KR101929300B1 - Parking Assistance Apparatus and Vehicle Having The Same - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an automatic parking assisting apparatus comprising: a sensor unit for sensing an environment around a vehicle; A display unit for displaying a progress rate of the automobile parking function and a surrounding environment of the vehicle; And a processor for providing the automatic parking function by driving the vehicle to a target parking position on the basis of information of the vehicle surroundings sensed by the sensor unit, And the display unit determines the step performed and the step that is not performed in the plurality of steps according to the progress of the automatic parking function, and the display unit does not perform the step performed during the plurality of steps.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a parking assisting apparatus,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic parking assisting apparatus provided in a vehicle and a vehicle including the same.

A vehicle is a device that moves a user in a desired direction by a boarding user. Typically, automobiles are examples.

The automobiles are internal combustion engine cars, external combustion engine cars, gas turbine cars or electric vehicles according to the prime mover used.

Electric vehicles are electric vehicles that use electric energy to drive electric motors. They include pure electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles (HEV), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV), and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCEV).

Recently, the development of an intelligent vehicle (Smart Vehicle) has been actively developed for the safety and convenience of drivers and pedestrians.

Intelligent automobiles are also called smart automobiles, cutting-edge vehicles that combine information technology (IT) technology. Intelligent automobiles provide optimum transportation efficiency through interworking with intelligent transportation system (ITS) as well as introducing advanced system of automobile itself.

In addition, researches on sensors mounted on such an intelligent automobile are being actively conducted. The camera, the infrared sensor, the radar, the GPS, the lidar, and the gyroscope are used in the intelligent automobile, and the camera occupies an important position as a sensor that replaces the human eye.

Accordingly, a vehicle equipped with a driving assistance function that assists a user in driving and improves driving safety and convenience owing to the development of various sensors and electronic equipment has been attracting attention.

Particularly, there is a growing interest in automatic parking technology, which automatically carries out a parking operation in which a driver is difficult to operate.

As an example of the automatic parking technique, there is a technique of detecting a parking line by using a camera and performing automatic parking in a parking space sensed within the parking line. At this time, as a camera system for detecting a parking space, an around view monitoring (AVM) system for photographing all directions of a vehicle or a rear camera may be used.

The currently provided automatic parking function can not predict the time at which the automatic parking is completed, so that the user may not know when the automatic parking is completed.

In addition, there is a problem in which the automatic parking function is currently being executed, the operator does not know what kind of work is performed, and in particular, when the automatic parking function is stopped or the like, have.

In addition, since the automatic parking is completed, the passenger may experience difficulty in getting off the vehicle. Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult to judge whether or not it is difficult to get off after the automatic parking.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-described problems, an embodiment of the present invention provides an automatic parking assisting device and a vehicle including the automatic parking assisting device that divides the progress of the automatic parking function into a plurality of steps and performs an automatic parking function according to the steps.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an automatic parking assisting apparatus comprising: a sensor unit for sensing an environment around a vehicle; A display unit for displaying a progress rate of the automobile parking function and a surrounding environment of the vehicle; And a processor for providing the automatic parking function by driving the vehicle to a target parking position on the basis of information of the vehicle surroundings sensed by the sensor unit, And the display unit determines the step performed and the step that is not performed in the plurality of steps according to the progress of the automatic parking function, and the display unit does not perform the step performed during the plurality of steps.

The embodiment provides a vehicle including the above-described automatic parking assist device.

The automatic parking assist device according to the embodiment divides the process of the automatic parking function into steps and displays the process of executing the automatic parking function according to the segmented steps to the user so that the user can clearly recognize the process of the automatic parking You can help.

In addition, the automatic parking assist device according to the embodiment can assist the user to easily get off during the automatic parking by guiding the user to the user by distinguishing the time when the vehicle can be unloaded and the time when the vehicle can not be unloaded according to the detailed steps.

In addition, the automatic parking assist device according to the embodiment provides an appropriate manual for each step of the automatic parking stop, thereby assisting the user in easily responding to the automatic parking stop, thereby improving user convenience.

In addition, the automatic parking assist apparatus according to the embodiment can improve the user's convenience by providing the user terminal with a manual for setting the environment of the vehicle after completion of the automatic parking.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 shows an appearance of a vehicle equipped with an automatic parking assist device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 shows a block diagram of an automatic park assistant device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 shows a plane view of a vehicle equipped with an automatic parking assisting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 shows an example of a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 and 6 are views for explaining an example of a method of generating image information from a camera image according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a view showing an inner tube of a vehicle including an automatic parking assist device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a step-by-step automatic parking function execution procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9A is an example of a display unit screen when the step-by-step automatic parking function is performed according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9B is an example of a user terminal screen when the step-by-step automatic parking function is performed according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10A is an example of a departure possible time according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10B is another example of a departure possible time according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is an example of a point of time when the vehicle can not be taken off according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12A is an example of a display screen for guiding a departure-possible time according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 12B is an example of a screen of a mobile terminal for guiding a departure-possible time according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 12D is an example of a screen of a display unit for navigating a point of time at which a vehicle can not be unloaded according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13A shows an example of the surrounding environment in which the target parking position search is stopped, and FIG. 13B shows a corresponding manual in the case of stopping the target parking position search according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 14A shows an example of a surrounding environment in which path design is stopped, and FIG. 14B shows a manual in response to a path design stop according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 15A shows an example of the surrounding environment in which the path following is stopped, and FIG. 15B shows a corresponding manual in the case of the path following suspension according to the embodiment of the present invention.
16A shows an example of the surrounding environment in which the automatic parking function is stopped, and FIG. 16B shows a manual in response to the stop of the automatic parking function according to the situation of FIG. 16A.
Fig. 17A shows another example of the surrounding environment in which the automatic parking function is stopped, and Fig. 17B shows a corresponding manual when the automatic parking function is stopped in the situation of Fig. 17A.
18A is an example of a situation in which the automatic parking is interrupted by the intervention of the user according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 18B is another example of the situation in which the automatic parking is interrupted by the intervention of the user according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 19 shows a manual for setting the environment of a vehicle after completion of the automatic parking function according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 20 is an example of an internal block diagram of the vehicle of Fig. 1 including the aforementioned automatic parking assist system.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to designate identical or similar elements, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role. In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted when it is determined that the gist of the embodiments disclosed herein may be blurred. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. , ≪ / RTI > equivalents, and alternatives.

Terms including ordinals, such as first, second, etc., may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited to these terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the present application, the terms "comprises", "having", and the like are used to specify that a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

The vehicle described herein may be a concept including a car, a motorcycle. Hereinafter, the vehicle will be described mainly with respect to the vehicle.

The vehicle described in the present specification may be a concept including both an internal combustion engine vehicle having an engine as a power source, a hybrid vehicle having an engine and an electric motor as a power source, and an electric vehicle having an electric motor as a power source.

In the following description, the left side of the vehicle means the left side in the running direction of the vehicle, and the right side of the vehicle means the right side in the running direction of the vehicle.

Unless otherwise mentioned in the following description, the LHD (Left Hand Drive) vehicle will be mainly described.

In the following description, it is assumed that the automatic parking assisting device is a separate device provided in the vehicle, and carries out the automatic parking function by exchanging necessary information with the vehicle through data communication. However, a set of some of the units of the vehicle may be defined as an automatic parking assist device.

