System and method for autonomous parking of a vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for autonomous parking of a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- requesting initiation of an autonomous parking routine;
determining a location of a vehicle user comprising the steps of;
(a) transmitting a signal by one of an electronic device in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle user and a vehicle transceiver,(b) receiving the signal by the other of the electronic device in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle user and the vehicle transceiver,(c) measuring the strength of the received signal,(d) determining a distance between the electronic device and transceiver based on the strength of the received signal, and(e) correlating the distance between the electronic device and vehicle transceiver as the distance that the vehicle user is from the vehicle;
initiating the autonomous parking routine to autonomously park the vehicle only if the vehicle user is determined to be one of within the vehicle or beyond a predetermined distance from the vehicle outside the vehicle; and
initiating movement of the autonomous vehicle along a calculated path of travel if the vehicle user is not within the calculated path of travel of the autonomous vehicle.
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Abstract
A method for autonomous parking of a vehicle includes requesting initiation of an autonomous parking routine; determining the location of a vehicle user of the vehicle comprising the steps of: (a) transmitting a signal by one of an electronic device in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle user and a vehicle transceiver; (b) receiving the signal by the other of the electronic device in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle user and the vehicle transceiver; (c) measuring the strength of the received signal; (d) determining a distance between the electronic device and transceiver based on the strength of the received signal; (e) correlating the distance between the electronic device and transceiver as the distance that the vehicle user is from the vehicle; and initiating the autonomous parking routine only if the vehicle user is determined to be within the vehicle or beyond a predetermined distance from the vehicle.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for autonomous parking of a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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requesting initiation of an autonomous parking routine; determining a location of a vehicle user comprising the steps of; (a) transmitting a signal by one of an electronic device in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle user and a vehicle transceiver, (b) receiving the signal by the other of the electronic device in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle user and the vehicle transceiver, (c) measuring the strength of the received signal, (d) determining a distance between the electronic device and transceiver based on the strength of the received signal, and (e) correlating the distance between the electronic device and vehicle transceiver as the distance that the vehicle user is from the vehicle; initiating the autonomous parking routine to autonomously park the vehicle only if the vehicle user is determined to be one of within the vehicle or beyond a predetermined distance from the vehicle outside the vehicle; and initiating movement of the autonomous vehicle along a calculated path of travel if the vehicle user is not within the calculated path of travel of the autonomous vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of determining the location of a portable electronic device relative to an autonomous vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a signal, by an antenna arrangement having a plurality of antennas mounted on the vehicle, transmitted by an electronic device paired with the vehicle; measuring the strength of the signal received by each of the plurality of antennas; determining the direction of the electronic device with respect to the autonomous vehicle based the locations of the antenna and the strength of the signal received by each antenna; comparing the direction of the electronic device with a calculated path of travel for the autonomous vehicle; and initiate movement of the autonomous vehicle along the calculated path of travel if the direction of the electronic device is not within the calculated path of travel of the autonomous vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A system for locating a vehicle user in the vicinity of a vehicle, the system comprising:
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an antenna arrangement adapted to receive a communication signal from a portable electronic device; a receiver in communication with the antenna arrangement; a plurality of ranging sensors adapted to detect pedestrians 360 degrees from the vehicle; a controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of ranging sensors and receiver; wherein the controller is configured to measure the strength of the signal and determined the distance of the portable electronic device from the vehicle based on the strength of the signal; wherein the controller is further configured to initiate an autonomous parking routine to autonomously park the vehicle only if the portable electronic device is determined to be one of within the vehicle or beyond a predetermined distance from the vehicle outside the vehicle; and wherein the controller is further configured to initiate movement of the autonomous vehicle along a calculated path of travel if the electronic device is not within the calculated path of travel of the autonomous vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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