Integration of global positioning system and active parking assist functionalities

Abstract

A vehicle has a global positioning system and an active parking assist system. The global positioning system is configured for providing information designating a present location of the vehicle and for providing information designating configuration of a target parking location proximate to the present location of the vehicle. The active parking assist system is configured to affect maneuvering of the vehicle into the target parking location. The active parking assist system is coupled to the global positioning system for acquiring the present location information therefrom and the target parking location information therefrom. The active parking assist system determines a type of assisted parking functionality to implement for affect maneuvering of the vehicle into the target parking location dependent upon the present location information and the target parking location information.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates generally to parking assist implementations for vehicles, and more particularly to methods of integrating global positioning system (GPS) functionality with active parking assist (APA) functionality. Background technique [0002] Parking correctly can be a difficult challenge for some drivers. In some instances, such parking requires maneuvering the vehicle between two vehicles parked end-to-end (eg, parallel parking along the curb), which is commonly referred to as parking. Parallel parking. In other instances, such parking requires maneuvering the vehicle between two vehicles parked in a side-by-side manner (such as in a typical parking lot), which is commonly referred to as parking. Perpendicular parking. Factors that affect and / or complicate such parking maneuvers include, but are not limited to, the size of the vehicle to be parked, the mobility of the vehicle to be parked (e.g., turning radius), the space between...

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Similarly, additional user input may be required to indicate to the APA system whether the customer wishes to use perpendicular or parallel parking functionality

In addition, it is well known that the APA system may be a parking assistance function for parking in an illegal parking space (such as a space near a fire hydrant on the side of the road, an open space at the end of a row of parallel-parked vehicles, etc.)

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