BIRDS-EYE VIEW PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20140293001A1
• Filed: 07/15/2013
• Published: 10/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc. (BorgWarner Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc. (BorgWarner Incorporated)
• Inventors: YU, MENGMENG, ZHOU, SHENGYAN, MA, GUANGLIN
• Application Number:
  US13/941,635
• Publication Number:
  US 20140293001A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/36
• 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 2300/607 from a bird's eye viewpoint
• 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: G08G 1/168 Driving aids for parking, e.g. acoustic or visual feedback on parking space
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/698 for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture

Abstract

The present invention relates to a birds-eye view system-based parking assist method, characterized in that according to the information of the birds-eye view system a parking assist device assists parking; the method specifically comprises the following steps: 1) the parking assist device selects a parking mode according to a mode select signal, wherein the parking mode includes parallel parking mode and angular parking mode; 2) the parking assist device receives speed information and steering information of a vehicle and panorama video information of the birds-eye view system, and calculates the real-time running direction and position of the vehicle; and, 3) in the currently selected mode, the parking assist device outputs parking guide information according to the panorama video information of the birds-eye view system and the current running direction and position of the vehicle, and displays the parking guide information on the user interface of the vehicle.

Claims

1. A birds-eye view system-based parking assist method, according to the information of a birds-eye view system a parking assist device assists parking, wherein the method comprises steps that:

the parking assist device selects a parking mode according to a mode select signal, wherein the parking mode includes parallel parking mode and angular parking mode;

the parking assist device receives speed information and steering information of a vehicle and panorama video information of the birds-eye view system, and calculates a real-time running direction and a position of the vehicle; and

,

in the currently selected mode, the parking assist device outputs parking guide information according to the panorama video information of the birds-eye view system and the current running direction and position of the vehicle, and displays the parking guide information on the user interface of the vehicle.

2. The birds-eye view system-based parking assist method according to claim 1, wherein the parallel parking mode includes steps that

the parking assist device outputs target parking space information to the user interface according to the input parallel parking model select signal;

and

the parking assist device judges if the vehicle reaches the initial stop point, and if so, outputs the parking guide information in the parallel parking mode to the user interface until parking is completed.

3. The birds-eye view system-based parking assist method according to claim 1, wherein the angular parking mode includes steps that

the parking assist device outputs target parking space information to the user interface according to the input angular parking model select signal;

and

the parking assist device judges if the vehicle reaches the initial stop point, and if so, outputs the parking guide information in the angular parking mode to the user interface until parking is completed.

4. The birds-eye view system-based parking assist method according to claim 1, wherein the parking guide information includes guide line and steering information.

5. A method of operating a birds-eye view based system to assist with parking of a vehicle, said method comprising:

selecting a parking mode based on a mode select signal, wherein the parking mode includes a parallel parking mode and an angular parking mode;

receiving speed information and steering information of a vehicle and panorama video information from the birds-eye view system of an area about the vehicle;

calculating a real-time running direction and a position of the vehicle based on the speed information and the steering information; and

outputting parking guide information based on the panorama video information, the current running direction, and the position of the vehicle to a display configured to show an operator the parking guide information on a user interface of the vehicle.