IP Library Granted Patent US 9,862,416
Granted Patent B2
US 9,862,416 · App. 15/031,579 · Granted Jan 9, 2018

Automatic parking control device, and parking assistance device

Inventors: Masato Imai (Tokyo, JP); Takashi Okada (Tokyo, JP); Masao Sakata (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: Clarion Co., Ltd.
B62D15/0285B60K31/0008G08G1/166G08G1/168
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Patent No.
US 9,862,416
App. No.
15/031,579
Granted
Jan 9, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An automatic parking control device performs steering control and speed control so that a subject vehicle moves along a target path toward a recognized parking space; when an obstacle that is approaching the subject vehicle has been detected, calculates a collision position at which the subject vehicle will collide with the obstacle; on the basis of a margin distance that is set according to the driving behavior of the subject vehicle and the collision position, calculates a stop position upon the target path that is set before the collision position by the margin distance; and performs speed control so that the subject vehicle stops at the stop position that has been calculated.

Claims (35)

1. An automatic parking control device that:

performs steering control and speed control so that a subject vehicle moves along a target path toward a recognized parking space;

when an obstacle that is approaching the subject vehicle has been detected, calculates a collision position at which the subject vehicle will collide with the obstacle;

on the basis of a margin distance that is set according to the driving behavior of the subject vehicle and the collision position, calculates a stop position upon the target path that is set before the collision position by the margin distance; and

performs speed control so that the subject vehicle stops at the stop position that has been calculated.

2. The automatic parking control device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the collision position is a position at which the predicted progression path of the obstacle and the target path intersect, and furthermore is a position at which the subject vehicle and the obstacle arrive approximately simultaneously.

3. The automatic parking control device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the parking space and the obstacle are detected on the basis of a captured image of the surroundings of the subject vehicle.

4. The automatic parking control device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the target path includes a forward path along which the subject vehicle is moved forward from its current position to a changeback position, and a backward path along which the subject vehicle is moved backward from the changeback position to the parking space;

the driving behavior includes moving forward and moving backward; and

the margin distance upon the backward path between the stop position and the collision position is greater than the margin distance upon the forward path between the stop position and the collision position.

5. The automatic parking control device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the target path includes a forward path along which the subject vehicle is moved forward from its current position to a changeback position, and a backward path along which the subject vehicle performs motion in a straight line and turning while being moved backward from the changeback position to the parking space;

the driving behavior includes moving in a straight line and turning; and

the margin distance when the collision position is upon the turning path is set to be greater than the margin distance when the collision position is upon the straight line path.

6. A parking assistance device that:

performs steering control and speed control so as to move a subject vehicle along a target path toward a recognized parking space;

when an obstacle that is approaching the subject vehicle has been detected, calculates a collision position at which the subject vehicle will collide with the obstacle; and

outputs an alarm upon arrival at an alarm position that is a position upon the target path before the collision position, and that is a margin distance before the collision position set according to the driving behavior of the subject vehicle;

on the basis of the margin distance that is set according to the driving behavior of the subject vehicle and the collision position, calculates a stop position upon the target path that is set before the collision position; and

performs speed control so that the subject vehicle stops at the stop position that has been calculated.

7. The parking assistance device according to claim 6 , wherein:

the collision position is a position at which the predicted progression path of the obstacle and the target path intersect, and furthermore is a position at which the subject vehicle and the obstacle arrive approximately simultaneously.

8. The parking assistance device according to claim 6 , wherein:

the parking space and the obstacle are detected on the basis of a captured image of the surroundings of the subject vehicle.

9. The parking assistance device according to claim 6 , wherein:

the target path includes a forward path along which the subject vehicle is moved forward from its current position to a changeback position, and a backward path along which the subject vehicle is moved backward from the changeback position to the parking space;

the driving behavior includes moving forward and moving backward; and

the margin distance upon the backward path between the stop position and the collision position is greater than the margin distance upon the forward path between the stop position and the collision position.

10. The parking assistance device according to claim 6 , wherein:

the target path includes a forward path along which the subject vehicle is moved forward from its current position to a changeback position, and a backward path along which the subject vehicle performs motion in a straight line and turning while being moved backward from the changeback position to the parking space;

the driving behavior includes moving in a straight line and turning; and

the margin distance when the collision position is upon the turning path is set to be greater than the margin distance when the collision position is upon the straight line path.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 23, 2026
From: CLARION CO., LTD.
To: FAURECIA CLARION ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 075801/0456 →
COMPANY SPLIT Recorded Jun 23, 2026
From: FAURECIA CLARION ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: FSVAP JAPAN CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 075801/0481 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2016
From: IMAI, MASATO; OKADA, TAKASHI
To: CLARION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 039035/0224 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-220248 · Oct 23, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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