Granted Patent B2

US 12,330,677 · App. 18/051,329 · Granted Jun 17, 2025

Inventors: Mirian Rodriguez Romero (Troy, MI); Ovidiu Buzdugan Romcea (Troy, MI)

Assignee: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH

B60W60/001B60W30/06B60W50/14B60W2050/146

Abstract

Claims (42)

1. An automated parking system for parking a vehicle within a parking slot, the system comprising:

a communication device comprising:

a display configured to depict a visual representation of the vehicle within the parking slot;

a human machine interface (HMI) configured to receive user input and, according to the user input, relocate the visual representation of the vehicle on the display within the parking slot from a default position to a user selected location; and

a first data bus configured to transmit the user selected location of the visual representation of the vehicle within the parking slot; and

an automated parking device comprising:

a sensor configured to determine a first location of a first side of the parking slot, a second location of a second side of the parking slot, and a third location of a rear side of the parking slot in relation to the vehicle, respectively;

a second data bus configured to receive the user selected location of the visual representation of the vehicle;

an electronic control module configured to:

determine a path from the vehicle to the parking slot such that an end of the path is located at the user selected location of the visual representation of the vehicle;

determine a percentage and a distance that at least one door may be opened before the at least one door abuts against the first side, the second side, the rear side of the parking slot, or is in a maximum operating position, and

autonomously maneuver the vehicle along the determined path,

wherein the visual representation of the vehicle includes both a three-dimensional bowl view of the vehicle and a two-dimensional overhead view of the vehicle, and

wherein the visual representation of the vehicle comprises the at least one door of the vehicle in an open position and the percentage and the distance that the at least one door may be opened.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is further configured to determine a length of the parking slot.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is further configured to determine a width of the parking slot.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the communication device is a center console of the vehicle, and the display and the HMI are elements of a touchscreen of the center console.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is a camera, a LiDAR sensor, a radar sensor, or an ultrasonic sensor disposed in the vehicle or in local infrastructure.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic control module is further configured to:

determine the path from the vehicle to the parking slot as a series of waypoints, and

autonomously maneuver the vehicle through the waypoints.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the percentage is determined as a ratio of the open position of the at least one door to the maximum operating position of the at least one door.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the distance is determined based on a body width of the vehicle and the at least one door of the vehicle, when the at least one door of the vehicle is in the open position.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one door comprises a driver side door, a passenger side door, a rear door, a tailgate, or a trunk of the vehicle.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the visual representation of the vehicle further comprises a plurality of doors of the vehicle in the open position, the plurality of doors comprising at least one of a driver side door, a passenger side door, and a rear door of the vehicle.

11. A method for parking a vehicle within a parking slot, the method comprising:

determining a first location of a first side of the parking slot, a second location of a second side of the parking slot, and a third location of a rear side of the parking slot in relation to the vehicle, respectively;

displaying a visual representation of the vehicle within the parking slot;

receiving user input and, according to the user input, relocating the visual representation of the vehicle within the parking slot from a default position to a user selected location;

transmitting and receiving the user selected location of the visual representation of the vehicle within the parking slot;

determining a path from the vehicle to the parking slot such that an end of the path is located at the user selected location of the visual representation of the vehicle;

determine a percentage and a distance that at least one door may be opened before the at least one door abuts against the first side, the second side, the rear side of the parking slot, or is in a maximum operating position; and

autonomously maneuvering the vehicle along the determined path,

wherein the visual representation of the vehicle includes both a three-dimensional bowl view of the vehicle and a two-dimensional overhead view of the vehicle, and

wherein the visual representation of the vehicle comprises the at least one door of the vehicle in an open position and the percentage and the distance that the at least one door may be opened.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

determining the path from the vehicle to the parking slot as a series of waypoints, and

autonomously maneuvering the vehicle through the waypoints such that the vehicle is driven along the determined path.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising: determining a length of the parking slot.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising: determining a width of the parking slot.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the at least one door comprises a driver side door, a passenger side door, a rear door, a tailgate, or a trunk of the vehicle.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the visual representation of the vehicle further comprises a plurality of doors of the vehicle in the open position, the plurality of doors comprising at least one of a driver side door, a passenger side door, and a rear door of the vehicle.

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