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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2016
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yusuke Kiyokawa, Nagoya, JP;
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A parking assistance device includes: an obstacle detection unit detecting an obstacle; a target determination unit determining a target area; a route determination unit determining a route from a position of a vehicle to the target area when assisting a driver in parking the vehicle in the target area; and a movement control unit assisting the driver by detecting the position and an inclination angle of the vehicle and controlling the vehicle, terminating the assist when the position is within a first range, the inclination angle is within a second range, and the position is within a third range, and terminating the assist when, while the vehicle travels, the position is within the first range, the inclination angle is within the second range, the position is outside of the third range, and the approach of an obstacle is detected.