Method for carrying out a driver assistance system and a switching system

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for carrying out an automatic shunting process (7) of a vehicle (1), in which an electronic driver assistance system (8) of the vehicle (1) is communicatively coupled to a mobile terminal (9) of a user (2) of the vehicle (1), the automatic shunting process (7) being carried out by means of the electronic driver assistance system, the user (2) resting outside of the vehicle (1) with the mobile terminal (9); the user (2) executes an operating gesture (11) via the terminal device (9), by means of which at least one shunting direction (12) for the shunting process (7) is specified, the executed operating gesture (11) is detected by a detection unit (13) of the terminal device (9) and information relating to the operating gesture (11) is transmitted to the electronic driver assistance system (8), and-performing an automatic shunting process (7) by the driver assistance system (8) on the basis of the information relating to the operating gesture (11). The invention also relates to an electronic driver assistance system (8) and an electronic shunting system (17).

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a method for implementing an automatic vehicle shunting process for a vehicle parked in an area of a parking area, wherein an electronic driver assistance system of the vehicle is communicatively coupled with a mobile terminal device of a user of the vehicle, and the automatic vehicle shunting process can be implemented by the electronic driver assistance system, wherein the user stays outside the vehicle with the mobile terminal device.

[0002] Furthermore, the present invention relates to an electronic driver assistance system for implementing an automatic vehicle shunting process for a vehicle parked in an area of a parking area. The electronic driver assistance system has a communication unit for communicatively coupling the electronic driver assistance system with a mobile terminal device of a user of the vehicle, wherein the user stays outside the vehicle with the mobile terminal device.

[0003] The present invention further relates to an electronic shunting system having an electronic driver assistance system and a mobile terminal device. Background Art

[0004] Vehicles (or means of transportation), such as vehicles that can operate partially autonomously, have a large number of driver assistance systems and / or vehicle systems to support the vehicle driver when controlling, operating, and / or driving the vehicle. For example, through some driver assistance systems, the parking process of the vehicle can be implemented at least partially automatically. For this purpose, for example, such implementation can be achieved by remote control. For this, the vehicle driver must select a target parking space and vehicle orientation in the vehicle. For this, a remote control device with a display can be used.

[0005] For example, a method for supporting the shunting process of a means of transportation based on a driver assistance system is known from patent document DE 10 2017 200 371 A1. Here, the user can walk around the parking process by means of a remote control device, such as a user terminal device, so that the trajectory for the shunting process can be determined accordingly.

[0006] Patent document DE 10 2020 113 382 A1 discloses activating an automated parking maneuver by an activation action implemented with a mobile communication device. Here, the user can preset the start or initiation of the automated parking maneuver through this activation action.

[0007] Furthermore, patent document US 9,731,714 B2 discloses a vehicle system through which an implemented parking process can be corrected or improved. Summary of the Invention

[0008] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method, an electronic driver assistance system, and an electronic shunting system through which the user of the vehicle can more intuitively control the automatic vehicle shunting process.

[0009] This technical problem is solved by the method, the electronic driver assistance system, and the electronic shunting system according to the present invention. Useful further developments result from the description.

[0010] One aspect of the present invention relates to a method for carrying out an automatic shunting process of a vehicle parked in an area of a parking area, wherein,

[0011] - In particular, the electronic driver assistance system of the vehicle is communicatively coupled to the mobile terminal device of the user of the vehicle, and the automatic shunting process can be carried out by the electronic driver assistance system, wherein the user stays outside the vehicle with the mobile terminal device, wherein,

[0012] - In particular, the user performs an operation gesture via the mobile terminal device, and at least one shunting direction for the shunting process is preset by means of the operation gesture,

[0013] - In particular, the performed operation gesture is detected by the detection unit of the mobile terminal device, and information related to the operation gesture is transmitted to the electronic driver assistance system, wherein,

[0014] - In particular, the automatic shunting process is carried out by the electronic driver assistance system based on the information related to the operation gesture.

[0015] By means of the proposed method, the user of the vehicle can make the automatic or automated shunting process of the vehicle easier and in particular more intuitively controllable or executable. In other words, by means of the proposed method, a simplified operation of the "remote parking assistance system", which is an exemplary driver assistance system, can be carried out by gesture control. Thus, for the user, at least the shunting direction for the shunting process can be preset by correspondingly carrying out or performing the operation gesture. Thereby, the user can intuitively preset by gesture control in which direction the shunting process should be carried out.

[0016] In particular, the vehicle can be parked or positioned in the area of the parking area by the user or at least partially automatically by the vehicle system of the vehicle. In other words, the vehicle is parked at the place where the shunting process should start to be carried out. Thus, the user can park the vehicle in this area and then preset by means of the operation gesture in which shunting direction the shunting process should be carried out.

[0017] The parking area can for example be a parking zone, parking lot infrastructure, parking garage, an area with a large number of parking spaces or other areas in which a plurality of vehicles can be parked, for example. In particular, the parking area has a plurality of parking spaces. In particular, the area in which the vehicle has been parked can for example be used as the starting point of the shunting process to be carried out.

