Parking mode selection apparatus and method using the steering wheel
US9457842B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60K2360/173
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A parking mode selection apparatus selects one parking mode among from plural parking modes including at least a perpendicular parking or a parallel parking. The parking mode selection apparatus includes a steer angle detector that detects a steer angle of a steering wheel, an operation detector that detects, based on the steer angle detected by the steer angle detector, a predetermined operation in which the steering wheel is returned to a neutral position after rotated to a right or a left, and a parking mode selector. The parking mode selector selects, when the predetermined operation is detected by the operation detector, a parking mode that coincides with a steered direction to the right or the left of the steer angle detected by the steer angle detector and is associated with said steer angle.
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