Vehicle remote park assist with occupant detection
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorErick Michael Lavoie
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for vehicle remote park assist with occupant detection. An example disclosed vehicle includes range detection sensors and a remote parking unit. The example range detection sensors determine whether a target parking space is narrow. The example remote parking unit, in response to a request from a mobile device external to the vehicle, when the target parking space is narrow, scans, with occupant detection sensors, the interior of the vehicle. Additionally, the example remote parking unit, in response to detecting an occupant in the vehicle, sends a first notification to the mobile device.
Claims21
A vehicle comprising:
- range detection sensors to determine whether a target parking space is narrow;
- and
- a remote parking unit to:
- responsive to a request from a mobile device external to the vehicle:
- when the target parking space is narrow:
- scan, with occupant detection sensors, an interior of the vehicle;
- and
- responsive to detecting no occupants in the vehicle, send, to the mobile device, a first notification indicating that the target parking space is narrow.
A method to remotely park a vehicle comprising:
- determining, with range detection sensors, whether a target parking space is narrow;
- in response to a request from a mobile device external to the vehicle:
- when the target parking space is narrow:
- scanning, with occupant detection sensors, an interior of the vehicle;
- and
- in response to detecting no occupants in the vehicle, sending, via a processor, to the mobile device, a first notification indicating that the target parking space is narrow.
A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium comprising instruction that, when executed, cause a vehicle to:
- determine, with range detection sensors, whether a target parking space is narrow;
- in response to a request from a mobile device external to the vehicle:
- when the target parking space is narrow;
- scan, with occupant detection sensors, an interior of the vehicle;
- and
- in response to detecting no occupants in the vehicle, send, to the mobile device, a first notification indicating that the target parking space is narrow.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.