When the automatic parking assist device is a separate device, at least a part of each unit (see FIG. 2) of the automatic parking assist device is not included in the automatic parking assist device, but may be a unit of the vehicle or another device mounted on the vehicle have. It is understood that these external units are included in the automatic parking assist device by transmitting and receiving data through the interface part of the automatic parking assist device.

For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the automatic parking assist apparatus according to the embodiment includes the respective units shown in FIG. 2 directly.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an automatic parking assistance device according to an embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1, the vehicle according to the embodiment may include a wheel 13FL, 13RL rotated by a power source, and an automatic parking assist device for providing an automatic parking function for controlling the vehicle to a target parking position have.

The automatic parking assist device according to the embodiment divides the process of the automatic parking function into steps and displays the process of executing the automatic parking function according to the segmented steps to the user so that the user can clearly recognize the process of the automatic parking You can help.

In addition, the automatic parking assist device according to the embodiment can assist the user to easily get off during the automatic parking by guiding the user to the user by distinguishing the time when the vehicle can be unloaded and the time when the vehicle can not be unloaded according to the detailed steps.

In addition, the automatic parking assist device according to the embodiment provides an appropriate manual for each step of the automatic parking stop, thereby assisting the user in easily responding to the automatic parking stop, thereby improving user convenience.

In addition, the automatic parking assist apparatus according to the embodiment can improve the user's convenience by providing the user terminal with a manual for setting the environment of the vehicle after completion of the automatic parking.

2, the automatic parking assistance apparatus 100 includes an input unit 110, a communication unit 120, an interface unit 130, a memory 140, a sensor unit 155, a processor 170, a display unit 180, an audio output unit 185, and a power supply unit 190. However, the units of the automatic parking assist apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 2 are not essential for implementing the automatic parking assist apparatus 100, so that the automatic parking assist apparatus 100 described in this specification can be applied to the above- It can have more or fewer components than components.

To describe each configuration in detail, the automatic parking assist apparatus 100 may include an input unit 110 for sensing a user's input.

For example, the user can input settings for the automatic parking function provided by the automatic parking assist device 100 via the input unit 110, or turn on / off the automatic parking assist device 100 off) can be performed.

Particularly, in the embodiment, the input unit 110 may detect the user input according to the manual provided according to the detailed steps, and may transmit the user input to the processor 170. [

The input unit 110 may include a gesture input unit (e.g., an optical sensor) for sensing a user gesture, a touch input unit (e.g., a touch sensor, a touch key, A microphone, a mechanical key, and the like, and a microphone for sensing a voice input.

Next, the automatic parking assist device 100 may include a communication unit 120 that communicates with the other vehicle 510, the terminal 600, and the server 500 and the like.

The automatic parking assistant device 100 can receive communication information including at least one of navigation information, other vehicle driving information, and traffic information through the communication unit 120. [ On the other hand, the automatic parking assistant device 100 may transmit information about the vehicle viewed through the communication unit 120. [

In the embodiment, the communication unit 120 can transmit and receive data related to the automatic parking function to the user's mobile terminal 600. [ In detail, the communication unit 120 may transmit the data on the process of executing the automatic parking function and the surrounding environment of the vehicle to the mobile terminal 600 and display the data on the screen of the mobile terminal 600. Also, the communication unit 120 can receive the user input inputted from the mobile terminal 600 and reflect it on the automatic parking function.

The communication unit 120 receives at least one of the location information, the weather information, and the traffic situation information of the road (for example, TPEG (Transport Protocol Expert Group)) from the mobile terminal 600 and / or the server 500 Lt; / RTI >

In addition, the communication unit 120 can receive traffic information from the server 500 equipped with the intelligent traffic system (ITS). Here, the traffic information may include traffic signal information, lane information, vehicle periphery information, or location information.

Also, the communication unit 120 may transmit navigation information from the server 500 and / or the mobile terminal 600. [ Here, the navigation information may include at least one of map information related to vehicle driving, lane information, vehicle location information, set destination information, and route information according to a destination.

For example, the communication unit 120 can receive the real-time position of the vehicle with the navigation information. In detail, the communication unit 120 may include a GPS (Global Positioning System) module and / or a WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) module to acquire the position of the vehicle.

Also, the communication unit 120 can receive the running information of the other vehicle 510 from the other vehicle 510, transmit the information of the vehicle, and share the running information between the vehicles. Here, the traveling information shared by the two vehicles may include at least one or more information of the traveling direction information, position information, vehicle speed information, acceleration information, traveling route information, forward / backward information, adjacent vehicle information, and turn signal information of the vehicle .

In addition, when the user is boarding the vehicle, the user's mobile terminal 600 and the automatic parking assist device 100 may perform pairing with each other automatically or by executing the application of the user.

The communication unit 120 may exchange data with another vehicle 510, the mobile terminal 600, or the server 500 in a wireless manner.

More specifically, the communication unit 120 can wirelessly communicate using a wireless data communication system. Wireless data communication schemes include, but are not limited to, technical standards or communication schemes for mobile communication (e.g., Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), Code Division Multi Access (CDMA), Code Division Multi Access 2000 (Enhanced Voice-Data Optimized or Enhanced Voice-Data Only), WCDMA (Wideband CDMA), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), HSUPA (Long Term Evolution), LTE Term Evolution-Advanced) or the like can be used.

In addition, the communication unit 120 may use a wireless Internet technology. For example, the wireless communication unit 120 may be a WLAN (Wireless LAN), a Wi-Fi (Wireless-Fidelity) (HSDPA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), Long Term Evolution (LTE), and Long Term Evolution (LTE). Term Evolution-Advanced).

In addition, the communication unit 120 may use short range communication, and may be a Bluetooth ™, a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), an Infrared Data Association (IrDA), an Ultra Wideband (UWB) ), ZigBee, Near Field Communication (NFC), Wireless-Fidelity (Wi-Fi), Wi-Fi Direct and Wireless Universal Serial Bus (USB) technologies.

In addition, the automatic parking assistant device 100 may be used to paring with a mobile terminal in a vehicle using a local area communication method, and may be wirelessly connected to another vehicle 510 or a server 500 using a long- Data can be exchanged.

Next, the automatic parking assist apparatus 100 may include an interface unit 130 that receives data of the vehicle or transmits signals processed or generated by the processor 170 to the outside.

More specifically, the automatic parking assistant 100 can receive at least one of the other vehicle running information, navigation information, and sensor information through the interface unit 130.

The automatic parking assistant apparatus 100 can transmit a control signal for executing the automatic parking function or the information generated by the automatic parking assist apparatus 100 to the control unit 770 of the vehicle through the interface unit 130 have.

In the embodiment, the interface unit 130 transmits the steering, braking, power, and gear control signals generated by the processor 170 to the control unit of the vehicle and / or the drive unit of the vehicle to control the vehicle running so as to follow the designed path Can be transmitted.

To this end, the interface unit 130 performs data communication with at least one of a control unit 770, an AVN (Audio Video Navigation) device 400 and a sensing unit 760 in the vehicle by a wired communication or a wireless communication method .

In detail, the interface unit 130 can receive the navigation information by the data communication with the control unit 770, the AVN apparatus 400 and / or the separate navigation apparatus.

The interface unit 130 may receive the sensor information from the control unit 770 or the sensing unit 760.

Here, the sensor information includes at least one of direction information, position information, vehicle speed information, acceleration information, tilt information, forward / backward information, fuel information, distance information between the front and rear vehicles, And may include one or more pieces of information.

