Mobile device tethering for a remote parking assist system of a vehicle
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1. A vehicle comprising:
- a proximity sensor; and
a processor; and
a memory storing computer-executable instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;
provide an instruction to a mobile device to bring the mobile device within a provided range of the proximity sensor;
determine that the mobile device is within the provided range of the proximity sensor;
determine, based on the determination that the mobile device is within the provided range of the proximity sensor, an initial location of the mobile device relative to the vehicle;
periodically determine the location of the mobile device relative to the vehicle, based on the initial location of the mobile device and dead reckoning on the mobile device;
determine, based on the location of the mobile device relative to the vehicle, that the mobile device is within a threshold distance of the vehicle; and
enable, based on the determination that the mobile device is within a threshold distance of the vehicle, an autonomous parking operation.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for mobile device tethering for a remote parking assist system of a vehicle. An example vehicle includes a plurality of proximity sensors and a body control module. In response to detecting a mobile device proximate one of the proximity sensors, the body control module sends a location associated with the corresponding proximity sensor to the mobile device. The body control module receives, from the mobile device, a relative position of the mobile device from the location, and when the mobile device is within a threshold distance of the vehicle, enables autonomous parking.
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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a proximity sensor; and a processor; and a memory storing computer-executable instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; provide an instruction to a mobile device to bring the mobile device within a provided range of the proximity sensor; determine that the mobile device is within the provided range of the proximity sensor; determine, based on the determination that the mobile device is within the provided range of the proximity sensor, an initial location of the mobile device relative to the vehicle; periodically determine the location of the mobile device relative to the vehicle, based on the initial location of the mobile device and dead reckoning on the mobile device; determine, based on the location of the mobile device relative to the vehicle, that the mobile device is within a threshold distance of the vehicle; and enable, based on the determination that the mobile device is within a threshold distance of the vehicle, an autonomous parking operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method to control a vehicle comprising:
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providing an instruction to a mobile device to bring the mobile device within a provided range of a proximity sensor on the vehicle; determining that the mobile device is within the provided range of the proximity sensor; determining, based on the determination that the mobile device is within the provided range of the proximity sensor, an initial location of the mobile device relative to the vehicle; periodically determining the location of the mobile device relative to the vehicle, based on the initial location of the mobile device and dead reckoning on the mobile device; determining, based on the location of the mobile device relative to the vehicle, that the mobile device is within a threshold distance of the vehicle; and enabling, based on the determination that the mobile device is within a threshold distance of the vehicle, an autonomous parking operation. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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