Method and system for automatic parking of a vehicle
AssigneeVolvo Car Corporation
InventorMartin Bonander
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Abstract
A method and system are described for automated parking of a vehicle. The method includes determining that the vehicle is in an appropriate starting position for performing a parking maneuver, determining a control zone for controlling the parking maneuver, determining that an authorized key is located in the control zone, detecting an object located in the control zone, verifying that the detected object is an authorized user, detecting a movement of the authorized use, and when the detected movement of the authorized user is a movement in the direction of an expected parking area, performing the parking maneuver.
Claims15
A method for automated parking of a vehicle, the vehicle comprising a plurality of proximity sensors configured to detect a proximity of an object in a vicinity of the vehicle, the method comprising, in the vehicle:
- determining that the vehicle is in an appropriate starting position for performing a parking maneuver;
- determining a control zone for controlling the parking maneuver;
- determining that an authorized key is located in the control zone;
- detecting an object located in the control zone;
- verifying that the detected object is an authorized user;
- detecting a movement of the authorized user;
- and
- when the detected movement of the authorized user is a movement in a direction of an expected parking area, performing the parking maneuver.
An automated parking system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a plurality of proximity sensors configured to be mounted in a vehicle and to detect a proximity of an object in a vicinity of the vehicle;
- a transceiver configured to communicate with an authorized key located outside of the vehicle;
- and
- a parking control unit configured to communicate with the proximity sensors and the transceiver, the parking control unit configured to
- determine that the vehicle is in an appropriate starting position for performing a parking maneuver,
- determine a control zone for controlling the parking maneuver,
- determine that an authorized key is located in the control zone,
- detect an object located in the control zone,
- verify that the object is an authorized user,
- detect a movement of the authorized user, and
- when the detected movement of the authorized user is a movement in a direction of an expected parking area, control the vehicle to perform the parking maneuver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.