Vehicle control system
First Claim
1. A system for controlling a vehicle to facilitate parking a trailer coupled to the vehicle, the system comprising a processor configured to:
- assess candidate parking destinations to determine whether they constitute a suitable target parking destination;
identify a target parking destination for the trailer;
determine a current trailer position;
model a target route from the current trailer position to the target parking destination; and
output a vehicle control signal for controlling the vehicle to guide the trailer along the target route;
wherein the target route is generated by modifying a pre-defined path based on a determined angular offset and/or positional offset between the current trailer position and the target parking destination, the pre-defined path comprising first and second curves arranged in an S-shape.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a vehicle control system (1) for controlling a vehicle (3) to facilitate parking a trailer (5) coupled to the vehicle (3). The vehicle control system includes a processor (33) configured to identify a target parking destination (PTAR) for the trailer (5). The current position of the trailer (5) is determined by the processor (33). A target route (R) is then modelled to guide the trailer (5) from its current position to the target parking destination (PTAR). The processor (33) is configured to output a vehicle control signal to control the vehicle (3) to guide the trailer (5) along the target route (R). The invention also relates to a method of controlling a vehicle (3) to facilitate reversing a trailer (5).
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17 Claims
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1. A system for controlling a vehicle to facilitate parking a trailer coupled to the vehicle, the system comprising a processor configured to:
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assess candidate parking destinations to determine whether they constitute a suitable target parking destination; identify a target parking destination for the trailer; determine a current trailer position; model a target route from the current trailer position to the target parking destination; and output a vehicle control signal for controlling the vehicle to guide the trailer along the target route; wherein the target route is generated by modifying a pre-defined path based on a determined angular offset and/or positional offset between the current trailer position and the target parking destination, the pre-defined path comprising first and second curves arranged in an S-shape. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for controlling a vehicle to facilitate reversing a trailer coupled to the vehicle, the system comprising a processor configured to:
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assess candidate parking destinations to determine whether they constitute a suitable target parking destination; and generate a target route from a current trailer position to a target parking destination by modifying a pre-defined path based on a determined angular offset and/or positional offset between the current trailer position and the target parking destination; wherein the pre-defined path comprises first and second curves arranged in an S-shape. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 17)
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16. A method of controlling a vehicle to facilitate parking a trailer coupled to the vehicle, the method comprising:
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assessing candidate parking destinations to determine whether they constitute a suitable target parking destination; identifying a target parking destination for the trailer; determining a current trailer position; modeling a target route from the current trailer position to the target parking destination; and outputting a vehicle control signal for controlling the vehicle to guide the trailer along the target route; wherein the target route is generated by modifying a pre-defined path based on a determined angular offset and/or positional offset between the current trailer position and the target parking destination, the pre-defined path comprising first and second curves arranged in an S-shape.
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