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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Conti Temic Microelectronic Gmbh, Nuremberg, DE;
Inventor:
Guenter Anton Fendt, Schrobenhausen, DE;
Assignee:
Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH, Nuremberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 22/00 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); B60W 30/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 15/0285 (2013.01); B60W 30/06 (2013.01); B62D 15/027 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a method and a device for safely parking a vehicle, an actual distance of the vehicle from a road edge fixture is monitored relative to a specified minimum distance value during a manual or automatic parking maneuver, and upon completion of the parking maneuver, at least two wheels of the vehicle are automatically controlled to turn toward the road edge fixture in the direction of travel dependent on the actual distance relative to the specified minimum distance value.