parking device installed on a vehicle comprises a vehicle status sensing unit for detecting a state of a vehicle, an image acquisition unit for capturing vehicle outside image, a range sensing unit for measuring the space, a processing unit for receiving states of the vehicle from the vehicle status sensing unit, receiving environmental states from the image acquisition unit and range sensing unit, calculating a parking path based on parallel parking or back-in parking and then controlling the vehicle steering, throttle and brake via a driving control unit to automatically park the car into the space as per the planned parking path.
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