Also, the sensor information may include a heading sensor, a yaw sensor, a gyro sensor, a position module, a vehicle forward / backward sensor, a wheel sensor, a vehicle speed sensor, A vehicle body inclination sensor, a battery sensor, a fuel sensor, a tire sensor, a steering sensor by steering wheel rotation, a vehicle internal temperature sensor, a vehicle internal humidity sensor, and a door sensor. On the other hand, the position module may include a GPS module for receiving GPS information.

The interface unit 130 may receive the user input received through the user input unit 110 of the vehicle. The interface unit 130 may receive the user input from the input unit of the vehicle or the control unit 770. That is, when the input unit is arranged in the vehicle itself, user input may be received through the interface unit 130. [

In addition, the interface unit 130 may receive the traffic information obtained from the server 500. The server 500 may be a server located in a traffic control station that controls traffic. For example, when traffic information is received from the server 500 through the communication unit 120 of the vehicle, the interface unit 130 may receive the traffic information from the control unit 770. [

Next, the memory 140 may store various data for operation of the automatic parking assist device 100, such as a program for processing or controlling the processor 170. [

In addition, the memory 140 may store a plurality of application programs (application programs or applications) driven by the automatic parking assist apparatus 100, data for operation of the automatic park assistant apparatus 100, . At least some of these applications may be downloaded from an external server via wireless communication. Also, at least some of these applications may reside on the automatic park assistant device 100 from the time of shipment for a basic function (e.g., a driving assistance information function) of the assistant parking assist device 100.

The application program is stored in the memory 140 and can be driven by the processor 170 to perform the operation (or function) of the automatic parking assist apparatus 100. [

Meanwhile, the memory 140 may store data for object identification included in the image. For example, when a predetermined object is detected in the vehicle surroundings image acquired through the camera 160, the memory 140 may store data for confirming what the object corresponds to according to a predetermined algorithm .

 For example, when the image acquired through the camera 160 includes a predetermined object such as a lane, a traffic sign, a two-wheeled vehicle, or a pedestrian, the memory 140 may determine by the predetermined algorithm what the object corresponds to The data can be stored.

The memory 140 may be implemented in hardware, such as a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a solid state disk type, an SDD type (Silicon Disk Drive type) (RAM), a static random access memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an EEPROM , electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (PROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), magnetic memory, magnetic disk, and optical disk.

In addition, the automatic parking assist device 100 may be operated in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 140 on the Internet.

Next, the automatic parking assisting apparatus 100 may further include a sensor unit 155 for sensing objects around the vehicle. The automatic parking assistant apparatus 100 may include a separate sensor unit 155 to sense peripheral objects and may receive sensor information obtained from the sensing unit 770 of the vehicle through the interface unit 130 . The sensor information thus obtained may be included in the vehicle periphery information.

In the embodiment, the sensor unit 155 may acquire information on the vehicle surroundings environment, and the processor 170 may execute the automatic parking function according to the acquired vehicle surroundings information.

The sensor unit 155 may include at least one of a distance sensor 150 for sensing the position of an object located in the vicinity of the vehicle and a camera 160 for capturing an image of the surroundings of the vehicle.

First, the distance sensor 150 can precisely detect the position of the object, the direction in which the object is separated, the separation distance, or the moving direction of the object in the vehicle. The distance sensor 150 continuously measures the position of the detected object and can accurately detect a change in the positional relationship with the vehicle.

The distance sensor 150 may sense an object located in at least one of the front, back, right, and left sides of the vehicle. To this end, the distance sensor 150 may be located at various locations in the vehicle.

3, the distance sensor 150 may be disposed at at least one of the front, rear, left, right, and ceiling of the body of the vehicle.

The distance sensor 150 may include one or more of a variety of distance measurement sensors such as a lidar sensor, a laser sensor, an ultrasonic waves sensor, and a stereo camera.

For example, the distance sensor 150 may be a laser sensor that uses a time-of-flight (TOF) or / and a phase-shift or the like in accordance with a laser signal modulation method, The positional relationship between the objects can be accurately measured.

On the other hand, the information about the object can be obtained by analyzing the image captured by the camera 160 by the processor 170.

More specifically, the automatic parking assistant apparatus 100 photographs the surroundings of the vehicle with the camera 160, the processor 170 analyzes the obtained surroundings of the vehicle, detects the object near the vehicle, determines the property of the object, Information can be generated.

Here, the image information may be included in the sensor information as at least one of the type of the object, the traffic signal information displayed by the object, the distance between the object and the vehicle, and the position of the object.

More specifically, the processor 170 generates image information by performing object analysis such as detecting an object in an image photographed through image processing, tracking an object, measuring a distance to the object, and checking an object .

Such a camera 160 may be provided at various positions.

More specifically, the camera 160 may include an inner camera 160f that captures the front of the vehicle within the vehicle to acquire a forward image.

3, a plurality of cameras 160 may be disposed at each of at least one of left, rear, right, front, and ceiling of the vehicle, respectively.

More specifically, the left camera 160b can be disposed in a case surrounding the left side mirror. Alternatively, the left camera 160b may be disposed outside the case surrounding the left side mirror. Alternatively, the left camera 160b may be disposed in one area outside the left front door, the left rear door, or the left fender.

The right camera 160c may be disposed in a case surrounding the right side mirror. Or the right camera 160c may be disposed outside the case surrounding the right side mirror. Alternatively, the right camera 160c may be disposed in one area outside the right front door, the right rear door, or the right fender.

Further, the rear camera 160d can be disposed in the vicinity of a rear license plate or a trunk switch. The front camera 160a may be disposed in the vicinity of the ambulance or in the vicinity of the radiator grill.

Meanwhile, the processor 170 may synthesize images photographed from all directions, and provide an overview image of the vehicle viewed from the top view. When the surrounding view image is generated, a boundary portion between each image area occurs. These boundary portions can be naturally displayed by image blending processing.

Further, the ceiling camera 160e may be disposed on the ceiling of the vehicle to photograph all the front, rear, left, and right directions of the vehicle.

Such a camera 160 may directly include an image sensor and an image processing module. The camera 160 may process still images or moving images obtained by an image sensor (e.g., CMOS or CCD). In addition, the image processing module may process the still image or the moving image obtained through the image sensor, extract required image information, and transmit the extracted image information to the processor 170.

In order to allow the processor 170 to perform object analysis more easily, in an embodiment, the camera 160 may be a stereo camera that measures the distance to the object while shooting the image.

The sensor unit 155 may be a stereo camera in which the distance sensor 150 and the camera 160 are combined. That is, the stereo camera can detect the positional relationship with the object while acquiring the image.

Hereinafter, a stereo camera and a method for the processor 170 to detect image information using a stereo camera will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. FIG.

4, the stereo camera 160 may include a first camera 160a having a first lens 163a, and a second camera 160b having a second lens 163b .

On the other hand, the automatic parking assisting apparatus 100 includes a first light shield 162a and a second light shield 162b for shielding light incident on the first lens 163a and the second lens 163b, respectively, And a light shielding portion 162b.

This automatic parking assistance device 100 obtains a stereo image of the surroundings of the vehicle from the first and second cameras 160a and 160b, performs disparity detection based on the stereo image, Based on the information, object detection may be performed on at least one stereo image, and object motion may be continuously tracked after object detection.

5, the processor 170 in the automatic parking assistant apparatus 100 includes an image preprocessing unit 410, a disparity computing unit 420, an object detecting unit 434 An object tracking unit 440, and an application unit 450. 5 and FIG. 5, an image is processed in the order of an image preprocessing unit 410, a disparity computing unit 420, an object detecting unit 434, an object tracking unit 440, and an application unit 450, But is not limited to.

