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US 2006/0235590 A1Published application
Parking assist utilizing steering system
OwnerFarhad Bolourchi, Todd Brown +1inventors
InventorsFarhad Bolourchi, Todd Brown, John Martens
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Abstract
The invention may comprise devices and methods for headfirst vehicle parallel parking using front and/or rear wheel steering systems.
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A controller assisted method for headfirst parallel parking of a vehicle equipped with four-wheel steering comprising:
- gathering coordinate data from sensors which indicate the location of the vehicle, the location of an available parallel parking space, and the locations of obstacles;
- determining via a controller a course that the vehicle should follow in order to parallel park the vehicle in a headfirst forward direction;
- and
- controlling via the controller at least one of a front steering system of the vehicle and a rear steering system of the vehicle so that the at least one steering system directs the vehicle to follow the course in a headfirst direction.
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An apparatus for headfirst parallel parking for use with a vehicle equipped with front and rear wheel steering systems comprising:
- sensors for gathering coordinate data which indicate the location of the vehicle, the location of an available parallel parking space, and the locations of obstacles;
- a controller for determining a course that the vehicle should follow in order to parallel park the vehicle in a headfirst forward direction wherein the controller controls at least one of the front and rear wheel steering systems of the vehicle so that the at least one steering system directs the vehicle to follow the course determined in a headfirst direction.
A computer readable medium with instructions thereon which cause a processor in a vehicle having front and rear steering systems to perform:
- gathering coordinate data from sensors which indicate the location of the vehicle, a location of an available parallel parking space, and locations of obstacles to parking;
- determining via a controller a course that the vehicle should follow in order to parallel park the vehicle in a headfirst forward direction;
- and
- controlling via the controller at least one of the front steering system of the vehicle and the rear steering system of the vehicle so that the at least one steering system directs the vehicle to follow the course in a headfirst direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.