Vehicle park assist system and method for parking a vehicle using such system
US9260090B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for parking a vehicle in a parking spot comprises scanning objects to determine if a feasible parking space is available, the neighboring objects including at least one object either in front of or behind the vehicle and at least one object alongside the vehicle; determine whether there is a sufficient slot length in which to park the vehicle and to determine a height of the object alongside which the vehicle is to be parked in order to park the vehicle at a lateral distance from the object alongside the vehicle dependent upon the particular height of such object relative to a height of a bottom of a door; and parking the vehicle in the space wherein the vehicle is parked at the lateral distance from the object vehicle based upon the detected height of such object relative to the height of the bottom of the door.
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