An image preprocessor 410 may receive an image from the camera 160 and perform preprocessing.

Specifically, the image preprocessing unit 410 may perform a noise reduction, a rectification, a calibration, a color enhancement, a color space conversion (CSC Interpolation, camera 160 gain control, and the like. Accordingly, a clearer image than the stereo image captured by the camera 160 can be obtained.

The disparity calculator 420 receives the image signal processed by the image preprocessing unit 410, performs stereo matching on the received images, and performs disparity calculation based on stereo matching, A disparity map can be obtained. That is, it is possible to obtain the disparity information about the stereo image with respect to the front of the vehicle.

At this time, the stereo matching may be performed on a pixel-by-pixel basis of stereo images or on a predetermined block basis. On the other hand, the disparity map may mean a map in which binaural parallax information of stereo images, i.e., left and right images, is numerically expressed.

The segmentation unit 432 may perform segmenting and clustering on at least one of the images based on the disparity information from the disparity calculating unit 420. [

Specifically, the segmentation unit 432 can separate the background and the foreground for at least one of the stereo images based on the disparity information.

For example, an area having dispaly information within a disparity map of a predetermined value or less can be calculated as a background, and the corresponding part can be excluded. Thereby, the foreground can be relatively separated. As another example, an area in which the dispetity information is equal to or greater than a predetermined value in the disparity map can be calculated with the foreground, and the corresponding part can be extracted. Thereby, the foreground can be separated.

Thus, by separating the foreground and the background based on the disparity information information extracted based on the stereo image, it becomes possible to shorten the signal processing speed, signal processing amount, and the like at the time of object detection thereafter.

Next, the object detector 434 can detect the object based on the image segment from the segmentation unit 432. [

That is, the object detecting unit 434 can detect an object for at least one of the images based on the disparity information.

More specifically, the object detecting unit 434 can detect an object for at least one of the images. For example, an object can be detected from a foreground separated by an image segment.

The object verification unit 436 then classifies and verifies the isolated object.

For this purpose, the object identifying unit 436 identifies the objects using a neural network identification method, a SVM (Support Vector Machine) method, a AdaBoost identification method using a Haar-like feature, or a Histograms of Oriented Gradients (HOG) Technique can be used.

On the other hand, the object checking unit 436 can check the objects by comparing the objects stored in the memory 140 with the detected objects.

For example, the object identifying unit 436 can identify nearby vehicles, lanes, roads, signs, hazardous areas, tunnels, etc., located in the vicinity of the vehicle.

The object tracking unit 440 may perform tracking on the identified object. For example, it sequentially identifies an object in the acquired stereo images, calculates a motion or a motion vector of the identified object, and tracks movement of the object based on the calculated motion or motion vector . Accordingly, it is possible to track nearby vehicles, lanes, roads, signs, dangerous areas, tunnels, etc., located in the vicinity of the vehicle.

Next, the application unit 450 can calculate the risk of the vehicle and the like based on various objects located in the vicinity of the vehicle, for example, other vehicles, lanes, roads, signs and the like. It is also possible to calculate the possibility of a collision with a preceding vehicle, whether the vehicle is slipping or the like.

Then, the application unit 450 can output a message or the like for notifying the user to the user as vehicle driving assistance information, based on the calculated risk, possibility of collision, or slip. Alternatively, a control signal for attitude control or running control of the vehicle may be generated as the vehicle control information.

The object preprocessing unit 440 and the application unit 450 are connected to the processor 440. The image processing unit 410, the dispatcher unit 420, the segmentation unit 432, the object detection unit 434, the object verification unit 436, (See FIG. 31) in the image processing unit 170 shown in FIG.

The processor 170 includes an image preprocessing unit 410, a disparity computing unit 420, a segmentation unit 432, an object detection unit 434, an object verification unit 436, an object tracking unit 440, and an application unit 450. [0040] For example, when the camera 160 is composed of the mono camera 160 or the surround view camera 160, the disparity calculating unit 420 may be omitted. Also, according to the embodiment, the segmentation section 432 may be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 6, during the first frame period, the camera 160 may acquire a stereo image.

The disparity calculating unit 420 in the processor 170 receives the stereo images FR1a and FR1b signal-processed by the image preprocessing unit 410 and performs stereo matching on the received stereo images FR1a and FR1b And obtains a disparity map (520).

The disparity map 520 is obtained by leveling the parallax between the stereo images FR1a and FR1b. The higher the disparity level is, the closer the distance is from the vehicle, and the smaller the disparity level is, It is possible to calculate that the distance is long.

On the other hand, when such a disparity map is displayed, it may be displayed so as to have a higher luminance as the disparity level becomes larger, and a lower luminance as the disparity level becomes smaller.

In the figure, first to fourth lanes 528a, 528b, 528c, and 528d have corresponding disparity levels in the disparity map 520, and the construction area 522, the first front vehicle 524 ) And the second front vehicle 526 have corresponding disparity levels, respectively.

The segmentation unit 432, the object detection unit 434 and the object identification unit 436 determine whether or not the segments, the object detection, and the object detection information for at least one of the stereo images FR1a and FR1b based on the disparity map 520 Perform object verification.

In the figure, using the disparity map 520, object detection and confirmation for the second stereo image FRlb is performed.

That is, the first to fourth lanes 538a, 538b, 538c, and 538d, the construction area 532, the first forward vehicle 534, and the second forward vehicle 536 are included in the image 530, And verification may be performed.

With this image processing, the automatic parking assistant device 100 can acquire various peripheral information of the vehicle such as what the peripheral object is, and where the peripheral object is located, using the sensor unit 155.

Next, the automatic parking assist apparatus 100 may further include a display unit for displaying a graphic image related to the automatic parking function.

Such a display unit may include a plurality of displays.

In detail, the display unit may include a first display unit 180a for projecting and displaying a graphic image on a windshield W of the vehicle. That is, the first display unit 180a may be a head up display (HUD), and may include a projection module for projecting a graphic image on the windshield W. The projected graphic image projected by the projection module may have a certain transparency. Thus, the user can simultaneously view the graphic image and the graphic image.

The graphical image may be superimposed on the projection image projected onto the windshield W to form an Augmented Reality (AR).

Meanwhile, the display unit may include a second display unit 180b installed inside the vehicle for displaying an image of the automatic parking function.

In detail, the second display unit 180b may be a display of the vehicle navigation device or a cluster on the inside of the vehicle interior.

The second display unit 180b may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT) LCD, an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) And may include at least one of a flexible display, a 3D display, and an e-ink display.

The second display unit 180b may be combined with the gesture input unit to form a touch screen.

Next, the audio output unit 185 can output a message to the audio output unit 185 to confirm whether or not the function of the automatic parking assist device 100 is performed, whether or not the function is performed. That is, the automatic parking assist device 100 may supplement the description of the function of the automatic parking assist device 100 through the audio output of the audio output portion 185 together with the visual display through the display portion 180 .

Next, the haptic output unit may output the alarm for the automatic parking function as a haptic. For example, when the automatic parking assist device 100 includes a warning to the driver in at least one of the navigation information, the traffic information, the communication information, the vehicle status information, the driving assistant function ADAS information, and other driver's convenience information , It can be notified to the user by vibration.

Such a haptic output section can provide directional vibration. For example, the haptic output unit may be disposed in the steering for controlling the steering to output the vibration, and when the vibration is provided, the haptic output may be imparted with directionality by outputting the vibration by dividing the left and right of the steering.

