Method and apparatus for operating a vehicle
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1. A method for operating a vehicle, comprising:
- receiving, via a wireless communication network using a communication interface of the vehicle, at least one dimension of a parking position within a monitored parking area, the wireless communication network including at least one of a WLAN network and a mobile radio network, the at least one dimension of the parking position being received from a parking area management system of the parking area, the parking area management system including a monitoring system that monitors the parking area, the parking area having a plurality of parking spaces, the plurality of parking spaces including the parking position, the at least one dimension being measured by the monitoring system; and
autonomously maneuvering the vehicle, using a control device of the vehicle, into the parking position based on the received at least one dimension.
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Abstract
A method for operating a vehicle, comprising receiving one or more dimensions of a parking position via a communication network, and autonomously maneuvering the vehicle into the parking position based on the one or more dimensions. An apparatus for operating a vehicle, and a method and an apparatus for assisting a vehicle upon maneuvering into a parking position are also described. A vehicle, a parking system for vehicles, and a computer program are also described.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for operating a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving, via a wireless communication network using a communication interface of the vehicle, at least one dimension of a parking position within a monitored parking area, the wireless communication network including at least one of a WLAN network and a mobile radio network, the at least one dimension of the parking position being received from a parking area management system of the parking area, the parking area management system including a monitoring system that monitors the parking area, the parking area having a plurality of parking spaces, the plurality of parking spaces including the parking position, the at least one dimension being measured by the monitoring system; and autonomously maneuvering the vehicle, using a control device of the vehicle, into the parking position based on the received at least one dimension. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for operating a vehicle, comprising:
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a communication interface to receive via a wireless communication network from a parking area management system of a monitored parking area, at least one dimension of a parking position within the monitored parking area, the parking area management system including a monitoring system that monitors the parking area, the parking area having a plurality of parking spaces, the plurality of parking spaces including the parking position, the at least one dimension being measured by the monitoring system, the wireless communication network including at least one of a WLAN network and a mobile radio network; and a control device to autonomously maneuver the vehicle into the parking position based on the received at least one dimension. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for assisting a vehicle to autonomously maneuver into a parking position, comprising:
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monitoring a parking area by a parking area management system of the parking area, the parking area management system including a monitoring system for monitoring the parking area, the parking area having a plurality of parking spaces; measuring, by the monitoring system of the parking area management system, at least one dimension of a parking position within the monitored parking area, the monitoring system measuring the at least one dimension with a measurement device of the monitoring system, the measurement device including at least one of a video camera, a laser sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a LIDAR sensor, and a radar sensor; after the measuring, transmitting, by the parking area management system using a communication interface, the measured at least one dimension of the parking position via a wireless communication network to the vehicle so that the vehicle can autonomously maneuver into the parking position based on the transmitted measured at least one dimension, the wireless communication network including at least one of a WLAN network and a mobile radio network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An parking area management system of a parking area for assisting vehicles to autonomously maneuver into a parking position within the parking area, comprising:
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a parking area monitoring system of the parking area to monitor the parking area, the parking area having a plurality of parking spaces, the parking area monitoring system configured to measure the at least one dimension with a measurement device of the monitoring system, the measurement device including at least one of a video camera, a laser sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a LIDAR sensor, and a radar sensor, at least one dimension of a parking position within the monitored parking area; and a communication interface to transmit, via a wireless communications network, the measured at least one dimension of a parking position within the monitored parking area to one of the vehicles so that the vehicle can autonomously maneuver into the parking position based on the transmitted at least one dimension, the wireless communication network including at least one of a WLAN network and a mobile radio network. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A vehicle, comprising:
an apparatus for operating a vehicle, including a communication interface to receive from a parking area management system of a monitored parking area via a wireless communication network at least one dimension of a parking position within the parking area, the parking area management system including a parking area monitoring system that monitors the parking area, the parking area having a plurality of parking spaces, the plurality of parking spaces including the parking position, the received at least one dimension of the parking position being measured by the parking area monitoring system, and a control device to autonomously maneuver the vehicle into the parking position based on the received at least one dimension, the wireless communication network including at least one of a WLAN network and a mobile radio network.
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25. A parking system for vehicles encompassing several parking positions in which vehicles can park, and comprising:
an apparatus for assisting a vehicle autonomously maneuver into a parking position within a monitored parking area, the apparatus including a parking area monitoring system of the parking area to monitor the parking area, the parking area having a plurality of parking spaces, the parking area monitoring system measuring at least one dimension of a parking position within the monitored parking area, the parking area monitoring system configured to measure the at least one dimension with a measurement device of the monitoring system, the measurement device including at least one of a video camera, a laser sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a LIDAR sensor, and a radar sensor, and a communication interface to transmit, via a wireless communications network, the measured at least one dimension of a parking position to the vehicle so that the vehicle can autonomously maneuver into the parking position based on the transmitted at least one dimension, the wireless communication network including at least one of a WLAN network and a mobile radio network.
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26. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program code for operating a vehicle, the program code, when executed by a computer, causing the computer to perform:
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receiving, via a wireless communication network using a communication interface of the vehicle, at least one dimension of a parking position within a monitored parking area, the wireless communication network including at least one of a WLAN network and a mobile radio network, the at least one dimension of the parking position being received from a parking area management system of the parking area, the parking area management system including a monitoring system that monitors the parking area, the parking area having a plurality of parking spaces, the plurality of parking spaces including the parking position, the parking area monitoring system measuring the at least one dimension of a parking position within the monitored parking area; and autonomously maneuvering the vehicle, using a control device of the vehicle, into the parking position based on the received at least one dimension.
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