SMART PARKING ASSIST APPARATUS AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A smart parking assist method, comprising:
- operating, by a controller, a smart parking assist function after a vehicle stops;
searching, by the controller, a parking slot using imaging devices when the smart parking assist function is operated;
setting, by the controller, the searched parking slot to a target parking slot and outputting parking slot information regarding the target parking slot;
detecting, by the controller, a parking line of the target parking slot and an object adjacent to the target parking slot and setting a parking reference line based on the recognized information, after the parking slot information is output; and
executing, by the controller, parking of the vehicle based on the parking reference line.
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Abstract
A smart parking assist apparatus and method are provided. The smart parking assist apparatus operates a smart parking assist function after a vehicle stops and searches a parking slot using a plurality of imaging devices. In addition, the searched parking slot is set to a target parking slot and parking slot information regarding the target parking slot is output. The apparatus recognizes a parking line of the target parking slot and an object adjacent to the target parking slot and sets a parking reference line based on the recognized information, after the parking slot information is output. The vehicle is then operated to be parked in the target parking slot based on the parking reference line.
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20 Claims
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1. A smart parking assist method, comprising:
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operating, by a controller, a smart parking assist function after a vehicle stops; searching, by the controller, a parking slot using imaging devices when the smart parking assist function is operated; setting, by the controller, the searched parking slot to a target parking slot and outputting parking slot information regarding the target parking slot; detecting, by the controller, a parking line of the target parking slot and an object adjacent to the target parking slot and setting a parking reference line based on the recognized information, after the parking slot information is output; and executing, by the controller, parking of the vehicle based on the parking reference line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A smart parking assist apparatus, comprising:
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a user input configured to receiving an input for a start and a release of a smart parking assist; a plurality of imaging devices configured to obtain image information around a vehicle; a plurality of ultrasonic sensors configured to obtain position information regarding an object within a parking slot; and a controller configured to execute a smart parking assist function, recognize a parking line and an object using the imaging devices and the ultrasonic sensors to set a parking reference line, and execute parking based on the parking reference line, when a manipulation of the user input is sensed after the vehicle stops. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a controller, the computer readable medium comprising:
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program instructions that operate a smart parking assist function after a vehicle stops; program instructions that search a parking slot using imaging devices when the smart parking assist function is operated; program instructions that set the searched parking slot to a target parking slot and outputting parking slot information regarding the target parking slot; program instructions that detect a parking line of the target parking slot and an object adjacent to the target parking slot and setting a parking reference line based on the recognized information, after the parking slot information is output; and program instructions that execute parking of the vehicle based on the parking reference line. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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