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US 11,377,097 B2Granted
System, method, infrastructure, and vehicle for automated valet parking
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorTae Dong Oh
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Abstract
An automated valet parking method and an apparatus thereof are provided. The method includes transmitting a target position and a guide route from a parking infrastructure to a vehicle, performing autonomous driving toward the target position along the guide route; performing autonomous parking at the target position.
Claims17
A method for an automated valet parking comprising:
- transmitting, by a parking infrastructure, a target position and a guide route to a corresponding vehicle of a plurality of vehicles;
- performing, by the corresponding vehicle, autonomous driving toward the target position along the guide route;
- and
- performing, by the corresponding vehicle, autonomous parking at the target position,
- wherein the parking infrastructure is configured to transmit the guide route to the corresponding vehicle through a light-emitting device installed in a parking lot,
- wherein the corresponding vehicle is configured to detect an illumination of the light-emitting device by using a built-in sensor, and
- wherein transmitting the target position and the guide route to the corresponding vehicle of the plurality of vehicles comprises:
- allocating, by the parking infrastructure, different time frames to the plurality of vehicles;
- and
- controlling illumination of the light-emitting device based on a time division scheme which provides respective guide routes to the plurality of vehicles at the different time frames allocated to the plurality of vehicles,
- wherein the corresponding vehicle checks a time frame allocated to the corresponding vehicle by the parking infrastructure among the different time frames, and detects the illumination of the light emitting device only during the time frame allocated to the corresponding vehicle.
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An apparatus for an automated valet parking, the apparatus comprising:
- a processor configured to perform computations;
- and
- a light-emitting device installed in a parking lot and configured to emit a light ray,
- wherein the processor is further configured to:
- determine respective guide routes that guide a plurality of vehicles to respective target positions;
- allocate different time frames to the plurality of vehicles;
- and
- control illumination of the light-emitting device based on the determined guide routes and a time division scheme which provides the respective guide routes to the plurality of vehicles at the different time frames allocated to the plurality of vehicles.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.