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28-11-2013 дата публикации

VEHICULAR PARKING CONTROL SYSTEM AND VEHICULAR PARKING CONTROL METHOD USING THE SAME

Номер: US20130315443A1
Автор: KIM Sung Ju
Принадлежит: MANDO CORPORATION

Provided are a vehicular parking control system capable of removing temporary obstacles from an image of objects within a parking space so that an available parking space can be searched for, and a vehicular parking control method using the same. The vehicular parking control system includes: a camera configured to acquire an image of a parking space with reference to a position of a personal car; a sensing unit configured to sense an object in the parking space; and an electronic control unit configured to search for an available parking space by comparing an image pattern of an object within the image of the parking space acquired from the camera with a preset reference image pattern, identifying the type of the object, and removing a contour of the object, the type of which has been identified as a temporary obstacle, from contours of objects in the parking space corresponding to a sensing signal sensed by the sensing unit. 1. A vehicular parking control system , comprising:a camera configured to acquire an image of a parking space with reference to a position of a personal car;a sensing unit configured to sense an object in the parking space; andan electronic control unit configured to search for an available parking space by comparing an image pattern of an object within the image of the parking space acquired from the camera with a preset reference image pattern, identifying a type of the object, and removing a contour of the object, the type of which has been identified as a temporary obstacle, from contours of objects in the parking space corresponding to a sensing signal sensed by the sensing unit.2. The vehicular parking control system according to claim 1 , wherein the temporary obstacle is a non-fixed object claim 1 , other than an automobile claim 1 , which is temporarily positioned in the parking space.3. The vehicular parking control system according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic control unit comprises:a receiving unit configured to receive an ...

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Номер записи: 1
05-01-2017 дата публикации

Parking Assistance Device And Parking Assistance Method

Номер: US20170001563A1
Автор: Fukushima Yoshitake
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A parking assistance device includes: imaging means mounted on a vehicle to image a periphery of the vehicle; a coil for a vehicle installed on a bottom surface of the vehicle; a displaying means that displays an image; and a controlling means that performs a display control on the displaying means. The controlling means stores a parking initial image, simultaneously showing a power transmission coil installed on a road surface in a parking space and ground marks provided at a predetermined distance from the power transmission coil, displays the power transmission coil on the displaying means with reference to the ground marks imaged by the imaging means and the parking initial image when a distance between the vehicle and a target parking position falls below a predetermined value, and superposes and displays an image indicating the coil for a vehicle on the displaying means. 1. A parking assistance device comprising:an image sensor mounted on a vehicle to image a periphery of the vehicle;a coil for a vehicle installed on a bottom surface of the vehicle;a display configured to display an image imaged by the image sensor; anda control circuit configured to perform a display control on the display,wherein the control circuit stores a parking initial image imaged by the image sensor and simultaneously showing a power transmission coil installed on a road surface in a parking space and a ground mark provided at a predetermined distance from the power transmission coil, and estimates a position of the power transmission coil according to a parking final image indicating the ground mark imaged by the image sensor and the parking initial image when a distance between the vehicle and a target parking position falls below a predetermined value and the power transmission coil disappears from the image sensor, and displays an image showing the power transmission coil on the display according to the estimated position of the power transmission coil, and superposes and displays ...

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Номер записи: 2
05-01-2017 дата публикации

CAMERA APPARATUS AND IN-VEHICLE SYSTEM

Номер: US20170001565A1
Автор: FURUTAKE Yasuki, NAKANO Toshihisa, Takama Daisuke
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In a camera apparatus, a camera module has a predetermined field of view, and is configured to capture an image in front of the vehicle via a predetermined wiping area of the windshield of the vehicle. In the camera module, a lens unit includes a plurality of lenses. A barrel is configured to house the lens unit. An imager has an imaging surface, and is arranged with respect to the lens unit such that light passing through the plurality of lenses of the lens unit forms an image on the imaging surface. The imager includes at least part of an exposure controller that controls an exposure of the imaging surface. The imaging surface is concavely curved 1. A camera apparatus installable to a vehicle that includes a windshield and an electronic device installed thereto , the camera apparatus comprising:a camera module having a predetermined field of view and configured to capture an image in front of the vehicle via a predetermined wiping area of the windshield of the vehicle;a first processing unit configured to perform, based on the image captured by the camera module, at least part of a recognition task that recognizes situations in front of the vehicle;a second processing unit configured to perform, based on a result of the recognition task performed by the first processing unit, at least part of a vehicle control task, a lane departure warning task for determining whether there is an unintentional departure of the vehicle from a lane on which the vehicle is running;', 'a headlight control task for controlling a headlight of the vehicle; and', 'a task for preventing front collisions of the vehicle;, 'the vehicle control task including at least two ofa communication interface that enables the first and second processing units to communicate with the electronic device installed in the vehicle;a power source that supplies electrical power to the camera module, the first processing unit, and the second processing unit;a housing configured to house at least part of at ...

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Номер записи: 3
07-01-2021 дата публикации

SYSTEM FOR SECURING THE PARKING OF A MOTOR VEHICLE

Номер: US20210001836A1
Автор: Hurwic Aleksander, Witte Lennart
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A system for securing the parking of an automobile vehicle parked on a parking area (Z), the vehicle including two steering wheels, and a actuator to modify the orientation of the steering wheels without the action of the driver, the system including a control unit (UC), a system for detecting a parked state of the automobile vehicle, a sensor for detecting the slope of the parking area, sensor for determining the orientation of the steering wheels with respect to the axis of the vehicle, the control unit (UC) being configured to determine the orientation of the steering wheels to put the vehicle in a decreased danger configuration in case of an unwanted movement of the vehicle, and to sending an instruction to the actuator to orientate the steering wheels according to the orientation determined by the control unit (UC). 111.-. (canceled)12. A securing system for securing the parking of an automobile vehicle parked on a parking area , said vehicle extending along an axis , the vehicle including at least one axle ensuring the steering of the automobile vehicle , the wheels equipping said axle being designated as “steering wheels” , and at least one actuator configured to modify the orientation of the steering wheels without the action of the driver , the system includinga control unit,at least one sensor for detecting a parked state of the automobile vehicle,at least one sensor for detecting the slope of the parking area,at least one sensor for determining the orientation of the steering wheels with respect to the axis of the vehicle,at least one sensor for determining the configuration of elements constituting the parking area, at least one sorting device for excluding elements not capable of forming a safe obstacle for the vehicle and at least one device for selecting from said remaining elements, at least one element capable of forming a safe obstacle for the vehicle,the control unit including at least one sensor for determining an orientation of the steering ...

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Номер записи: 4
02-01-2020 дата публикации

PLANNING PARKING TRAJECTORY FOR SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES

Номер: US20200001863A1
Автор: HU Jiangtao, Jiang Yifei, Li Dong, LUO QI, TAO Jiaming, ZHANG Liangliang
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A parking system for autonomous driving vehicles (ADV) is disclosed that utilizes the perception, planning, and prediction modules of ADV driving logic to more safely and accurately park an ADV. An ADV scans a parking lot for an available space, then determines a sequence of portions or segments of a parking path from the ADV's location to a selected parking space. The sequence of segments involves one or more forward driving segments and one or more reverse driving segments. During the forward driving segments, the ADV logic uses the perception, planning, and prediction modules to identify one or more obstacles to the ADV parking path, and speed and direction of those obstacles. During a reverse driving segment, the ADV logically inverts the orientation of the perception, planning, and prediction modules to continue to track the one or more obstacles and their direction and speed while the ADV is driving in a reverse direction. For each parking path portion, the planning module generates a smooth reference line for the portion, taking into account the one or more obstacles, and their speed and direction. 1. A computer-implemented method of parking an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV) , the method comprising:generating a parking path comprising a first path portion and a second path portion;in response to determining that a direction for the first path portion is a forward direction of the ADV, setting an orientation of a perception and planning module of the ADV to a forward orientation of the ADV, otherwise inverting the orientation of the perception and planning module of the ADV;determining one or more obstacles surrounding the ADV;generating, and navigating, a first reference path for the first portion, in relation to the one or more obstacles;inverting the orientation of the perception and planning module and reversing the direction of the ADV;generating, and navigating, a second reference path for the second portion, in relation to the one or more obstacles.2. ...

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Номер записи: 5
02-01-2020 дата публикации

Parking area map refinement using occupancy behavior anomaly detector

Номер: US20200003565A1
Автор: Carlos Cunha, Ruobing CHEN
Принадлежит: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

A method includes receiving data corresponding to detected objects in a parking region, the data including information ascertained by an ascertaining vehicle driving through the parking region, determining a parking region distribution, based on detected objects in a street segment located within the parking region, determining a street segment distribution, calculating a difference between the parking region and the street segment distribution, identifying an anomaly located within the street segment, and generating an updated parking area map of the parking region based on the identified anomaly. The method includes receiving the data, for example, each time an ascertaining vehicle drives through the parking region.

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Номер записи: 6
07-01-2016 дата публикации

AROUND VIEW SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF

Номер: US20160005316A1
Автор: Lee Seong Soo
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An around view system includes: a camera module configured to photograph surrounding images of a vehicle; a control module configured to output an around view monitoring (AVM) combined image obtained by combining the surrounding images according to a setting reference; and a display module configured to display the AVM combined image, in which the control module includes: a generating unit configured to generate an AVM image, in which a view of the surrounding image is converted; a recognizing unit configured to recognize a parking line and a section corner crossing the parking line in the AVM image; and a control unit configured to set a virtual parking section based on the parking line and the section corner, and output the AVM combined image obtained by combining the AVM image and the virtual parking section according to the reference setting. 1. An around view system , comprising:a camera module configured to capture images of an area surrounding a vehicle;a control module configured to output an around view monitoring (AVM) combined image obtained by combining the surrounding images according to a reference setting; anda display module configured to display the AVM combined image, a generating unit configured to generate an AVM image, in which a view of the surrounding image is converted;', 'a recognizing unit configured to recognize a parking line and a section corner crossing the parking line in the AVM image; and', 'a control unit configured to set a virtual parking section based on the parking line and the section corner and output the AVM combined image obtained by combining the AVM image and the virtual parking section according to the setting reference., 'wherein the control module comprises2. The around view system of claim 1 , wherein the camera module comprises cameras configured to photograph and capture images of the areas surrounding the vehicle.3. The around view system of claim 2 , wherein the areas surrounding the vehicle comprise a front claim ...

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Номер записи: 7
02-01-2020 дата публикации

AVAILABLE PARKING SPACE DETECTION LOCALIZATION USING HISTORICAL AGGREGATION SHIFTING

Номер: US20200005055A1
Автор: Chen Ruobing, Cunha Carlos
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A method for object detection and parking spot localization includes receiving data corresponding to detected objects located within a street segment, the data being ascertained by an ascertaining vehicle driving through the street section, determining a detected object distribution, shifting the detected object distribution, and generating a parking map of available parking spots on the street segment based on a parking region distribution and the shifted detected object distribution. The method includes receiving the data, determining the detected object distribution, and shifting of the detected object distribution, for example each time at least one of the at least one ascertaining vehicle drives through the street section. 1. A method for parking spot localization , the method comprising:receiving, by processing circuitry and from at least one ascertaining vehicle driving through a street segment, data from at least one sensor of the at least one ascertaining vehicle corresponding to detected objects in the street segment;determining, by the processing circuitry, a detected object distribution based on the received data;shifting, by the processing circuitry, the detected object distribution based on a predefined parking region distribution and the detected object distribution; andgenerating, by the processing circuitry, a parking map of available parking spots on the street segment based on the shifted detected object distribution; (I) the parking region distribution is a histogram having (1) a bin width (W) and (2) a length (L) corresponding to a length of the street segment; and', '(II) the method further comprises the processing circuitry calculating, based on a score function, a score corresponding to the parking region distribution and the detected object distribution, the shift of the detected object distribution is based on a minimization of the calculated score, the method further comprises the processing circuitry calculating a regularized score ...

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Номер записи: 8
02-01-2020 дата публикации

AUTOMATIC PARKING SYSTEM AND AUTOMATIC PARKING METHOD

Номер: US20200005649A1
Автор: HA Kyung Soo, JEON Jae Hwan, JUNG In Yong, KIM Yoon Soo, Lee Jong Ho, LEE Min Byeong, Park Jin Ho, Park Seung Wook, YANG Joo Woong
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An automatic parking system includes a sensor detecting parking areas depending on a size of a subject vehicle and a controller controlling the subject vehicle to be parked in an optimal parking area among the parking areas, in which the sensor may detect the parking areas in consideration of a length and a width of the subject vehicle and detect a spaced distance from surrounding vehicles positioned on a side of the subject vehicle in the optimal parking area and the controller may calculate a moving path between a current position of the subject vehicle and the optimal parking area and compare a predetermined reference distance and the spaced distances to control the subject vehicle. 1. An automatic parking system , comprising:a sensor detecting slots depending on a size of a subject vehicle; anda controller controlling the subject vehicle to be parked in an optimal slot among the detected slots and determining a PAPS mode from a group of modes comprising a system ready mode, a slot search mode, a slot found mode, a select slot mode and an automated parking maneuver mode,wherein, in the slot search mode, the sensor detects the slots in consideration of a length and a width of the subject vehicle and detects spaced distances from surrounding vehicles positioned on a side of the subject vehicle in the optimal slot, andwherein, in the automated parking maneuver mode, the controller calculates a moving path between a current position of the subject vehicle and the optimal slot and compares a predetermined reference distance and the spaced distances to control the subject vehicle.2. The automatic parking system of claim 1 ,wherein the controller determines the system ready mode, and outputs information of “system activated” to a driver or operator.3. The automatic parking system of claim 2 ,wherein when automatic parking is not available, the controller outputs information of a system condition to the driver or operator, and the system condition comprises a status of ...

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Номер записи: 9
12-01-2017 дата публикации

Method and Device for Steering a Car/Trailer Combination into a Parking Space

Номер: US20170008563A1
Автор: GRAEFF Michael, LUEBCKE MICHAEL, POPKEN MARKUS
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The present invention relates to a method for steering a car/trailer combination comprising a vehicle and at least one trailer, in which a mobile display unit is used for representing at least a part of the car/trailer combination and wherein the mobile display unit is in contact with the vehicle via a wireless connection and is used for monitoring the driving functions of the vehicle, and wherein at least one orientation aid is depicted on the mobile display unit. The present invention further relates to a corresponding device. 114-. (canceled)15. A method for steering a car/trailer combination , comprising:depicting at least a part of the car/trailer combination on a mobile display unit, wherein the mobile display unit is in communication with the car/trailer combination via a wireless connection and is used to monitor driving functions of the vehicle and wherein the mobile display unit is a smartphone;depicting at least one orientation aid on the mobile display unit;detecting, current surroundings of the car/trailer combination during a drive-by;highlighting, graphically on the mobile display unit, at least one possible parking space for the car/trailer combination;receiving a parking space selection from a user, through the mobile display unit; anddriving the vehicle/trailer combination into the selected parking space, wherein driving the vehicle/trailer combination into the selected parking space is performed automatically.16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein depicting the at least one orientation aid further comprises depicting the at least one orientation aid together with at least a portion of the current surroundings of the car/trailer combination on the mobile display unit claim 15 , for a navigation of the car/trailer combination in the current surroundings.17. The method according to claim 16 , in which the at least one orientation aid comprises at least one geometrical indication selected from the group consisting of: actual angle of the ...

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Номер записи: 10
14-01-2021 дата публикации

APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING PARKING OF A VEHICLE, A SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME, AND A METHOD THEREOF

Номер: US20210009110A1
Автор: Jeong Sun Woo, Lee Yong Joon
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An apparatus, a system including the apparatus, and a control method thereof, control parking of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a processor that recognizes a parking line or an object in a parking place, generates a reference line based on the parking line or the object, aligns the vehicle subject to the parking control based on the reference line, generates an expected driving path for a search for a parking place, and automatically searches for the parking place while the vehicle travels based on the expected driving path and storage that stores parking place information searched by the processor. 1. An apparatus for controlling parking of a vehicle , the apparatus comprising:a processor configured to recognize a parking line or an object in a parking place, generate a reference line based on the parking line or the object, align the vehicle subject to the parking control based on the reference line, generate an expected driving path for a search for the parking place, and automatically search for the parking place while the vehicle travels based on the expected driving path; anda storage configured to store parking place information searched by the processor.2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor generates a virtual parking line by detecting an edge of a Y-axis parking line and aligns the vehicle subject to the parking control based on the virtual parking line claim 1 , when an X-axis parking line is not recognized and the Y-axis parking line is recognized.3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor recognizes bumper lines of parked vehicles claim 1 , generates the reference line based on the bumper lines of the vehicles claim 1 , and aligns the vehicle subject to the parking control based on the reference line claim 1 , when an X-axis parking line is not recognized.4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the processor generates an average value of the bumper lines of the vehicles as the reference line.5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein ...

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Номер записи: 11
14-01-2016 дата публикации

AROUND VIEW SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF

Номер: US20160012725A1
Автор: Lee Seong Soo
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An around view system includes: a display module; a camera module configured to photograph surrounding images of a vehicle; and a control module configured to output an around view monitoring (AVM) combined image to the display module, in which the control module includes: a generating unit configured to generate the AVM image; a recognizing unit configured to recognize a first parking line and a second parking line positioned at both sides; and a control unit configured to virtually generate a third parking line parallel to the first parking line, and generate the AVM combined image by combining the third parking line and the AVM image. 1. An around view system , comprising:a display module;a camera module configured to generate photograph images of areas surrounding a vehicle; anda control module configured to output an around view monitoring (AVM) combined image obtained by combining the surrounding images to the display module, a generating unit configured to generate the AVM image by converting a view of the surrounding image;', 'a recognizing unit configured to recognize a one or both of a first parking line and a second parking line positioned at either or both sides of a center line of the vehicle according to the AVM image; and, 'wherein the control module comprisesa control unit configured to virtually generate a third parking line parallel to the first parking line and generate the AVM combined image obtained by combining the third parking line and the AVM image when recognizing only the first parking line that is a parking line positioned at any one side based on the center line of the vehicle.2. The around view system of claim 1 , wherein the camera module comprises cameras configured to generate photograph images of areas surrounding a vehicle claim 1 , the areas comprising at least one of a front claim 1 , a rear claim 1 , a left claim 1 , and a right area of the vehicle.3. The around view system of claim 1 , wherein the recognizing unit comprises:an ...

