Parking assistance device and parking assistance method
US10576967B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2710/20
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A parking assistance device is applied to a vehicle equipped with a camera for capturing an image of an area in front of the vehicle and is configured to assist forward parking of the vehicle in a parking space. The parking assistance device includes: a position estimation unit which, in a situation where the vehicle is advancing toward the parking space in a lateral passage of the parking space, estimates, based on an image captured by the camera, at least one of a first corner position, which is a near-side corner position at a vehicle entrance part of the parking space, and a second corner position, which is a far-side corner position at the vehicle entrance part, before the vehicle passes by the parking space; and a space recognition unit which recognizes the parking space for forward parking based on the at least one estimated corner position.
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