Patent ID: 6411867
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: B60Q,B60R,B60T,B62D

Abstract:
A driving support system for a vehicle comprising:a camera for capturing an image of surroundings of the vehicle; a steering angle sensor for detecting a steering angle of the vehicle; a travel prediction section for predicting a travel path of the vehicle on the basis of the steering angle detected by the steering angle sensor to calculate a predicted travel curve based on the travel path predicted; a memory storing data on specifications for each of different types of vehicles, the data on specifications pertaining to a space occupied by each of the different types of vehicles when the vehicle moves along the predicted travel curve obtained by the travel prediction section; a selection operation section for allowing a user to select a specific data for the vehicle from the data for the different types of vehicle; a controller for computing a path pertaining to a space where the vehicle is to pass in accordance with the movement of the vehicle, on the basis of the predicted travel curve predicted by the travel prediction section, using the specific data selected by the user's selection in the selection operation section; and a display section for displaying the path calculated in the controller and the image captured by the camera.