Method for parking or exiting a parking bay and for avoiding a collision of a vehicle, and corresponding assistance systems and vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for assisting parking a vehicle or assisting driving the vehicle out of a parking bay using a parking assistance system, wherein the vehicle includes both a parking assistance system and a steering system, the method comprising:
- detecting an obscured state of a vehicle sensor, in which at least one distance measuring sensor of the assistance system is obscured by a part of the vehicle, in response to a determination that the vehicle is being parked or driven out of a parking bay;
deactivating, or preventing from activating, by a controller, a steering intervention of the parking assistance system into the steering system in response to detection of the vehicle sensor obscured state, wherein the vehicle sensor obscured state of the at least one distance measuring sensor indicates that the at least one distance measuring sensor is unable to measure distance because the sensor is obscured by a part of the vehicle,enabling distance measurement of the parking bay using at least one non-obscured distance measuring sensor of the parking assistance system even if one or more distance measuring sensors included on the vehicle are in a vehicle sensor obscured state;
reactivating, by the controller, once the vehicle sensor obscured state is no longer detected, the steering intervention of the parking assistant system; and
utilizing, by the controller, at least in part, when the steering intervention of the parking assistant system is reactivated, the distance measurement of the parking bay gathered while the vehicle sensor obscured state was detected.
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Abstract
An obscured state of a vehicle, in which a distance measuring sensor of an assistance system is obscured by a part of the vehicle, is automatically detected. If the obscured state is present, a steering intervention of the assistance system into a steering system of the vehicle during a parking or parking-bay-exiting process of the vehicle using the assistance system is automatically deactivated or prevented. Furthermore, to avoid a collision of the vehicle using the assistance system, a notification of an obscured state is automatically generated when the obscured state is present.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for assisting parking a vehicle or assisting driving the vehicle out of a parking bay using a parking assistance system, wherein the vehicle includes both a parking assistance system and a steering system, the method comprising:
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detecting an obscured state of a vehicle sensor, in which at least one distance measuring sensor of the assistance system is obscured by a part of the vehicle, in response to a determination that the vehicle is being parked or driven out of a parking bay; deactivating, or preventing from activating, by a controller, a steering intervention of the parking assistance system into the steering system in response to detection of the vehicle sensor obscured state, wherein the vehicle sensor obscured state of the at least one distance measuring sensor indicates that the at least one distance measuring sensor is unable to measure distance because the sensor is obscured by a part of the vehicle, enabling distance measurement of the parking bay using at least one non-obscured distance measuring sensor of the parking assistance system even if one or more distance measuring sensors included on the vehicle are in a vehicle sensor obscured state; reactivating, by the controller, once the vehicle sensor obscured state is no longer detected, the steering intervention of the parking assistant system; and utilizing, by the controller, at least in part, when the steering intervention of the parking assistant system is reactivated, the distance measurement of the parking bay gathered while the vehicle sensor obscured state was detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 11)
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5. A method for avoiding a collision of a vehicle using an assistance system, wherein the vehicle includes both a parking assistance system and a steering system, the method comprising:
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detecting an obscured state of a vehicle sensor, in which at least one distance measuring sensor of the parking assistance system is obscured by a part of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle sensor obscured state of the at least one distance measuring sensor indicates that the at least one distance measuring sensor is unable to measure distance because the sensor is obscured by a part of the vehicle; generating, by a controller, a notification of the vehicle sensor obscured state in response to detection of the vehicle sensor obscured state; and enabling distance measurement of a parking bay using at least one non-obscured distance measuring sensor of the parking assistance system even if one or more distance measuring sensors included on the vehicle are in a vehicle sensor obscured state; utilizing, at least in part, the distance measurement of the parking bay gathered while the vehicle sensor obscured state was detected, once the vehicle sensor obscured state is no longer detected. - View Dependent Claims (6, 12)
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7. A parking assistance system for a vehicle, the vehicle also including a steering system, the parking assistance system comprising:
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a controller; a plurality of distance measuring sensors that measure distances within an environment in which the vehicle is located; and at least one state detecting sensor being designed to detect an obscured state of a vehicle sensor in which one of the distance measuring sensors is obscured by a part of the vehicle, wherein the controller detects the vehicle sensor obscured state using the at least one state detecting sensor, and wherein the controller deactivates a parking assistance system, thereby preventing a steering intervention of a steering system if the steering intervention is active, or does not activate the steering intervention if the steering intervention is not active, wherein distance measurement of a parking bay is enabled using at least one non-obscured distance measuring sensor of the parking assistance system even if one or more distance measuring sensors included on a vehicle are in a vehicle sensor obscured state; wherein the controller reactivates the steering intervention of the parking assistance system once the vehicle sensor obscured state is no longer detected; and wherein the controller, when the steering intervention of the parking assistant system is reactivated, utilizes, at least in part, the distance measurement of the parking bay gathered while the vehicle sensor obscured state was detected. - View Dependent Claims (8, 10, 13)
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9. A parking assistance system for a vehicle, the assistance system comprising;
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a device that generates a notification; a controller; a plurality of distance measuring sensors; and at least one state detecting sensor, wherein the at least one state detecting sensor is designed to detect an obscured state of the vehicle sensor in which one of the distance measuring sensors is obscured by a part of the vehicle, wherein the controller is designed to control generation of the notification of the vehicle sensor obscured state using the device if the at least one state detecting sensor detects a vehicle sensor obscured state, wherein distance measurement of a parking bay is enabled using at least one non-obscured distance measuring sensor of the parking assistance system even if one or more distance measuring sensors included on a vehicle are in a vehicle sensor obscured state; wherein the controller is further designed to utilize, at least in part, the distance measurement of the parking bay gathered while the vehicle sensor obscured state was detected, once the vehicle sensor obscured state is no longer detected. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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