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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2018
Aisin Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Hironori Hirata, Anjo, JP;
Masahiro Ishihara, Nishio, JP;
AISIN CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A parking assist apparatus according to an embodiment includes a memory and a hardware processor coupled to the memory. The hardware processor: sets a first circumference being in contact with a first straight line extending in a traveling direction of a vehicle and passing through a position of the vehicle; sets a second circumference being in contact with a second straight line extending in an exit direction from a parking target area of the vehicle and passing through the parking target area; sets a third circumference obtained by shifting the second circumference along the second straight line until the second circumference comes in contact with the first circumference; acquires a guidance route including part of the first circumference as a route for moving the vehicle forward and part of the third circumference as a route for moving the vehicle backward; and guides the vehicle along the acquired guidance route.