Automatic parking system and automatic parking method
An automatic parking system includes a sensor detecting parking areas depending on a size of a subject vehicle and a controller controlling the subject vehicle to be parked in an optimal parking area among the parking areas, in which the sensor may detect the parking areas in consideration of a length and a width of the subject vehicle and detect a spaced distance from surrounding vehicles positioned on a side of the subject vehicle in the optimal parking area and the controller may calculate a moving path between a current position of the subject vehicle and the optimal parking area and compare a predetermined reference distance and the spaced distances to control the subject vehicle.
1. An automatic parking system, comprising:
a sensor detecting slots depending on a size of a subject vehicle; and
a controller controlling the subject vehicle to be parked in an optimal slot among the detected slots and determining a partially automated parking system (PAPS) mode from a group of modes comprising a system ready mode, a slot search mode, a slot found mode, a select slot mode and an automated parking maneuver mode,
wherein, in the slot search mode, the sensor detects the slots in consideration of a length and a width of the subject vehicle, and
wherein, in the automated parking maneuver mode, the controller calculates a moving path between a current position of the subject vehicle and the optimal slot, detects spaced distances from surrounding vehicles positioned on a side of the subject vehicle in the optimal slot, and controls the subject vehicle based on a predetermined reference distance and the spaced distances.
2. The automatic parking system of claim 1 ,
wherein the controller determines the system ready mode, and outputs information of “system activated” to a driver or operator.
3. The automatic parking system of claim 2 ,
wherein when the automatic parking system is not available, the controller outputs information of a system condition to the driver or operator, the system condition comprising a status of the automatic parking system.
4. The automatic parking system of claim 2 ,
wherein the information is output in a manner of graphic, sound or haptic.
5. The automatic parking system of claim 1 ,
wherein the controller determines the slot search mode in response to an activation input from a driver of infrastructure, and outputs information of “searching for slots” to a driver or operator.
6. The automatic parking system of claim 1 ,
wherein the controller determines the slot found mode in response that the sensor has found at least one parking slots, and outputs information of “slot search results” to a driver or operator.
7. The automatic parking system of claim 6 ,
wherein the information is output in a manner of graphically displaying the number of available parking slots, and the positions of the available parking slots.
8. The automatic parking system of claim 1 ,
wherein the controller determines the select slot mode after the slot found mode, and outputs information of available slots, and receives driver/operator input to select a slot for parking.
9. The automatic parking system of claim 1 ,
wherein the controller determines the automated parking maneuver mode, and outputs information of “system is controlling vehicle along the path” to a driver or operator.
10. The automatic parking system of claim 9 ,
wherein the information is output in a manner of graphically displaying a video which shows the vehicle, the parking lines and obstacles, by Around View Monitor.
11. An automatic parking method for automatically parking a subject vehicle, the automatic parking method comprising steps of:
determining a system ready mode and outputting information of “system activated” to a driver or operator;
receiving an activation input from the driver or infrastructure;
determining a slot search mode, outputting information of “searching for slots” to the driver or operator, and detecting by a sensor parking slots in consideration of a length and a width of the subject vehicle;
determining a slot found mode and outputting information of “slot search results” to the driver or operator;
determining a select slot mode, outputting information of at least one available slots, and receiving driver/operator input to select a slot for parking;
determining an automated parking maneuver mode, calculating, a moving path between a current position of the subject vehicle and an optimal slot,
automatically parking the subject vehicle in the optimal slot, wherein the subject vehicle is controlled by sensing spaced distances between the subject vehicle and surrounding vehicles in the optimal slot, and outputting information of “system is controlling vehicle along the path” to the driver of operator,
wherein the automatic parking method further comprises, when an automatic parking system is not available, outputting information of a system condition to the driver or operator, the system condition comprising a status of the automatic parking system.
12. The automatic parking method of claim 11 ,
wherein the information output in the system ready mode is output in a manner of graphic, sound or haptic.
13. The automatic parking method of claim 11 ,
wherein the information output in the slot found mode is output in a manner of graphically display the number of available slots, and the positions of the available slots.
14. The automatic parking method of claim 11 ,
wherein the information output in the automated marking maneuver mode is output in a manner of graphically displaying a video which shows the vehicle, the parking lines and obstacles by Around View Monitor.