Method for supporting a parking process of a motor vehicle
AssigneeAudi AG
InventorsJohann BERGER, Markus THURMEIER
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method for supporting a parking process of a motor vehicle by projecting a light marking by means of a lighting device onto a wall surface visible to the person parking. At least one image of a wall surface is taken. The at least one image is analyzed to ascertain a three-dimensional structure shown in or on the wall surface. Then, a light marking is determined such that it has a marking border that is a negative of the structure border. Finally, the light marking is projected onto the wall surface, wherein the position of the marking border changes relative to the structure border depending on the distance or position of the vehicle.
Claims19
-8. (canceled)
A method for supporting a parking process of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- capturing an image of a wall surface;
- analyzing the image to extract a three-dimensional structure of the wall surface from the image;
- determining a structure border of the three-dimensional structure;
- determining a light marking projection based on the structure border, wherein the light marking projection comprises a marking border that is a negative of the structure border;
- and
- projecting, by one or more lighting devices, the light marking projection onto the wall surface, wherein a position of the marking border relative to the structure border is based on a distance and/or a position of the motor vehicle.
A motor vehicle, comprising:
- one or more lighting devices;
- one or more cameras;
- and
- a controller configured to perform operations comprising:
- capturing an image of a wall surface;
- analyzing the image to extract a three-dimensional structure of the wall surface from the image;
- determining a structure border of the three-dimensional structure;
- determining a light marking projection based on the structure border, wherein the light marking projection comprises a marking border that is a negative of the structure border;
- and
- projecting, by the one or more lighting devices, the light marking projection onto the wall surface, wherein a position of the marking border relative to the structure border is based on a distance and/or a position of the motor vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.