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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Maryam Moosaei, Mishawaka, IN (US);
Jinesh J Jain, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Harpreetsingh Banvait, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and method for assisted or autonomous parking of a vehicle is disclosed. The method may begin when the vehicle approaches a feeder lane within a parking lot. At that point, a computer system may decide whether the vehicle should enter the feeder lane. The computer system may use at least one of machine learning, computer vision, and range measurements to determining whether a condition precedent for entering the feeder lane exists. The condition precedent may include an in-bound arrow on the feeder lane or parking lines and/or a parked vehicle adjacent the feeder lane defining a departure angle less than or equal to ninety degrees. If the condition precedent exists, the vehicle may enter the feeder lane. If the condition precedent does not exist, the vehicle may move on to another feeder lane.