Patent ID: 7205905
Filing Date: 2007-04-17
Classification: B60Q,B60T,G01S

Abstract:
1. A method for operating a parking assistance system for a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of: a) moving the vehicle past a parking space; b) measuring, during step a), distances within a lateral region proximate the vehicle using at least one distance sensor; c) measuring, during step a), a path length travelled by the vehicle using at least one path sensor; d) determining at least one of a length and width of the parking space using results of steps b) and c); and e) correcting the results of step d) by a correction value which is dependent on the measurements of at least one of step b) and step c), step b) being repeatedly carried out as the vehicle passes by the parking space, wherein a time interval between successive executions of step b) is decreased in response to an increase in the speed of the vehicle.