Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for guiding a vehicle along a defined guidepath
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Application No.: US15477491Application Date: 2017-04-03
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Publication No.: US10464606B2Publication Date: 2019-11-05
- Inventor: Robert E. Griffith
- Applicant: Robert E. Griffith
- Agency: Vitale, Vickrey, Niro & Gasey LLP
- Main IPC: B62D15/02
- IPC: B62D15/02 ; G05D1/02 ; B60W30/06

Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a guide path for guiding a vehicle along a predetermined path to a precise parking position. Disclosed herein is a guide path which can be mounted on a garage wall, and a housing including a laser which may be mounted on a vehicle and used to target the guide path while parking. Also disclosed are embodiments where the guide path is mounted on a vehicle, and a laser is mounted on the garage wall. Further disclosed are embodiments in which the vehicle includes a video camera for capturing a target fixed to a garage wall, and a microprocessor which overlays a virtual guide path. Further disclosure relates to a microprocessor configured to recognize the vehicle's position relative to the target fixed to a garage wall, via a camera feed, and for automatically guiding the vehicle along the path to the parking position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180281858A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GUIDING A VEHICLE ALONG A DEFINED GUIDEPATH Public/Granted day:2018-10-04
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