SMART PARKING ASSISTANT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING PARKING ALIGNMENT

• US 20140350804A1
• Filed: 12/30/2013
• Published: 11/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Park, Jin Ho, Seo, Gilwon, Yang, Joo Woong
• Granted Patent: US 9,321,485 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/51
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/00 Input parameters relating to occupants
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2552/00 Input parameters relating to infrastructure
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2554/00 Input parameters relating to objects
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2554/801 Lateral distance
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/06 Automatic manoeuvring for parking
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/08 Interaction between the driver and the control system
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 15/0285 Parking performed automatically

Abstract

A smart parking assistant system and a method of controlling parking alignment are provided. The smart parking assistant system includes a determination controller configured to confirm a driver intention of whether to perform an automatic parking alignment function. A parking alignment controller is configured to perform the automatic parking alignment function when the driver intention is confirmed.

Claims

1. A smart parking assistant system comprising:

a determination controller configured to confirm a driver intention of whether to perform an automatic parking alignment function; and

a parking alignment controller configured to perform the automatic parking alignment function when the driver intention is confirmed.

2. The smart parking assistant system of claim 1, wherein the determination controller is configured to confirm the driver intention when a driver input instructing the automatic parking alignment function is generated.

3. The smart parking assistant system of claim 2, wherein the determination controller is configured to confirm the driver intention when a defined first gear stage is input.

4. The smart parking assistant system of claim 2, wherein the determination controller is configured to determine whether the driver input is generated after guiding the driver input.

5. The smart parking assistant system of claim 4, further comprising:

a perpendicular parking controller configured to perform an automatic perpendicular parking function,

wherein the determination controller is configured to guide the driver input when the automatic perpendicular parking function is completed, and confirm the driver intention when the driver input instructing the automatic parking alignment function is generated.

6. The smart parking assistant system of claim 5, wherein the determination controller is configured to confirm the driver intention when a reference distance and a reference direction angle are not satisfied during execution of the automatic perpendicular parking.

7. The smart parking assistant system of claim 5, wherein the determination controller is configured to determine the driver intention when the defined first gear stage is input, and determine no driver intention when a defined second gear stage is input, and the perpendicular parking controller is configured to terminate the automatic perpendicular parking function after the automatic parking alignment function is completed, and terminate the automatic perpendicular parking function without performing the parking alignment function in response to determining no driver intention.

8. The smart parking assistant system of claim 1, wherein the determination controller is configured to guide a second driver input for automatic parking alignment when a defined first driver input is generated, and confirm the intention when the second driver input is generated.

9. The smart parking assistant system of claim 8, wherein the first driver input includes operations of preset times of a parking switch in a stop state when an ignition switch is turned-on and a gear stage is a neutral gear stage, and the second driver input includes an input of a defined first gear stage.

10. A method of controlling parking alignment by a smart parking assistant system, the method comprising:

executing, by a controller, automatic perpendicular parking;

confirming, by the controller, a driver intention of whether to perform an automatic parking alignment function; and

performing, by the controller, the automatic parking alignment function when the driver intention is confirmed.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the confirming of the driver intention includes:

guiding, by the controller, driver input; and

confirming, by the controller, the driver intention when the driver input is generated.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the guiding of the driver input comprises:

determining, by the controller, whether a reference distance and a reference direction angle are satisfied during the execution of the automatic perpendicular parking; and

guiding, by the controller, the driver input when the reference distance and the reference direction angle are not satisfied.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the guiding of the driver input includes:

outputting, by the controller, a sound announcement or a text announcement to guide input of a defined first gear stage.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the confirming of the driver intention includes:

confirming, by the controller, the driver intention when a defined first gear stage is input; and

confirming, by the controller, no driver intention when a defined second gear stage is input,

after performing the automatic parking alignment function, terminating, by the controller, an automatic perpendicular parking function when the automatic parking alignment function is completed; and

terminating, by the controller, an automatic perpendicular parking function in response to determining no driver intention.

15. A method of controlling parking alignment by a smart parking assistant system, the method comprising:

confirming, by the controller, a driver input for an automatic parking alignment function in a manual parking mode; and

performing, by the controller, the automatic parking alignment function when the driver input is generated.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the confirming the driver input includes:

confirming, by the controller, a defined first driver input; and

confirming, by the controller, a defined second driver input,

wherein performing the automatic parking alignment function includes performing the automatic parking alignment function when the second driver input is generated.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the confirming of the driver input includes:

generating, by the controller, the first driver input represents a stop state when an ignition switch is turned on and has operations of preset times of a parking switch when a transmission gear stage is a neutral gear stage;

outputting, by the controller, a sound announcement or a text announcement to guide input of a defined first gear stage stages when the automatic parking alignment function is required; and

generating, by the controller, the second driver input including an input of the defined second gear stage.

18. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a controller, the computer readable medium comprising:

program instructions that execute automatic perpendicular parking;

program instructions that confirm a driver intention of whether to perform an automatic parking alignment function; and

program instructions that perform the automatic parking alignment function when the driver intention is confirmed.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18, further comprising:

program instructions that guide driver input; and

program instructions that confirm the driver intention when the driver input is generated.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19, further comprising:

program instructions that determine whether a reference distance and a reference direction angle are satisfied during the execution of the automatic perpendicular parking; and

program instructions that guide the driver input when the reference distance and the reference direction angle are not satisfied.

21. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 20, further comprising:

program instructions that output a sound announcement or a text announcement to guide input of a defined first gear stage.