IP Library Granted Patent US 11,332,125
Granted Patent B2
US 11,332,125 · App. 16/950,487 · Granted May 17, 2022

Parking assist device, vehicle, and parking assist method

Inventors: Yukio Sakai (Osaka Fu, JP); Shota Akaura (Kanagawa Ken, JP); Yuya Matsumoto (Tokyo To, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
B60W30/06B60K35/00B60L53/126B60L53/36B60K2370/152B60K2370/166B60K2370/175
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Patent No.
US 11,332,125
App. No.
16/950,487
Granted
May 17, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A parking assist device includes a hardware processor to: acquire region information on a parking region in which a contactless power feeding device is provided; perform, based on the region information, a first vehicle control for moving a vehicle to the parking region; and perform, after the vehicle is stopped in the parking region by the first vehicle control, a second vehicle control when relative positions between a power reception device provided in the vehicle and the contactless power feeding device deviate from each other.

Claims (44)

1. A parking assist device comprising:

a hardware processor configured to

acquire region information on a parking region in which a contactless power feeding device is provided,

perform, based on the region information, a first vehicle control for moving a vehicle to one position of the parking region, and

perform, after the vehicle is stopped in the one position of the parking region by the first vehicle control, a second vehicle control to move the vehicle to another position from the one position when relative positions between a power reception device provided in the vehicle and the contactless power feeding device deviate from each other,

wherein the power reception device of the vehicle does not face the contactless power feeding device in the one position,

the power reception device of the vehicle faces the contactless power feeding device in the other position,

the one position is a position at which the vehicle is stopped in the parking region after the first vehicle control is completed, and

the second vehicle control is performed after the vehicle is stopped at the one position of the parking region after the first vehicle control is completed.

2. The parking assist device according to claim 1 , wherein the other position is a position at which charging efficiency of contactless charging becomes maximum.

3. The parking assist device according to claim 1 , wherein the other position is a position at which charging efficiency of contactless charging becomes equal to or larger than a reference value.

4. The parking assist device according to claim 1 , wherein the hardware processor is configured to generate, based on the region information on the parking region, a path for moving the vehicle to the parking region.

5. The parking assist device according to claim 1 , wherein the hardware processor is configured to generate a path extending from the one position to the other position.

6. The parking assist device according to claim 5 , wherein the hardware processor is configured to cause a display device of the vehicle to display the path extending from the one position to the other position.

7. The parking assist device according to claim 6 , wherein the hardware processor is configured to cause the display device to display an image for selecting whether to perform the second vehicle control.

8. The parking assist device according to claim 1 , wherein the hardware processor is configured to

determine a distance between the one position and the other position, and

performs the second vehicle control when the distance is larger than a predetermined value.

9. The parking assist device according to claim 8 , wherein the hardware processor is configured to

receive, from the power reception device, information on charging efficiency obtained in a case where contactless charging is started between the power reception device and the contactless power feeding device, and

perform the second vehicle control when the information represents that the charging efficiency is smaller than a reference value.

10. The parking assist device according to claim 9 , wherein the hardware processor is configured to suspend the second vehicle control when the distance between the one position and the other position is equal to or larger than the predetermined value or when the charging efficiency is equal to or larger than the reference value.

11. The parking assist device according to claim 9 , wherein the hardware processor is configured to output, to the power reception device, a signal for starting contactless charging when the distance between the one position and the other position is equal to or smaller than the predetermined value or when the charging efficiency is equal to or larger than the reference value.

12. The parking assist device according to claim 1 , wherein the parking assist device further comprising a determination unit, the determination unit being configured to receive, from the power reception device, information on charging efficiency in a case of starting contactless charging at the one position, and determine whether to perform the second vehicle control based on the information on charging efficiency.

13. A vehicle comprising:

an acquisition device configured to acquire region information on a parking region in which a contactless power feeding device is provided;

a power reception device configured to receive power from the contactless power feeding device; and

a parking assist device including a hardware processor configured to

perform, based on the region information, a first vehicle control for moving the vehicle to one position of the parking region, and

perform, after the vehicle is stopped in the one position of the parking region by the first vehicle control, a second vehicle control to move the vehicle to another position from the one position when relative positions between the power reception device and the contactless power feeding device deviate from each other,

wherein the power reception device of the vehicle does not face the contactless power feeding device in the one position,

the power reception device of the vehicle faces the contactless power feeding device in the other position,

the one position is a position at which the vehicle is stopped in the parking region after the first vehicle control is completed, and

the second vehicle control is performed after the vehicle is stopped at the one position of the parking region after the first vehicle control is completed.

14. The vehicle according to claim 13 , further comprising a display device configured to display a path extending from the one position to the other position.

15. The vehicle according to claim 13 , further comprising a display device configured to display an image for selecting whether to perform the second vehicle control.

16. A parking assist method implemented by a computer provided in a vehicle, the method comprising:

acquiring region information on a parking region in which a contactless power feeding device is provided;

performing, based on the region information, a first vehicle control for moving the vehicle to one position of the parking region; and

performing, after the vehicle is stopped in the one position of the parking region by the first vehicle control, a second vehicle control for moving the vehicle to another position from the one position when relative positions between a power reception device included in the vehicle and the contactless power feeding device deviate from each other,

wherein the power reception device of the vehicle does not face the contactless power feeding device in the one position,

the power reception device of the vehicle faces the contactless power feeding device in the other position,

the one position is a position at which the vehicle is stopped in the parking region after the first vehicle control is completed, and

the second vehicle control is performed after the vehicle is stopped at the one position of the parking region after the first vehicle control is completed.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2024
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066703/0223 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2021
From: SAKAI, YUKIO; AKAURA, SHOTA; MATSUMOTO, YUYA
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057583/0576 →