Patent ID: 11881032
Assignee: KIA CORPORATION
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC G

Claim 5:
6. A method for searching a parking space, the method comprising:
analyzing sensed information obtained through a space detection sensor including at least one of a camera, a LiDar, or an ultrasonic sensor installed in a vehicle and recognizing space and object information within a parking lot;
predicting a distribution of available parking spaces in the parking lot based on the recognized space and object information; and
determining an optimal available parking space based on the distribution of the available parking spaces and characteristics of a driver,
wherein the analyzing of sensed information obtained through the space detection sensor including at least one of the camera, the LiDar, or the ultrasonic sensor installed in the vehicle and recognizing space and object information within the parking lot includes:
analyzing the sensed information obtained through the space detection sensor of the vehicle to generate a parking lot partial map including a parking line, locations of parked vehicles, and a location of a host vehicle, and
wherein the predicting of the distribution of the available parking spaces in the parking lot based on the recognized space and object information includes:
selecting a recognized road in the parking lot partial map as a travelable space;
reflecting an available parking space among the available parking spaces recognized while the vehicle travels to the travelable space in the parking lot partial map;
assigning a weight accordingly when the available parking spaces are successively recognized, and reflecting the weight on the parking lot partial map; and
selecting a parking space node on a travelable space closest to the available parking space.