PARKING POSITION ADJUSTMENT DEVICE

• US 20130166190A1
• Filed: 10/05/2011
• Published: 06/27/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Inventors: Ikeda, Keigo, Tanaka, Yu, Kadowaki, Jun
• Granted Patent: US 8,868,329 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/400
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/00 Optical viewing arrangements; Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/27 providing all-round vision, e.g. using omnidirectional cameras
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/806 for aiding parking
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 15/027 Parking aids, e.g. instruction means
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 15/028 Guided parking by providing commands to the driver, e.g. acoustically or optically
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 15/0285 Parking performed automatically

Abstract

A parking position adjustment device that assists in correctly changing a parking position within a parking space in which a vehicle has already parked is provided.

The parking position adjustment device includes: a current position setting unit that sets the position in which a vehicle is already parked as a current position; a parking space specification unit that specifies a parking space, in which the vehicle is parked, that includes the current position; a target parking position setting unit that sets, within the parking space, a target parking position to which the vehicle is to be moved from the current position; and a movement path calculation unit that calculates a movement path of the vehicle from the current position to the target parking position.

Claims

1. A parking position adjustment device comprising:

a current position setting unit that sets the position in which a vehicle is already parked as a current position;

a parking space specification unit that specifies a parking space, in which the vehicle is parked, that includes the current position;

a target parking position setting unit that sets, within the parking space, a target parking position to which the vehicle is to be moved from the current position; and

a movement path calculation unit that calculates a movement path of the vehicle from the current position to the target parking position.

2. The parking position adjustment device according to claim 1,

wherein the target parking position setting unit is configured so as to input a correction amount from the current position of the vehicle to the target parking position.

3. The parking position adjustment device according to claim 2,

wherein the vehicle includes a display unit that displays conditions in the periphery of the vehicle.

4. The parking position adjustment device according to claim 3,

wherein the display unit displays a bird'"'"'s-eye view image including the periphery of the vehicle.

5. The parking position adjustment device according to claim 3,

wherein the correction amount is inputted by moving a vehicle image displayed in the display unit.

6. The parking position adjustment device according to claim 5,

wherein a vehicle image indicating the current position is also displayed in the display unit.

7. The parking position adjustment device according to claim 2, further comprising:

sonar that detects an object in the periphery of the vehicle,

wherein the target parking position setting unit sets an allowable input range for the correction amount based on the distance from the vehicle to an object detected by the sonar.

8. The parking position adjustment device according to claim 2, further comprising:

a camera that obtains a peripheral image by capturing an image of conditions in the periphery of the vehicle,

wherein the target parking position setting unit sets an allowable input range for the correction amount based on the distance from the vehicle to an object included in the peripheral image.

9. The parking position adjustment device according to claim 7,

wherein the object is a vehicle parked in the periphery of the vehicle.

10. The parking position adjustment device according to claim 8,

wherein the object is a dividing line that defines the parking space.

11. The parking position adjustment device according to claim 2,

wherein the target parking position setting unit sets an allowable input range for the correction amount based on the distance from the vehicle to the object and an entry/exit space for an occupant of the vehicle.

12. The parking position adjustment device according to claim 2, further comprising:

a periphery information obtainment unit that obtains periphery information indicating conditions in the periphery of the vehicle; and

a correction amount calculation unit that calculates the correction amount based on the periphery information and an entry/exit space for an occupant of the vehicle.

13. The parking position adjustment device according to claim 1,

wherein parameters defining rotation are included in parameters that define the current position and the target parking position.

14. The parking position adjustment device according to claim 1,

wherein the movement path is a path along which the vehicle moves, including forward travel, reverse travel, and steering operations.