In addition, the power supply unit 190 may receive external power and internal power under the control of the processor 170 to supply power required for operation of the respective components.

Finally, the automatic park assistant device 100 may include a processor 170 that controls the overall operation of each unit within the automatic park assistant device 100.

In addition, processor 170 may control at least some of the components discussed with FIG. 3 to drive the application program. Further, the processor 170 may operate at least two of the components included in the automatic parking assist device 100 in combination with each other for driving the application program.

Such a processor 170 may be implemented in hardware as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) 170 may be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors 170, and electrical units for performing other functions.

The processor 170 may be controlled by the control unit or may control various functions of the vehicle through the control unit.

In addition to operations associated with application programs stored in the memory 140, the processor 170 typically controls the overall operation of the self-parking assist device 100. Processor 170 may provide or process appropriate information or functionality to a user by processing signals, data, information, etc., input or output through the components discussed above, or by driving application programs stored in memory 170.

Hereinafter, the process of executing the step-by-step automatic parking function by the automatic parking assistant 100 will be described in detail.

Referring to Fig. 8, the automatic parking assist device 100 can perform the automatic parking function. (S101)

More specifically, when the input unit 110 detects an automatic parking function execution input from the user, the processor 170 can execute the automatic parking function.

Thereafter, the processor 170 may subdivide the automatic parking progress process step by step and display the automatic parking progress process according to the subdivided step. (S102)

In detail, the processor 170 divides the progress of the automatic parking function into a plurality of steps, determines a step performed and a step not performed in a plurality of steps as the automatic parking function proceeds, It is possible to control the display of the progress rate of the automatic parking function by displaying the separated and unexecuted steps separately.

At this time, the processor 170 may divide the progress of the automatic parking function into a plurality of steps such that the required time for each step is constant.

In addition, the processor 170 may largely classify the proceeding process of the automatic parking function according to the characteristics, and subdivide the major classes again. At this time, the time required for the small classification steps may be constant.

For example, the processor 170 may classify the automatic parking function into a target parking position searching step, a path designing step, and a path following step, and classify each of the steps into sub-classified steps based on the required time. More specifically, the processor 170 can subdivide the target parking position searching step into a step of detecting the environment surrounding the vehicle, a step of searching for a parking available candidate parking position, a step of selecting a target parking position, and the like.

In this way, the processor 170 can classify the automatic parking function based on the purpose of performing the step, the characteristic, the time taken, etc., and distinguishing and displaying the step performed in the segmented step and the step not performed, Can assist in intuitively understanding the stage in which the current automatic parking function is being performed and the time required to complete the automatic parking function.

In summary, the processor 170 can subdivide the automatic parking function into a large classification / small classification step, distinguishing and displaying the step of performing the automatic parking progress and the step not performed, displaying the present performance step, It is possible to control the display unit 180 to display the estimated time required for parking.

Referring to FIG. 9A, on the screen of the display unit 180, a vehicle peripheral image 10 can be displayed, and a first graphic image 20 indicating the progress of the automatic parking function can be displayed. The first graphic image 20 can be displayed in a stepped manner in a bar shape and can be displayed separately from the step 22 performed, the step 21 performed, and the step 23 performed . Also, the first graphical image 20 may include index images I1, I2, I3 that divide the major classification steps.

In an embodiment, the first graphic image 20 may display a plurality of steps including a plurality of columns arranged in a row in a bar shape, and the spaces 21, A box 22 matched with a current step is displayed in yellow, and a box 23 matched with a step to be performed next is displayed in green, thereby displaying the automatic parking progress.

In addition, the display unit 180 may display a second graphic image 30 that displays the number of total execution steps and the number of performed steps as text.

In addition, the display unit 180 may display the estimated time required based on the number of total execution steps and the number of performed steps as the third graphic image 31. [

The communication unit may transmit the information on the process of executing the automatic parking function to the mobile terminal, and may display a progress process of the automatic parking function on the screen of the mobile terminal.

9B, on the screen of the mobile terminal, a vehicle surrounding image 10, a first graphic image 20 indicating a step-by-step progress of the automatic parking function, a total number of execution steps, The third graphical image 31 may be displayed based on the second graphical image 30, the total number of execution steps, and the estimated number of steps performed.

As described above, the automatic parking assist device 100 according to the embodiment divides the process of the automatic parking function into steps, displays the process of executing the automatic parking function according to the segmented steps to the user, It can help to intuitively recognize the process.

In addition, the automatic parking assistant apparatus 100 according to the embodiment can assist the user to easily get off during the automatic parking by guiding the user to distinguish the time when the vehicle can be lowered and the time when the vehicle can not be lowered.

In detail, the processor 170 may control the display unit 180 to determine and display the time when the driver can get off in the automatic parking step. (S103)

That is, the processor 170 may determine a step at a time when a departure is possible in a plurality of steps, and may control the display unit 180 to display a step that can be taken off.

For example, the processor 170 may determine that the time point at which the path design is completed is a point at which it is possible to descend since the user's setting input for the automatic parking is no longer required after the path design is completed.

More specifically, referring to FIG. 10A, the processor 170 determines whether or not the second path C2 from the current vehicle 700 to the redirecting position P and the second path C2 from the redirecting position P to the target parking position TP If the first path C1 is designed, it can be determined that the path designing step is completed.

10B, when the first path C1 without the direction switching position is designed from the current position of the vehicle 700 to the target parking position TP, the processor 170 determines that the path design step is completed It can be judged.

In addition, the processor 170 may determine a step at a time when getting off in a plurality of steps becomes difficult, and may control the display unit 180 to display a step in which it is impossible to get off.

For example, the processor 170 may determine that the step of entering a portion of the vehicle into the target parking position TP is a point at which it becomes difficult to get off.

Referring to Fig. 11, the processor 170 can determine that the step at the time when a portion of the vehicle enters the target parking space TP formed by the parking line becomes a step that becomes difficult to get off.

Referring to FIG. 12A, the display unit 180 can display a space 25 corresponding to a time point at which a plurality of spaces in the first graphic image 20 can be unloaded, have. In addition, the display unit 180 can display the space 26 corresponding to the point of time when the first graphical image 20 can not be unloaded from the plurality of spaces of the first graphic image 20 by highlighting it with the un-storable box 26. [

Referring to FIG. 12B, the mobile terminal can highlight a space 25 corresponding to a time point at which a plurality of spaces in the first graphic image 20 can be unloaded, using the unloading space 25. In addition, the mobile terminal can highlight the space 26 corresponding to the point in time when the first graphical image 20 can not be unloaded from the plurality of spaces of the first graphic image 20 by highlighting it with the unstoppable space 26. [

Then, the processor 170 can provide the getting off operation manual when the execution step of the current automatic parking function reaches the step of getting off.

Referring to FIG. 12C, the display unit 180 may display a dispatching manual 40 for determining whether or not the user should get off the car. When the user touches the dispatching manual 40, The automatic parking function can be continuously executed automatically after the user stops the automatic parking function.

After the user gets off the bus, the processor 170 can control the user terminal to display the automatic parking progress process step by step. (S104)

12D, after the user leaves the processor 170, the processor 170 transmits information on the automatic parking progress process to the user terminal through the communication unit 120, Can be displayed.

Meanwhile, the processor 170 may stop the automatic parking when it detects a reason for suspension while the automatic parking function is being performed. At this time, the processor 170 may provide a user response manual for each stopped / .

In detail, the processor 170 can roughly classify the automatic parking function into a target parking position (TP) searching step, a route designing step and a route following step. When the automatic parking function is stopped for each of the major classification stages, .

