Method for providing user-defined customization of a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016362103-A1
Application number	US-201615158624-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 19, 2016
Priority date	May 20, 2015
Publication date	Dec 15, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method for the user-defined provision of a vehicle in which a parking position in a parking region is identified and driven to automatically by the vehicle or with guidance by a user and, at the request of the user, the vehicle drives automatically to a transfer location in the parking region for further use. A trajectory which is travelled along as far as the parking position within the parking region is sorted and the transfer location can be defined at any desired point on this trajectory. Also disclosed is a system for carrying out the method and a motor vehicle having the disclosed system.

First claim

1 . A method for user-defined provision of a vehicle, the method comprising:
identifying a parking position in a parking region; and automatically driving the vehicle, by the vehicle or with guidance by a user, at the request of the user, to a transfer location in the parking region for further use; storing a trajectory, which is travelled along to the parking position within the parking region; and defining the transfer location at any desired point on the trajectory.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising measuring and storing the trajectory by measuring and storing a horizontal and vertical direction of travel, a velocity and a time using a data storage device and processing device of the vehicle.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing a user exit point position on the trajectory.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the vehicle communicating, via a communication device, with a mobile communication device of the user including transmitting at least the trajectory at least once to the user's mobile communication device.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a request, from a user's mobile communication device, for further use to the vehicle; and in response to receipt of the request, activating the vehicle.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, from a user's mobile communication device, a transfer location for the vehicle, or steering the vehicle manually forwards or rearwards on the trajectory.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising illustrating the trajectory on a user's mobile communication device with surroundings information superimposed thereon.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting at least the trajectory to a further user, wherein the further user defines the transfer location.

9 . A system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
means for communicating with vehicle-external apparatuses; actuators for automatically activating actuator elements of the vehicle; a sensor system for acquiring surroundings information and vehicle information; and an open-loop and closed-loop control system for storing and processing communication information, vehicle information and surroundings information and for generating actuation signals for the actuators, wherein the system is configured to carry out a method comprising:
identifying a parking position in a parking region; and
automatically driving the vehicle, by the vehicle or with guidance by a user, at the request of the user, to a transfer location in the parking region for further use;
storing a trajectory, which is travelled along to the parking position within the parking region; and
defining the transfer location at any desired point on the trajectory.

10 . A motor vehicle which has a system according to claim 9 .

Assignees

• Volkswagen Ag

Inventors

• Büschenfeld Torsten
• Max Stephan
• Urban Alexander
• Brosig Stefan
• Katzwinkel Reiner

Classifications

• B60W2552/00

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• B60W2552/15

  Road slope, i.e. the inclination of a road segment in the longitudinal direction · CPC title

• B60W2520/10

  Longitudinal speed · CPC title

• G08G1/205

  Indicating the location of the monitored vehicles as destination, e.g. accidents, stolen, rental · CPC title

• B60W40/02

  related to ambient conditions · CPC title