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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2013
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, Aichi, JP;
Hiroyuki Tachibana, Okazaki, JP;
Yu Tanaka, Nagoya, JP;
Tsuyoshi Kuboyama, Toyota, JP;
Tomohisa Yamashita, Toyohashi, JP;
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kariya-shi, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A parking assist apparatus of an embodiment includes an area detection unit, a line detection unit, and a target position calculation unit. The area detection unit detects a parking allowable area where the parking of a vehicle is allowable. The line detection unit detects a parking section line provided on a track surface. The target position calculation unit calculates a target parking position by using a detection result of the parking allowable area by the area detection unit when the parking allowable area is detected by the area detection unit, the parking section line is detected by the line detection unit, and the parking section line is located outside the parking allowable area.