For example, when the automatic parking function is stopped in the target parking position (TP) searching step, the processor 170 displays a manual for selecting whether to select the specific parking space as the target parking position (TP) 180). (S105, S106)

13A, when the part OA of the other vehicle 510 is disposed in the candidate parking space PS, the processor 170 determines the corresponding candidate parking space PS as the target parking position TP It is possible to stop searching for the target parking position TP.

13B, when stopping the search of the target parking position TP, the display unit 180 displays the vehicle periphery image 10 that photographed the candidate parking space PS in which a part of the other vehicle 510 is disposed can do. The display unit 180 displays a candidate parking space PS for designating the candidate parking space PS in the vehicle surrounding image 10 and displays the candidate parking space PS in the target parking position TP, And a first stop correspondence manual 50 including a manual for selecting whether to determine whether the target parking position TP is to be re-searched and a manual for selecting whether to re-search the target parking position TP.

When the automatic parking function is stopped in the path designing step, the processor 170 controls the display unit 180 to display at least one of a manual or a manual path design manual for selecting whether or not a specific object passage travel is possible can do. (S107, S108)

14A, when the processor 170 detects an object O around the target parking position TP in the vehicle peripheral image 10 and can not determine whether the object O can pass through the object O, The execution of the path design phase can be stopped.

Referring to FIG. 14B, when the route design is stopped, the display unit 180 can display the vehicle periphery image 10 photographed with the object O. FIG. The display unit 180 displays the object image Oi designating the object O in the vehicle peripheral image 10 and designates the manual to select whether to ignore the object O or not, And a second stop countermeasure manual 60 including a manual to be displayed.

If the automatic parking function is stopped in the path following step, the processor 170 may determine whether a manual or a specific object (O) is selected through at least one of manual selection for avoiding running The display unit 180 can be controlled to display the manual. (S109, S110)

15A, the processor 170 detects an object O located in the parking path c in the vehicle periphery image 10 during path following, and determines whether the object O can pass through the object O If so, you can stop following the path.

Referring to FIG. 15B, at the time of stopping the path following, the display unit 180 can display the vehicle periphery image 10 photographed with the object O. FIG. The display unit 180 displays an object image Oi specifying the object O in the vehicle peripheral image 10 and a manual and an object O for selecting whether to ignore the object O And a third stop countermeasure manual 70 including a manual for redesigning the route.

On the other hand, referring to FIG. 16A, when the processor 170 recognizes that the parking line has been mistakenly recognized after the search for the target parking position TP, the automatic parking function can be stopped.

Referring to Fig. 16B, in the case where the parking line is mistakenly recognized, the display unit 180 can display the vehicle peripheral image 10 which has photographed the area around the vehicle that misdetected the parking line. The display unit 180 displays a candidate parking space (PS) image designated by the parking line on the perimeter of the vehicle 10 and determines whether the candidate parking space PS is determined as the target parking position TP And a fourth stop correspondence manual 80 including a manual for selecting whether to re-search the target parking position TP.

On the other hand, referring to Fig. 17A, the processor 170 can stop the automatic parking function when the design or running of the direction switching times P1 and P2 exceed the predetermined number of times in the path following or path designing.

17B, when the number of direction switching times P1, P2 exceeds a predetermined number, the display unit 180 displays the direction switching positions P1, P2 and the parking path C10), and may display a fifth stop manual 90 including a manual asking whether to continue the automatic parking and a manual for re-searching the target parking position (TP).

In addition, the processor 170 may control the display unit 180 to stop the automatic parking when the automatic parking function is stopped by the user intervention, and to display the user intervention response manual. (S111, S112)

Referring to FIG. 18A, when the processor 170 detects that the door of the vehicle is opened during execution of the automatic parking function, the processor 170 may stop the automatic parking function. Then, the display unit 180 displays a vehicle status 10 in which the car door is opened, and can display a manual 92 asking whether to continue the automatic parking function in the opened state of the car door.

Referring to FIG. 18B, the processor 170 may stop the automatic parking function when it detects a user's driving operation input during path following. Then, the display unit 180 displays a graphic image 94 indicating the inputted driving operation, and can display a manual 93 asking whether to continue the path following.

Finally, the processor 170 may control the display unit 180 to display a manual for setting the environment of the vehicle after completion of the automatic parking function. (S113)

19, the display unit 180 includes a manual S1 for setting the vehicle door lock on / off, a manual S2 for setting the vehicle starting on / off, and a trunk lock on / A manual S3, a manual S4 for setting the vehicle light on / off, and the like.

In summary, the automatic parking assistant device 100 can classify the automatic parking function into the detailed steps, display the automatic parking progress ratio according to the progress in the detailed steps, calculate the expected time based on this, It is possible to provide a countermeasure manual at the time of stopping, and it is possible to improve the user convenience by displaying the time point of getting off.

Referring to Fig. 20, the above-described automatic parking assist device 100 may be included in the vehicle.

The vehicle 700 includes a communication unit 710, an input unit 720, a sensing unit 760, an output unit 740, a vehicle driving unit 750, a memory 730, an interface unit 780, a control unit 770, A parking assist device 790, an automatic parking assist device 100, and an AVN device 400. Here, it is assumed that the unit included in the automatic parking assist device 100 and the unit having the same name among the units described in the vehicle are included in the vehicle.

The communication unit 710 may include one or more modules that enable wireless communication between the vehicle and the mobile terminal 600, between the vehicle and the external server 500, or between the vehicle and the other vehicle 510. [ In addition, the communication unit 710 may include one or more modules that connect the vehicle to one or more networks.

The communication unit 710 may include a broadcast receiving module 711, a wireless Internet module 712, a local area communication module 713, a location information module 714, and an optical communication module 715.

The broadcast receiving module 711 receives broadcast signals or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel. Here, the broadcast includes a radio broadcast or a TV broadcast.

The wireless Internet module 712 is a module for wireless Internet access, and can be built in or externally mounted in a vehicle. The wireless Internet module 712 is configured to transmit and receive wireless signals in a communication network according to wireless Internet technologies.

Wireless Internet technologies include, for example, WLAN (Wireless LAN), Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity), Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) Direct, DLNA, WiBro World Wide Interoperability for Microwave Access (HSDPA), High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), and Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) (712) transmits and receives data according to at least one wireless Internet technology in a range including internet technologies not listed above. For example, the wireless Internet module 712 can exchange data with the external server 500 wirelessly. The wireless Internet module 712 can receive weather information and road traffic situation information (for example, TPEG (Transport Protocol Expert Group)) information from the external server 500. [

The short-range communication module 713 is for short-range communication and may be a Bluetooth ™, a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), an Infrared Data Association (IrDA), an Ultra Wideband (UWB) It is possible to support near-field communication using at least one of Near Field Communication (NFC), Wireless-Fidelity (Wi-Fi), Wi-Fi Direct and Wireless USB (Universal Serial Bus)

The short range communication module 713 may form short range wireless communication networks (Wireless Area Networks) to perform short range communication between the vehicle and at least one external device. For example, the short-range communication module 713 can exchange data with the mobile terminal 600 wirelessly. The short distance communication module 713 can receive weather information and traffic situation information of the road (for example, TPEG (Transport Protocol Expert Group)) from the mobile terminal 600. For example, when the user has boarded the vehicle, the user's mobile terminal 600 and the vehicle can perform pairing with each other automatically or by execution of the user's application.

