Patent ID: 6704653
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A vehicle backward movement assisting apparatus during parking comprising:a camera for picking up the rear view of a vehicle; a monitor disposed at the driver's seat; a recognizing means for recognizing a start of turn of the vehicle; a detecting means for detecting a turn angle of the vehicle after the start of turn; means for indicating an acquisition of a turn angle, said means also indicating a time for detecting the turn angle; and means for controlling the monitor to display an image from the camera, while the vehicle is moving backward, and to superimposedly display, on the monitor, a guide display based on the detected turn angle, for assisting the vehicle in a backward movement during parking, wherein the means for controlling the monitor guides a steering amount, determined based on a positional relationship between said guide display and a target parking space, obtained as an image from the camera.