Surround View Parking Assist With Fixed Parking-Space Viewpoint
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Solution Overview
Problem
The Surround View Monitor (SVM) system requires users to manually change viewpoints when a vehicle model obstructs the background or parks in a parking space, causing inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
A parking assistance apparatus and method that includes a camera, display unit, and processor to generate a fixed viewpoint SVM image centered on a preset parking space, analyze the image for parking space candidates, and move a vehicle model within the image based on vehicle signals, allowing users to select and park without additional operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If the SVM system displays a vehicle model in the center viewpoint, then the driver can accurately recognize the surrounding environment, but the vehicle model obscures the background when parking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the viewpoint dimension from a fixed center perspective to a parking space-centered perspective. By repositioning the viewpoint to the bottom center of the SVM image where the parking space is located, the system eliminates the vehicle model obstruction while maintaining accurate surrounding environment recognition. This dimensional shift in viewpoint resolution allows the background to be clearly visible without the vehicle model blocking the view.
2Measurement precision
If the SVM system uses a fixed center viewpoint, then the surrounding environment is clearly visible, but the user cannot conveniently select parking spaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary function where the processor automatically recognizes parking space candidates and presents them to the user. Instead of requiring manual navigation through the SVM image to find parking spaces, the system acts as an intermediary by analyzing the image, identifying suitable parking areas, and highlighting them for user selection. This maintains the clear fixed viewpoint while significantly improving parking space selection convenience.
3Reliability
If the user manually changes viewpoint to park the vehicle, then the parking process can be monitored, but the operation becomes complex and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service functionality where the system automatically performs viewpoint adjustment and parking space monitoring without requiring manual user operations. The processor continuously monitors the vehicle's parking progress, automatically updates the SVM image viewpoint to follow the vehicle movement, and maintains the parking space in the bottom center position. This eliminates the need for users to manually change viewpoints while ensuring reliable parking process monitoring.
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AI summary
Provided is a parking assistance apparatus and method. The parking assistance apparatus includes a display unit, a camera configured to capture surroundings of a vehicle, a traveling signal input unit configured to input a traveling signal of the vehicle, and a processor configured to generate a surround view monitor (SVM) image based on the image captured by the camera, to fix the SVM image to one viewpoint centered on a preset parking space, and to move a vehicle model within the SVM image with the viewpoint fixed.