Parking Assistance System for Carrying Out Automated Maneuvers of Various Types Assisted by the System, With a User Interface

A parking assistance system for a motor vehicle for carrying out automated maneuvers of various maneuver types assisted by the parking assistance system, the parking assistance system comprising:

• a user interface for interaction with a user of the parking assistance system;
• and
• a control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to:
• display, for selection, various maneuver types which are selectable by the user, on a maneuver type display of the user interface;
• receive a user-side selection of a maneuver type from the maneuver types displayed on the maneuver type display;
• display, on a maneuver target display of the user interface after the selection, a set of available maneuver targets, which are selectable by the user via the user interface, for the selected maneuver type,
• receive a user-side selection of a maneuver target from the set of available maneuver targets for the selected maneuver type, and
• park the selected maneuver target with at least automated lateral guidance for the selected maneuver type.

A method for executing automated maneuvers of various assisted maneuver types with at least automated lateral guidance of a motor vehicle, the method comprising:

• displaying, for selection, various maneuver types which are selectable by a user, on a maneuver type display of a user interface;
• receiving a user-side selection of a maneuver type from the maneuver types displayed on the maneuver type display;
• displaying on a maneuver target display of the user interface after the selection, a set of available maneuver targets, which are selectable by the user via the user interface, for the selected maneuver type,
• receiving a user-side selection of a maneuver target from the set of available maneuver targets for the selected maneuver type, and
• automated parking at the selected maneuver target for the selected maneuver type with at least automated lateral guidance.

A computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon program code which, when executed on a processor, a microcontroller, or a programmable hardware component, carries out the acts of:

• displaying, for selection, various maneuver types which are selectable by a user, on a maneuver type display of a user interface;
• receiving a user-side selection of a maneuver type from the maneuver types displayed on the maneuver type display;
• displaying on a maneuver target display of the user interface after the selection, a set of available maneuver targets, which are selectable by the user via the user interface, for the selected maneuver type,
• receiving a user-side selection of a maneuver target from the set of available maneuver targets for the selected maneuver type, and
• automated parking at the selected maneuver target for the selected maneuver type with at least automated lateral guidance.