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Method and system for assisting a user to displace a vehicle to a target position

US9090286B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 1, 2013
Grant dateJul 28, 2015
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Expiry dateApr 24, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62D1/02
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for assisting a user to displace a vehicle to a target position is disclosed. The method may include activating an assistance mode, detecting an external force applied to the vehicle by the user, determining a displacement torque based on the external force, and displacing the vehicle toward the target position by applying the displacement torque using a vehicle propulsion system. A system for assisting a user to displace a vehicle to a target position is also disclosed.

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