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Granted Patent B2
US 9,481,368 · App. 14/850,163 · Granted Nov 1, 2016

Park exit assist system and park exit assist method

Inventors: Motokatsu Tomozawa (Nagoya, JP); Masaya Kato (Toyokawa, JP); Hiroyuki Tachibana (Okazaki, JP); Tomohisa Yamashita (Toyohashi, JP); Shogi Fukukawa (Nagoya, JP); Takatomo Asai (Nagoya, JP); Motonari Obayashi (Nagakute, JP); Hironobu Ishijima (Toyota, JP)
Assignees: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60W30/0956B60W10/18B60W10/20B60W30/06B62D15/028B62D15/0285B60W2550/00B60W2710/18B60W2710/20
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Patent No.
US 9,481,368
App. No.
14/850,163
Granted
Nov 1, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A park exit assist system includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to, at a time of assisting in moving a vehicle parallel parked in a parking area out of the parking area, set an imaginary line at a boundary at a predetermined position on a side in a direction, which is opposite to a direction in which the vehicle is moved out of the parking area, on the basis of a position of the vehicle at a start of assisting in moving the vehicle out of the parking area, set an area beyond the imaginary line for a no-entry area, and execute control for assisting in moving the vehicle out of the parking area such that the vehicle does not enter the no-entry area.

Claims (46)

1. A park exit assist system comprising

an electronic control unit configured to:

at a time of assisting in moving a vehicle parallel parked in a parking area out of the parking area, set an imaginary line at a boundary at a predetermined position on a side in a direction, which is opposite to a direction in which the vehicle is moved out of the parking area, on the basis of a position of the vehicle at a start of assisting in moving the vehicle out of the parking area;

set an area beyond the imaginary line for a no-entry area; and

execute control for assisting in moving the vehicle out of the parking area such that the vehicle does not enter the no-entry area, wherein

the electronic control unit is configured to set an imaginary wall extending the imaginary line vertically with respect to a ground surface,

the electronic control unit is configured to set an area beyond the imaginary wall for the no-entry area, and

the electronic control unit is configured to execute control such that a vehicle body of the vehicle does not enter the no-entry area.

2. The park exit assist system according to claim 1 , wherein

the electronic control unit is configured to set the imaginary line, a forward boundary at a position of a parked vehicle ahead of the vehicle, and a rearward boundary at a position of a parked vehicle behind the vehicle, and

the electronic control unit is configured to set the area beyond the imaginary line, an area beyond the forward boundary and an area beyond the rearward boundary, for the no-entry area.

3. The park exit assist system according to claim 2 , wherein

the electronic control unit is configured to, when the vehicle moving out of the parking area is close to the no-entry area at a distance shorter than a first distance, provide a guide to turn a steering unit.

4. The park exit assist system according to claim 3 , wherein

the electronic control unit is further configured to reset the position of the imaginary line.

5. The park exit assist system according to claim 2 , wherein

the electronic control unit is further configured to reset the position of the imaginary line.

6. The park exit assist system according to claim 1 , wherein

the electronic control unit is configured to, when the vehicle moving out of the parking area is close to the no-entry area at a distance shorter than a first distance, provide a guide to turn a steering unit.

7. The park exit assist system according to claim 6 , wherein

the electronic control unit is further configured to reset the position of the imaginary line.

8. The park exit assist system according to claim 1 , wherein

the electronic control unit is further configured to reset the position of the imaginary line.

9. The park exit assist system according to claim 1 , wherein

the electronic control unit is configured to execute control such that a wheel of the vehicle does not enter the no-entry area.

10. The park exit assist system according to claim 1 , wherein

the electronic control unit is configured to, at the time of assisting in moving the vehicle out of the parking area, control the vehicle in an automatic steering mode.

11. A park exit assist method, implemented by an electronic control unit, comprising:

at a time of assisting in moving a vehicle parallel parked in a parking area out of the parking area, setting an imaginary line at a boundary at a predetermined position on a side in a direction, which is opposite to a direction in which the vehicle is moved out of the parking area, on the basis of a position of the vehicle at a start of assisting in moving the vehicle out of the parking area;

setting an area beyond the imaginary line for a no-entry area; and

executing control for assisting in moving the vehicle out of the parking area such that the vehicle does not enter the no-entry area, further comprising:

setting an imaginary wall extending the imaginary line vertically with respect to a ground surface;

setting an area beyond the imaginary wall for the no-entry area; and

executing control such that a vehicle body of the vehicle does not enter the no-entry area.

12. The park exit assist method according to claim 11 , further comprising:

setting the imaginary line, a forward boundary at a position of a parked vehicle ahead of the vehicle, and a rearward boundary at a position of a parked vehicle behind the vehicle; and

setting the area beyond the imaginary line, an area beyond the forward boundary and an area beyond the rearward boundary, for the no-entry area.

13. The park exit assist method according to claim 12 , further comprising,

when the vehicle moving out of the parking area is close to the no-entry area at a distance shorter than a first distance, providing a guide to turn a steering unit.

14. The park exit assist method according to claim 13 , further comprising resetting the position of the imaginary line.

15. The park exit assist method according to claim 12 , further comprising resetting the position of the imaginary line.

16. The park exit assist method according to claim 11 , further comprising,

when the vehicle moving out of the parking area is close to the no-entry area at a distance shorter than a first distance, providing a guide to turn a steering unit.

17. The park exit assist method according to claim 16 , further comprising resetting the position of the imaginary line.

18. The park exit assist method according to claim 11 , further comprising resetting the position of the imaginary line.

19. The park exit assist method according to claim 11 , further comprising executing control such that a wheel of the vehicle does not enter the no-entry area.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2015
From: TOMOZAWA, MOTOKATSU; KATO, MASAYA; TACHIBANA, HIROYUKI; YAMASHITA, TOMOHISA; FUKUKAWA, SHOGI; ASAI, TAKATOMO; OBAYASHI, MOTONARI; ISHIJIMA, HIRONOBU
To: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-186778 · Sep 12, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160075331A1 · Mar 17, 2016