HILL PARKING AID

• US 20170129536A1
• Filed: 11/11/2015
• Published: 05/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: XU, Li, TSENG, Eric Hongtei
• Application Number:
  US14/937,961
• Publication Number:
  US 20170129536A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 15/025 Active steering aids, e.g. helping the driver by actively influencing the steering system after environment evaluation B62D1/28 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 15/027 Parking aids, e.g. instruction means
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 6/001 the torque NOT being among the input parameters

Abstract

A vehicle includes a parking assist system that identifies an inclination of the vehicle and an angle of wheels relative to a centerline of the vehicle. The vehicle also includes a controller that, in response activation of the vehicle, the inclination exceeding a first threshold, and the angle exceeding a second threshold, adjusts the angle to center the wheels relative to the centerline.

Claims

1. A parking assist system for a vehicle comprising:

a controller configured to,

in response to activation, via actuation of an ignition switch, of the vehicle and data indicating that an inclination of the vehicle exceeds a first threshold and a steering angle of the vehicle exceeds a second threshold, adjust the steering angle to center wheels of the vehicle, and output an alert corresponding thereto.

2. The parking assist system of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to, in response to brake pedal feedback, abort the adjusting.

4. The parking assist system of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to, in response to deactivation of the vehicle and data indicating that the vehicle is facing downhill on a sloped roadway with a curb, adjust the steering angle to point the wheels toward the curb.

5. The parking assist system of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to, in response to deactivation of the vehicle and data indicating that the vehicle is facing uphill on a sloped roadway with a curb, adjust the steering angle to point the wheels away from the curb.

3. (canceled)

6. A vehicle comprising:

a parking assist system configured to identify an inclination of the vehicle and an angle of wheels relative to a centerline of the vehicle; and

a controller configured to, in response activation of the vehicle based on an actuation of an ignition switch, the inclination exceeding a first threshold, and the angle exceeding a second threshold, adjust the angle to center the wheels relative to the centerline and output an alert corresponding thereto.

9. The vehicle of claim 6, wherein the controller is further configured to, in response the activation, the inclination exceeding the first threshold, and the angle exceeding the second threshold, activate an alert.

10. The vehicle of claim 6, wherein the activation is defined by occurrence of a distance between an activation transceiver and the parking assist system falling below a third threshold.

11. The vehicle of claim 6, wherein the controller is further configured to, in response to brake pedal feedback, abort the adjusting.

7. (canceled)

8. (canceled)

12. A control method for a parking assist system of a vehicle comprising:

in response to activation of the vehicle via actuation of an ignition switch and data indicating a vehicle incline exceeding a first threshold and a steering angle exceeding a second threshold, adjusting by a controller the steering angle to center a set of wheels of the vehicle and outputting an alert corresponding thereto.

13. The control method of claim 12, wherein the activation is defined by occurrence of a distance between an activation transceiver and the parking assist system falling below a third threshold.

15. The control method of claim 12 further comprising aborting the adjusting in response to brake pedal feedback.

17. The control method of claim 12 further comprising applying a brake during the adjusting.

14. (canceled)

16. (canceled)