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Номер записи: 12
14-01-2021 дата публикации

VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

Номер: US20210012123A1
Автор: Bae Sungik, Kim Jihoon
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Disclosed are a vehicle and a control method thereof configured for performing a vehicle control to detect lighting irradiated from a lamp at the time of vehicle parking and park the vehicle safely and accurately. The vehicle includes a lamp configured to irradiate lighting to a ground, a camera configured to photograph the lighting irradiated to the ground to obtain information on a form of the lighting of the lamp, and a controller configured to determine at least one of the form of the ground to which the lighting is irradiated and whether or not an obstacle exists on the ground to which the lighting is irradiated, based on the information on the obtained form of the lighting of the lamp. 1. A vehicle comprising:a lamp configured to irradiate lighting to a ground;a camera configured to capture an image of the lighting irradiated to the ground to obtain information on a form of the lighting of the lamp; anda controller configured to determine at least one of the form of the ground to which the lighting is irradiated and whether an obstacle exists on the ground to which the lighting is irradiated, based on the information on the obtained form of the lighting of the lamp.2. The vehicle according to claim 1 ,wherein the lamp is configured to irradiate the lighting to the ground in a predetermined form, andwherein the controller is configured to determine that the form of the ground to which the lighting of a region which is not obtained is irradiated is at least one of a drain way and a cliff when the form of the obtained lighting of the lamp is a portion of a region of the predetermined form and a form of a remaining lighting region of the lighting except the portion of the region is not obtained.3. The vehicle according to claim 2 ,wherein upon determining that an area of the obtained lighting of the lamp is less than or equal to a predetermined area, the controller is configured to determine that the form of the lighting of the lamp is the portion of the region of ...

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Номер записи: 13
10-01-2019 дата публикации

Vehicular information systems and methods

Номер: US20190012915A1
Автор: Marco Gruteser, Suhas Mathur
Принадлежит: Rutgers State University of New Jersey

Disclosed is a method and system that receives sensor information from each of a plurality of sensors. Each sensor in the plurality is associated with a vehicle. The sensor information includes location coordinates of each vehicle in the plurality. The sensor information associated with each vehicle in the plurality then is translated to parking statistics information. In one embodiment, the translation is based on an aggregate of sensor information corresponding to the plurality of vehicles. The system then communicates parking statistics information to the vehicle.

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Номер записи: 14
17-01-2019 дата публикации

PROGRAMMING COMPLEX PARKING MANEUVERS FOR DRIVERLESS VEHICLES

Номер: US20190016331A1
Автор: Carlson Jamie P., Yellambalase Yadunandana
Принадлежит: NIO USA, Inc.

Various embodiments relate generally to autonomous vehicles and associated mechanical, electrical and electronic hardware, computing software, including autonomy applications, image processing applications, etc., computing systems, and wired and wireless network communications to facilitate autonomous control of vehicles, and, more specifically, to systems, devices, and methods configured to control driverless vehicles to facilitate complex parking maneuvers with, for example, optional modification of a preprogrammed path of travel responsive to characteristics of an autonomous vehicle. In some examples, a method may be configured to localize an autonomous vehicle relative to a first geographical location, capture vehicular drive parameter data as the autonomous vehicle transits via a path of travel, localize the autonomous vehicle relative to a second geographical location, store data representing the vehicular drive parameters, and compute a reverse path of travel over the path of travel based on data representing one or more vehicular drive parameters. 1. A method comprising:localizing an autonomous vehicle relative to a first geographical location at which the autonomous vehicle is disposed relative to a first path portion of a path of travel;capturing data representing vehicular drive parameters at units of time as the autonomous vehicle transits via the path of travel;determining the autonomous vehicle is adjacent to a parking zone;localizing the autonomous vehicle relative to a second geographical location at which the autonomous vehicle is disposed relative to a second path portion of the path of travel;storing the data representing the vehicular drive parameters; andcomputing a reverse path of travel in a reverse direction of travel over the path of travel based on the data representing the vehicular drive parameters.2. The method of wherein capturing the data representing the vehicular drive parameters comprises:accepting control signals from a subset of ...

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Номер записи: 15
19-01-2017 дата публикации

VEHICLE PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM WITH VISION-BASED PARKING SPACE DETECTION

Номер: US20170017848A1
Автор: Corral-Soto Eduardo R., Gupta Nikhil
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A parking assist system of a vehicle includes a camera that, when disposed at the vehicle, has a field of view exterior of the vehicle. An image processor is operable to process image data captured by the camera to detect parking space markers indicative of a parking space and to identify empty or available parking spaces. The image processor includes a parking space detection algorithm that detects parking space markers by (i) extracting low level features from captured image data, (ii) classifying pixels as being part of a parking space line or not part of a parking space line, (iii) performing spatial line fitting to find lines in the captured images and to apply parking space geometry constraints, and (iv) detecting and selecting rectangles in the captured images. 1. A parking assist system of a vehicle , said parking assist system comprising:a camera configured to be disposed at a vehicle, wherein said camera, when disposed at the vehicle, has a field of view exterior of the vehicle;an image processor operable to process image data captured by said camera;wherein said image processor processes captured image data to detect parking space markers indicative of a parking space and to identify empty or available parking spaces; andwherein said image processor comprises a parking space detection algorithm that detects parking space markers by (i) extracting low level features from captured image data, (ii) classifying pixels as being part of a parking space line or not part of a parking space line, (iii) performing spatial line fitting to find lines in the captured images and to apply parking space geometry constraints, and (iv) detecting and selecting rectangles in the captured images.2. The parking assist system of claim 1 , wherein said camera comprises a pixelated imaging array having a plurality of photosensing elements.3. The parking assist system of claim 2 , wherein said camera comprises a grayscale camera.4. The parking assist system of claim 1 , wherein ...

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Номер записи: 16
21-01-2016 дата публикации

VEHICLE-REVERSING DISPLAY SYSTEM CAPABLE OF AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHING MULTIPLE FIELD-OF-VIEW MODES AND VEHICLE-REVERSING IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE

Номер: US20160021288A1
Автор: CHEN CHONG-RON
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A vehicle-reversing display system includes a controller area network, an ultrasonic sensor, a vehicle-reversing image capture device and a display device. The vehicle-reversing image capture device includes a controlling unit and a camera. After a vehicle-reversing parameter of the controller area network is acquired, the controlling unit recognizes a distance from an obstacle through the ultrasonic sensor. If the distance is a first distance, the camera is automatically switched to a wide field-of-view mode under control of the controlling unit. If the distance is a second distance, the camera is automatically switched to a normal field-of-view mode under control of the controlling unit. If the distance is a third distance, the camera is automatically switched to a top field-of-view mode under control of the controlling unit. An auxiliary image is displayed on the display device.

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Номер записи: 17
17-01-2019 дата публикации

Real time parking lot analysis and management

Номер: US20190019407A1
Автор: Nakhjavani Omid B.
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A method to find and report an available parking space in a parking lot, where a software application is installed on a memory device coupled to a processor on a dedicated computing platform in an automobile. The dedicated computing platform further including a geographic localizing program, a mapping software providing a digital parking space map superimposed on a real map of the parking lot, a statistical analysis software calculating probability of occupied or available status of a parking space based on data provided by the dedicated computing platform, a transceiver transmitting availability status of the parking space in the parking lot to a central processing unit. Where the central processing unit further transmits availability status of the parking spaces in the parking lots to the dedicated computing platform, thus enabling the dedicated computing platform to report on available parking spaces in the parking lots. 1- A method to find and report an available parking space in a parking lot , comprising:providing a software application on a memory device coupled to a processor on a dedicated computing platform in an automobile, the dedicated computing platform further including:a geographic localizing program,a mapping software providing a digital parking space map superimposed on a real map of the parking lot,a statistical analysis software calculating probability of occupied or available status of a parking space based on data provided by the dedicated computing platform,a transceiver transmitting availability status of the parking space in the parking lot to a central processing unit,where the central processing unit further transmits availability status of the parking spaces in the parking lots to the dedicated computing platform, andenabling the dedicated computing platform to report on available parking spaces in the parking lots.2- Method of claim 1 , wherethe geographic localizing program using a global positioning system or a triangulating system ...

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Номер записи: 18
17-04-2014 дата публикации

PARKING ASSIST APPARATUS AND PARKING ASSIST METHOD AND PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM USING THE SAME

Номер: US20140105464A1
Автор: PARK Sang Jun, Seo Sung Jin
Принадлежит: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.

Disclosed are a parking assist apparatus, a parking assist method capable of more accurately recognizing a parking space and identifying and recognizing obstacles using a three-dimensional flash Lidar and a parking assist system using the same. The parking assist apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: an information unit acquiring information collected by using a three-dimensional flash Lidar; and a determination unit determining at least any one of a parking space and presence and absence of obstacles using the information acquired by the information unit. 1. A parking assist apparatus , comprising:an information unit configured to acquire information collected by using a three-dimensional flash Lidar; anda determination unit configured to determine at least one of availability of a parking space and presence of one or more obstacles based on the information acquired by the information unit.2. The parking assist apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:an image generation unit configured to generate a three-dimensional volume image based on the information acquired by the information unit,wherein the determination unit is further configured to process the three-dimensional volume image to determine the at least one of the availability of a parking space and the presence of one or more obstacles.3. The parking assist apparatus of claim 2 , whereinthe information unit is further configured to generate intensity information and depth information using the acquired information, andthe generation unit is further configured to generate the three-dimensional volume image using the intensity information and the depth information.4. The parking assist apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the determination unit is further configured to identify kinds of the obstacles based on the information acquired by the information unit if it is determined that the obstacles are present.5. A parking assist system claim 1 , comprising:a three- ...

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Номер записи: 19
26-01-2017 дата публикации

VIDEO-BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PARKING OCCUPANCY DETECTION

Номер: US20170024619A1
Автор: Loce Robert P., Wang Yao Rong, Wu Hao
Принадлежит: XEROX CORPORATION

A spatiotemporal system and method for parking occupancy detection. The system can generally include suitable image acquisition, processing, transmission and data storage devices configured to carry out the method which includes generating and processing spatiotemporal images to detect the presence of an object in a region of interest, such as a vehicle in a parking stall. 1. A computer implemented method for detecting occupancy of a space comprising:acquiring a sequence of images of the space;extracting at least one vector of data from the same location in each of the images;generating at least one spatiotemporal image with the vectors of data extracted from each image; andanalyzing the at least one spatiotemporal image to obtain occupancy data of the space.2. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the extracting at least one vector of data from the same location in each of the images further comprises extracting at least three vectors of data from substantially different portions of each respective image.3. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising performing temporal noise reduction on the at least one spatiotemporal image prior to the analyzing.4. The computer implemented method of claim 3 , further comprising performing spatial noise reduction on the at least one spatiotemporal image prior to the analyzing.5. The computer implemented method of claim 2 , further comprising defining the three vectors of data to be three color data components claim 2 , transforming the three color data components to a device independent color space claim 2 , and analyzing non-lightness components of the transformed data to determine vehicle occupancy.6. The computer implemented method of claim 2 , further comprising defining the three vectors of data to be respective red claim 2 , green claim 2 , and blue color data components claim 2 , transforming the color data components to a hue-saturation color space claim 2 , and analyzing the hue- ...

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Номер записи: 20
26-01-2017 дата публикации

Night Parking Detection

Номер: US20170024620A1
Автор: ZHANG Guobiao
Принадлежит: HangZhou HaiCun Information Technology Co., Ltd.

The present invention discloses a night parking-monitoring device. It monitors the state change of a parking space at night by tracking at least a light of a vehicle. 1. A method for monitoring at least a parking space under a low ambient lighting , comprising the steps of:A) capturing a sequence of images of at least a light of a vehicle by a camera located on a fixed structure, wherein said camera cannot acquire the details of said parking space under said low ambient lighting;B) determining the change of the parking state of said parking space by a processor coupled to said camera only from a track of said light obtained from said sequence of images, wherein said processor does not use the output of any vehicle indicator.2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said light is a headlight of said vehicle.3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said light is a taillight of said vehicle.4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said camera captures images at a faster rate at night than during the day.5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said parking state is changed when the direction of said track changes.6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said parking state is changed when the displacement of said track exceeds a pre-determined value.7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said camera captures said sequence of images when a vehicle-movement sensor detects a nearby moving vehicle.8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein said camera does not capture any images when said vehicle-movement sensor does not detect a nearby moving vehicle.9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein said vehicle-movement sensor comprises an audio sensor.10. The method according to claim 7 , wherein said vehicle-movement sensor comprises an optical sensor.11. The method according to claim 7 , wherein said vehicle-movement sensor comprises an electromagnetic sensor. This application is a continuation of “Night Parking Detection”, application Ser. No. 14 ...

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Номер записи: 21
25-01-2018 дата публикации

Method and System for the Automatic Detection of Parking Zones

Номер: US20180025238A1
Автор: BELZNER Heidrun, HALTAKOV Vladimir, KOTZOR Daniel, MAYA Andrej
Принадлежит:

A method automatically detects parking zones in at least one residential street, wherein a) a computing unit is provided; b) information in the form of panoramic images of the at least one residential street is inputted from an external data store; c) information in the form of street data of the at least one residential street is inputted from a map database; d) an internal database is generated, which persists the panoramic images; e) the inputted panoramic images are analyzed for the presence of vehicles; f) the inputted panoramic images are analyzed for the presence of street signs and traffic signs; g) from the analyses of the presence of vehicles and the presence of street signs and traffic signs for at least one selected residential street, expected existing no-parking/no-stopping zones are determined; h) a data set that contains the detected information regarding identified vehicles, street signs, and the markings of no-parking/no-stopping zones and parking zones is generated, and i) the information contained in the data set is visualized on a terminal unit. 1. A method for automatic detection of parking zones on at least one street , the method comprising the acts of:a) receiving, by a computing unit, information in a form of panorama images of the at least one street from an external data memory;b) receiving, by the computing unit, information in a form of road data for the at least one street from a map database;c) generating an internal database, which internal data base persists the panorama images;d) analyzing the received panorama images for a presence of vehicles;e) analyzing the received panorama images for a presence of road signs and traffic signs;f) using the analyses of the presence of vehicles and the presence of road signs and traffic signs to determine, for at least one selected street, whether existing no-parking/no-stopping zones are to be expected;g) generating and storing a data record that contains information pertaining to detected ...

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Номер записи: 22
24-01-2019 дата публикации

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAMERA-BASED DETECTION OF OBJECT HEIGHTS PROXIMATE TO A VEHICLE

Номер: US20190026572A1
Автор: Jeromin Oliver Max, THEODOSIS Paul Alan
Принадлежит:

The present invention is generally directed to optical data processing or objects in proximity to an optical sensor or camera, such as a camera mounted on a vehicles. Image data is received from a camera mounted on a vehicle, the image data indicative of a motion of the camera with respect to a detected object within a proximity of the camera or the vehicle on which the camera may be mounted. An optical flow of the object in the image data is determined, and a height of the object is determined based on the determined optical flow. 1. An optical processing system of a vehicle comprising:one or more processors; and receiving image data from a first camera of the vehicle, the image data indicative of a motion of the first camera with respect to a first object in proximity to the vehicle;', 'determining a first optical flow of the first object in the image data; and', 'determining a first height of the first object based on the first optical flow., 'a memory including instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising the steps of2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the image data is indicative of a motion of the first camera with respect to a second object in proximity to the vehicle claim 1 , said method further comprising the steps of:determining a second optical flow, different from the first optical flow, of the second object in the image data; anddetermining a second height of the second object, different from the first height, based on the first optical flow.3. The system of claim 2 , said method further comprising the steps of:identifying the first object in the image data as a road on which the vehicle is moving based on the first optical flow; andidentifying the second object in the image data as a curb based on the second optical flow.4. The system of claim 2 , said method further comprising the steps of:identifying the first object in the image data as a curb based on the first ...

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Номер записи: 23
24-01-2019 дата публикации

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM

Номер: US20190026573A1
Автор: NISHIMURA Kazuya
Принадлежит: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

An information processing apparatus is configured to perform communication with an in-vehicle device mounted in a vehicle. The information processing apparatus includes at least one computer that is configured to acquire vehicle information including a position of the vehicle through communication with the in-vehicle device, acquire an image captured at a predetermined position with an imaging device mounted in the vehicle based on the vehicle information through communication with the in-vehicle device, and detect change in situations at the predetermined position based on the image. 1. An information processing apparatus configured to perform communication with an in-vehicle device mounted in a vehicle , the information processing apparatus comprising: at least one computer configured toacquire vehicle information including a position of the vehicle through communication with the in-vehicle device,acquire an image captured at a predetermined position with an imaging device mounted in the vehicle based on the vehicle information through communication with the in-vehicle device, anddetect change in situations at the predetermined position based on the image.2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined position is a position in a vicinity of a point where there is a target that a user of the information processing apparatus requests guidance.3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the predetermined position is a position where there is the target that the user of the information processing apparatus requests the guidance.4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:the vehicle information includes positional information of a position where the vehicle is parked; andthe computer is configured to specify the predetermined position based on the positional information of the position where the vehicle is parked.5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 ...

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Номер записи: 24
24-01-2019 дата публикации

DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE

Номер: US20190027041A1
Автор: WATANABE Hiroyuki
Принадлежит: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA

A display control device includes: an acquisition section that acquires captured image data items from imaging sections that image a surrounding region of a vehicle; a display control section that displays first bird's-eye view image data representing surroundings of the vehicle from a bird's eye viewpoint above the vehicle, which has been generated on the basis of the captured image data items; and a specification section that specifies a candidate region where the vehicle is to be parked in the surrounding region that is present in a side direction of the vehicle, the surrounding region having been imaged as the captured image data items, wherein the display control section displays second bird's-eye view image data with a wider display range in the side direction in which the candidate region is present as compared with the first bird's-eye view image data. 1. A display control device comprising:an acquisition section that acquires a plurality of captured image data items from a plurality of imaging sections that image a surrounding region of a vehicle;a display control section that displays first bird's-eye view image data representing surroundings of the vehicle from a bird's eye viewpoint above the vehicle, which has been generated on the basis of the plurality of captured image data items acquired by the acquisition section; anda specification section that specifies a candidate region where the vehicle is to be parked in the surrounding region that is present in a side direction of the vehicle, the surrounding region having been imaged as the captured image data items,wherein the display control section displays second bird's-eye view image data with a wider display range in the side direction of the vehicle in which the candidate region specified by the specification section is present as compared with the first bird's-eye view image data.2. The display control device according to claim 1 , further comprising:a reception section that receives selection of a ...

