PARKING GUIDANCE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF VEHICLE

• US 20170080976A1
• Filed: 04/20/2016
• Published: 03/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Choi, Jae Seob, Chang, Eu Gene, Choi, Jin wook, Yoon, Dae Joong, Ryu, Seong Sook
• Granted Patent: US 9,950,742 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 15/0275 by overlaying a vehicle path based on present steering angle over an image without processing that image
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2015/933 for measuring the dimensions of the parking space when driving past

Abstract

There are provided a parking guidance apparatus and method. The parking guidance apparatus is configured to recognize parking spaces in which a vehicle is to be parked within a parking lot, to set any one of the recognized parking spaces to a target parking space, to calculate a one-step parking route and a multi-step parking route depending on a steering input of a driver, to display guidance markers corresponding to the one-step parking route and the multi-step parking route so as to be distinguished from each other, and to guidance parking on the basis of the guidance markers.

Claims

1. A parking guidance method comprising:

recognizing parking spaces in which a vehicle is to be parked within a parking lot;

setting any one of the recognized parking spaces to a target parking space;

calculating a one-step parking route and a multi-step parking route depending on a steering input of a driver;

displaying guidance markers corresponding to the one-step parking route and the multi-step parking route so as to be distinguished from each other; and

guiding parking on the basis of the guidance markers.

2. The parking guidance method according to claim 1, wherein the one-step parking route is a route through which the vehicle is parked from a current position to the target parking space by performing a steering manipulation once.

3. The parking guidance method according to claim 1, wherein the multi-step parking route is a route through which the vehicle is parked from a current position to the target parking space by performing a steering manipulation twice or more.

4. The parking guidance method according to claim 1, wherein in the setting of any one of the recognized parking spaces to the target parking space, the target parking space is set in a state in which the vehicle stops.

5. The parking guidance method according to claim 1, wherein in the displaying of the guidance markers, the guidance markers are displayed up to a position at which parking guidance is possible based on a front surface of the vehicle.

6. The parking guidance method according to claim 1, wherein in the displaying of the guidance markers, the guidance markers are displayed at the same size, and a guidance marker of a limit point of a parking guidance-possible range is emphasized and displayed.

7. The parking guidance method according to claim 1, wherein in the guiding of the parking, a driving trajectory of the vehicle depending on the steering input is calculated and displayed while fixing and displaying the guidance markers.

8. The parking guidance method according to claim 1, further comprising releasing the display of the guidance markers depending on a position of the vehicle at the time of parking the vehicle depending on the parking guidance.

9. The parking guidance method according to claim 8, wherein in the releasing of the display of the guidance markers, the display of the guidance markers is released when a front surface part or a rear surface part of the vehicle arrives at the guidance markers.

10. A parking guidance apparatus comprising:

an image acquirer configured to acquire an image around a vehicle;

a distance sensor configured to sense an obstacle around the vehicle;

a display configured to display various information; and

a controller configured to control operations of the image acquirer, the distance sensor, a steering angle sensor, and the display,

wherein the controller is configured to recognize parking spaces in which a vehicle is to be parked within a parking lot through the image acquirer and the distance sensor, to set any one of the recognized parking spaces to a target parking space, to calculate a one-step parking route and a multi-step parking route depending on a steering input of a user, to display guidance markers corresponding to the calculated one-step parking route and multi-step parking route on the display so as to be distinguished from each other, and to provide parking guidance on the basis of the guidance markers.

11. The parking guidance apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the controller is configured to calculate a driving trajectory depending on a steering input based on the guidance markers when the steering input based on the guidance markers is generated, and to display the calculated driving trajectory together with the guidance markers.

12. The parking guidance apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the controller is configured to calculate a parking route from a current position of the vehicle depending on gear shifting to the target parking space at the time of the gear shifting, and to display the guidance markers along the calculated parking route.

13. The parking guidance apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the controller is configured to release the display of the guidance markers depending on a position of the vehicle.

14. The parking guidance apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the controller is configured to extinguish the guidance markers when a front surface part or a rear surface part of the vehicle arrives at the corresponding guidance markers.

15. The parking guidance apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the controller is configured to display the guidance markers up to a position at which parking guidance is possible based on a front surface of the vehicle.

16. The parking guidance apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the controller is configured to display the guidance markers at the same size, and to emphasize and display a guidance marker of a limit point of a parking guidance-possible range.