Parking mode selection apparatus and method using the steering wheel
First Claim
1. A parking mode selection apparatus for selecting one parking mode for a vehicle from among a plurality of parking modes including a plurality of right-side parking modes and a plurality of left-side parking modes, the right-side parking modes and the left-side parking modes including at least a perpendicular parking mode and a parallel parking mode, the parking mode selection apparatus comprising:
- a steer angle detector that detects a steer angle of a steering wheel;
an operation detector that detects, based on the steer angle detected by the steer angle detector, a predetermined operation in which the steering wheel is steered to a right or a left and then returned to a neutral position; and
a parking mode selector that selects one of a plurality of steer angle ranges that are set with respect to a steer angle of the steering wheel based on the steer angle detected by the steer angle detector during the predetermined operation, when the predetermined operation is detected by the operation detector, the plurality of right-side parking modes and the plurality of left-side parking modes being allocated to the plurality of steer angle ranges, respectively, whereinthe parking mode selector selects(1) in a case where a steered direction of the steering wheel in the predetermined operation is to the right, one right-side parking mode to which the one of the plurality of steer angle ranges is allocated from among the plurality of right-side parking modes including at least the perpendicular parking mode and the parallel parking mode, based on the steer angle detected by the steer angle detector, and(2) in a case where a steered direction of the steering wheel in the predetermined operation is to the left, one left-side parking mode to which the one of the plurality of steer angle ranges is allocated from among the plurality of left-side parking modes including at least the perpendicular parking mode and the parallel parking mode, based on the steer angle detected by the steer angle detector.
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Abstract
A parking mode selection apparatus selects one parking mode among from plural parking modes including at least a perpendicular parking or a parallel parking. The parking mode selection apparatus includes a steer angle detector that detects a steer angle of a steering wheel, an operation detector that detects, based on the steer angle detected by the steer angle detector, a predetermined operation in which the steering wheel is returned to a neutral position after rotated to a right or a left, and a parking mode selector. The parking mode selector selects, when the predetermined operation is detected by the operation detector, a parking mode that coincides with a steered direction to the right or the left of the steer angle detected by the steer angle detector and is associated with said steer angle.
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1. A parking mode selection apparatus for selecting one parking mode for a vehicle from among a plurality of parking modes including a plurality of right-side parking modes and a plurality of left-side parking modes, the right-side parking modes and the left-side parking modes including at least a perpendicular parking mode and a parallel parking mode, the parking mode selection apparatus comprising:
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a steer angle detector that detects a steer angle of a steering wheel; an operation detector that detects, based on the steer angle detected by the steer angle detector, a predetermined operation in which the steering wheel is steered to a right or a left and then returned to a neutral position; and a parking mode selector that selects one of a plurality of steer angle ranges that are set with respect to a steer angle of the steering wheel based on the steer angle detected by the steer angle detector during the predetermined operation, when the predetermined operation is detected by the operation detector, the plurality of right-side parking modes and the plurality of left-side parking modes being allocated to the plurality of steer angle ranges, respectively, wherein the parking mode selector selects (1) in a case where a steered direction of the steering wheel in the predetermined operation is to the right, one right-side parking mode to which the one of the plurality of steer angle ranges is allocated from among the plurality of right-side parking modes including at least the perpendicular parking mode and the parallel parking mode, based on the steer angle detected by the steer angle detector, and (2) in a case where a steered direction of the steering wheel in the predetermined operation is to the left, one left-side parking mode to which the one of the plurality of steer angle ranges is allocated from among the plurality of left-side parking modes including at least the perpendicular parking mode and the parallel parking mode, based on the steer angle detected by the steer angle detector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21)
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17. A parking mode selection apparatus for selecting one parking mode for a vehicle from among a plurality of parking modes including a plurality of right-side parking modes and a plurality of left-side parking modes, the right-side parking modes and the left-side parking modes including at least a perpendicular parking mode and a parallel parking mode, the parking mode selection apparatus comprising:
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a steer angle detection means that detects a steer angle of a steering wheel; an operation detection means that detects, based on the steer angle detected by the steer angle detection means, a predetermined operation in which the steering wheel is steered to a right or a left and then returned to a neutral position; and a parking mode selection means that selects one of a plurality of steer angle ranges that are set with respect to a steer angle of the steering wheel based on the steer angle detected by the steer angle detection means during the predetermined operation, when the predetermined operation is detected by the operation detection means, the plurality of right-side parking modes and the plurality of left-side parking modes being allocated to the plurality of steer angle ranges, respectively, wherein the parking mode selection means selects (1) in a case where a steered direction of the steering wheel in the predetermined operation is to the right, one right-side parking mode to which the one of the plurality of steer angle ranges is allocated from among the plurality of right-side parking modes including at least the perpendicular parking mode and the parallel parking mode, based on the steer angle detected by the steer angle detection means, and (2) in a case where a steered direction of the steering wheel in the predetermined operation is to the left, one left-side parking mode to which the one of the plurality of steer angle ranges is allocated from among the plurality of left-side parking modes including at least the perpendicular parking mode and the parallel parking mode, based on the steer angle detected by the steer angle detection means.
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18. A parking mode selection method for selecting one parking mode for a vehicle from among a plurality of parking modes including a plurality of right-side parking modes and a plurality of left-side parking modes, the right-side parking modes and the left-side parking modes including at least a perpendicular parking mode and a parallel parking mode, the method comprising:
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detecting a steer angle of a steering wheel; detecting, based on the detected steer angle, a predetermined operation in which the steering wheel is steered to a right or a left and then returned to a neutral position; and selecting one of a plurality of steer angle ranges that are set with respect to a steer angle of the steering wheel based on the steer angle detected during the predetermined operation, when the predetermined operation is detected, the plurality of right-side parking modes and the plurality of left-side parking modes being allocated to the plurality of steer angle ranges, respectively, wherein the selecting comprises (1) in a case where a steered direction of the steering wheel in the predetermined operation is to the right, one right-side parking mode to which the one of the plurality of steer angle ranges is allocated from among the plurality of right-side parking modes including at least the perpendicular parking mode and the parallel parking mode, based on the detected steer angle, and (2) in a case where a steered direction of the steering wheel in the predetermined operation is to the left, one left-side parking mode to which the one of the plurality of steer angle ranges is allocated from among the plurality of left-side parking modes including at least the perpendicular parking mode and the parallel parking mode, based on the detected steer angle.
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