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Номер записи: 25
24-04-2014 дата публикации

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING PARKING SPACE LINE MARKINGS FOR VEHICLE

Номер: US20140112542A1
Автор: Chang Eu Gene, Choi Jae Seob, Jung Ho Gi, Yoon Dae Joong
Принадлежит:

Disclosed herein is a method for recognizing a parking space line marking for a vehicle, including: detecting, by a processor, a plurality of parking spaces from a portion of a parking space line marking in an image; calculating, by the processor, an overlap coefficient representing a degree of overlapping between the detected parking spaces; selecting, by the processor, a parking space having a largest brightness coefficient as a final parking space by determining overlap when the overlap coefficient has a predetermined magnitude and comparing the brightness degrees of the overlapped parking spaces. 1. A method for recognizing a parking space line marking for a vehicle , comprising:detecting, by a processor, a plurality of parking spaces from a portion of a parking space line marking in an image;calculating, by the processor, an overlap coefficient representing a degree of overlap between the detected plurality of parking spaces;calculating, by the processor, a brightness coefficient of the detected plurality of parking spaces; andselecting, by the processor, one parking space from the detected plurality of parking spaces having a largest brightness coefficient as a final parking space by determining an overlap when the overlap coefficient includes a predetermined dimension and comparing brightness degrees of the overlapped parking spaces.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein each parking space is an end edge of the parking space line marking comprising three sides.5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising calculating claim 1 , by the processor claim 1 , a movement degree of the detected plurality of parking spaces in two images having a parallax error and reflecting a plurality of previous parking spaces of a previous image to a subsequent image with a plurality of subsequent parking spaces using the calculated movement degree.6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising calculating claim 5 , by the processor claim 5 , respective overlapping degrees between the ...

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Номер записи: 26
02-02-2017 дата публикации

VIDEO DATA ANALYZING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND PARKING LOT MONITORING SYSTEM

Номер: US20170032199A1
Автор: TAN Zhiming, WANG Qi, ZHANG Guocheng
Принадлежит: FUJITSU LIMITED

This application provides a video data analyzing method and apparatus and a parking lot monitoring system where the system includes: a video camera configured to capture videos; a data memory configured to store video data from the video camera; an analysis server configured to analyze a status of each parking lot according to the video data obtained from the data memory; an information publishing device configured to publish status information on each parking lot; and a central manage system configured to control operations of parts of the parking lot monitoring system. With the method, apparatus or system of this application, a large quantity of parking lots may be monitored by using few hardware resources, and high detection precision under an all-weather condition may be realized, which is extendable, and may support high-grade functions based on core technologies. 1. A vehicle parking lot monitoring system , comprising:a video camera configured to capture videos;a data memory configured to store video data from the video camera;an analysis server configured to analyze a status of each parking lot according to the video data obtained from the data memory;an information publishing device configured to publish status information on each parking lot; anda central management system configured to control operations of parts of the parking lot monitoring system.2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the analysis server comprises:a patch extracting unit configured to extract a patch of the parking lot in the video data of a current frame;a judging unit configured to judge whether a patch status of the parking lot changes according to the patch of the parking lot in the video data of the current frame and the patch of the parking lot in the video data of a previous frame;a vehicle detecting unit configured to detect whether a vehicle parks on the parking lot when it is judged by the judging unit that the patch status of the parking lot changes; anda status ...

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Номер записи: 27
04-02-2016 дата публикации

AROUND VIEW MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF

Номер: US20160034768A1
Автор: Lee Seong Soo
Принадлежит:

An around-view monitoring (AVM) apparatus including a camera module for obtaining a plurality of video images from around a vehicle; a display unit for displaying an around-view video image; and a control unit for composing the plurality of video images to generate an around-view video image, detecting a first parking line and a second parking line from the around-view video image, tracking the detected first and second parking lines, and generating an imaginary parking line when any one of the first and second parking lines is not tracked to control the display unit to output the around-view video image. 1. An around-view monitoring (AVM) apparatus , comprising:a camera module configured to obtain a plurality of video images from around a vehicle;a display unit configured to display an around-view video image; anda control unit configured to compose the plurality of video images to generate an around-view video image, detect a first parking line and a second parking line from the around-view video image, track the detected first and second parking lines, and generate an imaginary parking line when any one of the first and second parking lines is not tracked to control the display unit to output the around-view video image.2. The AVM apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a memory configured to store a look-up table claim 1 ,wherein the control unit is configured to generate the around-view video image using the look-up table.3. The AVM apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the control unit comprises:a video composing unit configured to compose the plurality of video images to generate an around-view video image;a detecting unit configured to detect a first parking line and a second parking line from the around-view video image;a tracking unit configured to track the first parking line and the second parking line; anda predicting unit configured to generate an imaginary parking line when one of the first and second parking lines is not tracked.4. The AVM apparatus of ...

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Номер записи: 28
01-02-2018 дата публикации

VEHICLE ACCESSIBILITY DETERMINATION DEVICE

Номер: US20180032823A1
Автор: OHIZUMI Yuta
Принадлежит:

An image convertor converts an original image captured by a front camera. The original image includes a road surface around a vehicle. A three-dimensional object detector detects from a virtual image a three-dimensional object having a height from the road surface. A vehicle accessibility determiner determines whether the vehicle can access to the inside of the detected three-dimensional object or to a clearance among other three-dimensional objects. 1. A vehicle accessibility determination device comprising:an imager that is attached to a vehicle and captures a range including a road surface around the vehicle;an image convertor that converts an original image captured by the imager into a virtual image viewed from a predetermined viewpoint;a three-dimensional object detector that detects from the virtual image a three-dimensional object having a height from the road surface; anda vehicle accessibility determiner that determines whether the vehicle is capable of accessing to an inside of the three-dimensional object or to a clearance among other three-dimensional objects.2. The vehicle accessibility determination device according to claim 1 ,wherein the vehicle accessibility determiner comprises:a three-dimensional object area extracting portion that extracts an area corresponding to the three-dimensional object from the original image;a road surface projecting position calculating portion that calculates a presence or an absence of a floating area that does not contact the road surface and a height of the floating area from the road surface relative to the three-dimensional object area extracted by the three-dimensional object area extracting portion, and calculates a road surface projecting position in which the floating area is projected to the road surface from directly above, the floating area constituting the three-dimensional object area; anda vehicle accessible space identifying portion that identifies whether there is a space inside the three-dimensional ...

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Номер записи: 29
01-02-2018 дата публикации

Method of Guiding a User to a Suitable Parking Spot

Номер: US20180033302A1
Автор: Chan David
Принадлежит:

A method of guiding a user to a suitable parking spot is a method used to aid a user in finding a suitable parking spot near a desired location. The method uses at least one remote server and a mobile computing device. The remote server manages information related to potential parking spots, and performs calculations to determine if a potential parking spot is a suitable parking spot. The mobile computing device monitors the location of the user and allows the user to interact with the method. A parking search request is sent from the mobile computing device to the remote server. Upon receiving the parking search request, the geospatial vehicle detection system is used to locate potential parking spots. At least one filtering process is used to identify suitable parking spots from the potential parking spots, before the suitable parking spots are displayed to the user. 1. A method of guiding a user to a suitable parking spot comprises the steps of:(A) providing at least one remote server and a mobile computing device, wherein the remote server is communicably coupled to the mobile computing device;(B) providing a geospatial vehicle detection system, wherein the remote server is communicably coupled to the geospatial vehicle detection system;(C) sending a parking search request for a desired location from the mobile computing device to the remote server;(D) locating potential parking spots near the desired location with the geospatial vehicle detection system;(E) executing at least one filtering process with the remote server in order to identify suitable parking spots amongst the potential parking spots; and(F) displaying the suitable parking spots through the mobile computing device.2. The method of guiding a user to a suitable parking spot as claimed in comprises the steps of:providing a parking search radius, wherein the parking search radius is centered around the desired location;prompting to select a travel trip with the mobile computing device;designating a ...

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Номер записи: 30
17-02-2022 дата публикации

PARKING OBJECTS DETECTION SYSTEM USING LIVE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

Номер: US20220051036A1
Автор: Cole Dave, Lira Igor Cornelio, Lopes Gabriel, Mollaghaffari Massoud, Vossoughi Sohrab
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A parking objects or vehicles detection system performs vision-based parking inventory management by monitoring live vehicle ingress and egress traffic and communicating to a backend server changes in instances of vehicle parking events. 1. Parking objects detection system using live inventory management , comprising:multiple system sensors present at and configured to produce location-based information content acquired from different locations associated with a detection area of an object parking location, the location-based information content including metrics collected from an object in vicinity of the detection area;an object detection agent correlating the multiple system sensors and the object by processing the metrics collected to assign identification attributes to the object; anda live inventory management agent cooperating with the object detection agent to perform, in response to the identification attributes assigned to the object, live inventory management of parking spots in the object parking location, the live inventory management agent including a detection library for objects of interest for use in deciphering unique identifying characteristics of the object.2. The parking objects detection system of claim 1 , in which each one of the multiple system sensors includes a vision system sensor.3. The parking objects detection system of claim 2 , in which the vision system sensors include an IR sensor claim 2 , a camera claim 2 , a thermal imaging sensor claim 2 , a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor claim 2 , a laser-based depth sensor claim 2 , a motion detection vision sensor claim 2 , or a combination of them.4. The parking objects detection system of claim 2 , in which the vision system sensors include a stereo camera system operating as a sensor to detect patterns of movement of objects in entry and exit object travel lanes associated with the object parking location.5. The parking objects detection system of claim 2 , further comprising ...

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Номер записи: 31
17-02-2022 дата публикации

TRAINING DATA GENERATION METHOD AND TRAINING DATA GENERATION DEVICE

Номер: US20220051055A1
Автор: Sakuma Shogo
Принадлежит: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

A training data generation method includes: obtaining a camera image, a labeled image generated by adding annotation information to the camera image, and an object image showing an object to be detected by a learning model; identifying a specific region corresponding to the object based on the labeled image; and compositing the object image in the specific region on each of the camera image and the annotated image. 1. A training data generation method , comprising:obtaining a camera image, an annotated image generated by adding annotation information to the camera image, and an object image showing an object to be detected by a learning model;identifying a specific region corresponding to the object based on the annotated image; andcompositing the object image in the specific region on each of the camera image and the annotated image.2. The training data generation method according to claim 1 , further comprising:calculating a center coordinate of the specific region based on the annotated image, whereinthe object image is composited to overlap the center coordinate on each of the camera image and the annotated image.3. The training data generation method according to claim 1 , further comprising:calculating an orientation of the specific region based on the annotated image, whereinthe object image is composited in an orientation corresponding to the orientation of the specific region.4. The training data generation method according to claim 1 , further comprising:obtaining a size of the specific region based on the annotated image, whereinthe object image is scaled to a size smaller than or equal to the size of the specific region, and is composited.5. The training data generation method according to claim 1 , further comprising:calculating a total number of specific regions corresponding to the object based on the annotated image, the specific regions each being the specific region;calculating combinations of compositing the object image in one or more of the ...

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Номер записи: 32
09-02-2017 дата публикации

PARKING SPACE RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME

Номер: US20170039439A1
Автор: KIM Hoon Min
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Disclosed are a parking space recognition apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The method may include calculating an estimated location value for any one of a plurality of crossings included in a parking space from an around view monitoring image, determining whether stored registered location values for one or more prerecognized existing crossings are present among the plurality of crossings, determining whether a registered location value matching the estimated location value is present among the stored registered location values if the stored registered location values are present, correcting the matched registered location value based on the estimated location value if the registered location value matching the estimated location value is present, and replacing a registered location value for an existing crossing corresponding to the estimated location value with the corrected registered location value and storing the corrected registered location value. 1. A method of controlling a parking space recognition apparatus , the method comprising:calculating an estimated location value for any one of a plurality of crossings comprising a parking space from an around view monitoring (AVM) image;determining whether stored registered location values for one or more prerecognized existing crossings are present among the plurality of crossings, with one registered location value corresponding to one existing crossing;if the stored registered location values are present, determining whether a registered location value matching the estimated location value is present among the stored registered location values;if the registered location value matching the estimated location value is present, correcting the matched registered location value based on the estimated location value; andreplacing a registered location value for an existing crossing corresponding to the estimated location value with the corrected registered location value and storing the corrected ...

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Номер записи: 33
18-02-2021 дата публикации

METHOD FOR OPERATING A PARKING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARKING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE

Номер: US20210046976A1
Автор: Schwitters Frank, Urban Alexander, ZIEBART Sascha
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A parking assistance system for a motor vehicle. A parking-space searching drive is performed where longitudinal and transverse guidance is determined, while a detection device determines a vehicle environment. Parking spaces may be measured on the basis of the detected vehicle environment. Based on the parking space measurement, it is determined if a parking space is suitable for the vehicle. 113-. (canceled).14. A method for operating a parking assistance system in a motor vehicle , comprising:generating environment data in the area of the motor vehicle via a detection device;searching for a parking space via the parking assistance system, wherein longitudinal and transverse control of the motor vehicle is determined by the parking assistance system based on the environment data;generating further environment data in the area of the motor vehicle via the detection device during the searching for a parking space;surveying parking spaces via the parking assistance system on the basis of the further environment data; anddetermining a valid parking space for the motor vehicle on the basis of the surveyed parking spaces.15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the longitudinal and transverse control of the motor vehicle is dependent on a detection range of the detection device.16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the longitudinal and transverse control of the motor vehicle is configured such that a maximum distance to other vehicles and/or obstacles claim 15 , which is predefined on the basis of the detection range claim 15 , is not exceeded.17. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the longitudinal and transverse control of the motor vehicle is configured such that a minimum distance to other vehicles and/or obstacles claim 15 , which is predefined on the basis of the detection range claim 15 , is maintained.18. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the longitudinal and transverse control of the motor vehicle is configured such that an ...

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Номер записи: 34
24-02-2022 дата публикации

IDENTIFICATION OF A POORLY PARKED VEHICLE AND PERFORMANCE OF A FIRST GROUP OF ACTIONS TO CAUSE ONE OR MORE OTHER DEVICES TO PERFORM A SECOND GROUP OF ACTIONS

Номер: US20220058946A1
Автор: GYIMESI Tibor, Herson Andrew W., HORVATH Istvan, REFSDAL Brian, RYHORCHUK Kent, SUIZO Nick G.
Принадлежит: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.

A device can receive parking metadata that includes location data indicating that a portion of a vehicle is located outside of a designated parking area (DPA). The device can process the parking metadata to identify values that are to be used when determining actions to perform. The device can obtain supplemental events data associated with events occurring near the DPA. The device can determine the actions to perform based on the parking metadata and the supplemental events data. The device can provide, as one of the actions and to one or more other devices or to the vehicle, a message indicating that the portion of the vehicle is located outside of the DPA. This can cause the one or more other devices or the vehicle to: move the vehicle from the DPA, reposition the vehicle within the DPA, or penalize an owner of the vehicle. 1. A method , comprising: 'wherein the parking metadata indicates that a portion of the vehicle is located outside of the designated parking area;', 'receiving, by a device, parking metadata for a vehicle that is located at least partially within a designated parking area,'}obtaining, by the device, supplemental events data associated with one or more events occurring in a vicinity of the designated parking area; wherein the set of values are received from a data model based on the parking metadata and the supplemental events data being processed by the data model, and', 'wherein the one or more values are associated with an action;, 'determining, by the device, that one or more values, of a set of values, satisfy a threshold,'}determining, by the device, the action to be performed; andperforming, by the device, the action.2. The method of claim 1 , comprising: a set of geographic coordinates of the designated parking area,', 'a time at which the vehicle was identified as being located at least partially within the designated parking area, or', 'a degree to which the vehicle is located outside of the set of geographic coordinates of the ...

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Номер записи: 35
07-02-2019 дата публикации

REAL-TIME VIOLATIONS AND SAFETY MONITORING SYSTEM ON AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

Номер: US20190043355A1
Автор: Ferguson David, Jirapinyo Pichayut, Leipold Cosimo, Zhu Jiajun
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Provided herein are platforms for determining a real-time human behavior analysis of an unmanned vehicle by a plurality of autonomous or semi-autonomous land vehicles through infrastructure recognition and assessment. The platforms determine a real-time parking status for a plurality of parking locations, a platform for detecting a traffic violation by a manned vehicle at a roadway location, and a platform for monitoring security of a physical location. 1. A platform for determining a real-time parking status for a plurality of parking locations , the platform comprising: (i) one or more sensors configured to collect a first sensed data corresponding to a parking location; and', '(ii) a communication device; and, 'a) a plurality of autonomous or semi-autonomous land vehicles, each autonomous or semi-autonomous land vehicle comprising (i) a database comprising the plurality of parking locations;', '(ii) a communication module receiving the first sensed data via the communication device; and', '(iii) a parking spot recognition module (1) applying a parking assessment algorithm to determine the real-time parking status of the parking location based at least on the first sensed data, and (2) transmitting the parking status to the database., 'b) the platform further comprising a processor configured to provide an application comprising2. The platform of claim 1 , further configured to detect a parking violation claim 1 , wherein:a) the parking location is associated with at least one parking regulation; andb) the application further comprises a violation detection module applying a violation assessment algorithm to detect the parking violation based at least on the parking location, the at least one parking regulation associated with the parking location, and one or more of: the first sensed data, and the real-time parking status of the parking location.3. The platform of claim 2 , further configured to identify the manned vehicle claim 2 , wherein:a) the one or more ...

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Номер записи: 36
06-02-2020 дата публикации

DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM

Номер: US20200042805A1
Автор: Hayashi Naoto, ISHIDA Ichiro, Satomi Tsuneo, Shimizu Yoshiyuki
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A display control device includes a video data obtaining unit configured to obtain video data from multiple image capturing units which captures images of surrounding of a vehicle, an bird's-eye view image generating unit configured to perform a viewpoint conversion process and a synthesizing process to the obtained video data to generate an bird's-eye view image, a determining unit configured to obtain information related to a parking operation of the vehicle within a parking operation range including a parking slot in which the vehicle is to be parked to determine that the parking operation required time and effort, and a display controller configured to, when the determining unit determines that the parking operation required time and effort, display the generated bird's-eye view image in a display at a time of exit of the vehicle from the parking slot by being driven forward. 1. A display control device comprising:a video data obtaining unit configured to obtain video data from multiple image capturing units which capture images of surrounding of a vehicle;an bird's-eye view image generating unit configured to perform a viewpoint conversion process and a synthesizing process to the video data obtained by the video data obtaining unit to generate an bird's-eye view image;a determining unit configured to obtain information related to a parking operation of the vehicle within a parking operation range including a parking slot in which the vehicle is to be parked to determine that the parking operation within the parking operation range required time and effort; anda display controller configured to, when the determining unit determines that the parking operation within the parking operation range required time and effort, display the bird's-eye view image which is generated by the bird's-eye view image generating unit in a display at a time of exit of the vehicle from the parking slot by being driven forward.2. The display control device according to claim 1 , ...