[0018] An electronic driver assistance system is such a vehicle system of a vehicle by means of which an automatic shunting process can be carried out. Thus, when carrying out the shunting process, the vehicle can run autonomously at least temporarily.

[0019] For example, after the user has parked the vehicle, the user can stay outside the vehicle or be located in the vehicle's environment, especially with respect to the vehicle spacing distance, so that the user can control the shunting process from outside the vehicle by means of the executed operating gestures. For this purpose, the user can use a mobile terminal device. The mobile terminal device can be a smart phone, a smart watch, a tablet computer or other portable terminal devices.

[0020] The user can execute the operating gesture or a plurality of operating gestures by means of the mobile terminal device. Thus, the user can control the presetting, control and / or monitoring of the shunting process by means of gestures with the aid of the mobile terminal device. The detection unit can be an electronic detection system or a sensing mechanism or sensor system of the mobile terminal device, by means of which the executed operating gesture can be detected. By the communication coupling of the driver assistance system with the mobile terminal device, information related to the operating gesture can be transmitted or provided to the electronic driver assistance system. By means of the information related to the operating gesture, at least the preset shunting direction can be provided to the electronic driver assistance system so that the electronic driver assistance system can take the shunting direction into account when carrying out the automatic shunting process.

[0021] For example, the mobile terminal device can be automatically coupled or communicatively networked with the driver assistance system and especially with the vehicle according to coupling conditions, such as distance. For example, this can be automatically achieved when the user approaches the vehicle with the mobile terminal device.

[0022] The shunting process can be, for example, a parking-in process, a parking-out process, a parallel parking process, a reverse driving or a forward driving.

[0023] In one embodiment, it is provided that an orientation preset related to the orientation of the vehicle after the end of the shunting process is additionally preset by means of the executed operating gesture, wherein the at least one shunting direction and the orientation preset are transmitted to the driver assistance system by means of the information related to the operating gesture, and wherein the at least one shunting direction and the orientation preset are taken into account when carrying out the automatic shunting process. By means of the orientation preset, the user can preset or determine by means of gestures how the vehicle should be oriented after the end of the shunting process, i.e., after the shunting process has been completed. Thus, when the shunting process is a parking-out process, the orientation preset can preset how the vehicle should be positioned and in which direction after parking out. For the user, this has the advantage that after the end of the shunting process, the vehicle is positioned in such a way that the positioning conforms to the user's wishes and thus the user can continue to drive the vehicle or, for example, can easily reach the vehicle's trunk during the parking-in process.

[0024] Therefore, in addition to the shunting direction for the implemented shunting process, the operating gesture can also provide how the vehicle should be oriented after the implemented shunting process as an input quantity or parameter. Thus, the user can intuitively and in the simplest way control the implementation of the shunting process suitable for him through gesture control. In addition, in the case of the orientation preset and the shunting direction, the situation regarding the area of the parking area can also be additionally taken into account. If, for example, there are collision objects or other interfering positions related to the current situation, this can be taken into account when the user performs the operating gesture, so that the shunting process can be implemented in such a way that no danger occurs to the vehicle, the user or other traffic participants.

[0025] For example, through the operating gesture, both the shunting direction and the orientation preset can be preset during the execution process. It is also conceivable that the operating gesture is divided into two parts, and the user first presets the shunting direction through the gesture and then presets the orientation preset through the gesture. In addition, it is also conceivable that the user presets the shunting direction and the orientation preset through the mobile terminal device by two directly consecutive gestures.

[0026] In one embodiment, it is also stipulated that environmental information of the vehicle's environment and information related to the operating gesture are provided to the electronic analysis unit of the electronic driver assistance system, wherein a trajectory for the shunting process is determined based on the environmental information and the information related to the operating gesture, and this trajectory is taken into account when implementing the automatic shunting process. Thus, additional information related to the vehicle and / or related to the parking area can be provided or prepared in order to generate or produce a trajectory or a movement path for the shunting process. Through the environmental information, for example, the corresponding situation in the vehicle environment, such as parked vehicles, other traffic participants, potential collision objects such as pillars, and / or other information in the vehicle environment that is conducive to the safe and efficient implementation of the shunting process can be provided.

[0027] It is also conceivable that position information related to the vehicle position and / or position information related to the user is provided or prepared for the electronic analysis unit in order to be able to determine such a trajectory based on this diverse information, through which the automatic shunting process can be presented safely and especially collision-free. In addition, when determining the trajectory, it is also taken into account which shunting direction the shunting process should have and / or which orientation the vehicle should have after the shunting process ends.

[0028] For example, the electronic analysis unit can be an analysis system or a distributed analysis system. It is also conceivable that the electronic analysis unit is designed as a centralized or decentralized unit, server, data cloud or backend.

[0029] In one embodiment, it is stipulated that before the user is about to perform an operation gesture, the user activates the gesture detection function on the mobile terminal device, and based on the activated gesture detection function, an electronic start signal regarding the subsequent execution of the operation gesture is transmitted to the electronic driver assistance system and the detection unit. Additionally or alternatively, the user activates the shunting function on the mobile terminal device immediately after performing the operation gesture, and based on the activated shunting function, an electronic activation signal regarding the subsequent shunting process to be implemented is transmitted to the electronic driver assistance system.

