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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
James Michael Funke, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Andrew E. Ochmanski, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Aric David Shaffer, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Vinit Singh, Southgate, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/16 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); B60W 30/06 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/168 (2013.01); B60W 30/06 (2013.01); G05D 1/0061 (2013.01); G06K 9/00812 (2013.01); B60W 2510/1005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle park assist system may include a sensor, a signal device, and a controller configured to locate via the sensors an available parking place and activate the signal device in response to locating the available parking place and recognizing a park trigger indicative of a desire to park in the available parking place upon passing the available parking place.