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Номер записи: 37
18-02-2021 дата публикации

System And Method For Determining Parking Space Vacancy Using Solar Irradiance

Номер: US20210049383A1
Автор: LaVelle Alex
Принадлежит: Urbn, Inc.

A system and an associated method for determining parking space vacancy using solar irradiance is disclosed. Whether a parking space is occupied by a vehicle or is currently vacant can be determined by taking frequent irradiance readings at one or more parking space sensors and comparing the irradiance readings to baseline irradiance readings and covered control irradiance readings taken at a separate central hub. When the solar irradiance readings at the parking space sufficiently approach the covered control irradiance reading—and thus sufficiently differ from the baseline solar irradiance reading at the hub—a determination can be made that the parking space is occupied by a vehicle and is therefore not vacant. In a preferred embodiment, the system is capable of largely powering itself by connecting the solar cell to a storage battery in each parking space sensor and/or coupling the uncovered hub solar cell to a storage battery in the hub. 1. A system for determining parking space vacancy , comprising:a plurality of parking space sensors positioned on a street level of a parking space and communicatively coupled to a hub, wherein each parking space sensor is mounted to the street level of the parking space and includes a solar cell for measuring a solar irradiance present value and a temperature probe for measuring a present temperature;the hub including a first hub solar cell for measuring a local solar irradiance baseline value, a second covered hub solar cell for measuring a covered solar irradiance control value, and a communication device communicatively coupled to a server and to the plurality of parking space sensors for receiving the solar irradiance present value and the present temperature from the plurality of parking space sensors; andthe server for receiving the solar irradiance present value, the present temperature, the local solar irradiance baseline value, and the covered solar irradiance control value, and determining whether the parking space is ...

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Номер записи: 38
15-02-2018 дата публикации

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING GOAL ORIENTED NAVIGATIONAL DIRECTIONS

Номер: US20180047288A1
Автор: Cordell John Palmer, Ludwig John Hayes, MCKELVIE SAMUEL JAMES, Welland Robert Victor
Принадлежит: Surround.IO Corporation

A method or system is able to refine Global Positioning System (“GPS”) information for guiding a vehicle via extracted metadata using a GPS refinement (“GR”) model managed by a virtuous cycle containing sensors, machine learning center (“MLC”), and a cloud based network (“CBN”). The GR system includes a set of outward facing cameras, a vehicle onboard computer (“VOC”), and GR model. The outward facing cameras mounted on a vehicle are capable of collecting external images representing a surrounding environment in which the vehicle operates. The VOC is configured to generate a positional vehicle location with respect to the surrounding environment in accordance with the external images and historical stored data obtained from CBN. The GR model is configured to generate a driving guidance based on combined information between the positional vehicle location and GPS data. 1. A system for refining Global Positioning System (“GPS”) navigation guidance for a vehicle via extracted metadata , comprising:a plurality of outward facing cameras mounted on a vehicle for collecting external images representing a surrounding environment in which the vehicle operates;a vehicle onboard computer (“VOC”), coupled to the plurality of outward facing cameras, configured to generate a positional vehicle location with respect to the surrounding environment in accordance with the external images and historical stored data obtained from a cloud based network (“CBN”); anda GPS refinement (“GR”) model coupled to the VOC and configured to generate a driving guidance based on combined information between the positional vehicle location and GPS data.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the external images include landmarks claim 1 , road condition claim 1 , number of lanes claim 1 , and nearby building within the surrounding environment.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the positional vehicle location is calculated based on historical data relating to the surrounding environment from CBN and GPS ...

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Номер записи: 39
25-02-2021 дата публикации

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAFELY PARKING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ON SENSOR ANOMALY

Номер: US20210056326A1
Автор: Kumar Balaji Sunil, Sarkar Manas
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The present invention relates to a method for safely parking an autonomous vehicle on sensor anomaly. Based on current position of the AV, an angular velocity and curvature required for the AV to reach a safe parking space may be determined, upon detecting non-working of at least one primary sensor associated with the AV. Further, one or more obstacles proximal to the AV may be detected using one or more secondary sensors attached to the AV. Furthermore, based on detection of the one or more obstacles, the AV may be navigated in a track by maintaining a safe distance from the one or more obstacles. Finally, the AV may be navigated along the determined curvature upon detecting absence of the one or more obstacles to reach the safe parking space at the edge of the road. 1. A method for safely parking an autonomous vehicle (AV) , the method comprising:determining, based on a current position of the AV in a global path, by a navigation unit, an angular velocity and curvature required for the AV to reach a safe parking space towards an edge of a road upon detecting non-working of at least one primary sensor among a plurality of primary sensors associated with the AV;detecting, by the navigation unit, one or more obstacles proximal to the AV using one or more secondary sensors attached to the AV while navigating the AV along determined curvature; and navigating the AV in a track by maintaining a safe distance from the one or more obstacles using remaining primary sensors among the plurality of primary sensors upon detecting presence of the one or more obstacles proximal to the AV in the determined curvature; and', 'navigating the AV along the determined curvature at determined angular velocity using the remaining primary sensors among the plurality of primary sensors and the one or more secondary sensors upon detecting absence of the one or more obstacles proximal to the AV in the determined curvature to reach the safe parking space towards the edge of the road., 'based ...

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Номер записи: 40
10-03-2022 дата публикации

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS PARKING OF VEHICLE

Номер: US20220073055A1
Автор: Choi Jinwook, Kim Jongmo, Lee Hayeon, Lee Wonjune, Son Minsung, You Sohee
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A system for performing autonomous parking of a vehicle includes: a camera configured to acquire a surrounding image of the vehicle including a parking line; and a controller configured to derive spatial recognition data based on the surrounding vehicle image as an input, derive a feature point corresponding to the parking line based on the surrounding image and the spatial recognition data, determine a candidate parking line based on clustering of the feature point, and control the vehicle to perform parking in a parking area having the candidate parking line. 1. A system for performing autonomous parking of a vehicle , the system comprising:a camera configured to acquire a surrounding image of the vehicle including a parking line; and{'claim-text': ['derive spatial recognition data based on the surrounding image as an input,', 'derive a feature point corresponding to the parking line based on the surrounding image and the spatial recognition data,', 'determine a candidate parking line based on clustering of the feature point, and', 'control the vehicle to perform parking in a parking area which has the candidate parking line.'], '#text': 'a controller configured to:'}2. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to remove noise of the surrounding image of the vehicle by using a first filter claim 1 , and extract an edge based on a gradient of each pixel including in the surrounding image of the vehicle.3. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to classify objects included in the surrounding image of the vehicle into at least one category based on the spatial recognition data.4. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to derive a plurality of feature points corresponding to the parking line from the surrounding image of the vehicle and the spatial recognition data using a second filter corresponding to the parking area of the parking line.5. The vehicle according to claim ...

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Номер записи: 41
10-03-2022 дата публикации

Method Of Determining A Parking Position For A Motor Vehicle, Driver Assistance System For Performing Such Method, And Motor Vehicle With A Driver Assistance System

Номер: US20220073056A1
Автор: BUSCH Sebastian, Hüger Philipp, Thomanek Daniel
Принадлежит: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

The invention relates to a method for determining a parking position for a motor vehicle, wherein a perpendicular parking space is detected by means of a sensor system of the motor vehicle, and a parking space data set characterizing the perpendicular parking space is provided to a control unit of the motor vehicle, and the parking position is determined by the control unit by using the parking space data set, as well as by using an access parameter of the motor vehicle that characterizes a possible opening of at least one folding element of the motor vehicle. The invention provides that the parking position is established using an additional access parameter of an additional motor vehicle that is parked adjacent to the parking position. Moreover the invention relates to a driver assistance system and a motor vehicle. 1. A method for determining a parking position for a motor vehicle , comprising:detecting a perpendicular parking space by a sensor system of the motor vehicle;providing a parking space data set characterizing the perpendicular parking space to a control unit of the motor vehicle; anddetermining the parking position by the control unit by using the parking space data set, as well as by using an access parameter of the motor vehicle that characterizes a possible opening of at least one folding element of the motor vehicle; whereinthe parking position is established using an additional access parameter of an additional motor vehicle that is parked adjacent to the parking position.2. The method of claim 1 , comprising: determining an orientation of a forward driving direction of the motor vehicle with respect to the perpendicular parking space to determine the parking position by the control unit by using the parking space data set and by using the access parameter.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the orientation of the forward driving direction of the motor vehicle with respect to the perpendicular parking space is determined by using at least one of ...

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Номер записи: 42
01-03-2018 дата публикации

System and method for autonomous valet parking using plenoptic cameras

Номер: US20180056990A1
Автор: Douglas Scott Rhode, Larry Dean Elie
Принадлежит: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Exemplary embodiments provide systems and methods for autonomously valet parking a vehicle based on images obtained from a plurality of plenoptic (light field) cameras. An example vehicle includes a plenoptic camera to obtain an image external to the vehicle and a controller. The controller is to autonomously navigate a vehicle toward a parking space identified as unoccupied and generate, based on the image, an occupancy map indicating occupied regions in a plurality of concentric regions. The controller also is to determine whether the parking space is available based on the occupancy map and send, in response to determining the parking space is unavailable, an error message to a driver.

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Номер записи: 43
01-03-2018 дата публикации

METHOD OF GUIDING WIRELESS CHARGING OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE

Номер: US20180057055A1
Автор: SOL UN HWAN
Принадлежит: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY

Disclosed is a method of guiding wireless charging of an electric vehicle. The method includes recognizing, by a controller, an entrance of the electric vehicle into a parking slot for charging, displaying, by the controller, an around view monitor (AVM) image, the AVM image including a position of an inductive power reception module mounted in the electric vehicle and a position of an inductive power transmission module drawn on the parking slot for charging and, when the position of the inductive power reception module is aligned with the position of the inductive power transmission module, informing, by the controller, a driver about alignment of the positions of the inductive power reception module and the inductive power transmission module. 1. A method of guiding wireless charging of an electric vehicle , the method comprising:recognizing, by a controller, an entrance of the electric vehicle into a parking slot for charging the electric vehicle;displaying, by the controller, an around view monitor (AVM) image, wherein the AVM image includes a position of an inductive power reception module mounted in the electric vehicle and a position of an inductive power transmission module drawn on the parking slot for charging; andwhen the position of the inductive power reception module is aligned with the position of the inductive power transmission module, informing, by the controller, a driver about alignment of the positions of the inductive power reception module and the inductive power transmission module.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the recognizing of the entrance includes:recognizing an indicator informing of the parking slot for charging in the AVM image.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the recognizing of the entrance includes:recognizing the entrance of the electric vehicle into the parking slot for charging based on global positioning system (GPS) information.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the recognizing of the entrance includes:recognizing the ...

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Номер записи: 44
04-03-2021 дата публикации

Vehicle Traveling Control Device

Номер: US20210061263A1
Автор: INABA Ryoh, WATANABE Katsuro
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When an automatic parking function and an automatic driving function are provided in the same system, a vehicle stops for parking trajectory calculation when switching between an automatic driving mode and an automatic parking mode is performed, and thus, there is concern that a driver is likely to feel discomfort with this stop. A surrounding environment recognition unit, a host vehicle position detection unit, an automatic driving trajectory calculation unit that calculates an automatic driving trajectory based on a current position and a surrounding environment of the host vehicle and a destination input result, a parking section detection calculation unit that detects a parking space around a destination based on the surrounding environment of the host vehicle, an automatic parking trajectory calculation unit that calculates an automatic parking trajectory along which the host vehicle is parked in the parking space, and a transition mode trajectory calculation unit that calculates a transition mode trajectory based on the automatic parking trajectory and the surrounding environment are provided. The automatic parking trajectory calculation unit calculates the automatic parking trajectory while the host vehicle is tracking the transition mode trajectory. 1. A vehicle traveling control device , comprising:a surrounding environment recognition unit that recognizes a surrounding environment of a host vehicle;a host vehicle position detection unit that detects a current position of the host vehicle;an automatic driving trajectory calculation unit that calculates an automatic driving trajectory along which the host vehicle is moved to a destination based on the current position of the host vehicle, the surrounding environment of the host vehicle, and a preset destination input result;a parking section detection calculation unit that detects a parking space around the destination based on the surrounding environment of the host vehicle;an automatic parking trajectory ...

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Номер записи: 45
05-03-2015 дата публикации

ON-STREET PARKING MANAGEMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING A VEHICLE VIA A CAMERA AND MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES

Номер: US20150063646A1
Автор: Chanawangsa Panya, Cummins David, Darst Matthew, Fan Zhigang, FURST Michael, Wang Yao Rong
Принадлежит: XEROX CORPORATION

Methods, systems and processor-readable media for identifying a vehicle for street parking management. An initial identification of one or more vehicles detected parked along a street can be generated based on one or more of a group of factors. The initial identification can be communicated to a user of the vehicle by transmitting an image indicative of the vehicle parked along the street (e.g., via a mobile communications device). An operation can then be implemented for requesting a confirmation or a non-confirmation as to whether the vehicle detected and displayed on the image is associated with the user. Upon confirmation, an operation can be implemented for identifying the at least one vehicle as the initial identification. Upon non-confirmation, an operation can be implemented to query to identify the vehicle associated with the user from among a group of vehicles displayed via the image. 1. A method for identifying a vehicle for street parking management , said method comprising:generating an initial identification of at least one vehicle detected parked along a street based on at least one of a plurality of factors;communicating said initial identification to a user of said at least one vehicle by transmitting an image indicative of said at least one vehicle parked along said street;requesting a confirmation or a non-confirmation as to whether said at least one vehicle detected and displayed on said image is associated with said user;upon said confirmation, identifying said at least one vehicle as said initial identification; andupon said non-confirmation, querying to identify said at least one vehicle associated with said user from among a plurality of vehicles displayed via said image.2. The method of further comprising detecting said at least one vehicle parked along said street via a camera.3. The method of wherein said plurality factors includes at least one of the following: a GPS location claim 1 , a time stamp claim 1 , a vehicle color claim 1 , a ...

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Номер записи: 46
21-02-2019 дата публикации

System for object acquisition on surfaces, in particular parking areas

Номер: US20190057603A1
Автор: Michael Maurer, Thorsten Schneider
Принадлежит: Gauff Telematics GmbH

An object acquisition system is provided for acquiring objects, for example, trucks, passenger automobiles, buses, etc. on large surfaces, such as parking areas. The system comprises an acquisition device having a fastening unit for fastening the data acquisition unit on a fastening object, a pivot motorconnected to the fastening unit, a pivot arm, which is coupled at one end to the pivot motor such that the pivot arm is pivotable by means of the pivot motor about an axis of rotation, a control unit for controlling the pivot motor, and a data acquisition unit for acquiring object information, wherein the data acquisition unit is attached spaced apart from the axis of rotation on the pivot arm. Furthermore, the system comprises a computation unit for computing a 3D dataset from the data of the data acquisition unit and data with respect to the movement of the pivot motor.

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Номер записи: 47
04-03-2021 дата публикации

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING PARKING SPACES AND PARKING OCCUPANCY BASED ON SATELLITE AND/OR AERIAL IMAGES

Номер: US20210064892A1
Автор: ADELSBERGER Christian, CIPA Nilüfer, ESLAMIKOULAEI Maryam, KASANICKY Ivan
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Methods and system for identifying and evaluating on-street parking spots of an area are disclosed. The method comprises using at least one of satellite and aerial images and map data to identify vehicles, match them to street sections, compute on-street vehicle lanes, consolidate data from a plurality of images and identify parking lanes, as well as parking spots. The described system comprises a memory component, a processing component and an output component. Furthermore, a computer program executable by a computer and a non-transient computer-readable medium for identifying and evaluating on-street parking spots are described. 1. A method for identifying and evaluating on-street parking spots of an area based on at least one of satellite and aerial images of said area , the method comprisingretrieving and processing a plurality of at least one of satellite and aerial images by at least quality benchmarking and georeferencing the images; andfor each image detecting objects of interest comprising at least detected vehicles, computing street sections based on map data corresponding to the images, and assigning the detected objects to at least street sections; andfor each street section, identifying on-street vehicle lanes based on the detected objects of interest; andcombining street sections based on the on-street vehicle lanes from the plurality of at least one of satellite and aerial images; andin the combined sections, identifying parking lanes and deriving individual parking spots comprised thereon.2. The method according to further comprising consolidating and interpreting data related to the identified individual parking spots.3. The method according to further comprising computing parking space occupancy of the identified parking lanes.4. The method according to further comprising computing the availability of parking spaces in a given neighborhood at a given time.5. The method according to further comprising using a plurality of at least one of satellite ...

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Номер записи: 48
28-02-2019 дата публикации

AUTO PARK HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE DISPLAY BASED CONTROL

Номер: US20190061741A1
Автор: TURNER DONALD ALLEN
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An autonomous parking arrangement for a motor vehicle includes at least one camera associated with the vehicle and capturing images of parking spaces surrounding the vehicle. An electronic processor is communicatively coupled to the at least one camera and processes the captured images. A touch-sensitive display screen is communicatively coupled to the electronic processor and displays the processed images. The display screen enables a user of the motor vehicle to select a parking space in the processed images by touching the display screen. The display screen indicates to the electronic processor which of the parking spaces has been selected by the user. 1. An autonomous parking arrangement for a motor vehicle , the arrangement comprising:at least one camera associated with the vehicle and configured to capture images of parking spaces surrounding the vehicle;an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the at least one camera and configured to process the captured images; and display the processed images;', 'enable a user of the motor vehicle to select a parking space in the processed images by touching the display screen; and', 'indicate to the electronic processor which of the parking spaces has been selected by the user., 'a touch-sensitive display screen communicatively coupled to the electronic processor and configured to2. The autonomous parking arrangement of wherein the touch-sensitive display screen is configured to:display a plurality of arrows each pointing in a different, respective direction; andenable the user of the motor vehicle to select the parking space in the processed images by touching one of the arrows that points in a direction of the selected parking space.3. The autonomous parking arrangement of wherein the arrows point in eight evenly spaced directions.4. The autonomous parking arrangement of wherein the processed images are presented on a side of the display screen opposite from the direction in which the touched arrow points.5. ...

