US 11,693,398 B2
Advanced user interaction features for remote park assist
Timothy C. Bettger, Aachen (DE); Urs Christen, Aachen (DE); Ahmed Benrnimoun, Aachen (DE); and Nadja Wysietzki, Cologne (DE)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 25, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/829,294.
Application 16/829,294 is a division of application No. 15/946,455, filed on Apr. 5, 2018, granted, now 10,732,622.
Prior Publication US 2020/0225657 A1, Jul. 16, 2020
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B60W 30/06 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B60W 50/08 (2020.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60T 7/12 (2006.01); B60W 10/18 (2012.01); B60T 7/18 (2006.01)
CPC G05D 1/0016 (2013.01) [B60W 30/06 (2013.01); B60W 50/085 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); B60T 7/12 (2013.01); B60T 7/18 (2013.01); B60W 10/18 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0085 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2554/00 (2020.02); B60W 2720/10 (2013.01); B60W 2720/24 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
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1. A vehicle system comprising:
a vehicle configured to:
detect surrounding areas thereof;
estimate, based on data, a parking space and boundaries of obstacles around the parking space; and
perform an autonomous parking maneuver along a calculated path into the parking space; and
a mobile device comprising a touchscreen, the mobile device configured to:
display representations of the vehicle and the surrounding areas;
receive a continuous, uninterrupted user input for the duration of the autonomous parking maneuver on a display showing the representations, the continuous, uninterrupted user input verifying that a user is supervising the vehicle during the autonomous parking maneuver;
periodically transmit, based on the verification that the user is supervising the vehicle, an activation message to the vehicle, wherein a failure to provide continuous, uninterrupted user input causes an interruption in periodically transmitting the activation message;
the vehicle, based on periodically receiving the activation message, is further configured to perform the autonomous parking maneuver along the calculated path; and
the vehicle, based on the interruption in periodically receiving the activation message, is further configured to disable the autonomous parking maneuver.