[0030] Through the gesture detection function, the user can inform the driver assistance system, the detection unit, and the vehicle that the user will immediately perform a gesture subsequently, so as to be able to control, start, or initiate an automatic shunting process. Considering that the advantage of the gesture detection function is that actions and / or gestures made by the user through the mobile terminal device that do not represent the user's intention regarding the shunting process will not inadvertently cause an inadvertently implemented shunting process. Therefore, the user can first activate or inform the system that the subsequent automatic shunting process is desired and should thus be implemented.

[0031] The gesture detection function can be activated by the user through specific actions, specific gestures, voice inputs, and / or button inputs. Thus, an electronic start signal can be generated and correspondingly emitted with the activated gesture detection function, so that the driver assistance system and the detection unit can be prepared for the subsequent shunting process.

[0032] It is also conceivable that the gesture detection function is activated on the system side. In this case, based on activation conditions such as the distance of the mobile terminal device from the vehicle or the position of the user relative to the vehicle, it can be determined on the system side that the user intends to subsequently perform a gesture regarding the shunting process to be implemented.

[0033] The shunting process provides the user with additional decision options. For example, it may occur that although the user performs an operation gesture, he does not agree or is not satisfied with the operation gesture or incorrectly presets an incorrect direction regarding the shunting process through the implemented operation gesture. Only when the user optionally activates the shunting function, for example, through voice control, through input, or other operation actions, is the driver assistance system notified that the shunting process should also truly be implemented. If the user is not satisfied with the performed operation gesture or the operation gesture has been incorrectly executed, the user cannot activate the shunting function. Here, the user can perform the operation gesture again. Only when the user is satisfied with the operation gesture, for example, or when the shunting process can be safely implemented according to the current situation in the vehicle environment, can the shunting function be activated, so that the driver assistance system is controlled based on the electronic activation signal such that the automatic shunting process can be started and especially implemented.

[0034] In one embodiment, it is stipulated that the vehicle has been parked in a parking space in a parking area, wherein an automatic parking-out process for the vehicle to park out from the parking space is implemented through an automatic shunting process, and wherein the parking-out direction is preset as the shunting direction through the performed operation gesture. In other words, the user can first park the vehicle in the parking space and then return to the parked vehicle later or at a later time, so as to be able to start the parking-out process and particularly implement it through the operation gesture. Therefore, through the shunting direction, it can be preset how the vehicle should drive out from the parking space. In other words, the parking-out direction is preset.

[0035] When the vehicle is parked in the parking space, it may happen after the user returns to the vehicle at a later time that, due to other vehicles parked beside the vehicle, the user cannot enter the vehicle because there is not enough space to open the door. In this case, the user can position himself outside the vehicle and particularly at a distance from the parking space and preset in the simplest way how the vehicle should be parked out through the operation gesture.

[0036] In one embodiment, it is stipulated that a positioning preset is additionally preset through the performed operation gesture, through which it can be preset how the vehicle should be positioned by the electronic driver assistance system after the end of the parking-out process. Among them, the parking-out direction and the positioning preset are transmitted to the driver assistance system through the information related to the operation gesture, and the parking-out direction and the positioning preset are taken into account when implementing the automatic parking-out process. Therefore, the user can preset in a user-personalized manner and / or according to the situation how the vehicle should be automatically parked out and how the vehicle should be positioned after the end of the parking-out process. Through the positioning preset, for example, it can be fixedly preset whether the vehicle should be positioned laterally, on its right, on its left, perpendicular to it, parallel to it and / or opposite to the parking space after parking out. Therefore, in addition to the parking-out direction, the user can also preset the orientation preset through the operation gesture or multiple operation gestures so that this can be used by the driver assistance system during the automatic parking-out process.

[0037] In one embodiment, it is stipulated that the vehicle has been parked or is parked at an interval distance from at least one free parking space in the parking area, wherein the automatic parking process of parking the vehicle into the at least one free parking space is implemented through an automatic shunting process, and the parking direction is preset as the shunting direction through the performed operation gesture. Therefore, the user can position the vehicle in or in the immediate vicinity of the environment of the free parking space into which the vehicle should be parked. Subsequently, the user can leave the vehicle and thus get out of the vehicle, so that the user is in the environment of the vehicle. Subsequently, the user can perform an operation gesture through the mobile terminal device, so that the parking direction of the parking process can be informed to the driver assistance system based on this operation gesture. Here, for example, it can be preset through the operation gesture whether the vehicle should be parked laterally, parked in the forward direction or parked in the backward direction, that is, reverse parked. Therefore, the user can easily and intuitively control or implement the parking of the vehicle into the parking space or the parking vacancy through gesture control.

[0038] In one embodiment, it is stipulated that the target parking space is additionally preset through the performed operation gesture, and through this target parking space, it can be preset into which free parking space in the parking area the vehicle should be parked by the electronic driver assistance system. Among them, the parking direction and the target parking space are transmitted to the driver assistance system through the information related to the operation gesture, and the parking direction and the target parking space are taken into account when implementing the automatic parking process. Therefore, the user can preset through gesture control which free parking space he prefers to park the vehicle in. In addition, through the operation gesture, it can be preset in which direction or how the vehicle should be parked into the target parking space.