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Номер записи: 49
27-02-2020 дата публикации

Parking Support Method and Parking Support Device

Номер: US20200062242A1
Автор: Yasuhisa Hayakawa
Принадлежит: Nissan Motor Co Ltd

A method of displaying parking assist information is used in a parking assist apparatus comprising a display and a control device. The control device detects a first parking space that satisfies a predefined parking condition. When information of selecting a second parking space other than the first parking space is input, the control device re-detects a parking space that satisfies the predefined parking condition as the first parking space.

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Номер записи: 50
27-02-2020 дата публикации

REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE, REMOTE PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SYSTEM

Номер: US20200062308A1
Автор: Kim Yun Sik
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A remote control device includes: a user input device that receives a user input; a display that displays a user interface for controlling torque of a power source of a vehicle; a communication device in wireless communication with a remote parking assist system; and a processor that operates the user interface in response to the user input and transmits a control signal according to an operation of the user interface to the remote parking assist system. The processor resizes a component of the user interface and displays the resized component when the vehicle is immovable while the remote parking assist system is in operation. 1. A remote control device comprising:a user input device configured to receive a user input;a display configured to display a user interface for controlling torque of a power source of a vehicle;a communication device in wireless communication with a remote parking assist system; anda processor configured to operate the user interface in response to the user input and to transmit a control signal according to an operation of the user interface to the remote parking assist system,wherein the processor resizes a component of the user interface and displays the resized component when the vehicle is immovable while the remote parking assist system is in operation.2. The remote control device of claim 1 , wherein the user interface includes:a slide object; anda slide bar configured to guide a sliding range of the slide object.3. The remote control device of claim 2 , wherein the processor extends the sliding range by an extension region in a longitudinal direction of the slide bar when the vehicle is immovable while the remote parking assist system is in operation.4. The remote control device of claim 3 , wherein the processor resizes the extension region based on a current speed of the vehicle.5. The remote control device of claim 4 , wherein the processor additionally extends the extension region when the current speed of the vehicle is lower ...

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Номер записи: 51
11-03-2021 дата публикации

AUTOMATIC PARKING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF

Номер: US20210070282A1
Автор: KIM Gyung Cho
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An automatic parking control apparatus may recommend an occupant of a host vehicle to exit the host vehicle before the host vehicle complete an automatic parking based on an amount of space for exiting the host vehicle during the automatic parking to resolve inconvenience of the occupant when exiting the host vehicle, thereby improving the commercial value of an automatic parking system mounted on the host vehicle. The automatic parking control apparatus includes: a first sensor that measures a distance from an obstacle to the host vehicle, and a controller that searches for a target parking space based on data on the distance measured by the first sensor and recommend the occupant of the host vehicle exit the host vehicle based on an amount of space for exiting the host vehicle when the host vehicle is parked in the target parking space. 1. An automatic parking control apparatus for a vehicle , the automatic parking control apparatus comprising:a first sensor configured to measure a distance from an obstacle to a host vehicle; and search for a target parking space based on data on the distance measured by the first sensor, and', 'determine whether to recommend that an occupant of the host vehicle exit the host vehicle based on an amount of space for exiting the host vehicle when the host vehicle is parked in the target parking space., 'a controller configured to2. The automatic parking control apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to recommend the occupant exit the host vehicle when a width of the space for exiting the host vehicle in the target parking space does not exceed a reference value during an automatic perpendicular parking control.3. The automatic parking control apparatus of claim 2 , wherein when a passenger seat of the host vehicle is occupied claim 2 , the controller is configured to stop the host vehicle at a first reference location at which a passenger side door of the host vehicle does not touch a previously parked vehicle ...

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Номер записи: 52
10-03-2016 дата публикации

PARKING SPACE RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND PARKING SPACE RECOGNITION SYSTEM

Номер: US20160071415A1
Автор: Funabashi Junichiro, Kawasaki Naoki, Maeda Yuu, SHIMOMURA Osamu
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A parking space recognition apparatus includes an onboard camera, a wireless receiver, and a parking space determination portion. The onboard camera is mounted to a first vehicle and captures a peripheral image around the first vehicle. The wireless receiver is mounted to the first vehicle and receives a parking-space related information that is transmitted from an outside of the first vehicle. The parking space determination portion is mounted to the first vehicle and determines a parking space to park the first vehicle on a basis of the peripheral image and the parking-space related information. 1. A parking space recognition apparatus comprising:an onboard camera mounted to a first vehicle and capturing a peripheral image around the first vehicle;a wireless receiver mounted to the first vehicle and receiving a parking-space related information that is transmitted from an outside of the first vehicle; anda parking space determination portion mounted to the first vehicle and determining a parking space to park the first vehicle on a basis of the peripheral image captured by the onboard camera and the parking-space related information received by the wireless receiver.2. The parking space recognition apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:the wireless receiver receives, as the parking-space related information, an in-parking information that indicates a position of a vehicle-parked compartment, the vehicle-parked compartment being a parking compartment where a parked vehicle exists; and the parking space determination portion limits a search area of the parking space to exclude the vehicle-parked compartment indicated in the in-parking information, and', 'the parking space determination portion searches for a parking compartment line regarding the limited search area in the peripheral image., 'when the wireless receiver receives the in-parking information,'}3. The parking space recognition apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:the wireless receiver receives, as ...

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Номер записи: 53
28-02-2019 дата публикации

Parking assist device

Номер: US20190066514A1
Автор: Naoki Yamamura
Принадлежит: Aisin Seiki Co Ltd

A parking assist device includes: a storage unit that stores a position of a specific parking space which is one of parking spaces where a vehicle is capable of being parked; a detection unit that detects a parking space from a captured image obtained by imaging the vicinity of the vehicle by an imaging device; a determination unit that determines that the detected parking space is the specific parking space in a case where a distance between the position of the detected parking space and the position of the specific parking space is equal to or smaller than a first threshold value; and a display process unit that causes the detected parking space to be displayed on a display unit while being highlighted in a case where it is determined that the detected parking space is the specific parking space.

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Номер записи: 54
11-03-2021 дата публикации

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TOP VIEW IMAGE OF PARKING SPACE

Номер: US20210073560A1
Автор: Lee Yong Joon
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An apparatus and method for providing a top view image of a parking space are provided. The apparatus includes a steering angle sensor that measures a steering angle of a vehicle, a top view image generator that generates a top view image of a parking space depending on travel of the vehicle, a display that displays the top view image generated by the top view image generator, and a controller that captures the top view image displayed by the display and generates a panorama top view image by connecting the current top view image generated by the top view image generator and the captured previous top view image, based on the steering angle measured by the steering angle sensor. 1. An apparatus for providing a top view image of a parking space , the apparatus comprising:a steering angle sensor configured to measure a steering angle of a vehicle;a top view image generator configured to generate the top view image of the parking space depending on travel of the vehicle;a display configured to display the generated top view image; and capture the top view image; and', 'generate a panorama top view image by connecting the generated top view image and the captured top view image based on the measured steering angle., 'a controller configured to2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to apply shading to the captured top view image of the panorama top view image.3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the controller is configured to:divide the captured top view image into a plurality of areas; andshade the plurality of areas differently.4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control the display to display the generated panorama top view image.5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the apparatus further comprises:a motion detection sensor configured to detect a movement around an empty parking place.6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the controller is configured to control the display to additionally display a warning ...

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Номер записи: 55
11-03-2021 дата публикации

VEHICULAR INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS

Номер: US20210074158A1
Автор: GRUTESER MARCO, Mathur Suhas
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Disclosed is a method and system that receives sensor information from each of a plurality of sensors. Each sensor in the plurality is associated with a vehicle. The sensor information includes location coordinates of each vehicle in the plurality. The sensor information associated with each vehicle in the plurality then is translated to parking statistics information. In one embodiment, the translation is based on an aggregate of sensor information corresponding to the plurality of vehicles. The system then communicates parking statistics information to the vehicle. 1. A method comprising: [ i) generate a plurality of sensor signals, and', 'ii) receive each signal reflection associated with each sensor signal of the plurality of sensor signals;, 'wherein the at least one sensor is configured to, i) a time of generation of each sensor signal of the plurality of sensor signals, and', 'ii) a time of reception of a signal reflection associated with each sensor signal;, 'wherein the sensor information comprises timing data indicating], 'receiving, by at least one first processor, sensor information from at least one sensor attached to at least one vehicle;'} 'wherein each time difference of the plurality of time differences comprises a difference between the time of generation for each sensor signal and the time of reception of the signal reflection for each sensor signal;', 'determining, by the at least one first processor, a plurality of time differences based on the timing data;'}determining, by at least one second processor, a parking availability status in a region associated with the at least one vehicle based at least in part on the plurality of time differences; andtransmitting, by the at least one second processor, an indication of the parking availability status to at least one computing device to indicate a presence or an absence of an available parking space in the region.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one first processor and the at least ...

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Номер записи: 56
19-03-2015 дата публикации

VIDEO/VISION BASED ACCESS CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PARKING OCCUPANCY DETERMINATION, WHICH IS ROBUST AGAINST ABRUPT CAMERA FIELD OF VIEW CHANGES

Номер: US20150077549A1
Автор: WU Wencheng
Принадлежит: XEROX CORPORATION

Methods, systems and processor-readable media for parking occupancy determination. Changes in the field of view can be measured using template matching between templates derived from an original scene and a current scene with motion removed. The changes measured in the field of view can be employed to adjust data indicative of a region of interest for vision-based processing thereof if the changes measured are above a pre-determined threshold so that the impact of the changes with respect to the field of view to performance is minimized. 1. A method for parking occupancy determination , said method comprising:measuring changes in a field of view using template matching between templates derived from at least one original scene and at least one current scene with motion removed; andemploying said changes measured in said field of view to adjust data indicative of at least one region of interest for vision-based processing thereof if said changes measured are above a pre-determined threshold so that an impact of said changes with respect to said field of view to performance is minimized.2. The method of wherein:said templates comprise at least one M×N sub-image derived from said at least one original scene and/or said at least one current scene; andsaid template matching is based on a normalized cross-correlation.3. The method of wherein:said templates comprise at least one feature description of said at least one region of interest; andsaid template matching comprises at least one of: SIFT-matching, SURF-matching, and a normalized cross-correlation.4. The method of further comprising automatically learning said templates from representative image templates of said at least one region of interest claim 1 , said templates representing varying image content associated with said at least one original scene.5. The method of wherein said automatically learning occurs offline or is updated online.6. The method of further comprising performing said template matching between ...

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Номер записи: 57
19-03-2015 дата публикации

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING OBSTACLES USING A SINGLE CAMERA

Номер: US20150078619A1
Автор: HONG Chuyang, Jiang Ruyi, Weyrich Norman, ZHANG Yankun
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The present application provides an obstacle detection system and method thereof. The obstacle detection method comprises: obtaining a first image captured by a camera at a first time point; identifying a vertical edge candidate in the first image, and measuring a first length of the vertical edge candidate based on the first image; obtaining a second image captured by the camera at a second time point; measuring a second length of the vertical edge candidate based on the second image; calculating a difference between the first length and the second length; and comparing the difference with a predetermined length difference threshold, if the difference is greater than the length difference threshold, outputting a message that an obstacle is found. 1. An obstacle detection method comprising:obtaining a first image captured by a camera at a first time point;identifying a vertical edge candidate in the first image, and measuring a first length of the vertical edge candidate based on the first image;obtaining a second image captured by the camera at a second time point;measuring a second length of the vertical edge candidate based on the second image;calculating a difference between the first length and the second length; andcomparing the difference with a predetermined length difference threshold, if the difference is greater than the length difference threshold, outputting a message that an obstacle is found.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the camera is able to capture color images and/or greyscale images.3. The method of further comprising:generating a first top view image based on the first image using an inverse perspective mapping method;measuring a length of the vertical edge candidate in the first top view image as the first length;generating a second top view image based on the second image using the inverse perspective mapping method; andmeasuring a length of the vertical edge candidate in the second top view image as the second length.4. The method of ...

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Номер записи: 58
19-03-2015 дата публикации

PARKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND PARKING ASSISTANCE METHOD

Номер: US20150078624A1
Автор: Fukuda Hisaya
Принадлежит: Panasonic Corporation

A vehicle-in-question position detection unit () detects the position of the vehicle in question on the basis of GPS data acquired from a GPS receiver (). An aerial photograph recording unit () records aerial photographs corresponding to the position of the vehicle in question. A peripheral object detection unit () produces a distance map on the basis of distance measurement data indicating the distance between a peripheral object and the vehicle in question obtained by a distance measurement sensor () mounted in the vehicle in question scanning the periphery. A peripheral map generation unit () updates past aerial photographs obtained from the aerial photograph recording unit () on the basis of the distance map, producing the latest peripheral map. The display device () displays the latest peripheral map at a screen. 1. A parking assistance apparatus for providing parking assistance for a self-vehicle using image information displayed inside the self-vehicle , the apparatus comprising:a self-vehicle position detecting section that detects a position of the self-vehicle;an aerial photograph storing section that stores therein an aerial photograph corresponding to the position of the self-vehicle detected by the self-vehicle position detecting section;a peripheral object detecting section that creates a distance map on a basis of distance measurement data acquired by scanning a periphery of the self-vehicle using a distance measurement sensor mounted on the self-vehicle, the distance measurement data indicating a distance between the self-vehicle and a peripheral object;a peripheral map generating section that updates the aerial photograph acquired from the aerial photograph storing section, on a basis of the distance map created by the peripheral object detecting section, and that generates a latest peripheral map; anda display section that displays, on a screen, the peripheral map generated by the peripheral map generating section.2. A parking assistance apparatus ...

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Номер записи: 59
05-03-2020 дата публикации

AUTOMATED PARKING SYSTEM, AUTOMATED PARKING VEHICLE, AND AUTOMATED PARKING METHOD

Номер: US20200070890A1
Автор: HATTORI YOSUKE
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An automated parking system includes an automated parking vehicle and an information terminal. The vehicle includes a parking control device and a communication device. The parking control device controls the vehicle to cause the vehicle to search for and park in a vacant parking slot by means of autonomous travel. The communication device transmits automated parking status information to the information terminal when no vacant parking slot is found. Furthermore, the communication device receives an instruction about status control of the vehicle from the information terminal. The information terminal includes a communication device. The parking control device controls the vehicle according to the instruction about the status control of the vehicle that has been received from the information terminal. 1. An automated parking system , comprising:a vehicle; andan information terminal, whereinthe vehicle includes:a parking control unit which controls the vehicle to search for and park in a vacant parking slot by means of autonomous travel; andan instruction reception unit which receives an instruction about status control of the vehicle for when no vacant parking slot is found,the information terminal includes an instruction unit which provides the instruction to the instruction reception unit, andwhen no vacant parking slot is found as a result of searching, the parking control unit controls the vehicle according to the instruction received by the instruction reception unit.2. The automated parking system according to claim 1 , whereinthe vehicle further includes a notification transmission unit which transmits a notification to the information terminal when no vacant parking slot is found, the notification indicating that parking is incomplete,the information terminal further includes a notification reception unit which receives the notification transmitted by the notification transmission unit,the instruction unit transmits, to the vehicle, the instruction that has ...

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Номер записи: 60
07-03-2019 дата публикации

PARKING SUPPORT DEVICE

Номер: US20190073902A1
Автор: INDOH Yuichi, Kida Yusuke
Принадлежит: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

A parking support ECU detects a parking area based on a camera image acquired by cameras A through D for photographing a surrounding area of an own vehicle. The ECU displays a parking completed location to superimpose the parking completed location on the parking surrounding area. The parking completed location is a location of the own vehicle when parking to the parking area is completed. In the case where an obstacle having a height equal to or greater than a first threshold height Hth is present in the parking area, the ECU extraporates, as the parking completed location, a location obtained by moving a normally completed location in an entering direction of the parking area by a specific distance which is determined based on a location of the obstacle. The normally completed location is the parking completed location when no obstacle is present in the parking area. 1. A parking support device comprising:a detection unit for detecting, based on a camera image acquired by a camera for photographing a surrounding area of an own vehicle, a parking area which has a size large enough for the own vehicle to be able to be parked;a display unit for displaying, based on the camera image, a parking surrounding area including the parking area; anda support unit for extraporating a parking completed location which is a location of the own vehicle when parking to the parking area is completed, and for having the display unit display the extraporated parking completed location so as to superimpose the extraporated parking completed location on the parking surrounding area;wherein the support unit is configured to:in a case where no predetermined height obstacle having a height equal to or greater than a predetermined first threshold height is present in the parking area, extraporate, as the parking completed location, a normally completed location at which a whole vehicle body of the own vehicle is encompassed in the parking area when the own vehicle is parked; andin a case ...

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Номер записи: 61
17-03-2016 дата публикации

PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM

Номер: US20160078763A1
Автор: ISHIJIMA Hironobu, KIYOKAWA Yusuke, Obayashi Motonari, YAMASHITA Tomohisa
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A parking assist system includes an electronic control unit configured to: set at least one candidate position that is a candidate for a target position of a moving path of a vehicle on the basis of at least one of a detection result of an obstacle and a detection result of a parking boundary; set an orientation of the vehicle at each of the at least one candidate position, as a candidate position vehicle orientation, on the basis of at least one of the detection result of the obstacle and the detection result of the parking boundary; rank each of the at least one candidate position on the basis of an orientation of the vehicle and the candidate position vehicle orientation; and determine one of the ranked at least one candidate position as the target position. 1. A parking assist system comprising set at least one candidate position that is a candidate for a target position of a moving path of a vehicle on the basis of at least one of a detection result of an obstacle and a detection result of a parking boundary;', 'set an orientation of the vehicle at each of the at least one candidate position, as a candidate position vehicle orientation, on the basis of at least one of the detection result of the obstacle and the detection result of the parking boundary;', 'rank each of the at least one candidate position on the basis of an orientation of the vehicle and the candidate position vehicle orientation; and', 'determine one of the ranked at least one candidate position as the target position., 'an electronic control unit configured to2. The parking assist system according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to set claim 1 , when a first candidate position and a second candidate position are set as the at least one candidate position and a turning angle from a position of the vehicle to the first candidate position is larger than a turning angle from the position of the vehicle to the second candidate position claim 1 , a rank of the first ...

