Patent ID: 8970398
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: B60W,B62D

Abstract:
1. A parking assistance apparatus comprising: a superimposition section that outputs, to a display section, an image in which a vehicle including the apparatus and a parking guidance indicator are superimposed on an input captured image of surroundings of the vehicle using the same positional relationship irrespective of movement of the vehicle; and a control section that switches a parking guidance indicator superimposed by this superimposition section according to a stage of parking, wherein: the control section switches to a first parking guidance indicator during first parking guidance for guiding the vehicle to a parking start position, switches to a second parking guidance indicator during second parking guidance for guiding the vehicle to a steering wheel reversal start position, and switches to a third parking guidance indicator during third parking guidance for guiding the vehicle to a final parking position; and the final target position of the first parking guidance is entry of the first parking guidance indicator into the final parking position, the final target position of the second parking guidance is entry of the second parking guidance indicator into the final parking position, and the final target position of the third parking guidance is entry of the third parking guidance indicator into the final parking position.