[0039] For example, there may be multiple free parking spaces in the area where the vehicle was initially parked in the parking area. The user can intuitively and easily preset to the system through the performed gesture which of these free parking spaces should be the target parking space.

[0040] For example, the preset target parking space can be considered by the driver assistance system and especially by the electronic analysis unit to determine the trajectory for the parking process.

[0041] A further aspect of the present invention relates to an electronic driver assistance system for carrying out an automatic shunting process of a vehicle parked in an area of a parking space. The electronic driver assistance system has a communication unit for communicatively coupling the electronic driver assistance system to a mobile terminal device of a user of the vehicle, the user staying outside the vehicle with the mobile terminal device. The communication unit is designed to receive information relating to an operating gesture which can be performed by the user via the mobile terminal device and by means of which at least one shunting direction for the shunting process can be preset. The electronic analysis unit is designed to analyze the received information relating to the operating gesture, and the control unit is designed to carry out the automatic shunting process on the basis of the analyzed information relating to the operating gesture.

[0042] For example, the method of the previous aspect or its advantageous refinements can be carried out or implemented by means of the electronic driver assistance system described just now.

[0043] The electronic driver assistance system can be a centralized or decentralized device by means of which an automatic or automated shunting process, such as a parking-in process or a parking-out process, can be carried out. Information can be exchanged between the driver assistance system and the mobile terminal device via the communication unit. Thus, in particular, gestures performed by the user via the mobile terminal device can be sent to the communication unit, where the information sent can then be processed in order to take it into account when carrying out the shunting process. For this purpose, at least one control signal can be generated on the basis of the analyzed information relating to the operating gesture, and this control signal can be provided or transmitted to the control unit in order to carry out the automatic shunting process.

[0044] A further aspect of the present invention relates to an electronic shunting system having an electronic driver assistance system according to the previous aspect and a mobile terminal device. The electronic driver assistance system can be integrated into the vehicle, and the user of the vehicle can perform an operating gesture via the mobile terminal device, by means of which at least one shunting direction for the shunting process can be preset. The mobile terminal device has a detection unit by means of which an operating gesture of the mobile terminal device can be detected, and the mobile terminal device is designed to transmit information relating to the operating gesture to the communication unit of the electronic driver assistance system.

[0045] By means of the shunting system, a system for simplifying the operation of a "remote parking assistance system" by gesture control can be realized. In other words, the electronic shunting system is provided for carrying out an automatic shunting process on the basis of the gestures performed by the user.

[0046] A further independent aspect of the present invention relates to a vehicle having an electronic driver assistance system according to one of the previous aspects and / or its advantageous refinements.

[0047] The vehicle can be, for example, a car, a truck or a bus. The vehicle is in particular a vehicle that can be operated at least partially autonomously. Thus, the vehicle can be moved or dispatched based on an automatic maneuvering process by an electronic driver assistance system.

[0048] A further independent aspect of the invention relates to an arrangement having an electronic maneuvering system and a vehicle according to one of the preceding aspects.

[0049] An embodiment of one aspect may be considered an advantageous embodiment of all other aspects.

[0050] For application scenarios or application cases that can be derived from the method and are not described in detail here, it can be provided that according to the method a fault message is output and / or a request is made to input a user feedback and / or a standard setting and / or a predetermined initial state is adjusted.

[0051] The present invention also includes the electronic driver assistance system according to the present invention and the expansion of the maneuvering system according to the present invention, which have the features already described with respect to the expansion of the method according to the present invention. Therefore, the corresponding expansion of the electronic driver assistance system according to the present invention and the maneuvering system according to the present invention will not be described here.

[0052] The invention also includes combinations of features of the described embodiments. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0053] The embodiments of the present invention are described below. In the accompanying drawings:

[0054] Figure 1 An example diagram showing a parking process of a vehicle to be automatically carried out by gesture control;

[0055] Figure 2 An example is shown for implementing Figure 1 gestures to be performed during the automatic docking process;

[0056] Figure 3 Based on the previous illustration, a trajectory generated for implementing the parking process;

[0057] Figure 4 As an example, it is shown in the previous Figure 1 Parking situations that can be considered after setting out to park the vehicle;

[0058] Figure 5 Further gestures that may be performed in order to move the vehicle from Figure 1 Set out and park back into a different parking space;

[0059] Figure 6 Shows further possibilities for gestures to be performed for rear parking;

[0060] Figure 7 show different parking-in situations starting from Figure 1 ;

[0061] Figure 8 schematically show a gesture-based parking-out situation of a vehicle; and

[0062] Figure 9 show a schematic flow of an automatic shunting process implemented based on an executed operation gesture. Detailed implementation manners

[0063] The embodiments described below are the preferred embodiments of the present invention. In these embodiments, the components described are respectively individual, independently viewable features of the present invention, and these features also respectively independently form an extended design of the present invention and can therefore be regarded as components of the present invention either individually or in combinations different from the shown combinations. In addition, the described embodiments can also be supplemented by other features of the present invention that have been described.

[0064] In the drawings, elements having the same function are respectively provided with the same reference numerals.