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Номер записи: 62
07-03-2019 дата публикации

DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM

Номер: US20190075255A1
Автор: MATSUMOTO Hideyuki, OBA Mitsugu
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A display control apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a video image data acquisition unit configured to acquire video image data from a camera that captures an image of a travelling direction of a vehicle; a superimposed data generator configured to generate, based on a travelling operation of the vehicle, superimposed data indicating a position located away from the vehicle by a predetermined distance in the travelling direction of the vehicle; a display video image generator configured to generate display video image data in which the superimposed data is superimposed on the video image data, display forms of the superimposed data being changed from a far side with respect to the travelling direction of the vehicle with time; and a display controller configured to cause a display unit to display a video image by the display video image data generated by the display video image generator. 1. A display control apparatus comprising:a video image data acquisition unit configured to acquire video image data from a camera that captures an image of a travelling direction of a vehicle;a superimposed data generator configured to generate, based on a travelling operation of the vehicle, superimposed data indicating a position located away from the vehicle by a predetermined distance in the travelling direction of the vehicle;a display video image generator configured to generate display video image data in which the superimposed data is superimposed on the video image data, display forms of the superimposed data being changed from a far side with respect to the travelling direction of the vehicle with time; anda display controller configured to cause a display unit to display a video image by the display video image data generated by the display video image generator.2. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display video image generator generates the display video image data in which the superimposed data is superimposed on the video ...

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Номер записи: 63
05-03-2020 дата публикации

Vehicle-Mounted Image Processing Device

Номер: US20200074192A1
Автор: FUKUDA Daisuke, KIYOHARA Masahiro, OGATA Takehito, UCHIDA Yoshitaka
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A vehicle-mounted image processing device acquires an image around a host vehicle senses a feature amount of a target object present on a road surface from the image, and relative position coordinates with respect to the host vehicle acquires information of a three-dimensional object around the host vehicle and relative position coordinates of the three-dimensional object, distinguishes whether the feature amount is a feature amount of a feature on the road surface or a feature amount of a feature on the three-dimensional object by using a positional relationship between the feature amount and the three-dimensional object, and recognizes the target object by using a feature on the road surface. As a result, a vehicle-mounted image processing device, which is capable of avoiding misrecognition of a part of a three-dimensional object as a target object when sensing the target object present on a road surface such as a parking bay by using a camera image, is provided. 1. A vehicle-mounted image processing device recognizing a target object around a host vehicle , the vehicle-mounted image processing device comprising:an image acquisition unit which acquires an image around the host vehicle captured by an imaging unit;a feature amount extraction unit which extracts, from the image around the host vehicle acquired by the image acquisition unit, a feature amount of the target object and coordinate information of the feature amount with respect to the host vehicle when it is assumed that a feature having the feature amount is on a road surface;a three-dimensional object information storage unit which acquires and stores coordinate information of a three-dimensional object around the host vehicle with respect to the host vehicle;a feature amount distinguishing unit which distinguishes whether the feature amount is a feature amount of a feature on the road surface or a feature amount of a feature on the three-dimensional object by using a positional relationship between the ...

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Номер записи: 64
18-03-2021 дата публикации

Vehicle parking enforcement system

Номер: US20210081685A1
Автор: Daniel W. Lopretto, James GIBBS
Принадлежит: Meter Feeder Inc

A parking enforcement system includes an autonomous vehicle that is equipped with an image capture device that is configured to capture images of license plates of parked vehicles while the autonomous vehicle moves through a parking zone. The system will process the images to extract license plate numbers from the images. The system will correlate the license plate numbers with data in a parking enforcement database to determine whether the license plate numbers are associated with an unexpired parking transaction. For any license plate number that is not subject to an unexpired parking transaction, the system may initiate an enforcement action. For any license plate number that is subject to an unexpired parking transaction, the system may not initiate an enforcement action.

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Номер записи: 65
18-03-2021 дата публикации

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A STOP POINT

Номер: US20210082284A1
Автор: Diehl Peter G., Dingli Robert
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Provided herein is a system and method for a vehicle system on a vehicle. The system comprises a server comprising sensor data of stop points, one or more processors, and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform: determining, from the stop points, one or more available stop points; selecting, from the one or more available stop points, a stop point based on a criteria; and stopping the vehicle at the selected stop point. 1. A vehicle system on a vehicle , comprising:a server comprising sensor data of stop points;one or more processors; and determining, from the stop points, one or more available stop points;', 'selecting, from the one or more available stop points, a stop point based on a criteria; and', 'stopping the vehicle at the selected stop point., 'a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform2. The vehicle system of claim 1 , wherein:the sensor data of stop points comprises map and pictorial data from one or more sensors of the vehicle, one or more sensors of other vehicles, satellite maps, and road sensors.3. The vehicle system of claim 2 , wherein:the criteria comprises a legality of the stop point, a safety for the vehicle, a safety for surrounding traffic, and a safety for an owner of the vehicle.4. The vehicle system of claim 2 , wherein the selecting the stop point based on the criteria comprises:selecting a desired destination and selecting, from the one or more available stop points, a stop point nearest the desired destination.5. The vehicle system of claim 2 , wherein the selecting the stop point based on the criteria comprises:selecting, from the available stop points, the stop point having a minimum difficulty of entry.6. The vehicle system of claim 1 , wherein the selecting the stop point based on the criteria comprises:reserving the selected stop point for a duration to notify other vehicles that the selected stop ...

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Номер записи: 66
25-03-2021 дата публикации

PARKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE

Номер: US20210086756A1
Автор: HASEJIMA Noriyasu, ISHINODA Makoto, OGATA Takehito, Tagawa Shinya
Принадлежит: Clarion Co., Ltd.

A parking assistance device for resetting a parking path when an obstacle is on the parking path includes a pull-out path computing unit that computes a pull-out path for pulling the vehicle out of the parking space based on parking space information and constraints regarding vehicle behavior, a candidate connection position setting unit that sets a plurality of candidate connection positions on the pull-out path, a reachable path computing unit that computes a reachable path for allowing the vehicle to reach at least one of the candidate connection positions from the initial position, a parking path setting unit that sets a parking path of from the initial position to the parking space by connecting the pull-out and reachable paths, and a path resetting unit that computes a parking path of from the stop position to the parking space, and sets the computed parking path as a new parking path. 1. A parking assistance device for assisting in parking a vehicle in a parking space that is provided on one side of a road , comprising:a pull-out path computing unit configured to compute a pull-out path for pulling the vehicle out of the parking space on the basis of information on the parking space and constraint conditions regarding vehicle behavior;a candidate connection position setting unit configured to set a plurality of candidate connection positions on the pull-out path computed by the pull-out path computing unit;a reachable path computing unit configured to compute a reachable path that allows the vehicle to reach at least one of the plurality of candidate connection positions from an initial position of the vehicle;a parking path setting unit configured to set a parking path of from the initial position of the vehicle to the parking space by connecting the pull-out path and the reachable path; anda path resetting unit configured to, when there is an obstacle on the parking path, compute a parking path of from a stop position of the vehicle to the parking space, ...

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Номер записи: 67
12-03-2020 дата публикации

PERIPHERY MONITORING DEVICE

Номер: US20200082185A1
Автор: Watanabe Kazuya, Yamamoto Kinji
Принадлежит: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA

A periphery monitoring device includes: a bird's-eye view image generation unit that generates a bird's-eye view image from a captured image obtained by imaging a periphery of a vehicle; an indicator control unit that superimposes at least one indicator of a target region indicator indicating a target region to which the vehicle is able to move, a 3D object indicator indicating a 3D object present around the vehicle, and an approaching object indicator indicating an approaching object approaching the vehicle, on the bird's-eye view image in a highlighting mode; and a display adjustment unit that displays an image region based on the captured image in the bird's-eye view image on which the indicator is superimposed with at least one of a luminance value and a saturation being reduced when the vehicle is guided to the target region. 1. A periphery monitoring device comprising:a bird's-eye view image generation unit that generates a bird's-eye view image from a captured image obtained by imaging a periphery of a vehicle;an indicator control unit that superimposes at least one indicator of a target region indicator indicating a target region to which the vehicle is able to move, a 3D object indicator indicating a 3D object present around the vehicle, and an approaching object indicator indicating an approaching object approaching the vehicle, on the bird's-eye view image in a highlighting mode; anda display adjustment unit that displays an image region based on the captured image in the bird's-eye view image on which the indicator is superimposed with at least one of a luminance value and a saturation being reduced when the vehicle is guided to the target region.2. The periphery monitoring device according to claim 1 , whereinthe bird's-eye view image generation unit changes an area of a display region of the bird's-eye view image between a first bird's-eye view display region of a predetermined range centered on the vehicle and a second bird's-eye view display region ...

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Номер записи: 68
31-03-2016 дата публикации

VISION-BASED ON-STREET PARKED VEHICLE DETECTION VIA NORMALIZED-VIEW CLASSIFIERS AND TEMPORAL FILTERING

Номер: US20160093214A1
Автор: Loce Robert P., Pennington Graham S., Wang Yao Rong, Wu Hao, WU Wencheng
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A system for estimating parking occupancy includes a vehicle-detection device including an adjustable mast supporting an image capture device at a select height. The image capture device acquires video of a current parking area. A computer processor in communication with the image capture device is configured to receive the video data and define a region of interest in the video data. The processor is further configured to perform a spatial transform on the ROI to transform the ROI to a normalized geometric space. The processor is further configured to apply features of a detected object in the normalized geometric space to a vehicle classifier—previously trained with samples acquired from a normalized camera perspective similar to the normalized geometric space—and determine the occupancy of the current parking area using an output of the classifier. 1. A method for estimating parking occupancy in a current parking area , the method including:deploying an image capture device in the current parking area;defining a current region of interest (ROI) within a camera field of view of the current parking area;acquiring a sequence of frames captured by the image capture device;performing a spatial transform on the current ROI to transform the current ROI in the camera field of view to a normalized geometric space;detecting at least one object in the normalized geometric space;selecting a vehicle classifier previously trained with samples acquired from a normalized camera perspective similar to the normalized geometric space; and,determining an occupancy of the current parking area by applying extracted features of the detected object to the classifier.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising performing a temporal filtering analysis on the sequence of frames to eliminate transient outliers.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing the spatial transform on the current ROI includes:transforming a four sided polygon to a parallelogram.4. The method of claim 1 , ...

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Номер записи: 69
21-03-2019 дата публикации

MANAGEMENT OF PARKING SPACES

Номер: US20190087669A1
Автор: Klinger Doina L., Nice David J., Quaggin-Mitchell Rebecca, Xu Fenglian
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Management of parking spaces in a parking area comprising a plurality of zones. A ticket is provided to an individual associated with a vehicle parked in the parking area, and the ticket is associated with the vehicle. Also, a first zone in which the vehicle is parked is identified. Responsive to the individual validating the ticket, it is determined that the vehicle associated with the ticket will be leaving the identified first zone, and there is provided an indication that a parking space of the identified first zone is to become available. 17-. (canceled)8. A computer program product for management of parking spaces , the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith , wherein the program instructions are executable by a processing unit to cause the processing unit to perform a method comprising:providing a ticket to an individual associated with a vehicle parked in the parking area, wherein the parking area comprises a plurality of zones and each zone comprises one or more parking spaces;associating the ticket with the vehicle associated with the individual;identifying a first zone in which the vehicle is parked;responsive to the individual validating the ticket, determining that the vehicle associated with the ticket will be leaving the identified first zone; andproviding an indication that a parking space of the identified first zone is to become available.9. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein:identifying a first zone in which the vehicle is parked further comprises identifying a first parking space in which the vehicle is parked; andproviding an indication further comprises providing an indication that the identified first parking space is to become available.10. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein identifying the first zone in which the vehicle is parked further comprises utilizing at least one of images and video received from one or more image capture ...

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Номер записи: 70
21-03-2019 дата публикации

Management of parking spaces

Номер: US20190087670A1
Автор: David J. Nice, Doina L. Klinger, Fenglian Xu, Rebecca Quaggin-Mitchell
Принадлежит: International Business Machines Corp

Management of parking spaces in a parking area comprising a plurality of zones. A ticket is provided to an individual associated with a vehicle parked in the parking area, and the ticket is associated with the vehicle. Also, a first zone in which the vehicle is parked is identified. Responsive to the individual validating the ticket, it is determined that the vehicle associated with the ticket will be leaving the identified first zone, and there is provided an indication that a parking space of the identified first zone is to become available.

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Номер записи: 71
09-04-2015 дата публикации

PARKING SUPPORT APPARATUS

Номер: US20150098624A1
Автор: Hirata Makoto, Sakakibara Haruki
Принадлежит: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA

A parking support apparatus includes: a captured image acquisition unit acquiring a captured image from an image capturing unit which images surrounding scenery of a vehicle; a target destination section setting unit setting a target destination section which is located around the vehicle and at which the vehicle arrives, based on the image; a vertex coordinates calculation unit calculating coordinates of a vertex of the section; an intersection coordinates calculation unit calculating coordinates of the vehicle at an intersection between a parallel line parallel to the vehicle in a width direction and frame lines configuring the section in a top view when the vertex is closer to a center side of the vehicle than the parallel line; and a destination frame superposition unit superposing a destination frame onto the image by linearly connecting positions in the image corresponding to the vertex on a side separated farther from the vehicle than the parallel line among the vertexes, and the intersection. 1. A parking support apparatus comprising:a captured image acquisition unit that acquires a captured image from an image capturing unit which images surrounding scenery of a vehicle;a target destination section setting unit that sets a target destination section which is located around the vehicle and at which the vehicle arrives, based on the captured image;a vertex coordinates calculation unit that calculates coordinates of a vertex of the target destination section;an intersection coordinates calculation unit that calculates coordinates of the vehicle at an intersection between a parallel line which is parallel to the vehicle in a width direction and frame lines which configures the target destination section in a top view when the vertex of the target destination section is closer to a center side of the vehicle than the parallel line; anda destination frame superposition unit that superposes a destination frame onto the captured image by linearly connecting ...

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Номер записи: 72
19-03-2020 дата публикации

Method for trajectory planning of a movable object

Номер: US20200088536A1
Автор: Henning Schlueter, Mathias Buerger, Philipp Christian Schillinger
Принадлежит: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

A method for determining a movement trajectory (MT) for a movable object (a vehicle) in a rule-based trajectory planning (TP) system, TP being performed based on minimizing overall costs of a cost function (CF), the CF considering violation costs (VC) which arise for each MT section from a potential respective violation of violatable rules as to the section, the rule violation (RV) including a state/transition RV, the state RV indicating a violation of a state rule indicating an impermissible state of the object; the transition RV indicating a violation of a transition rule indicating an impermissible state transition, the state RV being assigned a time-dependent cost amount of the VC, and the transition RV being assigned a fixed, time-independent cost amount of the VC, so that overall costs for a MT for each section violating a violatable rule depend on the time-dependent/fixed cost amount assigned to the violated rule.

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Номер записи: 73
19-03-2020 дата публикации

DETERMINING AND MAPPING LOCATION-BASED INFORMATION FOR A VEHICLE

Номер: US20200089973A1
Автор: Efland Kris Richard
Принадлежит: Lyft, Inc.

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine contextual information describing at least one physical structure corresponding to a location based at least in part on data captured by one or more sensors of a vehicle. A set of candidate interaction points for the at least one physical structure can be determined based at least in part on the determined contextual information describing the at least one physical structure corresponding to the location. The set of candidate interaction points can be filtered to identify one or more interaction points. An interaction point can be selected from the one or more interaction points to use for stopping the vehicle. 1. A computer-implemented method comprising:determining, by a computing system, contextual information describing at least one physical structure corresponding to a location based at least in part on data captured by one or more sensors of a vehicle;determining, by the computing system, a set of candidate interaction points for the at least one physical structure based at least in part on the determined contextual information describing the at least one physical structure corresponding to the location;filtering, by the computing system, the set of candidate interaction points to identify one or more interaction points; andselecting, by the computing system, an interaction point from the one or more interaction points to use for stopping the vehicle.2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein determining contextual information describing the at least one physical structure corresponding to the location comprises:determining, by the computing system, a presence of the at least one physical structure at the location based at least in part on the data captured by the one or more sensors of the vehicle; anddetermining, by the computing system, one or more features that describe the at least one physical structure based at least in part on the data captured by the one or more ...

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Номер записи: 74
19-03-2020 дата публикации

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PARKING LINE MARKER DETECTION AND PAIRING AND PARKING SPOT DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION

Номер: US20200089974A1
Автор: BISTA Gambhir, DASARI Harshavardhan Reddy, DING Sihao, LI Ying, Wallin Andreas, ZHAO Minming
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Parking spot detection methods and systems that detect and pair parking line markers, improving the accuracy and speed of parking spot detection in vehicular driver assist (DA) and autonomous driving (AD) applications. These methods and systems incorporate three major steps: (1) preprocessing—one or more standard camera images are input into the algorithm and a bird's-eye-view (BEV) image is output from the algorithm; (2) deep neural network (DNN) segmentation of the parking line markers—the BEV image is input into the algorithm and a binary image is output from the algorithm (with, e.g., the parking line markers areas displayed in white and the background displayed in black); and (3) binary image processing—the binary image is input into the algorithm and detected and paired parking line markers representing the parking spots are output from the algorithm. 1. A method for detecting a parking spot in a camera image , comprising:obtaining one or more camera images from one or more vehicle cameras, wherein the one or more camera images comprise one or more of a front camera image, a left-side camera image, a right-side camera image, and a rear camera image;preprocessing the one or more camera images by transforming the one or more camera images into a bird's-eye-view camera image;segmenting a plurality of parking line markers from the bird's-eye-view camera image using a deep neural network and outputting a binary image distinguishing the plurality of segmented parking line markers from other portions of the image; andselecting and pairing certain parking line markers to detect one or more parking spots in one or more of the bird's-eye-view camera image and the one or more camera images.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising one or more of: displaying the detected one or more parking spots to an operator superimposed on one or more of the bird's-eye-view camera image and the one or more camera images in a driver assist application and using the detected one or ...

