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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2003
Heinrich Gotzig, Heilbronn, DE;
Nicolas Jecker, Esslingen, DE;
Dietmar Grüdl, Sachsenheim, DE;
Miguel Hurtado, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Heinrich Gotzig, Heilbronn, DE;
Nicolas Jecker, Esslingen, DE;
Dietmar Grüdl, Sachsenheim, DE;
Miguel Hurtado, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Abstract
A method for operating a parking assistance system and a parking assistance system for a vehicle, is characterized by the following steps: a) determination of the length and/or width of a parking space when passing the parking space; b) determination of at least one feasible parking process for the vehicle for entering into or exiting the parking space; c) instructing the driver as to which direction the vehicle shall be moved and how far the steering wheel must be turned, and d) automatic braking and/or acceleration of the vehicle during the parking process into or out of a parking space, wherein steps c) and d) can be effected in any order, one after the other and/or at the same time.