Smart parking assist system of vehicle and control method thereof
US9168955B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 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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