Control of a vehicle to automatically exit a parking space
First Claim
1. A computerized method of exiting a vehicle from a parking space, comprising:
- instructing a driver to release a steering wheel;
subsequent to the steering wheel being released, limiting a maximum-permissible-speed of the vehicle based on a distance between the vehicle and an external object;
automatically turning the steering wheel;
automatically accelerating away from the parking space; and
while moving away from the parking space, gradually increasing the maximum-permissible-speed based on the distance increasing.
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Abstract
An automatic park-out system is provided for a vehicle to assist in automatically exiting a parking space. The vehicle is equipped with various sensors configured to sense the location of external objects, such as vehicles surrounding the parking space and vehicle in the adjacent lane of traffic. At least one controller receives signals from these sensors and commands the vehicle to automatically move and align itself for exiting the parking space. The operator of the vehicle can depress the accelerator pedal to signal a desire to move out of the parking space. Even if the driver increasingly depresses the accelerator pedal, the at least one controller is programmed to limit an actual speed of the vehicle based on a distance between the vehicle and the external objects. This constraint placed on the actual speed be removed or reduced based on the distance increasing.
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1. A computerized method of exiting a vehicle from a parking space, comprising:
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instructing a driver to release a steering wheel; subsequent to the steering wheel being released, limiting a maximum-permissible-speed of the vehicle based on a distance between the vehicle and an external object; automatically turning the steering wheel; automatically accelerating away from the parking space; and while moving away from the parking space, gradually increasing the maximum-permissible-speed based on the distance increasing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A vehicle comprising:
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a plurality of object-detecting sensors configured to detect a location of external objects; and at least one controller programmed to, in response to an operator activating an operational mode configured to automatically assist the vehicle in exiting a parallel parking spot, modify a limit on an actual speed of the vehicle based on an increasing distance between the vehicle and the external objects as the vehicle exits the parallel parking spot. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vehicle comprising:
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a plurality of sensors configured to sense a location of a first object in front of the vehicle and a second object behind the vehicle while the vehicle is parked in a parallel parking spot between the first and second objects; and at least one controller coupled to the sensors and programmed to reduce a constraint on permissible acceleration of the vehicle as the vehicle exits the parallel parking spot. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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