Driver-assist device, in particular, for parking a vehicle

• US 20060190147A1
• Filed: 05/18/2004
• Published: 08/24/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Lee, Wei-Chia, Bollengier, Cyrille
• Application Number:
  US10/563,664
• Publication Number:
  US 20060190147A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/26
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 15/0275 by overlaying a vehicle path based on present steering angle over an image without processing that image
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 15/028 Guided parking by providing commands to the driver, e.g. acoustically or optically

Abstract

A device for driving assistance including an output unit for outputting driving instructions to a driver, in particular for parking into a parking space in which the driving instructions provide the driver with a driving zone situated between two trajectories inside which the driver may freely select a path into the parking space. He/she does not have to follow a single predefined ideal line, but still has the safety of not having to take a collision risk.

Claims

1-9. -9. (canceled)

10. A device for driving assistance for parking a vehicle, comprising:

an output unit for outputting driving instructions to a driver;

wherein the driving instructions provide a driver with a driving zone situated between two trajectories which are calculated in such a way that the vehicle can be moved within the driving zone.

11. The device for driving assistance as recited in claim 10, wherein the output unit includes a display configured to display surroundings of the vehicle and to display the driving zone with respect to the displayed surroundings of the vehicle.

12. The device for driving assistance as recited in claim 11, further comprising:

a detection unit configured to detect a set steering angle and to determine an anticipated travel path at an unchanged steering angle, the anticipated travel path being displayed at least partially with respect to the surroundings of the vehicle.

13. The device for driving assistance as recited in claim 10, wherein the trajectories delimiting the driving zone require at least one full angle of a steering wheel for following the appropriate trajectory.

14. The device for driving assistance as recited in claim 10, further comprising:

a measuring device configured to measure a distance of the vehicle to obstacles in the surroundings of the vehicle.

15. The device for driving assistance as recited in claim 10, further comprising:

a computer unit configured to determine a parking space suitable for the vehicle.

16. The device for driving assistance as recited in claim 10, wherein an indication for changing a turning direction of a steering wheel is output.

17. The device for driving assistance as recited in claim 10, further comprising:

a powered unit configured to impact a steering wheel of the vehicle for outputting a haptic effect via the steering wheel when leaving the driving zone.

18. The device for driving assistance as recited in claim 10, further comprising:

a speaker to output an acoustic alert signal when leaving the driving zone.