[0065] In Figure 1 is shown a parking-in process or a parking-in situation as an automatic shunting process as a conceivable embodiment of the present invention.

[0066] First, the vehicle 1 of the user 2 can be parked or positioned in the area 3 of the parking area 4 by the user 2 himself or at least partially autonomously or completely autonomously. As schematically shown in Figure 1 , the parking area 4, which can also be called a parking lot, is a parking area with a large number of parking spaces. In this figure, the vehicle 1 is parked on the road 5 or a passage or a parking area road. The road 5 can have lanes for each driving direction, for example. In particular, there are a plurality of parking spaces on each side of the road 5. As shown in the figure, in this example, the parking area 4 has four vacant parking spaces 6.

[0067] The user 2 can in particular position the vehicle 1 in the area 3 such that the vehicle 1 can be parked into at least one of these vacant parking spaces 6 by a subsequent automatic or autonomous shunting process 7. After the user 2 has parked the vehicle 1, the user 2 positions himself outside the vehicle 1. In this case, it can be noted that the user 2 maintains or has a safety distance from the vehicle 1, especially considering the shunting process 7.

[0068] The automatic shunting process 7 can be implemented by means of the electronic driver assistance system 8 of the vehicle 1. In Figure 1In the figure, the driver assistance system 8 is shown separately from the vehicle 1, since the driver assistance system 8 can be at least partially integrated into the vehicle 1. The driver assistance system can be a parking assistance system. The driver assistance system 8 can also be fully integrated into the vehicle 1.

[0069] In order for the user 2 to be able to carry out the shunting process 7, i.e. the parking process here, intuitively and comfortably, the start or control of the shunting process 7 is achieved by means of the mobile terminal device 9 of the user 2. The mobile terminal device 9 can be, for example, a smartphone. For example, the mobile terminal device 9 can be communicatively coupled to the communication unit 10 of the driver assistance system 8. Once the user 2 is outside the vehicle 1 and in particular at a preset distance from the vehicle 1, this communication coupling can be achieved automatically, for example. The user 2 can perform at least one operating gesture 11 with the mobile terminal device 9 (see, for example, Figure 2 ) in order to carry out the automatic shunting process 7. By means of the operating gesture 11 carried out, the user 2 can in particular intuitively preset the shunting direction 12 (see Figure 2 ).

[0070] The operating gesture 11 carried out can be detected by an especially electronic detection unit 13 (see Figure 2 ). It is also conceivable that the operating gesture 11 can be detected by the detection device 14 of the driver assistance system 8. At least one information item related to the operating gesture 11 can be transmitted or conveyed by means of the communication coupling between the mobile terminal device 9 and the driver assistance system 8. For this purpose, in particular, the driver assistance system 8 can have a communication unit 10. The information related to the operating gesture 11 can be analyzed accordingly, for example, by the electronic analysis unit 15 of the driver assistance system 8. Here, in particular, the information required by the driver assistance system 8 for carrying out the automatic shunting process 7 can be analyzed or processed. In order to subsequently carry out or execute the shunting process 7 automatically or in an automated manner, the driver assistance system 8 can have a control unit 16, which can control the longitudinal guidance and the lateral guidance of the vehicle 1 accordingly on the basis of the analyzed information related to the operating gesture 11. For example, the electronic driver assistance system 8 and the mobile terminal device 9 can be components or parts of a superior system, such as an electronic shunting system 17.

[0071] In order for the user 2 to be able to control or guide the automatic parking process shown here better and more intuitively, the user 2 can additionally preset or determine, by means of the operating gesture 11, which of the plurality of free parking spaces 6 is the desired target parking space 18. Thus, in addition to the shunting direction 12, i.e. how the vehicle 1 is to be parked or driven into the free parking space 6, the desired target parking space 18 can also be preset, for example by a pointing gesture, by means of the operating gesture 11. Thus, the shunting direction 12 and the target parking space 18 can be transmitted or provided to the driver assistance system 8 by means of the information related to the operating gesture 11.

[0072] Driver assistance systems in particular require additional information or input data in order to safely and efficiently carry out the automatic shunting process 7. Here, for example, at least one environmental information of the environment 19 of the vehicle 1 can be provided by the electronic analysis unit 15. Here, information about the area 3 and in particular about the parking area 4, other traffic participants in the environment 19, potential collision objects in the environment 19 or other information that is conducive to the efficient and safe implementation of the shunting process 7 can be provided by this environmental information or by a plurality of environmental information. In addition, position information related to the position 20 of the vehicle 1 can be provided to the analysis unit 15. Based on the information related to the operating gesture 11, the environmental information and / or the position information related to the position 20, the electronic analysis unit 15 or the computing unit of the mobile terminal device 9 can calculate or determine the trajectory 21 (see Figure 3 ). The shunting process 7 can be automatically carried out based on this trajectory 21. Therefore, based on the executed operating gesture 11, the corresponding trajectory 21 can be generated on the system side and in particular on the software side, which trajectory can for example contain the corresponding vehicle orientation.

