Automatic park and reminder system and method of use
First Claim
1. A parking system used with a vehicle comprising:
- a park assist system, said park assist system operative to perform a parking maneuver at a geographic location; and
an activation system, including an activation system controller including a microcomputer in communication with the park assist system, wherein said activation system activates and controls the park assist system during the parking maneuver at the geographic location based on a drive history profile associated with the geographic location;
wherein the park assist system is a trailer backup assist system having a control module including a trailer backup assist microcomputer that bi-directionally communicates with the activation system controller and with a plurality of vehicle system modules to control the vehicle speed and trailer backup steering control during the parking maneuver at the geographic location based on the drive history profile associated with the geographic location; and
said drive history profile including a default speed profile, a previously stored drive history profile associated with the geographic location, a driver modified speed profile that deviates from either the default speed profile or the previously stored drive history profile when a driver manually overrides a speed control function of the trailer backup assist system, a default trailer backup path profile, a previously stored trailer backup path profile, or a driver modified trailer backup path profile that deviates from either the default trailer backup path profile or the previously stored trailer backup path profile when the driver manually overrides the trailer backup steering control.
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Abstract
A parking system adaptively controlling a vehicle during a parking maneuver using a park assist system, for example an active park assist (APA) or trailer backup assist (TBA). Control of the park assist system based on previous speed profiles at a geographic location where the same park assist system was previously activated. The parking system including an activation system that, based on vehicle speed and geographic location, activates the park assist system when preconditions for park assist system operation are met. The activation system may cooperate with the park assist system based on default or previously stored drive history profiles associated with the current geographic location.
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18 Claims
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1. A parking system used with a vehicle comprising:
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a park assist system, said park assist system operative to perform a parking maneuver at a geographic location; and an activation system, including an activation system controller including a microcomputer in communication with the park assist system, wherein said activation system activates and controls the park assist system during the parking maneuver at the geographic location based on a drive history profile associated with the geographic location; wherein the park assist system is a trailer backup assist system having a control module including a trailer backup assist microcomputer that bi-directionally communicates with the activation system controller and with a plurality of vehicle system modules to control the vehicle speed and trailer backup steering control during the parking maneuver at the geographic location based on the drive history profile associated with the geographic location; and said drive history profile including a default speed profile, a previously stored drive history profile associated with the geographic location, a driver modified speed profile that deviates from either the default speed profile or the previously stored drive history profile when a driver manually overrides a speed control function of the trailer backup assist system, a default trailer backup path profile, a previously stored trailer backup path profile, or a driver modified trailer backup path profile that deviates from either the default trailer backup path profile or the previously stored trailer backup path profile when the driver manually overrides the trailer backup steering control.
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2. A parking system used with a vehicle comprising:
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a park assist system, said park assist system operative to perform a parking maneuver at a geographic location; an activation system, including an activation system controller including a microcomputer in communication with the park assist system, wherein said activation system activates and controls the park assist system during the parking maneuver at the geographic location based on a drive history profile associated with the geographic location; a location sensor detecting location information of the vehicle; a speed sensor detecting speed of the vehicle; a drive history data acquisition system that records vehicle input parameters measured during the parking maneuver including drive history data based on the location data sensed from the location sensor and speed data from the speed sensor; and a non-transitory drive history database that stores a recorded drive history profile transmitted from the drive history data acquisition system when the parking maneuver has been completed. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A parking system used with a vehicle comprising:
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an active park assist system; and an activation system, including an activation system controller including a microcomputer, wherein said activation system activates and controls the active park assist system during a parking maneuver at a geographic location based on a drive history profile associated with the geographic location; wherein the active park assist system includes a control module including an active park assist microcomputer that bi-directionally communicates with the activation system controller and with a plurality of vehicle system modules to operatively perform a parking maneuver at the geographic location by controlling the vehicle speed during the parking maneuver at the geographic location based on the drive history profile associated with the geographic location; and wherein said drive history profile includes a default speed profile, a previously stored drive history profile associated with the geographic location or a driver modified speed profile that deviates from either the default speed profile or the previously stored drive history profile when a driver manually overrides a speed control function of the active park assist system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of using a parking system in a vehicle comprising the steps of:
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using a park assist system to assist in parking a vehicle during a parking maneuver at a geographic location; activating the park assist system at the geographic location based on a drive history profile associated with the geographic location; and controlling the vehicle speed during the parking maneuver at the geographic location based on the drive history profile associated with the geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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