Vehicle parking system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11511733-B2
Application number	US-201916689120-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 20, 2019
Priority date	Nov 20, 2019
Publication date	Nov 29, 2022
Grant date	Nov 29, 2022

Abstract

A system, comprising a computer having a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to identify a height of a curb that is at least one of within or bordering a parking area having a specified length and width. The instructions include instructions to identify a location of the curb. The instructions include instructions to determine a parking position within the parking area based on the height of the curb and the location of the curb. The instructions include instructions to park a vehicle at the parking position within the parking area.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system, comprising a computer having a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
identify a height of a curb that is at least one of within or bordering a parking area having a specified length and width;
identify a location of the curb;
determine a parking position within the parking area based on the height of the curb and the location of the curb; and
park a vehicle at the parking position within the parking area, wherein the instructions include instructions to limit output torque of a propulsion system of the vehicle to an amount that is less than an amount necessary for driving the vehicle over the curb upon determining the vehicle is within a threshold distance of the curb.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions include instructions to identify the location of the curb including a distance between an edge of the parking area and the curb.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions include instructions to determine whether to park the vehicle in the parking area in a forward direction or a reverse direction based on the height of the curb.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the instructions include instructions to determine whether to park the vehicle in the parking area in the forward direction or the reverse direction based on a front ground clearance and a rear ground clearance of the vehicle.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions include instructions to determine the parking position based on a ground clearance of the vehicle.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the ground clearance is a front ground clearance or a rear ground clearance.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the instructions include instructions to select the front ground clearance or the rear ground clearance for determining the parking position based on whether the vehicle is traveling in a forward direction or a reverse direction.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions include instructions to determine the parking position based on an overhang length of a front of the vehicle or a rear of the vehicle.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions include instructions to determine whether the vehicle is sufficiently within the parking area by comparing a present location of the vehicle with the parking position.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions include instructions to identify one or more edges of the parking area based on data from a camera or a LIDAR.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the instructions include instructions to identify the one or more edges of the parking area based on a paint line or an object detected by the camera or LIDAR.

12. A system, comprising a computer having a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
identify a height of a curb that is at least one of within or bordering a parking area having a specified length and width;
identify a location of the curb;
determine a parking position within the parking area based on the height of the curb and the location of the curb; and
park a vehicle at the parking position within the parking area in a forward direction or a reverse direction based on the height of the curb.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the instructions include instructions to identify the location of the curb including a distance between an edge of the parking area and the curb.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the instructions include instructions to determine whether the vehicle is sufficiently within the parking area by comparing a present location of the vehicle with the parking position.

15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the instructions include instructions to determine the parking position based on a ground clearance of the vehicle.

16. The system of claim 12 , wherein the instructions include instructions to determine whether the vehicle is sufficiently within the parking area by comparing a present location of the vehicle with the parking position.

17. A system, comprising a computer having a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
identify a height of a curb that is at least one of within or bordering a parking area having a specified length and width;
identify a location of the curb;
determine a parking position within the parking area based on the height of the curb, the location of the curb, and an overhang length of a front of the vehicle or a rear of the vehicle; and
park a vehicle at the parking position within the parking area in a forward direction or a reverse direction based on the height of the curb.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the instructions include instructions to identify the location of the curb including a distance between an edge of the parking area and the curb.

19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the instructions include instructions to determine whether the vehicle is sufficiently within the parking area by comparing a present location of the vehicle with the parking position.

20. The system of claim 17 , wherein the instructions include instructions to determine the parking position based on a ground clearance of the vehicle.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Niewiadomski Luke
• Chen Lihui
• Xu Li

Classifications

• B60W10/20

  including control of steering systems · CPC title

• B60W10/18

  including control of braking systems · CPC title

• G06T7/70

  Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras (camera calibration G06T7/80) · CPC title

• B60W2710/18

  Braking system · CPC title

• B60W30/06 Primary

  Automatic manoeuvring for parking · CPC title