PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM
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1. A parking assist system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a camera mounted to the vehicle so as to receive a rearward scene;
a display in the vehicle connected to the camera and configured to display an image of the rearward scene;
a controller operable to add an overlay to the image of the rearward scene, wherein the overlay includes a representation of a target parking position; and
wherein at least one of (a) the controller is operable to select a target path for the vehicle, to inform the driver of a projected path for the vehicle based on a current vehicle steering angle, and to inform the driver of whether the projected path substantially matches the target path, and (b) the controller is operable to select a plurality of target path segments for the vehicle to follow, wherein each target path segment involves the vehicle having steering wheels pointed straight or at full lock.
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Abstract
In one aspect, the invention is directed to a parking assist system for a vehicle, wherein the parking assist system has two modes of operation. In a first mode a first overlay is added to an image of a rearward field of view displayed to the vehicle driver. The first overlay includes a representation of a target parking position. In a second mode a second overlay is added to the field of view displayed to the vehicle driver. The second overlay includes a representation of a projected path for the vehicle based on a current vehicle steering angle, and a representation of a target path segment for the vehicle.
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1. A parking assist system for a vehicle, comprising:
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a camera mounted to the vehicle so as to receive a rearward scene; a display in the vehicle connected to the camera and configured to display an image of the rearward scene; a controller operable to add an overlay to the image of the rearward scene, wherein the overlay includes a representation of a target parking position; and wherein at least one of (a) the controller is operable to select a target path for the vehicle, to inform the driver of a projected path for the vehicle based on a current vehicle steering angle, and to inform the driver of whether the projected path substantially matches the target path, and (b) the controller is operable to select a plurality of target path segments for the vehicle to follow, wherein each target path segment involves the vehicle having steering wheels pointed straight or at full lock. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A parking assist system for a vehicle, comprising:
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a camera mounted to the vehicle so as to receive a rearward scene; a human/machine interface including a display operable to display an image of the rearward scene; and a controller operable to select a target path for the vehicle, to inform the driver of a projected path for the vehicle based on a current vehicle steering angle, and to inform the driver of whether the projected path substantially matches the target path. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A parking assist system for assisting in the completion of a parking maneuver on a vehicle, comprising:
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a camera mounted to the vehicle so as to receive a rearward scene; a display in the vehicle connected to the camera and operable to display an image of the rearward scene; and a controller operable to select a plurality of target path segments for the vehicle to follow, wherein each target path segment involves the vehicle having steering wheels pointed straight or at full lock. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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