Patent ID: 8285479
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: B60R,B60T,B60W,B62D

Abstract:
1. A parking assist apparatus for guiding a vehicle to a target parking position, the apparatus comprising: an initial position guiding unit configured to guide at a predetermined timing the vehicle to an initial position where vehicle guidance to the target parking position is started; and an obstacle detecting unit configured to detect an obstacle around the vehicle, wherein the initial position guiding unit varies a steering angle for guiding the vehicle depending on whether the obstacle detected by the obstacle detecting unit is located on an opposite side to the target parking position with respect to a direction of travel of the vehicle, wherein, when the obstacle is located on the opposite side to the target parking position with respect to the direction of travel of the vehicle, the initial position guiding unit guides the vehicle to the initial position with a smaller steering angle than when the obstacle is not located on the opposite side to the target parking position with respect to the direction of travel of the vehicle.