[0073] In order to execute the operating gesture 11, a view or top view of the vehicle 1 can be statically displayed on the mobile terminal device 9, as shown, for example, in Figure 2 . Thus, the orientation of the vehicle 1 is shown in a manner understandable to the user 2 so that the gesture or operating gesture 11 can be carried out accordingly. In particular, the vehicle 1 can be shown on the terminal device 9 during the execution of the operation by gesture control.

[0074] For the parking process shown here by way of example, the user 2 can first guide the terminal device 9 forward, i.e. in the driving direction of the shown vehicle 1, then rotate the terminal device 9 approximately 90 degrees to the right and then continue to guide it forward (for this see Figure 2 ). The shunting process 7 can be carried out accordingly by means of this operating gesture 11.

[0075] For example, after the driver assistance system 8 has received information related to the operating gesture 11, the parking into the target parking space 18 can be started and carried out. It is also conceivable that the vehicle 1 identifies the corresponding target parking space by means of vehicle sensors or checks again whether the parking space is actually free and in particular checks whether the parking space is sufficient to park the vehicle 1 therein.

[0076] In Figure 1 's example, the target parking space 18 is located in front of the right of the vehicle 1, so the shunting process can be carried out first in a straight line, then to the right and in particular forward. The completed shunting process 7 is, for example, in Figure 4is shown here. Here, the vehicle 1 is parked forward in the target parking space 18 in the driving direction. After the shunting process 7 is completed, a corresponding end function or end indication can be generated or output by the driver assistance system 8 or by the user 2 via the terminal device 9.

[0077] In Figure 5 is shown another possibility of the operating gesture 11 for gesture control of the shunting process 7. A selection of the operating gestures 11 that can be considered is shown in this figure, where, instead of the target parking space 18, the vehicle 1 can be parked from Figure 1 the position 20 in the figure into an alternative target parking space 22 opposite to this target parking space. Here, compared with the parking situation in Figure 4 , the vehicle 1 is not parked forward in the driving direction, but backward, i.e., with the rear end first parked. For this purpose, the mobile device 9 can be guided forward by the operating gesture 11 starting from the position 20 of the vehicle 1. Subsequently, the mobile terminal device 9 is guided backward and to the left. Here, it is advantageous to display the vehicle 1 on the mobile terminal device 9 in order to be able to preset the parking direction.

[0078] In Figure 6 is shown how the vehicle can be parked backward into the alternative target parking space 22 as shown in Figure 5 (see Figure 7 ) by means of the operating gesture 11. For this purpose, the user 2 can guide the mobile terminal device 9 forward and then to the left. Subsequently, the orientation preset 23 can be preset during the movement process of the operating gesture 11 or by means of another subsequent operating gesture. In this case, the orientation of the vehicle 1 can be preset by the orientation preset 23. Here, it can be preset that the vehicle should be parked backward. This can be achieved, for example, by rotating the mobile terminal device 9 by 180 degrees. Information related to the orientation preset 23 can be provided, for example, additionally by information related to the operating gesture 11.

[0079] Other operating gestures that can be considered are also conceivable. For example, an S-shaped gesture can be used for longitudinal parking spaces, or a correspondingly suitable gesture can be applied to chevron-shaped parking spaces. Therefore, depending on the parking situation or the situation regarding the parking area 4, different gestures can be used or applied to perform gesture control of the shunting process 7.

[0080] In Figure 8The figure shows an example of a parking-out process as the shunting process 7. In this figure, the vehicle 1 is in the parking position, so the vehicle 1 has been parked here when it is parked in the area 3. When the user 2 returns to the vehicle 1, for example, after the vehicle 1 has been parked and wants to have the vehicle 1 automatically parked out, the user 2 can again preset, by means of his mobile terminal device 9, via gesture control, i.e., via the performed operating gesture 11, how the vehicle 1 should be parked out. Thus, the parking-out direction can be preset as the shunting direction 12 via the operating gesture 11. In the case of parking out, a positioning preset 24 can additionally be preset via the operating gesture 11. By means of the positioning preset 24, it can be preset how the vehicle 1 should be positioned after the parking-out process has ended.

[0081] It is shown once in Figure 8 that the vehicle 1 parks out backward and to the left relative to the parking space and thus, when observed Figure 8 the vehicle is positioned on the right relative to the parking space 25 after the parking-out process. Here, an orientation preset 23 can additionally be provided or preset. Thus, it can be preset here how the vehicle is to be oriented so that the user 2 can continue driving in accordance with his desired subsequent route. Furthermore, it is shown here in dashed lines that it is also possible to preset via the positioning preset 24 that the vehicle 1 should park out backward and to the left, so that here, too, it is possible to additionally preset via the orientation preset 23 how the vehicle 1 should be positioned after the parking-out process has ended. Thus, it can be preset via these two examples in which traffic lane the vehicle 1 should be positioned in after the parking-out process has ended.

[0082] In Figure 9 the exemplary flow of the automatic shunting process 7 is illustrated.

[0083] In the optional step S1, the user 2 can park the vehicle 1 near a suitable parking space. Subsequently, the user 2 gets out of the vehicle 1 and positions himself at a distance from the vehicle 1 and prepares his mobile phone or mobile terminal device 9 for gesture control.

