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Smart parking assist system of vehicle and control method thereof

US9168955B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 21, 2013
Grant dateOct 27, 2015
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Expiry dateMar 21, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62D15/027
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed herein are a parking assist system to park a vehicle at the center of a target position in parking of the vehicle at the target position and a control method thereof.A control method of a parking assist system including a state sensor to sense a state of a vehicle, an obstacle sensor to sense obstacles present at a front side, a rear side or lateral sides of the vehicle, and an interface to provide a driver with information about a state or operation of the vehicle includes computing a parking path for the vehicle based on results of sensing by the state sensor and the obstacle sensor, controlling steering of the vehicle such that the vehicle is parked at a target position along the computed parking path, and when the vehicle reaches the target position, controlling steering of the vehicle to position the vehicle at a center of the target position based on information related to situations at the front and rear sides of the vehicle sensed by the obstacle sensor.

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