Concept for transferring a vehicle from a start position to a target position

• US 10,392,825 B2
• Filed: 05/12/2016
• Issued: 08/27/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2015
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Scherer, Willi, Nicodemus, Rolf, Nordbruch, Stefan
• Primary Examiner(s): Joerger, Kaitlin S
• Application Number:
  US15/736,471
• Publication Number:
  US 20180171655A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,202 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 15/0285 Parking performed automatically
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 6/18 with means for transport in vertical direction only or independently in vertical and horizontal directions E04H6/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 6/422 Automatically operated car-parks
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 6/424 Positioning devices
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0282 generated in a local control room
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/146 where the parking area is a limited parking space, e.g. parking garage, restricted space

Abstract

A method for transferring a vehicle from a start position to a target position, the two positions being enclosed by a multistory parking facility and the two positions being located in different stories of the parking facility, the vehicle utilizing an elevator system of the parking facility during the transfer in order to reach the story of the target position from the story of the start position, the transfer including a remote control of the vehicle and/or at least semi-autonomous travel of the vehicle. A parking system for vehicles, a vehicle, and a computer program are also described.

Claims

1. A method for transferring a vehicle from a start position to a target position, the method comprising:

using an elevator system of the parking facility during the transfer from the start position to the target position, to move the vehicle to a story of the target position from another story of the start position, the transfer including at least one of;

(i) a remote control of the vehicle, and (ii) at least semi-autonomous travel of the vehicle;

wherein the start position and the target position are at a multistory parking facility, and wherein the start position and the target position are located in different stories of the parking facility relative to one another, and

wherein the vehicle controls the elevator system to be transported from the another story of the start position to the story of the target position with the elevator system.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein an operation of the elevator system is controlled as a function of a movement of the vehicle during the transfer to reduce a waiting time of the vehicle at the elevator system.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the vehicle autonomously requests a transport with the elevator system during the transfer.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the elevator system is controlled with a vehicle-external control unit to transport the vehicle from the another story of the start position to the story of the target position with the elevator system.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein at least one of the start position and the target position is located within an area which is blocked to at least one of manually guided vehicles and persons.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein at least one of the start position and the target position is located within an area which is permitted to at least one of manually guided vehicles and persons.

7. A vehicle, comprising:

a control unit which is configured for at least semi-autonomously transferring the vehicle from a start position to a target position, and for guiding the vehicle, during the transfer, at least one of;

(i) into an elevator system of the parking facility, and (ii) out of the elevator system of the parking facility, so that the vehicle moves to a story of the target position from another story of the start position;

wherein the start position and the target position are at a multistory parking facility, and wherein the start position and the target position are located in different stories of the parking facility relative to one another, and

wherein the vehicle controls the elevator system to be transported from the another story of the start position to the story of the target position with the elevator system.

8. The vehicle as recited in claim 7, wherein the control unit is configured for autonomously requesting a transport with the elevator system during the transfer.

9. A parking system for vehicles, comprising:

a multistory parking facility including an elevator system and a control unit for at least one of;

(i) transferring a vehicle from a start position to a target position in a remotely controlled manner, and (ii) assisting an at least partially autonomously traveling vehicle during its at least partially autonomous travel from the start position to the target position;

wherein the start position and the target position are at the parking facility, and wherein the start position and the target position are located in different stories of the parking facility relative to one another,

wherein the control unit is configured for at least one of;

(i) guiding the vehicle in a remotely controlled, (ii) assisting manner during the transfer into an elevator system of the parking facility, and (iii) guiding the vehicle out of the elevator system of the parking facility in at least one of a remotely controlled and assisting manner, so that the vehicle moves to the story of the target position from the another story of the start position;

wherein the start position and the target position are at the multistory parking facility, and wherein the start position and the target position are located in different stories of the parking facility relative to one another, and

wherein the vehicle controls the elevator system to be transported from the another story of the start position to the story of the target position with the elevator system.

10. The parking system as recited in claim 9, wherein the control unit is configured for controlling an operation of the elevator system as a function of a movement of the vehicle during the transfer to reduce a waiting time of the vehicle at the elevator system.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium on which is stored a computer program, which is executable by a processor, comprising:

a program code arrangement including program code for transferring a vehicle from a start position to a target position, by performing the following;

using an elevator system of the parking facility, during the transfer, from the start position to the target position to move the vehicle to the story of the target position from the another story of the start position, the transfer including at least one of a remote control of the vehicle, and iii) at least semi-autonomous travel of the vehicle;

wherein the start position and the target position are at a multistory parking facility, and wherein the start position and the target position are located in different stories of the parking facility relative to one another, and

wherein the vehicle controls the elevator system to be transported from the another story of the start position to the story of the target position with the elevator system.

12. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 11, wherein an operation of the elevator system is controlled as a function of a movement of the vehicle during the transfer to reduce a waiting time of the vehicle at the elevator system.

13. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 11, wherein the vehicle autonomously requests a transport with the-elevator system during the transfer.

14. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 11, wherein the elevator system is controlled with a vehicle-external control unit to transport the vehicle from the another story of the start position to the story of the target position with the elevator system.

15. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 11, wherein at least one of the start position and the target position is located within an area which is blocked to at least one of manually guided vehicles and persons.

16. The computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 11, wherein at least one of the start position and the target position is located within an area which is permitted to at least one of manually guided vehicles and persons.