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Automatic Parking control apparatus for vehicle

  • US 20080154464A1
  • Filed: 10/31/2007
  • Published: 06/26/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An automatic parking control apparatus for a vehicle, the control apparatus comprising:

  • steering means for turning a steering wheel of the vehicle;

    steering/movement control means for performing a steering control with said steering means, a movement control for moving the vehicle forward or backward at a low speed, and a stop control for stopping the vehicle;

    recognizing means for recognizing a parking space located on a side of the vehicle relative to a moving direction of the vehicle, and an initial position of the vehicle with reference to a position of the parking space, in response to a predetermined operation;

    obstacle detecting means for detecting an obstacle located on an opposite side of the parking space relative to the moving direction of the vehicle; and

    position detecting means for detecting a position of the vehicle,wherein said steering/movement control means performs the steering control, the movement control, and the stop control so that the vehicle moves forward from the initial position;

    the steering wheel rotates in a first direction in order to move the vehicle forward from a first direction steering position in an opposite direction with respect to the parking space;

    the vehicle stops when the vehicle reaches a backward movement starting position;

    the steering wheel rotates in a second direction, which is opposite to the first direction; and

    the vehicle moves backward into the parking space,wherein said steering/movement control means includes;

    backward movement starting position calculating means for calculating the backward movement starting position as a position where the vehicle is able to move so that a first predetermined portion of the vehicle is kept away from the obstacle by a predetermined distance or more when the vehicle moves backward to the parking space, the first predetermined portion being defined as a portion which passes a closest point to the obstacle; and

    steering position calculating means for calculating the first direction steering position as a position where a positional relationship between a second predetermined portion of the vehicle and the parking space satisfies a predetermined positional relationship when the vehicle moves backward to the parking space from the backward movement starting position.

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