Automated Parking Trajectory Switching for Occupied Spaces
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle parking assistance systems are hindered when the originally recorded parking space is occupied, leading to discomfort and disruption in the automated parking process.
Innovation Solution
A device and method that allow the vehicle to detect alternative parking spaces during a replay of a previously recorded driving maneuver, enabling a seamless transition from the recorded maneuver to an automated parking maneuver into the detected space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If the vehicle automatically guides itself along a previously recorded driving trajectory to a specific parking space, then the comfort and automation of the parking maneuver is improved, but the system fails when the originally recorded parking space is occupied
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adapts the parking maneuver by detecting alternative parking spaces during trajectory execution and automatically switching to a new target space when the original space is occupied, making the automated system flexible and reliable under changing conditions
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors the occupancy status of the target parking space during the automated maneuver and uses this feedback information to determine whether to proceed with the original trajectory or switch to an alternative parking space
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the system discontinues the recorded driving maneuver when the parking space is occupied, then it avoids collision with obstacles, but the user comfort and automation continuity is impaired
Solution Approach 1:
The system proactively detects alternative parking spaces before the vehicle reaches the occupied space and prepares a switch to an alternative trajectory, ensuring continuous automated operation without requiring user intervention
Solution Approach 2:
The system converts the harmful situation of an occupied parking space into a beneficial outcome by automatically redirecting the vehicle to an alternative available parking space, maintaining user comfort while avoiding collision
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system searches for alternative parking spaces during replay of a recorded maneuver, then adaptability to occupied spaces is improved, but the complexity of the control system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses the existing environmental sensors and object detection capabilities, originally designed for general safety and parking assistance, to also detect alternative parking spaces during trajectory replay, avoiding additional specialized hardware
Data Source
AI summary
A device for performing a parking maneuver of a vehicle is configured to guide the vehicle with automated longitudinal and/or lateral guidance along a previously recorded trajectory when performing a previously recorded driving maneuver. The device is further configured to detect a parking space for the vehicle while performing the previously recorded driving maneuver, and, in response to the detection of the parking space, to cause a change from performing the previously recorded driving maneuver to performing a parking maneuver into the detected parking space.