Device and method for assisting a driver in driving his vehicle into and out of a parking space in a parking facility
First Claim
1. A vehicle parking device comprising:
- a parking apparatus configured todetermine, at a start of a parking phase, a first route for a vehicle from an entry region of a parking installation to a currently available free parking space within the parking installation, and transmit corresponding movement instructions to a driving assistance system of the vehicle, anddetermine, at an end of the parking phase, a second route for the vehicle from the parking space to an exit region of the parking installation, and transmit corresponding movement instructions to the driving assistance system,wherein the determination of the first route and of the second route is according to a function of current traffic volume in the parking installation.
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Abstract
A device and method for assisting a driver when parking his vehicle in a parking installation and removing his vehicle therefrom is provided. The vehicle is equipped with a driving assistance system which permits remote-controlled movement and steering. The device has a parking management and monitoring apparatus which is configured to determine, at the start of a parking phase, a first route for a vehicle, which has been left behind by the driver in an entry region of the parking installation, to a currently available free parking space within the parking installation, and transmit corresponding movement instructions to the driving assistance system of the vehicle, and determine, at the end of the parking phase, a second route for the vehicle from this parking space to an exit region of the parking installation, and transmit corresponding movement instructions to the driving assistance system of the vehicle.
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15 Claims
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1. A vehicle parking device comprising:
a parking apparatus configured to determine, at a start of a parking phase, a first route for a vehicle from an entry region of a parking installation to a currently available free parking space within the parking installation, and transmit corresponding movement instructions to a driving assistance system of the vehicle, and determine, at an end of the parking phase, a second route for the vehicle from the parking space to an exit region of the parking installation, and transmit corresponding movement instructions to the driving assistance system, wherein the determination of the first route and of the second route is according to a function of current traffic volume in the parking installation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A park assist method for a vehicle, comprising:
by a parking apparatus, transmitting to the vehicle instructions defining autonomous driving operations to maneuver the vehicle along a route, to an available parking space within a parking installation, planned as a function of current traffic volume due to other vehicles in the parking installation such that movement of the vehicle to the available parking space does not disrupt or slow down the other vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A park assist system for a vehicle, comprising:
a parking apparatus configured to transmit to the vehicle instructions defining autonomous driving operations to maneuver the vehicle along a route, to an exit of a parking installation, planned as a function of current traffic volume due to other vehicles in the parking installation such that movement of the vehicle to the exit does not disrupt or slow down the other vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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