The position information module 714 is a module for acquiring the position of the vehicle, and a representative example thereof is a Global Positioning System (GPS) module. For example, when the vehicle utilizes a GPS module, it can acquire the position of the vehicle using a signal sent from the GPS satellite.

The optical communication module 715 may include a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion.

The light receiving section can convert the light signal into an electric signal and receive the information. The light receiving unit may include a photodiode (PD) for receiving light. Photodiodes can convert light into electrical signals. For example, the light receiving section can receive information of the front vehicle through light emitted from the light source included in the front vehicle.

The light emitting unit may include at least one light emitting element for converting an electric signal into an optical signal. Here, the light emitting element is preferably an LED (Light Emitting Diode). The optical transmitter converts the electrical signal into an optical signal and transmits it to the outside. For example, the optical transmitter can emit the optical signal to the outside through the blinking of the light emitting element corresponding to the predetermined frequency. According to an embodiment, the light emitting portion may include a plurality of light emitting element arrays. According to the embodiment, the light emitting portion can be integrated with the lamp provided in the vehicle. For example, the light emitting portion may be at least one of a headlight, a tail light, a brake light, a turn signal lamp, and a car light. For example, the optical communication module 715 can exchange data with another vehicle 510 via optical communication.

The input unit 720 may include a driving operation unit 721, a camera 195, a microphone 723, and a user input unit 724.

The driving operation means 721 receives a user input for driving the vehicle. 7). The driving operation means 721 may include a steering input means 721A, a shift input means 721D, an acceleration input means 721C, and a brake input means 721B.

The steering input means 721A receives the input of the traveling direction of the vehicle from the user. The steering input means 721A is preferably formed in a wheel shape so that steering input is possible by rotation. According to the embodiment, the steering input means 721A may be formed of a touch screen, a touch pad, or a button.

The shift input means 721D receives inputs of parking (P), forward (D), neutral (N), and reverse (R) of the vehicle from the user. The shift input means 721D is preferably formed in a lever shape. According to an embodiment, the shift input means 721D may be formed of a touch screen, a touch pad, or a button.

The acceleration input means 721C receives an input for acceleration of the vehicle from the user. The brake inputting means 721B receives an input for decelerating the vehicle from the user. The acceleration input means 721C and the brake input means 721B are preferably formed in the form of a pedal. According to the embodiment, the acceleration input means 721C or the brake input means 721B may be formed of a touch screen, a touch pad, or a button.

The camera 722 may include an image sensor and an image processing module. The camera 722 may process still images or moving images obtained by an image sensor (e.g., CMOS or CCD). The image processing module processes the still image or moving image obtained through the image sensor, extracts necessary information, and transmits the extracted information to the control unit 770. On the other hand, the vehicle may include a camera 722 for shooting a vehicle front image or a vehicle peripheral image, and a monitoring unit 725 for shooting an in-vehicle image.

The monitoring unit 725 may acquire an image of the occupant. The monitoring unit 725 may obtain an image for biometrics of the occupant.

20, the monitoring unit 725 and the camera 722 are included in the input unit 720. However, the camera 722 may be configured to include the automatic parking assist device 100 as described above, .

The microphone 723 can process an external sound signal as electrical data. The processed data can be used variously depending on the function being performed in the vehicle. The microphone 723 can convert the voice command of the user into electrical data. The converted electrical data can be transmitted to the control unit 770.

The camera 722 or the microphone 723 may be a component included in the sensing unit 760 rather than a component included in the input unit 720. [

The user input unit 724 is for receiving information from a user. When information is input through the user input unit 724, the control unit 770 can control the operation of the vehicle to correspond to the input information. The user input unit 724 may include touch input means or mechanical input means. According to an embodiment, the user input 724 may be located in one area of the steering wheel. In this case, the driver can operate the user input portion 724 with his / her finger while holding the steering wheel.

The sensing unit 760 senses a signal related to the running or the like of the vehicle. To this end, the sensing unit 760 may include a sensor, a wheel sensor, a velocity sensor, a tilt sensor, a weight sensor, a heading sensor, a yaw sensor, a gyro sensor, , A position module, a vehicle forward / reverse sensor, a battery sensor, a fuel sensor, a tire sensor, a steering sensor by steering wheel rotation, a vehicle internal temperature sensor, an internal humidity sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a radar, .

Thereby, the sensing unit 760 can acquire the vehicle collision information, vehicle direction information, vehicle position information (GPS information), vehicle angle information, vehicle speed information, vehicle acceleration information, vehicle tilt information, , Fuel information, tire information, vehicle lamp information, vehicle interior temperature information, vehicle interior humidity information, steering wheel rotation angle, and the like.

In addition, the sensing unit 760 may include an acceleration pedal sensor, a pressure sensor, an engine speed sensor, an air flow sensor AFS, an intake air temperature sensor ATS, a water temperature sensor WTS, A position sensor (TPS), a TDC sensor, a crank angle sensor (CAS), and the like.

The sensing unit 760 may include a biometric information sensing unit. The biometric information sensing unit senses and acquires the biometric information of the passenger. The biometric information may include fingerprint information, iris-scan information, retina-scan information, hand geo-metry information, facial recognition information, Voice recognition information. The biometric information sensing unit may include a sensor that senses the passenger's biometric information. Here, the monitoring unit 725 and the microphones 723 may operate as sensors. The biometric information sensing unit can acquire the hand shape information and the face recognition information through the monitoring unit 725.

The output unit 740 is for outputting information processed by the control unit 770 and may include a display unit 741, an acoustic output unit 742, and a haptic output unit 743. [

The display unit 741 can display information processed in the control unit 770. For example, the display unit 741 can display the vehicle-related information. Here, the vehicle-related information may include vehicle control information for direct control of the vehicle, or vehicle driving assistance information for a driving guide to the vehicle driver. Further, the vehicle-related information may include vehicle state information indicating the current state of the vehicle or vehicle driving information related to the driving of the vehicle.

The display unit 741 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display, a 3D display, and an e-ink display.

The display unit 741 may have a mutual layer structure with the touch sensor or may be integrally formed to realize a touch screen. This touch screen may function as a user input 724 that provides an input interface between the vehicle and the user, while providing an output interface between the vehicle and the user. In this case, the display unit 741 may include a touch sensor that senses a touch with respect to the display unit 741 so that a control command can be received by a touch method. When a touch is made to the display unit 741, the touch sensor senses the touch, and the control unit 770 generates a control command corresponding to the touch based on the touch. The content input by the touch method may be a letter or a number, an instruction in various modes, a menu item which can be designated, and the like.

Meanwhile, the display unit 741 may include a cluster so that the driver can check the vehicle state information or the vehicle driving information while driving. Clusters can be located on the dashboard. In this case, the driver can confirm the information displayed in the cluster while keeping the line of sight ahead of the vehicle.

Meanwhile, according to the embodiment, the display unit 741 may be implemented as a Head Up Display (HUD). When the display unit 741 is implemented as a HUD, information can be output through a transparent display provided in the windshield. Alternatively, the display unit 741 may include a projection module to output information through an image projected on the windshield.

The sound output unit 742 converts an electric signal from the control unit 770 into an audio signal and outputs the audio signal. For this purpose, the sound output unit 742 may include a speaker or the like. It is also possible for the sound output section 742 to output a sound corresponding to the operation of the user input section 724. [

The haptic output unit 743 generates a tactile output. For example, the haptic output section 743 may operate to vibrate the steering wheel, the seat belt, and the seat so that the user can recognize the output.

