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Granted Patent B2
US 9,849,864 · App. 14/814,855 · Granted Dec 26, 2017

Vehicle parking assist system

Inventors: John Bales (Canton, MI); Michael Hafner (Ann Arbor, MI)
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
B60T7/22B60T8/1708B60T2201/022B60T2201/10
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,849,864
App. No.
14/814,855
Granted
Dec 26, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A parking assist system for a vehicle is provided that includes a brake system having at least one wheel count encoder configured to output a wheel count signal and a controller configured to limit a velocity of the vehicle in a first mode. The controller is also configured to stop the vehicle at a target location in a second mode, and prevent overshoot of the target location by the vehicle in a third mode.

Claims (13)

1. A parking assist system for a vehicle, comprising:

a brake system having at least one wheel count encoder configured to output a wheel count signal; and

a controller configured to limit a velocity of the vehicle in a first mode, configured to stop the vehicle at a target location in a second mode, and configured to prevent overshoot of the target location by the vehicle in a third mode by outputting a brake torque inversely proportional to a calculated distance to the target stop location of the vehicle.

2. The parking assist system of claim 1 , further comprising a scheduler configured to convert the wheel count signal into a linear distance traveled by the vehicle.

3. The parking assist system of claim 2 , wherein the second mode of the controller is operated in a proportional-derivative control based on a distance error signal.

4. The parking assist system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to transition from the first mode to the second mode at a predetermined distance threshold from the target location.

5. The parking assist system of claim 4 , wherein the third mode of the controller is configured to stop the vehicle at the target location with essentially no overshoot.

6. A parking assist system for a vehicle, comprising:

a scheduler in electrical communication with a parking aid controller and a vehicle communication bus and configured to output feedback signals to a control module configured to operate in a first, a second and a third mode, wherein the control module in the third mode is configured to output a brake torque inversely proportional to a calculated distance to a target stop location of the vehicle.

7. The parking assist system of claim 6 , wherein the first mode is operated in a proportional-integral control based on a velocity error signal.

8. The parking assist system of claim 7 , wherein the second mode of the control module is configured to be operated in a proportional-derivative control based on a distance error signal.

9. The parking assist system of claim 8 , wherein the second mode of the control module is configured to stop the vehicle at the target location.

10. The parking assist system of claim 6 , wherein the feedback signals include at least a distance error signal and a velocity error signal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2015
From: BALES, JOHN; HAFNER, MICHAEL
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 036226/0958 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170028970A1 · Feb 2, 2017