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Parking assist system

US9505436B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 10, 2015
Grant dateNov 29, 2016
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Expiry dateSep 10, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60K2360/171
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A parking assist system includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to detect an available parking area in an area around a vehicle, calculate a parking guidance path for guiding the vehicle from a current position of the vehicle to a parking target position included in the available parking area, execute guidance control for guiding the vehicle to the parking target position by executing at least steering control along the parking guidance path, and, when an end condition for ending guidance is satisfied in the middle of execution of the guidance control, end the guidance control and carry out at least one of steering to keep a steering angle at an end of the steering control for a predetermined period or steering to gradually reduce the steering angle from the steering angle at the end of the steering control toward a neutral position.

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