IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,738,276
Granted Patent B2
US 9,738,276 · App. 14/850,119 · Granted Aug 22, 2017

Parking assist system

Inventors: Yusuke Kiyokawa (Nagoya, JP); Tomohisa Yamashita (Toyohashi, JP); Motonari Obayashi (Nagakute, JP); Hironobu Ishijima (Toyota, JP)
Assignees: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60W30/06B60K35/00B62D15/0285B60W2550/20
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Patent No.
US 9,738,276
App. No.
14/850,119
Granted
Aug 22, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A parking assist system includes an electronic control unit configured to detect a stopped vehicle, and to set a target position, to which a vehicle moves, to a position between a first stopped vehicle and a second stopped vehicle that are detected, the position being commensurate with a distance between the first stopped vehicle and the second stopped vehicle.

Claims (23)

1. A parking assist system comprising:

an electronic control unit configured to detect a stopped vehicle, and to set a target position, to which a vehicle moves, to a position between a first stopped vehicle and a second stopped vehicle that are detected, the position being commensurate with a distance between the first stopped vehicle and the second stopped vehicle.

2. The parking assist system according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to, when the distance between the first stopped vehicle and the second stopped vehicle is longer than a threshold, set the target position such that a distance between the target position and the first stopped vehicle is shorter than a distance between the target position and the second stopped vehicle.

3. The parking assist system according to claim 2 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to, when the distance between the first stopped vehicle and the second stopped vehicle is longer than the threshold, set the target position that is in tandem with or side by side with the first stopped vehicle.

4. The parking assist system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the electronic control unit is configured to, when the distance between the first stopped vehicle and the second stopped vehicle is longer than a threshold, set a first candidate position and a second candidate position, the first candidate position is in tandem with or side by side with the first stopped vehicle and closer to the first stopped vehicle than to the second stopped vehicle, and the second candidate position is in tandem with or side by side with the second stopped vehicle and closer to the second stopped vehicle than to the first stopped vehicle; and

the electronic control unit is configured to set one of the first candidate position and the second candidate position as the target position.

5. The parking assist system according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to, when the distance between the first stopped vehicle and the second stopped vehicle is longer than a threshold and a distance between the vehicle and the first stopped vehicle is shorter than a distance between the vehicle and the second stopped vehicle, set the target position such that a distance between the target position and the first stopped vehicle is shorter than a distance between the target position and the second stopped vehicle.

6. The parking assist system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a display unit configured to be controlled by the electronic control unit so as to display at least one of a first image corresponding to the vehicle, a second image corresponding to the first stopped vehicle and a third image corresponding to the second stopped vehicle, in accordance with the distance between the first stopped vehicle and the second stopped vehicle.

7. The parking assist system according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a display unit configured to be controlled by the electronic control unit so as to display at least one of a first image corresponding to the vehicle, a second image corresponding to the first stopped vehicle and a third image corresponding to the second stopped vehicle, in accordance with the distance between the first stopped vehicle and the second stopped vehicle.

8. The parking assist system according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a display unit configured to be controlled by the electronic control unit so as to display at least one of a first image corresponding to the vehicle, a second image corresponding to the first stopped vehicle and a third image corresponding to the second stopped vehicle, in accordance with the distance between the first stopped vehicle and the second stopped vehicle.

9. The parking assist system according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a display unit configured to be controlled by the electronic control unit so as to display at least one of a first image corresponding to the vehicle, a second image corresponding to the first stopped vehicle and a third image corresponding to the second stopped vehicle, in accordance with the distance between the first stopped vehicle and the second stopped vehicle.

10. The parking assist system according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a display unit configured to be controlled by the electronic control unit so as to display at least one of a first image corresponding to the vehicle, a second image corresponding to the first stopped vehicle and a third image corresponding to the second stopped vehicle, in accordance with the distance between the first stopped vehicle and the second stopped vehicle.

11. The parking assist system according to claim 6 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to control the display unit to, when the distance between the first stopped vehicle and the second stopped vehicle is longer than a threshold, display the first image and the second image, and when the distance between the first stopped vehicle and the second stopped vehicle is shorter than or equal to the threshold, display the first image, the second image and the third image.

12. The parking assist system according to claim 7 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to control the display unit to, when the distance between the first stopped vehicle and the second stopped vehicle is longer than a threshold, display the first image and the second image, and when the distance between the first stopped vehicle and the second stopped vehicle is shorter than or equal to the threshold, display the first image, the second image and the third image.

13. The parking assist system according to claim 8 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to control the display unit to, when the distance between the first stopped vehicle and the second stopped vehicle is longer than a threshold, display the first image and the second image, and when the distance between the first stopped vehicle and the second stopped vehicle is shorter than or equal to the threshold, display the first image, the second image and the third image.

14. The parking assist system according to claim 9 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to control the display unit to, when the distance between the first stopped vehicle and the second stopped vehicle is longer than a threshold, display the first image and the second image, and when the distance between the first stopped vehicle and the second stopped vehicle is shorter than or equal to the threshold, display the first image, the second image and the third image.

15. The parking assist system according to claim 10 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to control the display unit to, when the distance between the first stopped vehicle and the second stopped vehicle is longer than a threshold, display the first image and the second image, and when the distance between the first stopped vehicle and the second stopped vehicle is shorter than or equal to the threshold, display the first image, the second image and the third image.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2015
From: KIYOKAWA, YUSUKE; YAMASHITA, TOMOHISA; OBAYASHI, MOTONARI; ISHIJIMA, HIRONOBU
To: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 036533/0634 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-186826 · Sep 12, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160075326A1 · Mar 17, 2016