Patent ID: 7263420
Filing Date: 2007-08-28
Classification: B60T,B62D

Abstract:
1. A vehicle backward movement assist device comprising: an image capturing means for capturing an image of an outside area in back of a vehicle; a parking mode judging means for judging whether a parking mode by reversing of the vehicle is a back-in parking or a parallel parking, the parking mode judging means determines that the parking mode is the parallel parking when a deflection angle of a running path of the vehicle is equal to or smaller than a predetermined threshold value within a predetermined distance or a predetermined time before a shift lever is positioned in a reverse range; a target parking position inputting means for setting a target parking position where the vehicle is parked based on the parking mode determined by the parking mode judging means; and a displaying means for displaying the image captured by the image capturing means and superimposedly displaying the target parking position set by the target parking position inputting means on the captured image so as to guide the vehicle to the target parking position.