Method for automatic control of a movement maneuver of a motor vehicle

• US 10,019,001 B2
• Filed: 01/30/2015
• Issued: 07/10/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Renault Sas (Renault)
• Original Assignee: Renault Sas (Renault)
• Inventors: Dang Van Nhan, Christophe
• Primary Examiner(s): Soofi, Yazan A
• Application Number:
  US15/115,531
• Publication Number:
  US 20170168479A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,257 Days
• Field of Search: 701 2
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 15/027 Parking aids, e.g. instruction means
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 15/0285 Parking performed automatically
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/13 Receivers
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0016 characterised by the operator's input device input arrangements for computing systems in general G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0088 characterized by the autonomous decision making process, e.g. artificial intelligence, predefined behaviours using knowledge based models G06N5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0242 using non-visible light signals, e.g. IR or UV signals
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0255 using acoustic signals, e.g. ultra-sonic singals sonar systems designed for anti-collision purposes G01S15/93
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0257 using a radar radar systems designed for anti-collision purposes between land vehicles or between land vehicle and fixed obstacles G01S13/931

Abstract

A method for controlling an automatic movement maneuver of a motor vehicle between an initial position and a final position includes establishing a path between the initial position and the final position of the vehicle and recording the path in a memory. The method also includes initiating automatic movement of the vehicle from the initial position, automatically moving the vehicle along the path, and automatically stopping the vehicle in the final position. Additionally, the method includes emitting a repetitive control signal from a mobile terminal and slaving the automatic movement of the vehicle along the path to a reception of the repetitive control signal by the vehicle.

Claims

1. A method for controlling an automatic movement maneuver of a motor vehicle between an initial position and a final position, comprising:

establishing a path between the initial position and the final position of the vehicle, and recording the path in a memory;

initiating automatic movement of the vehicle from the initial position;

automatically moving the vehicle along the path;

automatically stopping the vehicle in the final position;

receiving a repetitive control signal emitted from a mobile terminal generated based on a repetitive action on the mobile terminal by a user of the mobile terminal; and

slaving the automatic movement of the vehicle along the path to the receiving of said repetitive control signal by the vehicle such that the vehicle is stopped when the repetitive action is stopped.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

comparing the control signal received by the vehicle with a recorded reference signal; and

slaving the automatic movement of the vehicle along the path to a result of the comparing.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

encoding the control signal so that the control signal represents the action carried out.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3, further comprising:

selecting the reference signal for the comparing as a ftmction of the encoding of the control signal.

5. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the repetitive action includes carrying out a repetitive movement on a touch screen of the mobile terminal, on at least one key or on a control knob of the mobile terminal.

6. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the repetitive action includes carrying out a repetitive movement of the mobile terminal, and

the method further comprises:

recording at least one parameters among an acceleration, a speed and a position of the mobile terminal during the repetitive movement.

7. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the repetitive action includes carrying out a repetitive voice command which is recorded in a microphone of the mobile terminal.

8. The method as claimed in claim 5, further comprising:

slaving a speed of movement of the vehicle to a function of a speed with which the repetitive action is carried out on a peripheral of the mobile terminal, or

moving the vehicle independently of the speed with which the repetitive action is carried out on the peripheral of the mobile terminal.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

pairing the mobile terminal and the vehicle.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

preventing the automatic movement of the vehicle.

11. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

slaving the automatic movement to a recognition by the vehicle of a hands-free access card.

12. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal is a smartphone and the repetitive action includes carrying out a repetitive movement on a touch screen of the smartphone.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the repetitive movement is a pattern drawn on the touch screen of the smartphone.

14. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

calculating a standard deviation of the repetitive action;

comparing the standard deviation with a reference value; and

preventing the automatic movement of the vehicle when the standard deviation of the repetitive action is less than the reference value during the comparing.