IP Library Granted Patent US 11,987,233
Granted Patent B2
US 11,987,233 · App. 17/781,218 · Granted May 21, 2024

Route generation device, parking assist apparatus, route generation method, and parking assist method

Inventors: Kenta Katsu (Tokyo, JP); Takashi Matsumoto (Tokyo, JP); Takahisa Aoyagi (Tokyo, JP); Masataka Shirozono (Tokyo, JP); Hiroshi Yamada (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
B60W30/06B60W10/20B62D5/0496B62D15/0285B60W2510/20B60W2556/45
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Patent No.
US 11,987,233
App. No.
17/781,218
Granted
May 21, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A route generation device includes: a steering loaded state input unit to which a steering loaded state of a vehicle is inputted; a parking slot position input unit to which a position of a parking slot near the vehicle is inputted; a vehicle position input unit to which a position of the vehicle is inputted; a number-of-times-of-static-steering upper limit calculation unit configured to calculate, on the basis of the steering loaded state, a number-of-times-of-static-steering upper limit value up to which static steering of the vehicle can be performed between the position of the vehicle and the position of the parking slot; and a guidance route generation unit configured to generate a guidance route for guiding the vehicle to the parking slot, on the basis of the position of the vehicle, the position of the parking slot, and the number-of-times-of-static-steering upper limit value.

Claims (66)

1. A route generation device comprising at least one processor configured to:

obtain a steering loaded state of a vehicle;

obtain a position of a parking slot near the vehicle;

obtain a position of the vehicle;

calculate, based on the steering loaded state, a maximum number of static steering turnabouts up to which static steering of the vehicle can be performed between the position of the vehicle and the position of the parking slot; and

generate a parking guidance route in which static steering is performed until a number of static steering turnabouts performed starting from the position of the vehicle reaches the maximum number of static steering turnabouts, based on the position of the vehicle, the position of the parking slot, and the maximum number of static steering turnabouts.

2. A route generation device comprising at least one processor configured to:

detect a steering loaded state of a vehicle;

detect a position of a parking slot near the vehicle;

detect a position of the vehicle;

calculate, based on the steering loaded state, a maximum number of static steering turnabouts up to which static steering of the vehicle can be performed between the position of the vehicle and the position of the parking slot; and

generate a parking guidance route in which static steering is performed until a number of static steering turnabouts performed starting from the position of the vehicle reaches the maximum number of static steering turnabouts, based on the position of the vehicle, the position of the parking slot, and the maximum number of static steering turnabout.

3. The route generation device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

calculate, based on the steering loaded state, an amount of current capable of being outputted during steering control of the vehicle; and

calculate an amount of current necessary during steering control of the vehicle from the position of the vehicle to the position of the parking slot,

calculates the maximum number of static steering turnabouts based on the amount of current capable of being outputted and the amount of current necessary during steering control, and

generate the parking guidance route based on the maximum number of static steering turnabouts.

4. The route generation device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

generate the parking guidance route such that: static steering is performed until arrival at the maximum number of static steering turnabouts; and static steering is not performed upon exceeding the maximum number of static steering turnabouts.

5. The route generation device according to claim 1 , wherein

the steering loaded state of the vehicle is a temperature of a motor of an electric power steering.

6. The route generation device according to claim 1 , wherein

the steering loaded state of the vehicle is a temperature of an ECU for an electric power steering.

7. A parking assist apparatus comprising:

the route generation device according to claim 1 ; and

a vehicle control device configured to cause the vehicle to be parked in the parking slot based on the parking guidance route.

8. A parking assist apparatus comprising:

the route generation device according to claim 1 ; and

a reporting device configured to report the parking guidance route.

9. A route generation method comprising:

inputting a steering loaded state of a vehicle;

inputting a position of a parking slot near the vehicle;

inputting a position of the vehicle;

calculating, based on the steering loaded state inputted, a maximum number of static steering turnabouts up to which static steering of the vehicle can be performed; and

generating a parking guidance route in which static steering is performed until a number of static steering turnabouts performed starting from the position of the vehicle reaches the maximum number of static steering turnabouts, based on the position of the parking slot, the position of the vehicle, and the maximum number of static steering turnabouts.

10. The route generation method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

calculating, based on the steering loaded state, an amount of current capable of being outputted during steering control, before calculating the maximum number of static steering turnabouts; and

calculating an amount of current necessary during steering control of the vehicle from the position of the vehicle to the position of the parking slot, before calculating the maximum number of static steering turnabouts, wherein

calculating the maximum number of static steering turnabouts based on the amount of current capable of being outputted and the amount of current necessary during steering control.

11. A parking assist method comprising

parking the vehicle in the parking slot based on the parking guidance route generated by the route generation method according to claim 9 .

12. A parking assist method comprising

reporting the parking guidance route generated by the route generation method according to claim 9 to the vehicle, to park the vehicle in the parking slot.

13. A parking assist method comprising:

reporting the guidance route generated by the route generation method according to claim 9 to a vehicle management system configured to manage the vehicle that travels in a parking place including the parking slot; and

parking the vehicle in the parking slot.

14. The route generation device according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

calculate, based on the steering loaded state, an amount of current capable of being outputted during steering control of the vehicle; and

calculate an amount of current necessary during steering control of the vehicle from the position of the vehicle to the position of the parking slot, wherein

calculate the maximum number of static steering turnabouts based on the amount of current capable of being outputted and the amount of current necessary during steering control, and

generate the parking guidance route based on the maximum number of static steering turnabouts.

15. The route generation device according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

generate the parking guidance route such that: static steering is performed until arrival at the maximum number of static steering turnabouts; and static steering is not performed upon exceeding the maximum number of static steering turnabouts.

16. A parking assist apparatus comprising:

the route generation device according to claim 2 ; and

a vehicle control device configured to cause the vehicle to be parked in the parking slot based on the parking guidance route.

17. A parking assist apparatus comprising:

the route generation device according to claim 1 ; and

a reporting device configured to report the parking guidance route.

18. A parking assist method comprising

parking the vehicle in the parking slot based on the parking guidance route generated by the route generation method according to claim 10 .

19. A parking assist method comprising

reporting the parking guidance route generated by the route generation method according to claim 10 to the vehicle, to park the vehicle in the parking slot.

20. A parking assist method comprising:

reporting the parking guidance route generated by the route generation method according to claim 10 to a vehicle management system configured to manage the vehicle that travels in a parking place including the parking slot; and

parking the vehicle in the parking slot.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 31, 2022
From: KATSU, KENTA; MATSUMOTO, TAKASHI; AOYAGI, TAKAHISA; SHIROZONO, MASATAKA; YAMADA, HIROSHI
To: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
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