The vehicle drive unit 750 can control the operation of various devices of the vehicle. The vehicle driving unit 750 includes a power source driving unit 751, a steering driving unit 752, a brake driving unit 753, a lamp driving unit 754, an air conditioning driving unit 755, a window driving unit 756, an airbag driving unit 757, A driving unit 758 and a suspension driving unit 759.

The power source drive section 751 can perform electronic control of the power source in the vehicle.

For example, when the fossil fuel-based engine (not shown) is a power source, the power source drive unit 751 can perform electronic control on the engine. Thus, the output torque of the engine and the like can be controlled. When the power source drive unit 751 is an engine, the speed of the vehicle can be limited by limiting the engine output torque under the control of the control unit 770. [

As another example, when the electric motor (not shown) is a power source, the power source driving unit 751 can perform control on the motor. Thus, the rotation speed, torque, etc. of the motor can be controlled.

The steering driver 752 may perform electronic control of a steering apparatus in the vehicle. Thus, the traveling direction of the vehicle can be changed.

The brake driver 753 can perform electronic control of a brake apparatus (not shown) in the vehicle. For example, it is possible to reduce the speed of the vehicle by controlling the operation of the brakes disposed on the wheels. As another example, it is possible to adjust the traveling direction of the vehicle to the left or right by differently operating the brakes respectively disposed on the left wheel and the right wheel.

The lamp driver 754 can control the turn-on / turn-off of the lamps disposed inside and outside the vehicle. Also, the intensity, direction, etc. of the light of the lamp can be controlled. For example, it is possible to perform control on a direction indicating lamp, a brake lamp, and the like.

The air conditioning driving unit 755 can perform electronic control on an air conditioner (not shown) in the vehicle. For example, when the temperature inside the vehicle is high, the air conditioner can be operated to control the cool air to be supplied to the inside of the vehicle.

The window driving unit 756 may perform electronic control of a window apparatus in the vehicle. For example, it is possible to control the opening or closing of the side of the vehicle with respect to the left and right windows.

The airbag driving unit 757 can perform electronic control of the airbag apparatus in the vehicle. For example, in case of danger, the airbag can be controlled to fire.

The sunroof driving unit 758 may perform electronic control of a sunroof apparatus (not shown) in the vehicle. For example, the opening or closing of the sunroof can be controlled.

The suspension driving unit 759 can perform electronic control of a suspension apparatus (not shown) in the vehicle. For example, when there is a curvature on the road surface, it is possible to control the suspension device so as to reduce the vibration of the vehicle.

The memory 730 is electrically connected to the control unit 770. The memory 770 may store basic data for the unit, control data for controlling the operation of the unit, and input / output data. The memory 790 can be, in hardware, various storage devices such as a ROM, a RAM, an EPROM, a flash drive, a hard drive, and the like. The memory 730 may store various data for operation of the entire vehicle, such as a program for processing or controlling the control unit 770.

The interface unit 780 can serve as a pathway to various kinds of external devices connected to the vehicle. For example, the interface unit 780 may include a port that can be connected to the mobile terminal 600, and may be connected to the mobile terminal 600 through the port. In this case, the interface unit 780 can exchange data with the mobile terminal 600.

Meanwhile, the interface unit 780 may serve as a channel for supplying electrical energy to the connected mobile terminal 600. The interface unit 780 provides electric energy supplied from the power supply unit 790 to the mobile terminal 600 under the control of the control unit 770 when the mobile terminal 600 is electrically connected to the interface unit 780 do.

The control unit 770 can control the overall operation of each unit in the vehicle. The control unit 770 may be referred to as an ECU (Electronic Control Unit).

The controller 770 can perform a function corresponding to the transmitted signal in accordance with the delivery of the execution signal of the automatic parking assist device 100.

The controller 770 may be implemented in hardware as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electronic units for performing other functions.

The control unit 770 can delegate the role of the processor 170 described above. That is, the processor 170 of the automatic parking assist apparatus 100 can be set directly to the control unit 770 of the vehicle. In this embodiment, it is understood that the automatic parking assist device 100 refers to a combination of some parts of the vehicle.

Alternatively, the control unit 770 may control the configurations so as to transmit the information requested by the processor 170. [

The power supply unit 790 can supply power necessary for the operation of each component under the control of the control unit 770. [ Particularly, the power supply unit 770 can receive power from a battery (not shown) in the vehicle.

The AVN (Audio Video Navigation) device 400 can exchange data with the control unit 770. The control unit 770 can receive navigation information from the AVN apparatus 400 or a separate navigation device (not shown). Here, the navigation information may include set destination information, route information according to the destination, map information about the vehicle driving, or vehicle location information.

The features, structures, effects and the like described in the foregoing embodiments are included in at least one embodiment of the present invention and are not necessarily limited to one embodiment. Further, the features, structures, effects, and the like illustrated in the embodiments may be combined or modified in other embodiments by those skilled in the art to which the embodiments belong. Therefore, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to these combinations and modifications.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is clearly understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It can be seen that various modifications and applications are possible. For example, each component specifically shown in the embodiments may be modified and implemented. It is to be understood that the present invention may be embodied in many other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof.

Claims (10)

A sensor unit for sensing an environment around the vehicle;
A display unit for displaying a progress rate of the automobile parking function and a surrounding environment of the vehicle; And
And a processor for providing the automatic parking function by driving the vehicle to a target parking position based on information of the environment of the vehicle detected by the sensor unit,
The processor comprising:
The process of the automatic parking function is divided into a plurality of steps including a first step of searching for a target parking position, a second step of designing a route, and a third step of following the route,
Determining a step performed and an un-executed step of the plurality of steps as the automatic parking function proceeds,
Wherein the display unit displays the progress rate of the automatic parking function by separately displaying the step performed and the step not performed,
When the automatic parking function is stopped, providing an automatic parking stop corresponding menu corresponding to the stopping point of the plurality of steps,
Wherein the automatic parking stop corresponding menu is different depending on each of the plurality of steps,
Automatic parking aid. The method according to claim 1,
The processor comprising:
The process of the automatic parking function is divided into a plurality of steps so that the required time for each step is constant
Automatic parking aid. The method according to claim 1,
The processor comprising:
A step of determining a point of time when a departure from the plurality of steps becomes possible,
The control unit controls the display unit to display an unloadable step
Automatic parking aid. The method according to claim 1,
The processor comprising:
Determining a step at a time when getting off from the plurality of steps becomes difficult,
The control unit controls the display unit to display a step of unloading
Automatic parking aid. The method according to claim 1,
The processor comprising:
Each of the first to third steps is further classified into a plurality of steps,
The display unit controls the display unit to display the first through third steps
Automatic parking aid. delete The method according to claim 1,
The processor comprising:
If the automatic parking function is stopped in the first step,
And controls the display unit to display a menu for selecting whether to select the specific parking space as the target parking position
Automatic parking aid. The method according to claim 1,
The processor comprising:
If the automatic parking function is stopped in the second step,
The control unit controls the display unit to display at least one menu of a menu for selecting whether or not a specific object passage travel is possible or a manual route design menu
Automatic parking aid. The method according to claim 1,
The processor comprising:
If the automatic parking function is stopped in the third step,
The control unit controls the display unit to display at least one menu of a menu for selecting whether or not a specific object pass-through is possible or a menu for selecting a running for avoiding the specific object
Automatic parking aid. The method according to claim 1,
The processor comprising:
The control unit controls the display unit to display a menu for setting the environment of the vehicle after completion of the automatic parking function
Automatic parking aid.

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