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Parking assist apparatus and method

US8154426B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 28, 2007
Grant dateApr 10, 2012
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Expiry dateNov 19, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S2015/936
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention is aimed at setting an efficient target track of a vehicle and thus improving convenience of the parking assist. According to the present invention, a parking assisting apparatus for assisting parking a vehicle is provided. The parking assisting apparatus comprises detecting means for detecting a positional relationship between an obstacle near the vehicle and a parking section line painted on the ground. The parking assisting apparatus is configured to vary a target track of the vehicle toward a target parking position based on the detected positional relationship between the obstacle and the parking section line.

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