Process and apparatus for assisting in the parking of a motor vehicle
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1. A process for controlling parking of a vehicle having a parking control device for indicating and implementing control interventions for parking said vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle operator entering a search signal into said control device;
in response to said search signal, said control device measuring prospective parking spaces to determine their sufficiency for parking the vehicle and signaling to vehicle operator upon determination of a sufficient parking space;
the vehicle operator entering a parking confirmation signal into said control device in response to said control device signaling a determination of a sufficient parking space, said parking confirmation signal confirming that the vehicle operator wishes to park the vehicle in the determined parking space; and
said control device indicating and implementing a control intervention for parking the vehicle only after said parking confirmation signal for the start of the parking operation is entered by the vehicle operator.
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Abstract
In a process and apparatus for indicating and implementing control interventions for parking a motor vehicle, a prospective parking space is measured, and the indicating and the implementation of the control interventions does not take place before a confirmation signal for the start of the parking operation is entered by a vehicle operator. The system for carrying out the process has control devices for displaying and implementing the control interventions for parking a motor vehicle as a function of the confirmation signal.
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1. A process for controlling parking of a vehicle having a parking control device for indicating and implementing control interventions for parking said vehicle, comprising:
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a vehicle operator entering a search signal into said control device; in response to said search signal, said control device measuring prospective parking spaces to determine their sufficiency for parking the vehicle and signaling to vehicle operator upon determination of a sufficient parking space; the vehicle operator entering a parking confirmation signal into said control device in response to said control device signaling a determination of a sufficient parking space, said parking confirmation signal confirming that the vehicle operator wishes to park the vehicle in the determined parking space; and said control device indicating and implementing a control intervention for parking the vehicle only after said parking confirmation signal for the start of the parking operation is entered by the vehicle operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A process for controlling parking of a motor vehicle having a parking control device, comprising:
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said control device measuring prospective vehicle parking spaces; said control device identifying a parking space large enough to accommodate the vehicle; said control device signaling to a driver of the vehicle that an identified space is large enough to accommodate the vehicle; said control device determining whether, following signaling by said control device that an identified space is large enough to accommodate the vehicle, said driver has entered a parking confirmation signal for commencing a parking operation; and only after a parking confirmation signal entered by said driver, said control device indicating and implementing control intervention for parking said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. Apparatus for controlling parking of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a central processing unit; sensors for detecting operating parameters of said vehicle, which operating parameters bear on movement thereof; inputs to said central processing unit for entry of parking confirmation signals by an operator of the vehicle; outputs of said central processing unit for controlling operating parameters of said vehicle bearing on movement thereof by means of parking control intervention signals; and a display unit for displaying signals generated by said central processing unit; wherein said central processing unit is programmed to measure a Prospective Parking space to determine its sufficiency for parking the vehicle; to generate a signal causing said display unit to notify the operator of the vehicle that a sufficient Parking space has been identified; and to commence display and implementation of parking control intervention only after the operator of the vehicle has entered a parking confirmation signal commencing a parking operation in response to notification by said display unit that a sufficient space has been identified. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A process for operating a parking control device of a vehicle, comprising:
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a vehicle operator entering a search signal into said control device; said control device measuring prospective parking spaces in response to said search signal, to seek and identify a parking space sufficient to accommodate said vehicle therein; said control device signaling to said vehicle operator upon identification of a sufficient parking space; said vehicle operator entering a parking confirmation signal in response to a signaled identification of a sufficient parking space by said control device; and said control device implementing an automatic parking control intervention for said vehicle only after entry of said parking confirmation signal. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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