Onboard automatic parking system for a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11312368-B2
Application number	US-201815972563-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 7, 2018
Priority date	May 9, 2017
Publication date	Apr 26, 2022
Grant date	Apr 26, 2022

Abstract

An onboard automatic parking system for a vehicle comprises:an automatic parking unit (20) suited to control a maneuver of the vehicle in or out of a park area secured by a remotely controlled access system;a communication circuit (14) suited to send a wireless instruction for operating the access system; anda human machine interface (30) suited to monitor the communication circuit (14) to send the wireless instruction upon actuation of the human machine interface (30), wherein the human machine interface (30) is also suited to command the automatic parking unit (20) that controls the maneuver subsequent to actuation of said human machine interface (30).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An onboard automatic parking system for a vehicle comprising:
an automatic parking unit for controlling a maneuver of the vehicle in or out of a park area secured by a remotely controlled access system, wherein the access system comprises a mechanism for operating the access system;
a communication circuit for sending a wireless instruction for operating the access system; and
a human machine interface (HMI), disposed onboard the vehicle, for monitoring the communication circuit to send the wireless instruction upon actuation of the HMI,
wherein sending the wireless instruction is synchronized with the maneuver of the vehicle,
wherein the automatic parking unit comprises a sensor, a control circuit, and a processing circuit,
wherein the HMI commands the automatic parking unit that controls the maneuver subsequent to actuation of said HMI,
wherein the automatic parking unit computes an appropriate time based on a time needed for the mechanism to operate the access system,
wherein the automatic parking unit communicates the appropriate time to the HMI such that the HMI controls operation of the access system at the appropriate time,
wherein the vehicle includes a button for sending a given instruction via a bus to the communication circuit, and
wherein the button is connected to a first end of the bus, and the communication circuit is connected to a second end of the bus, and
wherein the first end and the second end are disposed on the vehicle.

2. The onboard automatic parking system according to claim 1 , wherein the communication circuit establishes a wireless data link with the mechanism and transmits said wireless instruction via said wireless data link.

3. The onboard automatic parking system according to claim 1 , wherein the communication circuit is suited to transmit the wireless instruction by generating a sub GHz radiofrequency signal.

4. The onboard automatic parking system according to claim 3 , the communication circuit generating said radiofrequency signal upon receiving the given instruction, and wherein the HMI is connected to said bus and suited to send the given instruction on said bus upon actuation of said HMI.

5. The onboard automatic parking system according to claim 3 , wherein said HMI comprises the button suited to send the given instruction via the bus to the communication circuit, the communication circuit generating said radiofrequency signal upon receiving the given instruction, and wherein the automatic parking unit is suited to control the maneuver upon receiving the given instruction on the bus.

6. The onboard automatic parking system according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor acquires data relating to the vehicle environment, the processing circuit processes data acquired by the sensor, and the control circuit controls a vehicle motion control mechanism based on the processed data.

7. The onboard automatic parking system according to claim 1 , wherein the HMI comprises a control unit and a HMI element, wherein the HMI element is at least one of a push button, a mechanical knob, a virtual button on a touchscreen, a voice command, and a gesture command.

8. The onboard automatic parking system according to claim 7 , wherein the control unit of the HMI is connected to the bus.

9. The onboard automatic parking system according to claim 1 , wherein the HMI, the automatic parking unit and the radio communication circuit are interconnected by the bus.

Assignees

• Valeo Comfort & Driving Assistance

Inventors

• Schuler Stephane

Classifications

• E04H6/422

  Automatically operated car-parks · CPC title

• G08C17/02

  using a radio link · CPC title

• G07C2009/00928

  for garage doors · CPC title

• G07C2009/00769

  with data transmission performed by wireless means · CPC title

• B60W30/06 Primary

  Automatic manoeuvring for parking · CPC title