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Номер записи: 75
19-03-2020 дата публикации

VEHICLE PARKING AVAILABILITY MAP SYSTEMS AND METHODS

Номер: US20200090516A1
Автор: DING Sihao, SERT Korkut
Принадлежит:

A parking availability map system and method, including: a sensor-based parking space detection system coupled to a vehicle and operable for detecting and identifying open and occupied parking spaces within a predetermined vicinity of the vehicle; and an application server disposed remotely from the vehicle and executing an algorithm operable for receiving open and occupied parking space data from the sensor-based parking space detection system, receiving a parking space availability query from a user disposed remotely from the server, and, responsive to the parking space availability query, transmitting parking space availability information to the user. Optionally, the sensor-based parking space detection system includes a camera-based parking space detection system. 1. A parking availability map system , comprising:a sensor-based parking space detection system coupled to a vehicle and operable for detecting and identifying open and occupied parking spaces within a predetermined vicinity of the vehicle; anda parking space data system operable for one or more of receiving open and occupied parking space data from the sensor-based parking space detection system and receiving a parking space availability query from a user disposed remotely from the parking space data system, and, responsive to the parking space availability query, transmitting parking space availability information to the user.2. The parking availability map system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor-based parking space detection system comprises a camera-based parking space detection system.3. The parking availability map system of claim 1 , wherein the detecting and identifying the open and occupied parking spaces comprises claim 1 , for each parking space claim 1 , classifying a type of parking space.4. The parking availability map system of claim 1 , wherein the receiving the open and occupied parking space data comprises claim 1 , for each parking space claim 1 , receiving location information based ...

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Номер записи: 76
05-04-2018 дата публикации

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CAMERA-BASED AUTONOMOUS PARKING

Номер: US20180095474A1
Автор: Batur Aziz Umit, GADE Sowmya, Jeromin Oliver Max, THEODOSIS Paul Alan, VENEGAS Michael
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Camera-based autonomous parking is disclosed. An autonomous parking procedure can include detecting parking lines in images captured by a camera on a vehicle. The vehicle can be localized with respect to the parking lines based on location data for the vehicle from a GPS receiver and a location determination for the vehicle based on detected ends of the parking lines. The vehicle can further determine an occupancy state of one or more parking spaces formed by the two or more parking lines using a range sensor on the vehicle and select an empty space. A region of interest including the selected space can be identified and one or more parking lines of the selected space can be detected in an image of the region of interest. The vehicle can autonomously move to reduce errors between the location of the vehicle and the final parking position within the selected space. 1. A vehicle comprising:a camera;a range sensor;a GPS receiver;one or more actuator systems; and detecting two or more parking lines in one or more images captured by the camera;', location data of the vehicle determined from the GPS receiver, and', 'a location determination for the vehicle based on detected ends of the two or more parking lines;, 'localizing the vehicle with respect to the two or more parking lines based on, 'determining an occupancy state of one or more parking spaces formed by the two or more parking lines using the range sensor;', 'in accordance with a determination that the occupancy state of a respective parking space of the one or more parking spaces is empty, selecting the respective parking space;', 'identifying a region of interest including the selected parking space;', 'detecting one or more selected parking lines of the selected parking space within one or more captured images including all or part of the region of interest;', 'calculating one or more errors of a current location of the vehicle based on the one or more selected parking lines; and', 'moving the vehicle, using ...

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Номер записи: 77
26-03-2020 дата публикации

VEHICLE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SETTING VARIABLE VIRTUAL BOUNDARY

Номер: US20200094816A1
Автор: BENMIMOUN Ahmed, Gerlitz Thomas, Krekel Markus, Matuk Cinderella, Ochmanski Andrew, Simmons Kyle, WYSIETZKI Nadja, Xu Li
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A vehicle system includes a camera, a sensor, and processors for detecting an unoccupied parking spot while the vehicle traverses a detection path. The processors define a variable virtual boundary based on at least one object detected on a side of the detection path excluding the unoccupied parking spot and generates at least one parking maneuver based on the unoccupied parking spot and the variable virtual boundary. 1. A vehicle comprising:a camera;a sensor; andprocessors configured to:detect an unoccupied parking spot while the vehicle traverses a detection path;define a variable virtual boundary based on at least one object detected on a side of the detection path excluding the unoccupied parking spot; andgenerate at least one parking maneuver based on the unoccupied parking spot and the variable virtual boundary.2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the processors are further configured to: 'adjust the variable virtual boundary to the furthest edge of the vehicle crossing the variable virtual boundary.', 'responsive to the vehicle crossing the variable virtual boundary3. The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the processors are further configured to:generate at least one different parking maneuver based on the unoccupied parking spot and the adjusted variable virtual boundary.4. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the at least one object is a traffic lane pavement marking.5. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the at least one object is a border between two terrains claim 1 , wherein at least one of the two terrains is a road.6. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the processors are further configured to:generate a maneuvering area based on the unoccupied parking spot, the variable virtual boundary, and areas measured by the camera and the sensor while the vehicle traverses the detection path.7. The vehicle of claim 6 , the processors further configured to: responsive to detecting two objects on the side: responsive to detecting a space between the two objects claim 6 , define ...

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Номер записи: 78
12-04-2018 дата публикации

PARKING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME

Номер: US20180099661A1
Автор: BAE Hyeonju, Ha Seongju, YOON Jonghwa
Принадлежит: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

A parking assistance apparatus can include a sensor for sensing environment information of a vehicle surrounding area, a display for displaying an image of the vehicle surrounding area; and a processor to determine a parking area within the vehicle surrounding area on which parking is allowable, generate virtual parking lines within the parking area, and control the display to display the virtual parking lines, receive an input selecting a candidate parking space within the virtual parking lines, set the selected candidate parking space as a target parking position, and control a vehicle to be driven to the target parking position. 1. A parking assistance apparatus comprising:a sensor configured to sense environment information of a vehicle surrounding area;a display configured to display an image of the vehicle surrounding area; and determine a parking area within the vehicle surrounding area on which parking is allowable,', 'generate virtual parking lines within the parking area, and control the display to display the virtual parking lines,', 'receive an input selecting a candidate parking space within the virtual parking lines,', 'set the selected candidate parking space as a target parking position, and', 'control a vehicle to be driven to the target parking position., 'a processor configured to2. The parking assistance apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to divide the vehicle surrounding area into the parking area on which parking is allowable and a no parking area on which parking is not allowable based on the environment information of the vehicle surrounding area that is sensed by the sensor claim 1 , andwherein the environmental information includes information about at least one of a parking pattern of another vehicle, a lane, a parking sign, a vehicle driving path, a vehicle moving direction, and another vehicle driving pattern.3. The parking assistance apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to ...

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Номер записи: 79
04-04-2019 дата публикации

PARKING POSITION DISPLAY PROCESSING APPARATUS, PARKING POSITION DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM

Номер: US20190102634A1
Автор: SAGAMI NAOTO, Shimura Tomoya
Принадлежит:

A parking position display processing apparatus includes: an image capturing unit that captures an image of a surrounding of a vehicle and generates a captured image; a vehicle information acquisition unit that acquires vehicle information of the vehicle; a vehicle surrounding state recognition unit that generates vehicle surrounding information which indicates a state of a surrounding of the vehicle based on the captured image and the vehicle information; a parking position calculation unit that calculates a planned parking position of the vehicle based on the vehicle surrounding information and the vehicle information; a composite image generation unit that generates a composite image from an image which represents the planned parking position and an image which represents the state of the surrounding of the vehicle in the planned parking position based on the planned parking position and the vehicle surrounding information; and a display unit that displays the composite image. 1. A parking position display processing apparatus comprising:an image capturing unit that captures an image of a surrounding of a vehicle and generates a captured image;a vehicle information acquisition unit that acquires vehicle information of the vehicle;a vehicle surrounding state recognition unit that generates vehicle surrounding information which indicates a state of a surrounding of the vehicle based on the captured image and the vehicle information;a parking position calculation unit that calculates a planned parking position of the vehicle based on the vehicle surrounding information and the vehicle information;a composite image generation unit that generates a composite image from an image which represents the planned parking position and an image which represents the state of the surrounding of the vehicle in the planned parking position based on the planned parking position and the vehicle surrounding information; anda display unit that displays the composite image.2. The ...

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Номер записи: 80
19-04-2018 дата публикации

AUTOMATIC PARKING SYSTEM AND AUTOMATIC PARKING METHOD

Номер: US20180105167A1
Автор: Chang Eu Gene, Choi Jae Seob, JUNG In Yong, KIM Jong Gyu, KIM Yoon Soo, LEE Min Byeong, Park Seung Wook, Yoon Dae Joong
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An automatic parking system includes a smart key recognizing sensor recognizing a smart key positioned in a first area, a sensor system sensing presence or absence of a parking section line, and positions of surrounding vehicles when the smart key is recognized, a controller configured to analyze data sensed by the sensor system to calculate parking areas around a subject vehicle, calculate a range allowing generation of a moving path based on the parking areas, determine at least two parking types available at a current position of the subject vehicle in the range allowing generation of a moving path, provide a moving path range for a parking type that is selected among the moving path ranges, and receive a signal transmitted by the smart key to automatically park the subject vehicle in the optimal parking area. 1. An automatic parking system , comprising:a smart key recognizing sensor recognizing a smart key positioned in a first area;a sensor system sensing presence or absence of a parking section line, and positions of surrounding vehicles when the smart key is recognized; and analyze data sensed by the sensor system to calculate parking areas around a subject vehicle;', 'calculate a range allowing generation of a moving path based on the parking areas;', 'determine at least two parking types available at a current position of the subject vehicle in the range allowing generation of a moving path, and provide moving path ranges for the at least two parking types based on a moving path estimated for each parking type, a length of the subject vehicle, a width of the subject vehicle, and a rotation angle of the subject vehicle;', 'provide a moving path range for a parking type that is selected among the moving path ranges provided for the at least two parking types, and an optimal parking area for the selected moving path range; and', 'receive a signal transmitted by the smart key to automatically park the subject vehicle in the optimal parking area., 'a controller ...

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Номер записи: 81
21-04-2016 дата публикации

SMART PARKING ASSIST APPARATUS AND METHOD

Номер: US20160110619A1
Автор: KIM Young Bin, Park Jin Ho, YANG Joo Woong
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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. 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; andexecuting, by the controller, parking of the vehicle based on the parking reference line.2. The smart parking assist method according to claim 1 , wherein in the searching of the parking slot claim 1 , parking slot information based on a position claim 1 , a type claim 1 , and a direction of the searched parking slot is generated.3. The smart parking assist method according to claim 2 , wherein the parking slot information includes at least one selected from the group consisting of: a parking slot position claim 2 , a parking mode claim 2 , and a parking direction.4. The smart parking assist method according to claim 1 , wherein the setting ...

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Номер записи: 82
20-04-2017 дата публикации

Smart parking assist apparatus and method

Номер: US20170106856A1
Автор: Jin Ho Park, Joo Woong Yang, Young Bin Kim
Принадлежит: Hyundai Motor Co

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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Номер записи: 83
19-04-2018 дата публикации

AUTOMATIC PARKING SYSTEM AND AUTOMATIC PARKING METHOD

Номер: US20180107207A1
Автор: Choi Jae Seob, JUNG In Yong, KIM Jong Gyu, KIM Yoon Soo, LEE Min Byeong, Park Seung Wook, Yoon Dae Joong
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There is provided an automatic parking system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. The automatic parking system includes: a smart key recognition processor recognizing a smart key positioned in a first area; a sensor unit acquiring images around a subject vehicle if the smart key is recognized, and converting the acquired image into external images and synthesizing the images; a parking space recognizing sensor periodically receiving the external images and sequentially comparing the consecutive external images using an image recognition technology to recognize parking areas; and a controller calculating a moving path between a current position of the subject vehicle and an optimal parking area among the parking areas and controlling the subject vehicle based on the moving path, in which the parking space recognizing sensor may detect the parking areas in consideration of a length and a width of the subject vehicle. 1. An automatic parking system , comprising:a smart key recognition processor recognizing a smart key positioned in a first area;a sensor unit acquiring images around a subject vehicle if the smart key is recognized, and converting the acquired images into external images and synthesizing the external images;a parking space recognizing sensor periodically receiving the external images and sequentially comparing consecutive external images using an image recognition technology to recognize parking areas; anda controller calculating a moving path between a current position of the subject vehicle and an optimal parking area among the parking areas and controlling the subject vehicle based on the moving path,wherein the parking space recognizing sensor detects the parking areas in consideration of a length and a width of the subject vehicle.2. The automatic parking system of claim 1 , wherein the parking space recognizing sensor extracts feature points of the consecutive images using the image recognition technology claim 1 , ...

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Номер записи: 84
30-04-2015 дата публикации

Hybrid Parking Detection

Номер: US20150117705A1
Автор: FENG Yaofei, WANG Bruce Bing, ZHANG Guobiao
Принадлежит: CHENGDU HAICUN IP TECHNOLOGY LLC

The present invention combines the strengths of the background-subtraction and edge-detection algorithm for parking detection. Being computationally efficient, the background-subtraction algorithm is used whenever possible. On the other hand, being robust, the edge-detection algorithm is used at calibration points, or when the background-subtraction algorithm cannot reliably determine the parking state. 1. A hybrid parking-detection device , comprising:an optical detector for capturing a image of a parking area, said parking area including a plurality of parking spaces;a memory for storing at least a background-subtraction algorithm and an edge-detection algorithm;a processor for detecting parked vehicles in said parking area, wherein said processor is configured to select said background-subtraction algorithm under a first condition and select said edge-detection algorithm under a second condition.2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said first condition is that said memory stores a proper background image for a selected one of said parking spaces.3. The device according to claim 2 , wherein said proper background image is a background image for said selected parking space around the current time/day and under similar lighting/surface conditions.4. The device according to claim 2 , wherein said processor compares the current image of said selected parking space with said proper background image.5. The device according to claim 4 , wherein said processor determines that said selected parking space is vacant and outputs the current image of said selected parking space to said memory as a current background image for said selected parking space.6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said second condition is that said memory does not store a proper background image for a selected one of said parking spaces.7. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said second condition is that the difference between the current image and the background image for a ...

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Номер записи: 85
02-04-2020 дата публикации

VACANT PARKING SPACE DETECTION APPARATUS AND VACANT PARKING SPACE DETECTION METHOD

Номер: US20200104613A1
Автор: HIRAI YOSHITO
Принадлежит: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

A vacant parking space detection apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a memory and a hardware processor coupled to the memory. The hardware processor is configured to: generate, for each of divided regions in a region around a vehicle, map information representing a presence probability of an object based on a detection result of a sensor for detecting an object present around the vehicle; define on the map information a plurality of first straight lines, whose intercepts differ from each other, with one or more angles to a straight advancing direction of the vehicle; and detect whether a vacant parking space is present at the angle based on a presence probability of an object assigned to the divided region belonging to each of the plurality of first straight lines. 1. A vacant parking space detection apparatus comprising:a memory; and generate, for each of divided regions in a region around a vehicle, map information representing a presence probability of an object based on a detection result of a sensor for detecting an object present around the vehicle;', 'define on the map information a plurality of first straight lines, whose intercepts differ from each other, with one or more angles to a straight advancing direction of the vehicle; and', 'detect whether a vacant parking space is present at the angle based on a presence probability of an object assigned to the divided region belonging to each of the plurality of first straight lines., 'a hardware processor coupled to the memory, the hardware processor being configured to2. The vacant parking space detection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the hardware processor detects claim 1 , for each of the one or more angles claim 1 , whether a vacant parking space is present at the angle based on a number of the divided regions from which presence of an object is detected claim 1 , the divided regions belonging to each of the plurality of first straight lines with the corresponding angle.3. The ...

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Номер записи: 86
26-04-2018 дата публикации

PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM AND METHOD

Номер: US20180111609A1
Автор: WOO Hyeong Min
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The present disclosure provides a parking assist system including: a rear object recognizer that recognizes a rear object existing behind a vehicle through rear sensors; a reversing controller that controls the vehicle to reverse until an entry rate to the parking space becomes a first reference value or more, and ends reversing control when a distance between the vehicle and the rear object becomes less than a second reference value; a rear object position storage that stores position information of the rear object and increases a count when the reversing control is ended on the basis of the distance between the vehicle and the rear object; and a system terminator that ends parking control when the position information of the rear object before and after the count is increased is substantially the same. 1. A parking assist system , comprising:a rear object recognizer configured to recognize a rear object existing behind a vehicle through rear sensors;a reversing controller configured to control the vehicle to reverse until an entry rate to the parking space becomes a first reference value or more, and end reversing control when a distance between the vehicle and the rear object becomes less than a second reference value;a rear object position storage configured to store position information of the rear object and increase a count at the point of time where the reversing control is ended, when the distance between the vehicle and the rear object is less than the second reference value and the reversing control is ended; anda system terminator configured to end parking control when the position information of the rear object before and after the count is increased is substantially the same.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the rear object position storage resets the count and the position information of the rear object before or while the parking space is searched.3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising an advancing controller configured to control the vehicle ...

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Номер записи: 87
18-04-2019 дата публикации

CAMERA BASED AUTO DRIVE AUTO CHARGE

Номер: US20190111842A1
Автор: Batur Aziz Umit, Jeromin Oliver Max, THEODOSIS Paul Alan, VENEGAS Michael
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A vehicle control system for moving a vehicle to a target location is disclosed. According to examples of the disclosure, a camera captures one or more images of a known object corresponding to the target location. An on-board computer having stored thereon information about the known object can process the one or more images to determine vehicle location with respect to the known object. The system can use the vehicle's determined location and a feedback controller to move the vehicle to the target location. 1. A vehicle control system , comprising:a camera included in a vehicle, the camera configured to capture one or more images of an object, wherein the one or more captured images include a plurality of visual features of the object; 'a processor configured to determine locations of the plurality of visual features within the one or more images, and determine a location of the camera with respect to the object based on the determined locations of the plurality of visual features within the one or more images; and', 'a computing system operatively coupled to the camera, the computing system comprisinga controller configured to move the vehicle to a particular location with respect to the object based on the determined location of the camera with respect to the object.2. The vehicle control system of claim 1 , wherein:the memory is further configured to store a position and an orientation of the camera with respect to the vehicle; andthe processor is further configured to determine a location of the vehicle with respect to the object based on the position and the orientation of the camera with respect to the vehicle.3. The vehicle control system of claim 1 , wherein the location of the camera with respect to the object comprises one or more of a distance of the camera from the object claim 1 , a lateral angle of the camera with respect to the object claim 1 , and a heading angle of the camera with respect to the object.4. The vehicle control system of claim 3 , ...

