US 12,442,657 B2
Vehicle path determination
Hamid M. Golgiri, Livonia, MI (US); Chenhao Ma, Canton, MI (US); Tony Tae-Jin Pak, Garden City, MI (US); Arnav Sharma, Canton, MI (US); and Ahmed Benmimoun, Aachen (DE)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 9, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/115,890.
Prior Publication US 2022/0178715 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
Int. Cl. G01C 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC G01C 21/3811 (2020.08) [G01C 21/3885 (2020.08)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising a computer including a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
determine a vehicle is in a parking area that includes a plurality of sub-areas based on vehicle sensor data;
activate a mapping operation mode based on determining the vehicle is in the parking area;
then record a travel path of the vehicle through the parking area based on receiving a user input selecting the mapping operation mode;
update a map of the parking area based on the recorded travel path; and
operate the vehicle based on the map by actuating a vehicle component.