Patent ID: 9616926
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: B62D

Claim:
1. A steering assistance apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: a sensor module configured to sense at least one of an entry of the vehicle into a parking lot, and an exit of the vehicle from the parking lot, and sense whether a driving road in which the vehicle is driving is a ramp; and a control module configured to control steering of the vehicle within the parking lot by enabling a ramp parking area steering assist mode based on the sensing of the sensor module, wherein the sensor module senses a distance between an object around the vehicle and the vehicle when an entry or exit of the vehicle into or from an entry and exit road of the parking lot is sensed, and wherein the control module controls the steering of the vehicle so as to maintain a distance between a front wheel of the vehicle and the object and a distance between a rear wheel of the vehicle and the object at a predetermined ratio.