Patent ID: 6170591
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: B60T,B62D

Abstract:
An automatic steering apparatus having an automatic steering control operation and a capable of automatically parking a vehicle in a parking space while controlling said a steering actuator based on a predetermined locus of movement, said apparatus comprising:said steering actuator that controls a steering angle of a wheel of the vehicle;object detecting means for detecting an object around the vehicle and for determining if an object detected by the object detecting means is located in a path of the vehicle along the predetermined estimated locus of movement and for interrupting said automatic steering control operation when the detected object is located in the path of the vehicle along the predetermined estimated locus of movement;storage means for storing the predetermined estimated locus of movement of the vehicle from a starting position to a target parking position in the parking space;control means for automatically controlling said steering actuator based on said predetermined locus of movement stored in said storage means; andjudging means for judging whether the automatic steering control operation is continued based on the predetermined locus of movement stored in said storage means and a position of the object detected by the object detecting means when the automatic steering control operation by said control means is interrupted.