[0084] First, the user 2 performs the desired operating gesture with the mobile terminal device 9. Here, it can be selected which target parking space or target orientation is desired by the user 2 with respect to the shunting process 7. During this time, the operating gesture 11 can be captured or recorded by the sensing mechanism, such as the detection unit 13, of the mobile terminal device 9. For this purpose, the detection unit 13 can have an acceleration sensing mechanism, a rotational speed sensing mechanism, and / or a 3D compass.

[0085] For example, user 2 can activate the gesture detection function on the mobile terminal device 9 before performing the operation gesture 11. Based on the activated gesture detection function, an electronic start signal regarding the subsequent execution of the operation gesture is transmitted to the electronic driver assistance system 8 and the detection unit 13, so that the system side can prepare for the subsequent actual execution of the operation gesture 11. For this purpose, user 2 can, for example, initiate or activate it by briefly touching the mobile terminal device 9 on the top view of the vehicle on the mobile terminal device 9, that is, by a brief touch. Therefore, a signal indicating the subsequent implementation of the operation gesture 11 can be sent, for example, through touch input and / or click input or voice input.

[0086] In an optional subsequent step S2, information related to the operation gesture 11 can be generated based on the detected or recorded data or sensor data regarding the executed operation gesture 11. Here, for example, the action flow or trajectory of the executed operation gesture can be determined in software technology.

[0087] For example, user 2 can immediately activate the shunting function on the mobile terminal device 9 after the operation gesture 11 is executed. Based on the activated shunting function, an electronic activation signal regarding the subsequent shunting process 7 to be implemented can be provided. Therefore, user 2 can finally decide here whether the executed operation gesture 11 is also appropriate and whether the shunting process 7 should subsequently be actually implemented based on this operation gesture 11. For example, user 2 can confirm that the operation gesture 11 has been executed as desired by a long touch input or long click input on the mobile terminal device 9 and the shunting process 7 can be implemented on the system side.

[0088] In an optional step S3, the information related to the operation gesture 11 and other information useful for the shunting process 7 can be transmitted or transferred to the driver assistance system 8 through radio transmission, such as WLAN, Bluetooth, or background-based radio transmission. In particular, data is transmitted wirelessly to the vehicle 1 here.

[0089] In an optional step S4, the corresponding information related to the operation gesture 11 or other information useful for the safe implementation of the shunting process 7 can be received through the communication unit 14 and forwarded accordingly. Here, the data can be especially transmitted to the analysis unit 15. In an optional step S5, the data can be analyzed accordingly. Here, the preset regarding the shunting process 7 preset by the operation gesture 11 can be analyzed. For example, in the case of a parking-in process, the target orientation and the target parking space can be determined here. Similarly, in the case of parking out, the parking-out direction and how the vehicle should be parked after the end of the parking-out process can be determined.

[0090] In optional step S6, a parking trajectory or trajectory 21 can be calculated. Here, for example, free parking spaces in the environment can be identified by conventional methods and the environmental image can be superimposed with the operating gesture 11. By means of a method for plausibility checking between the trajectory and the environmental image, such as map matching, the target parking space and the target orientation desired by the user can be determined and / or checked.

[0091] Subsequently, an automatic parking process or a shunting process 7 can be carried out based on the trajectory 21. For example, after the shunting process 7 is carried out, it can be considered that the user 2 performs a new gesture in order to, for example, change or optimize the orientation of the vehicle within the parking space. For example, the user can change the decision that, instead of reversing, the vehicle should be parked or unparked forwards. Thus, the vehicle 1 can carry out a new parking maneuver or a new shunting process in order to take into account the user's wishes.

[0092] For example, it can be considered that the user 2 holds the mobile terminal device 9 and moves to or into the desired target parking space and confirms the target parking space there by an operating action, such as a click gesture on the mobile terminal device 9. In this variant, the system can also determine the trajectory or the target parking position by means of the sensing mechanism of the mobile terminal device 9. In order to improve the accuracy, it can be considered to combine UWB positioning, such as orientation determination and / or distance determination, between the mobile terminal device 9 and the vehicle 1.

[0093] In addition, the user 2 can open or close the trunk of the vehicle 1 automatically by means of additional gestures. For this purpose, the user 2 can tilt the mobile terminal device 9 accordingly.

[0094] In addition, for example, the vehicle 1 can be locked or unlocked by a rotational movement about the vertical axis of the mobile terminal device 9.

