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Title:
PARKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/098170
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is a parking assistance device capable of smoothly initiating automatic steering control without requiring any special operation after a target parking position is confirmed. The parking assistance device has a target parking position setting unit for setting a target parking position; a guide route computing unit that computes a guide route to the target parking position; a notification information output unit that notifies the driver that automatic steering has been enabled when a guide route is established; a non-hold state detection unit that detects whether or not there is a non-hold state in which the driver is not holding the steering device; and a guide initiation decision unit that initiates guiding by means of automatic steering with the determination of a state in which the vehicle can be guided to the target parking position by means of automatic steering, on the condition that a guiding route has been established and the non-hold state has been confirmed.

Inventors:
KADOWAKI JUN (JP)
WATANABE KAZUYA (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2010/051221
Publication Date:
September 02, 2010
Filing Date:
January 29, 2010
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Assignee:
AISIN SEIKI (JP)
KADOWAKI JUN (JP)
WATANABE KAZUYA (JP)
International Classes:
B60R21/00; B62D6/00; G08G1/14; B62D101/00; B62D113/00; B62D119/00
Foreign References:
JP2006298227A2006-11-02
JP2006131185A2006-05-25
EP2113426A12009-11-04
US20090121899A12009-05-14
Other References:
MAKINO YASUSHI: "Development of Intelligent Parking Assist Journal of Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan", SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS OF JAPAN, vol. 60, no. 10, 2006, pages 47 - 52
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KITAMURA SHUICHIRO (JP)
Shuichiro Kitamura (JP)
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