VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD OF HELPING VEHICLE DRIVER AT PARKING Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC B60W30/06 G08G1/16 B62D15/02 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to automotive parking helps. Control device comprises computer to determine the distance to parking point in parking lot for vehicle to overcome, camera to register situation nearby the vehicle, interface for connection to device to output instructions on manoeuvring at motion to parking point, interface for connection with device for manual input of parking space boundaries and interface for connection to means intended for setting relationship between parking space boundaries and vehicle position. Camera is set to view the space ahead of vehicle. Portable computer comprises above described control device. Proposed method comprises registration of situation nearby vehicle by said camera, calculation of distance to parking point in parking lot for vehicle to overcome, outputting of instructions on manoeuvring at motion to parking point Picture produced by camera is used for manual input of parking space boundary to be compared with current position of vehicle.

EFFECT: efficient parking help for driver.

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