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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Aric David Shaffer, Saline, MI (US);
Vern Stempnik, Roseville, MI (US);
Brian Choi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mark Crawford, Belleville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/86 (2006.01); G01S 13/93 (2006.01); G01S 15/93 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/86 (2013.01); G01S 13/862 (2013.01); G01S 13/931 (2013.01); G01S 15/931 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9314 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9375 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9378 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9385 (2013.01); G01S 2015/933 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of assessing an area for parking a vehicle includes ultrasonically scanning the area to obtain ultrasonic data, radar scanning the area to obtain radar data, and determining whether to park the vehicle in the area based on both the ultrasonic data and the radar data.