[0095] List of reference signs

[0096] 1 Vehicle

[0097] 2 User

[0098] 3 Area

[0099] 4 Parking area

[0100] 5 Road

[0101] 6 Free parking space

[0102] 7 Shunting process

[0103] 8 Electronic driver assistance system

[0104] 9 Mobile terminal device

[0105] 10 Communication unit

[0106] 11 Operating gesture

[0107] 12 Shunting direction

[0108] 13 Detection unit

[0109] 14 Detection device

[0110] 15 Electronic analysis unit

[0111] 16 Control unit

[0112] 17 Shunting system

[0113] 18 Target parking space

[0114] 19 Environment

[0115] 20 Position

[0116] 21 Trajectory

[0117] 22 Alternative target parking spaces

[0118] 23 Orientation preset

[0119] 24 Positioning preset

[0120] 25 Parking space

[0121] Steps S1 to S6

Claims

1. A method for implementing an automatic shunting process (7) of a vehicle (1) parked in an area (3) of a parking area (4), wherein, - the electronic driver assistance system (8) of the vehicle (1) is communicatively coupled to the mobile terminal device (9) of the user (2) of the vehicle (1), and the automatic shunting process (7) can be implemented by the electronic driver assistance system, wherein the user (2) stays outside the vehicle (1) with the mobile terminal device (9), characterized in that, - the user (2) performs an operation gesture (11) through the mobile terminal device (9), and at least one shunting direction (12) for the shunting process (7) is preset through this operation gesture, - the performed operation gesture (11) is detected by the detection unit (13) of the mobile terminal device (9), and information related to the operation gesture (11) is transmitted to the electronic driver assistance system (8), wherein, - the automatic shunting process (7) is implemented by the electronic driver assistance system (8) based on the information related to the operation gesture (11).

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, an orientation preset related to the orientation (23) of the vehicle (1) after the end of the shunting process (7) is additionally preset through the performed operation gesture (11), wherein the at least one shunting direction (12) and the orientation preset are transmitted to the driver assistance system (8) through the information related to the operation gesture (11), and the at least one shunting direction (12) and the orientation preset are taken into account when implementing the automatic shunting process (7).

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, environmental information of the environment (19) of the vehicle (1) and information related to the operation gesture (11) are provided to the electronic analysis unit (15) of the electronic driver assistance system (8), wherein a trajectory (21) for the shunting process (7) is determined based on the environmental information and the information related to the operation gesture (11), and the trajectory (21) is taken into account when implementing the automatic shunting process (7).

4. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, - before the user (2) is about to perform the operation gesture (11), the user (2) activates the gesture detection function on the mobile terminal device (9), wherein an electronic start signal regarding the subsequent execution of the operation gesture (11) is transmitted to the electronic driver assistance system (8) and the detection unit (13) based on the activated gesture detection function, and - immediately after the user (2) performs the operation gesture (11), the user (2) activates the shunting function on the mobile terminal device (9), wherein an electronic activation signal regarding the subsequent shunting process (7) to be implemented is transmitted to the electronic driver assistance system (8) based on the activated shunting function.

5. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, The vehicle (1) has been parked in the parking space (25) of the parking area (4), wherein an automatic parking-out process for the vehicle (1) to park out from this parking space (25) is implemented through an automatic shunting process (7), and wherein a parking-out direction is preset as the shunting direction (12) through the executed operation gesture (11).

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that, a positioning preset (24) is additionally preset through the executed operation gesture (11), and through this positioning preset, it is possible to preset how the vehicle (1) should be positioned by the electronic driver assistance system (8) after the end of the parking-out process, wherein the parking-out direction and the positioning preset (24) are transmitted to the driver assistance system (8) through the information related to the operation gesture (11), and wherein the parking-out direction and the positioning preset (24) are taken into account when implementing the automatic parking-out process.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, the vehicle (1) has been parked at a distance from at least one free parking space (6) of the parking area (4), wherein an automatic parking-in process for parking the vehicle (1) into the at least one free parking space (6) is implemented through an automatic shunting process (7), and wherein a parking-in direction is preset as the shunting direction (12) through the executed operation gesture (11).

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that, a target parking space (18, 22) is additionally preset through the executed operation gesture (11), and through this target parking space, it is possible to preset into which free parking space (6) of the parking area (4) the vehicle (1) should be parked by the electronic driver assistance system (8), wherein the parking-in direction and the target parking space (18, 22) are transmitted to the driver assistance system (8) through the information related to the operation gesture (11), and wherein the parking-in direction and the target parking space (18, 22) are taken into account when implementing the automatic parking-in process.

9. An electronic driver assistance system (8) for implementing an automatic shunting process (7) of a vehicle (1) parked in the area (3) of a parking area (4), the electronic driver assistance system having - a communication unit (10) for communicatively coupling the electronic driver assistance system (8) with a mobile terminal device (9) of a user (2) of the vehicle (1), the user staying outside the vehicle (1) with the mobile terminal device (9), characterized in that, - the communication unit (10) is designed to receive information related to an operation gesture (11), the operation gesture being executable by the user (2) through the mobile terminal device (9) and through which at least one shunting direction (12) for the shunting process (7) can be preset, - an electronic analysis unit (15) is provided for analyzing the received information related to the operation gesture (11), and - a control unit (16) is provided for implementing the automatic shunting process (7) based on the analyzed information related to the operation gesture (11).

10. An electronic shunting system (17) having the electronic driver assistance system (8) according to claim 9 and a mobile terminal device (9), wherein, - The electronic driver assistance system (8) can be integrated into the vehicle (1), - By means of a mobile terminal device (9), an operating gesture (11) can be performed by a user (2) of the vehicle (1), and at least one shunting direction (12) for the shunting process (7) can be preset by means of this operating gesture, - The mobile terminal device (9) has a detection unit (13), by means of which the operating gesture (11) of the mobile terminal device (9) can be detected, and - The mobile terminal device (9) is designed to transmit information related to the operating gesture (11) to the communication unit (10) of the electronic driver assistance system (8).

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