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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2007
Tomohiko Endo, Toyota, JP;
Yasushi Makino, Mishima, JP;
Yuichi Kubota, Okazaki, JP;
Yukiko Kawabata, Toyota, JP;
Takuya Itou, Kuwana, JP;
Tomohiko Endo, Toyota, JP;
Yasushi Makino, Mishima, JP;
Yuichi Kubota, Okazaki, JP;
Yukiko Kawabata, Toyota, JP;
Takuya Itou, Kuwana, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
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.