IP Library Granted Patent US 9,156,497
Granted Patent B2
US 9,156,497 · App. 14/136,456 · Granted Oct 13, 2015

Driver assistance system and method for authorizing an autonomous or piloted garage parking

Inventors: Michael Reichel (Ingolstadt, DE); Mohamed Essayed Bouzouraa (Ingolstadt, DE)
Assignee: AUDI AG
B62D15/0285
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Patent No.
US 9,156,497
App. No.
14/136,456
Granted
Oct 13, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A driver assistance system for authorizing an autonomous, piloted parking of a vehicle into and out of a target standing surface includes a sensor system detecting measuring values during at least one drive of the vehicle from a first position in a vicinity and outside of the target standing surface to a second position inside the target standing surface and from the second position back to the first position, an analysis device determining based on the detected measuring values, properties of the vehicle and the capability of control-, regulation- and sensor-devices of the vehicle for an autonomous and piloted parking into and out of a parking space, whether the vehicle is capable of an to autonomous or piloted parking into the target standing surface and out of the target standing surface; and a memory device, wherein the driver assistance system is constructed to store an authorization data set for the autonomous or piloted parking into and out of the target standing surface in the memory device when the analysis device determines that the vehicle is capable to autonomous or piloted parking into the target standing surface and out of the target standing surface.

Claims (19)

1. A driver assistance system for authorizing an autonomous, piloted parking of a vehicle into and out of a target standing surface comprising:

a sensor system detecting measuring values during at least one drive of the vehicle from a first position in a vicinity and outside of the target standing surface to a second position inside the target standing surface and from the second position back to the first position;

an analysis device determining based on the detected measuring values, properties of the vehicle and the capability of control-, regulation- and sensor-devices of the vehicle for an autonomous and piloted parking into and out of a parking space, whether the vehicle is capable of an to autonomous or piloted parking into the target standing surface and out of the target standing surface; and

a memory device, wherein the driver assistance system is constructed to store an authorization data set for the autonomous or piloted parking into and out of the target standing surface in the memory device when the analysis device determines that the vehicle is capable to autonomous or piloted parking into the target standing surface and out of the target standing surface.

2. The driver assistance system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one drive comprises multiple drives of the vehicle from the first position to the second position and from the second position back to the first position.

3. The driver assistance system of claim 1 , wherein the driver assistance system is configured to detect as measuring values at least one member selected from the group consisting of a course of a pitch angle relative to the target standing surface, a course of a rolling angle relative to the target standing surface, a course of a yaw angle relative to the target standing surface; a course of a steering angle, a course of a steering moment, a trajectory, data which include or are based on a friction coefficient, data which include or are based on a visibility; raw data from environmental sensor system devices, and processed data from environmental sensor system devices.

4. The driver assistance system of claim 1 , wherein the driver assistance system is configured to store in the authorization data set data relating to at least one member selected from the group consisting of an appearance of the target standing surface, classification results of the target standing surface and a location of the target standing surface for recognizing the target standing surface.

5. The driver assistance system of claim 1 , wherein the driver assistance system is configured to use at least one of a vehicle-external recognition means and a car 2 infrastructure system for recognizing the target standing surface.

6. The driver assistance system of claim 1 , wherein the driver assistance system is configured to assist the user by means of devices of the vehicle or outside the vehicle to reach an appropriate position of the vehicle for performing the autonomous or piloted parking procedure.

7. Driver assistance system of claim 6 , wherein the driver assistance system is configured to perform said assisting based on signals that can be visually and/or acoustically perceived by a person.

8. The driver assistance system of claim 1 , further comprising

means for supporting a user for placing at least one marking on at least one of a ground, a wall and a ceiling indicating an appropriate position of the vehicle,

a display device displaying for the driver into which region in the vicinity outside the target standing surface the vehicle has to be moved for an appropriate position, and

means for providing information to the driver relating to said position.

9. A method for approving an autonomous or piloted parking of a vehicle into and out of a target standing surface has for autonomous or piloted parking into and out of a parking space, comprising:

driving the vehicle at least once from a first position in the vicinity of and outside of a target standing surface to a second position inside a target standing surface and from the second position to a first position in the vicinity of and outside of the target standing surface;

detecting measuring values with a sensor system of the vehicle;

determining with an analysis device based on the detected measuring values, properties of the vehicle and the capabilities of control-, regulation-and sensor-devices of the vehicle for an autonomous or piloted parking into and out of a parking space, whether the vehicle is capable of autonomous or piloted parking into and out of the target standing surface; and

storing an authorization data set for an autonomous or piloted parking into and out of the target standing surface when it is determined in the determining step that the vehicle is capable of autonomous parking into and out of the target standing surface.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2014
From: REICHEL, MICHAEL; BOUZOURAA, MOHAMED ESSAYED
To: AUDI AG
Reel/Frame 032529/0158 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 20, 2014
From: REICHEL, MICHAEL; BOUSOURAA, MOHAMED ESSAYED
To: AUDI AG
Reel/Frame 032483/0198 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2012 025 317 · Dec 22, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140180523A1 · Jun 26, 2014