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Parking guidance system

  • US 8,836,538 B2
  • Filed: 09/22/2010
  • Issued: 09/16/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A passive parking guidance system mounted on a vehicle, comprising:

  • a single image camera, mounted at the rear of the vehicle to capture an image showing environment behind the vehicle;

    a display device with a display correction system, wherein the display device is coupled to the camera and is configured to display an image corrected by the display correction system;

    a parking mode selection apparatus coupled to the display device to display a predicted parking area on the display device, wherein the predicted parking area is a fixed area polygon dimensionally fixed as a function of the physical dimensions of said vehicle and positioned within the display image in a fixed predetermined relationship to the vehicle;

    a parking area selection apparatus coupled to the display device to display a parking guidance area on the display device, wherein the parking guidance area is a fixed area polygon dimensionally fixed as a function of the physical dimensions of said vehicle and positioned within the display image in a fixed predetermined relationship to the vehicle;

    a first turning guidance apparatus coupled to the display device to display a fixed preconfigured arc on the display device in a fixed predetermined relationship to the vehicle; and

    a second turning guidance apparatus coupled to the display device to display on the display device a fixed preconfigured parking track with pre-established distance indication superimposed on the image.

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