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Номер записи: 88
18-04-2019 дата публикации

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME

Номер: US20190111916A1
Автор: GO Jaedoo, Lee Seongho, NOH Taeho
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A method for autonomous driving includes detecting an environment around a vehicle, autonomously driving the vehicle based on the detected environment, determining whether a target parking position has been set, determining an autonomous driving mode of the vehicle from among a first mode for controlling a speed of the vehicle to move the vehicle to the target parking position and a second mode for searching for an available parking position, based on a determination of the autonomous driving mode from among the first and second modes, autonomously driving the vehicle in one of the first and second modes, based on autonomously driving the vehicle in one of the first and second modes, determining whether a condition is satisfied, and based on a determination that the condition is satisfied, switching the autonomous driving mode to the other of the first and second modes. 1. A method for controlling autonomous driving of a vehicle , the method comprising:detecting, by a sensor of the vehicle, an environment around the vehicle;autonomously driving, by at least one processor connected to the vehicle, the vehicle based on the detected environment;determining whether a target parking position has been set;based on a determination whether the target parking position has been set, determining, by the at least one processor, an autonomous driving mode of the vehicle from among a first mode for controlling a speed of the vehicle to move the vehicle to the target parking position and a second mode for searching for an available parking position;based on a determination of the autonomous driving mode from among the first mode and the second mode, autonomously driving, by the at least one processor, the vehicle in one of the first and second modes;based on autonomously driving the vehicle in one of the first and second modes, determining whether a predetermined condition is satisfied; andbased on a determination that the predetermined condition is satisfied, switching, by the at ...

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Номер записи: 89
07-05-2015 дата публикации

METHOD FOR OBJECT SIZE CALIBRATION TO AID VEHICLE DETECTION FOR VIDEO-BASED ON-STREET PARKING TECHNOLOGY

Номер: US20150124093A1
Автор: Bulan Orhan, Ding Hengzhou, Pennington Graham S., Wang Yao Rong
Принадлежит: XEROX CORPORATION

A method for determining parking availability includes receiving video data from a sequence of frames taken from an image capture device monitoring a parking area. The method includes detecting at least one object located in the parking area. The method includes determining boundaries of the parking area. The boundaries include at least an inner boundary relative to the image capture device and an outer boundary relative to the image capture device. The outer boundary is substantially parallel to the inner boundary. The method further includes computing a length of at least one of the object and a space between objects using an object pixel for each of the inner and outer boundaries. Using the computed length, The method includes determining a parking availability in the parking area. The method includes outputting a notice of the parking availability to a user. 1. A method for determining parking availability , the method comprising:receiving video data from a sequence of frames taken from an associated image capture device monitoring a parking area;detecting at least one object located in the parking area;determining boundaries of the parking area, the boundaries including at least an inner boundary relative to the associated image capture device and an outer boundary relative to the associated image capture device, the outer boundary being substantially parallel to the inner boundary;computing a length of at least one of the object and a space between objects using an object pixel for each of the inner and outer boundaries;using the computed length, determining a parking availability in the parking area; and,outputting a notice of the parking availability to a user.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the parking area includes an on-street parking lane and the inner and outer boundaries extend along the parking lane.3. The method of further comprising:before detecting the at least one object, receive video data capturing equally spaced apart markings defining ...

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Номер записи: 90
07-05-2015 дата публикации

VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM UTILIZING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Номер: US20150124096A1
Автор: Koravadi Krishna
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A vehicle vision system includes a camera disposed at a vehicle and having a field of view forwardly of the vehicle, and a control having an image processor. The control is operable to receive wireless communication that is associated with a traffic light ahead of the vehicle, with the wireless communication including a communicated status of the traffic light. The image processor, responsive to processing of captured image data, is operable to determine an imaged status of the traffic light. The control compares the imaged status with the communicated status and, when they correspond, confirms the status of the traffic light ahead of the vehicle. Responsive to a determination that the driver of the vehicle is not properly responding to the confirmed traffic light status, the system generate an alert to the driver of the vehicle and/or applies the brakes of the vehicle. 1. A vision system of a vehicle , said vision system comprising:a camera disposed at a vehicle and having a field of view forwardly of the vehicle;a control comprising an image processor;wherein said image processor is operable to process image data captured by said camera;wherein said control is operable to receive wireless communication that is associated with a traffic light ahead of the vehicle, the wireless communication comprising a communicated status of the traffic light ahead of the vehicle;wherein said image processor, responsive to processing of captured image data, is operable to determine an imaged status of the traffic light ahead of the vehicle and in the field of view of said camera;wherein said control compares the imaged status with the communicated status and, when the communicated status corresponds to the imaged status, determines the status of the traffic light ahead of the vehicle; andwherein, responsive to a determination that a driver of the vehicle is not properly responding to the determined traffic light status, said system is operable to at least one of (i) generate an ...

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Номер записи: 91
27-04-2017 дата публикации

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN AUTOMATED PARKING SYSTEM

Номер: US20170116790A1
Автор: Kusens Bruce Howard, KUSENS MICHAEL
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A system and method for automating parking at a facility such as, but not limited to, a parking garage. Using vehicle sensors located at the monitored parking spaces, information received from the vehicle sensors can be used by an electronic parking system to determine which spaces are open or otherwise available. Registered users can be notified of the available spaces and then can select which spot they want where multiple spaces are presented to them. The user's payment information can also be setup, such that the payment for parking at the selected space is automatically deducted by the parking system. 1. A system for monitoring one or more parking spots and automatically deducting parking charge from a financial account associated with a registered vehicle , said system comprising:one or more sensors associated with a parking spot to monitor for vehicles parking in the parking spot;at least one transmitter/receiver in communication with the one or more sensors;an electronic parking computer system in communication with the at least one or more sensors;a database in communication with the electronic parking computer system, the database containing information concerning registered vehicles and unique identifiers assigned to each registered vehicle;wherein when a vehicle parks in the parking spot the parking of the vehicle is detected by the one or more sensors and forwarded to the electronic parking computer system through the at least one transmitter/receiver and the vehicle transmits an identification signal which is received by the at least one transmitter/receiver and forwarded to the electronic parking computer system by the at least one transmitter/receiver wherein the electronic parking computer system is configures to search the database for a matching identification signal which indicates that the vehicle is a registered user.2. The system of wherein the at least one transmitter/receiver is at least one wireless transmitter/receiver.3. The system of ...

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Номер записи: 92
27-04-2017 дата публикации

PARKING SPACE DETECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM

Номер: US20170116857A1
Автор: II Richard W., Kelley, Moran Mark J., SCHMIDT Marcus N.
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Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for managing parking monitoring and enforcement. In one aspect, an in ground sensor provides a first vehicle detection technique and a video camera employing machine vision provides a second vehicle detection technique. A vehicle detection technique for a smart parking meter utilizes both of the first and second detection techniques to make a highly accurate determination of a vehicle entering a parking space and a vehicle exiting a parking space. The second detection technique can be used to perform a double check on the first technique, or vice versa. 1. A method of determining whether a vehicle is present in a parking space , the method comprising:monitoring the parking space with a first vehicle detection technique;monitoring the parking space with a second vehicle detection technique; andconcluding that the vehicle is present in the parking space only when both of the first and second vehicle detection techniques indicate that the vehicle is present in the parking space.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising concluding that the vehicle is not present in the parking space only when both of the first and second vehicle detection techniques indicate that the vehicle is not present in the parking space.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of monitoring the parking space with the first vehicle detection technique comprises:disposing a magnetic sensor beneath the parking space; andsensing a change in the magnetic field in the parking space with the magnetic sensor.4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising: broadcasting a magnetic field data from the magnetic sensor to a parking meter claim 3 , wherein the parking meter includes a processor claim 3 , a memory claim 3 , and software code stored in the memory.5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the step of monitoring the parking space with the second vehicle detection technique comprises performing a machine vision analysis of the parking space with a camera.6. ...

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Номер записи: 93
13-05-2021 дата публикации

Driver Aid and Autonomous Tractor-Trailer Parking and Loading Dock Alignment System

Номер: US20210141384A1
Автор: Lacaze Alberto Daniel, Murphy Karl Nicholas
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Backing up and aligning tractor trailers to a loading dock is one of the most complicated tasks performed by a truck driver. The present invention provides aids, and/or autonomy, to the driver in both conditions: the warehouse, and the less structured origin/destination. The invention is designed to aid the driver with facilities to simplify the parking and loading dock alignment process. The invention controls the drive-by-wire system in the truck, controlling the steering, gearbox, acceleration, and break, to automatically back up the truck into the desired location. This is possible if the truck is equipped with a drive-by-wire kit. The invention controls one or more control signals to the drive-by-wire system while the driver controls the others. In the present invention, a system is developed that is designed to autonomously or semi-autonomously guide a driver to a dock or parking location which is comprised of a sensor or sensors that collect a map of the dock or desired parking area, a user interface that allows the operator to select a doc k, or a feature in the map and determine the final pose of the tractor and trailer, a planner that creates a kinematically correct and obstacle free trajectory from the current location to the desired location and a set of user aids, including a ground guide avatar or avatars that provide the distance to the dock, speed and turning direction, or other guidance. 1. A system designed to autonomously or semi-autonomously guide a driver to a dock or parking location , comprising:a sensor or sensors that collect a map of the dock or desired parking area;a user interface that allows the operator to select a dock, or a feature in the map and determine the final pose of the tractor and trailer;a planner that creates a kinematically correct and obstacle free trajectory from the current location to the desired location; anda set of user aids, including a ground guide avatar or avatars that provide the distance to the dock, speed and ...

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Номер записи: 94
09-04-2020 дата публикации

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING GOAL ORIENTED NAVIGATIONAL DIRECTIONS

Номер: US20200110951A1
Автор: Cordell John Palmer, Ludwig John Hayes, MCKELVIE SAMUEL JAMES, Welland Robert Victor
Принадлежит: Xevo Inc.

A method or system is able to refine Global Positioning System (“GPS”) information for guiding a vehicle via extracted metadata using a GPS refinement (“GR”) model managed by a virtuous cycle containing sensors, machine learning center (“MLC”), and a cloud based network (“CBN”). The GR system includes a set of outward facing cameras, a vehicle onboard computer (“VOC”), and GR model. The outward facing cameras mounted on a vehicle are capable of collecting external images representing a surrounding environment in which the vehicle operates. The VOC is configured to generate a positional vehicle location with respect to the surrounding environment in accordance with the external images and historical stored data obtained from CBN. The GR model is configured to generate a driving guidance based on combined information between the positional vehicle location and GPS data. 1. A method for goal oriented navigational guidance via metadata extraction utilizing a virtuous cycle including sensors , machine learning center (“MLC”) , and cloud-based network (“CBN”) , comprising:detecting a vehicle approaching a preset destination in accordance with information obtained from a Global Positioning System (“GPS”) navigation system;signaling at least a portion of outward facing cameras mounted to the vehicle for capturing external images representing a surrounding environment in which the vehicle operates;obtaining, from the virtuous cycle, parking options nearby the preset destination in accordance with present time, traffic condition, and events; anddisplaying parking options via a parking compass of the GPS navigation system to inform a driver of the vehicle about potential locations for parking.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising presenting a probability of available parking spaces on the parking compass based on which direction the vehicle turns.3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising changing predefined modalities set by the GPS navigation system to proceed ...

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Номер записи: 95
03-05-2018 дата публикации

ROAD VEHICLE TURN SIGNAL ASSIST SYSTEM AND METHOD

Номер: US20180118100A1
Автор: CHRISTENSEN Claus Allan, KJAER-LOHSE Henrik, NOLHAGE Jesper
Принадлежит: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION

A road vehicle turn signal assist system and method are described for a road vehicle having turn indicators, a positioning system having access to map data, one or more sensors for monitoring the road vehicle surroundings, and one or more gears for selectively travelling forward or in reverse. Current positioning information and map data for the current position is used to determine if parking of the road vehicle is in progress when a reverse gear is selected. If it is determined that parking of the road vehicle is in progress and the one or more sensors for monitoring the road vehicle surroundings detect a moving object, a right hand side or a left hand side road vehicle turn indicator is activated, if not already manually activated, to indicate the ongoing parking operation. 1. An apparatus for a road vehicle including turn indicators , a positioning system having access to map data , one or more sensors for monitoring the road vehicle surroundings , and one or more gears for selectively travelling forward or in reverse , the apparatus comprising:a turn signal assist system configured to use current positioning information and map data for the current position to determine if parking of the road vehicle is in progress when a reverse gear is selected, and if a parking operation of the road vehicle is in progress and the one or more sensors for monitoring the road vehicle surroundings detect a moving object, and if a turn indicator has not already been manually activated, activate a turn indicator to indicate the parking operation.2. The apparatus according to wherein claim 1 , in order to determine if parking of the road vehicle is in progress claim 1 , the turn signal assist system is further configured to use the current positioning information and map data for the current position to determine if there exists a parking slot at the current position claim 1 , and to determine parking of the road vehicle is in progress if a parking slot exists.3. The apparats ...

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Номер записи: 96
07-05-2015 дата публикации

APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ASSISTING PARKING

Номер: US20150127217A1
Автор: Lee Seong Soo
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Disclosed are an apparatus and a method of assisting parking, and the apparatus for assisting parking includes: an around view monitoring (AVM) system including a plurality of cameras mounted in a vehicle, and configured to combine images photographed by the respective cameras, and output a combined image signal in a form of an around view; a controller configured to analyze the combined image signal and detect a parking guide line, calculate a distance between the detected parking guide line and the vehicle, and generate control information corresponding to the calculated distance; and a guide unit configured to output control information. 1. An apparatus for assisting parking , comprising:an around view monitoring (AVM) system including a plurality of cameras mounted in a vehicle, and configured to combine images photographed by the respective cameras, and generate a combined image signal in a form of an around view;a controller configured to analyze the combined image signal and detect a parking guide line, calculate a distance between the detected parking guide line and the vehicle, and generate control information corresponding to the calculated distance; anda guide unit configured to convert the control information into a predetermined form, and output the converted control information.2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller includes:an image analyzing module configured to convert the combined image into an edge image, and set at least one of the edges of the edge image as a parking guide line;a distance calculating module configured to calculate a distance between the parking guide line and the vehicle; andan assistance information generating module configured to output first information as the control information when the calculated distance is greater than a predetermined reference distance, and to output second information as the control information when the calculated distance is equal to or smaller than the predetermined reference distance.3 ...

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Номер записи: 97
25-04-2019 дата публикации

DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY PARKING VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME

Номер: US20190118801A1
Автор: GO Jaedoo, Lee Seongho, NOH Taeho
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A parking device includes a sensor configured to detect an environment around a vehicle and movement of an object located in the environment around the vehicle, and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to determine a first parking path for parking the vehicle, determine characteristics of movement corresponding to the movement of the object in the environment around the vehicle, determine an expected movement path of the object based on the characteristics of movement, determine whether the vehicle in the first parking path is anticipated to interfere with the object in the expected movement path, and based on a determination that the vehicle in the first parking path is anticipated to interfere with the object in the expected movement path, determine a second parking path configured to avoid interference with the object or control operation of the vehicle to avoid interference with the object. 1. A parking device , comprising:a sensor configured to detect an environment around a vehicle and movement of an object located in the environment around the vehicle; and determine a first parking path for parking the vehicle,', 'determine characteristics of movement corresponding to the movement of the object in the environment around the vehicle,', 'determine an expected movement path of the object based on the characteristics of movement,', 'determine whether the vehicle in the first parking path is anticipated to interfere with the object in the expected movement path, and', 'based on a determination that the vehicle in the first parking path is anticipated to interfere with the object in the expected movement path, determine a second parking path configured to avoid interference with the object or control operation of the vehicle to avoid interference with the object., 'at least one processor configured to2. The parking device of claim 1 , wherein the characteristics of movement comprise at least one of a position of the object relative to ...

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Номер записи: 98
03-05-2018 дата публикации

APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AROUND VIEW IMAGE, AND VEHICLE

Номер: US20180121742A1
Автор: PARK Yeonchool, SON Jongin
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An apparatus that provides an around view image and that includes: a camera unit that is configured to obtain an outside image of the vehicle; and a processor that is configured to: determine a connection state between a trailer and the vehicle, receive the outside image of the vehicle from the camera unit, based on the outside image of the vehicle, determine an attitude of the trailer, and based on the attitude of the trailer, generate a control signal to control travel of the vehicle is disclosed. 1. An apparatus for providing an around view image for a vehicle , the apparatus comprising:a camera unit that is configured to obtain an outside image of the vehicle; and determine a connection state between a trailer and the vehicle,', 'receive the outside image of the vehicle from the camera unit,', 'based on the outside image of the vehicle, determine an attitude of the trailer, and', 'based on the attitude of the trailer, generate a control signal to control travel of the vehicle., 'a processor that is configured to2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:an interface that is configured to receive data from the trailer, 'based on the data, determine the connection state between the trailer and the vehicle.', 'wherein the processor is configured to3. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:a memory that is configured to store markers representing a preset attitude of the trailer, obtain a rear view image of the vehicle from the camera unit,', 'detect the trailer from the rear view image,', 'receive the markers from the memory,', 'match each of the markers with at least one portion of the trailer in the rear view image,', 'determine an angle between the at least one portion of the trailer and each of the markers, and', 'based on the angle, determine the attitude of the trailer., 'wherein the processor is configured to4. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:an interface that is configured to receive gyro sensing information from a gyro sensor ...

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Номер записи: 99
14-05-2015 дата публикации

PARKING AREA DETECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF

Номер: US20150130640A1
Автор: Chang Eu Gene, Choi Jae Seob, Jung Ho Gi, Ryu Seong Sook, Suhr Jae Kyu, Yoon Dae Joong
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A parking area detecting method includes generating a top view image by capturing images of surroundings of a vehicle, detecting a first directional parking line from the top view image, detecting a second directional parking line having a direction different from a direction of the first directional parking line from the top view image, and detecting a parking area by combining the first directional parking line and the second directional parking line. 1. A parking area detecting method , comprising:generating a top view image by capturing images of surroundings of a vehicle;detecting a first directional parking line from the top view image;detecting a second directional parking line having a direction different from a direction of the first directional parking line from the top view image; anddetecting a parking area by combining the first directional parking line and the second directional parking line.2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the detecting of the first directional parking line includes:detecting edge pixels included in the top view image;detecting two parallel linear lines from the top view image by using the detected edge pixels; andsetting an area between the two parallel linear lines as an area of the first directional parking line.3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein claim 2 , in the detecting of the edge pixels claim 2 , edge pixels having a particular direction claim 2 , among edge pixels included in the top view image claim 2 , are detected.4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein claim 2 , in the detecting of the edge pixels claim 2 , edge pixels existing within a pre-set distance from the vehicle claim 2 , among the edge pixels claim 2 , are detected.5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the detecting of the second directional parking line includes:detecting edge pixels at a pre-set angle with respect to the first directional parking line among the edge pixels included in the top view image;measuring differences ...

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Номер записи: 100