Patent ID: 6611744
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: B60R,B60T,B62D

Abstract:
A steering assist apparatus comprising:a camera for picking up the rear side of a vehicle; a monitor disposed in a driver's compartment of the vehicle; a steering angle sensor for detecting a steering angle of a steering wheel; and a display controlling means for, when the vehicle reverses, displaying on said monitor an image by said camera and in the superimposed manner displaying on said monitor a guide display for assisting the drive of the vehicle in parking, said guide display including a steering start guide line fixedly displayed in a predetermined position of an image field of said monitor for guiding a steering start position for parking, and a steering amount guide mark displayed movably along said steering start guide line on the image field of said monitor in correspondence with a steering angle of the steering wheel detected by said steering angle sensor.