Method and device for reducing a hazard to and/or by a vehicle situated on a parking lot

• US 9,740,211 B2
• Filed: 04/18/2016
• Issued: 08/22/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH, Roche Diagnostics GmbH (Roche Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Nordbruch, Stefan, Hoffmann, Stefan
• Primary Examiner(s): BLOUNT, ERIC
• Application Number:
  US15/131,680
• Publication Number:
  US 20160321929A1
• Time in Patent Office: 491 Days
• Field of Search: 340435, 3409322
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/175 Autonomous driving
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/28 characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/45 External transmission of data to or from the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/50 of positioning data, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System] data
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/55 using telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/65 Data transmitted between vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/06 Automatic manoeuvring for parking
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 15/0285 Parking performed automatically
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 6/422 Automatically operated car-parks
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0055 with safety arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0282 generated in a local control room
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/141 with means giving the indication of available parking spaces
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/162 event-triggered
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/168 Driving aids for parking, e.g. acoustic or visual feedback on parking space

Abstract

A method for reducing a hazard to and/or by a vehicle situated on a parking lot, including the following: checking a communication link between a vehicle situated on a parking lot and a parking lot management system for operating the parking lot while the vehicle is driving at least partially assisted on the parking lot with the aid of the parking lot management system; and initiating one or multiple measures in the event of a disrupted or absent communication link to reduce a hazard to the and/or by the vehicle due to the disrupted or absent communication link. Also described is a corresponding device, a vehicle, a parking lot management system, and a computer program.

Claims

1. A method for reducing a hazard to and/or by a vehicle situated on a parking lot, the method comprising:

checking a communication link between a vehicle situated on a parking lot and a parking lot management system for operating the parking lot while the vehicle is driving at least partially assisted on the parking lot with the aid of the parking lot management system; and

initiating at least one measure in the event of a disrupted or absent communication link to reduce a hazard to the and/or by the vehicle due to the disrupted or absent communication link;

wherein the initiating includes the vehicle initiating at least one of the following measures;

stopping, emitting a signal with the aid of a vehicle signal device, transmitting a warning via a communication network to the parking lot management system and/or to a further vehicle situated on the parking lot, and

wherein the transmission of the warning is carried out via another communication link which is different from the communication link.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the check is carried out at a predetermined frequency and/or depending on a situation parameter describing an instantaneous situation of the vehicle.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein an initiation and/or an implementation of the one or the multiple measures is/are documented.

2. A method for reducing a hazard to and/or by a vehicle situated on a parking lot, the method comprising:

checking a communication link between a vehicle situated on a parking lot and a parking lot management system for operating the parking lot while the vehicle is driving at least partially assisted on the parking lot with the aid of the parking lot management system; and

initiating at least one measure in the event of a disrupted or absent communication link to reduce a hazard to the and/or by the vehicle due to the disrupted or absent communication link;

wherein the initiating includes the parking lot management system initiating at least one of the following measures;

checking a further communication link between the parking lot management system and a further vehicle, checking whether the vehicle has stopped, adapting a traffic planning for traffic on the parking lot to the disrupted or absent communication link, sending a service staff member to the vehicle, closing off an area around the vehicle, driving the vehicle away, issuing a warning, informing an owner and/or a driver of the vehicle, checking a communication system with the aid of which the communication link was established.

3. A method for reducing a hazard to and/or by a vehicle situated on a parking lot, the method comprising:

checking a communication link between a vehicle situated on a parking lot and a parking lot management system for operating the parking lot while the vehicle is driving at least partially assisted on the parking lot with the aid of the parking lot management system; and

initiating at least one measure in the event of a disrupted or absent communication link to reduce a hazard to the and/or by the vehicle due to the disrupted or absent communication link;

wherein the check includes a check as to whether a counter was incremented or decremented as intended based on a message transmitted via the communication link, a disrupted or absent communication link being detected if the counter was not incremented or decremented as intended.

4. A method for reducing a hazard to and/or by a vehicle situated on a parking lot, the method comprising:

checking a communication link between a vehicle situated on a parking lot and a parking lot management system for operating the parking lot while the vehicle is driving at least partially assisted on the parking lot with the aid of the parking lot management system; and

initiating at least one measure in the event of a disrupted or absent communication link to reduce a hazard to the and/or by the vehicle due to the disrupted or absent communication link;

wherein the check includes a transmission of a keepalive packet via the communication link.

7. A device for reducing a hazard to and/or by a vehicle situated on a parking lot, comprising:

a checking device to check a communication link between a vehicle situated on a parking lot and a parking lot management system for operating the parking lot while the vehicle is driving at least partially assisted on the parking lot with the aid of the parking lot management system; and

a control unit to initiate at least one measure in the event of a disrupted or absent communication link to reduce a hazard to and/or by the vehicle due to the disrupted or absent communication link;

wherein the at least one measure includes at least one of the following measures;

stopping, emitting a signal with the aid of a vehicle signal device, transmitting a warning via a communication network to the parking lot management system and/or to a further vehicle situated on the parking lot, and

wherein the transmission of the warning is carried out via another communication link which is different from the communication link.

8. A vehicle, comprising:

a communication interface to establish a communication link between the vehicle and a parking lot management system for operating a parking lot and for communicating with the parking lot management system via the communication link; and

a device for reducing a hazard to and/or by a vehicle situated on a parking lot, including;

a checking device to check a communication link between the vehicle situated on the parking lot and the parking lot management system for operating the parking lot while the vehicle is driving at least partially assisted on the parking lot with the aid of the parking lot management system; and

a control unit to initiate at least one measure in the event of a disrupted or absent communication link to reduce a hazard to and/or by the vehicle due to the disrupted or absent communication link;

wherein the at least one measure includes at least one of the following measures;

stopping, emitting a signal with the aid of a vehicle signal device, transmitting a warning via a communication network to the parking lot management system and/or to a further vehicle situated on the parking lot, and

wherein the transmission of the warning is carried out via another communication link which is different from the communication link.

9. A parking lot management system for managing a parking lot, including:

a communication interface to establish a communication link between the parking lot management system and a vehicle and for communicating with the vehicle via the communication link; and

a device for reducing a hazard to and/or by a vehicle situated on a parking lot, including;

a checking device to check the communication link between the vehicle situated on the parking lot and the parking lot management system for operating the parking lot while the vehicle is driving at least partially assisted on the parking lot with the aid of the parking lot management system; and

a control unit to initiate at least one measure in the event of a disrupted or absent communication link to reduce a hazard to and/or by the vehicle due to the disrupted or absent communication link;

wherein the at least one measure includes at least one of the following measures;

stopping, emitting a signal with the aid of a vehicle signal device, transmitting a warning via a communication network to the parking lot management system and/or to a further vehicle situated on the parking lot, and

wherein the transmission of the warning is carried out via another communication link which is different from the communication link.

10. A computer readable medium having a computer program, which is executable by a processor, comprising:

a program code arrangement having program code for reducing a hazard to and/or by a vehicle situated on a parking lot, by performing the following;

checking a communication link between a vehicle situated on a parking lot and a parking lot management system for operating the parking lot while the vehicle is driving at least partially assisted on the parking lot with the aid of the parking lot management system; and

initiating at least one measure in the event of a disrupted or absent communication link to reduce a hazard to the and/or by the vehicle due to the disrupted or absent communication link;

wherein the initiating includes the vehicle initiating at least one of the following measures;

stopping, emitting a signal with the aid of a vehicle signal device, transmitting a warning via a communication network to the parking lot management system and/or to a further vehicle situated on the parking lot, and

wherein the transmission of the warning is carried out via another communication link which is different from the communication link.