Patent ID: 7344205

Claim:
A parking assist control apparatus which executes a parking assist control that controls a speed of a vehicle at a predetermined speed by applying a braking force using a braking force apply mechanism capable of applying the braking force to wheels of the vehicle against a driving force generated thereto, irrespective of an intention of a driver, when a parking assist mode is set for assisting the driver with parking the vehicle, the parking assist control apparatus comprising: an abnormality detection unit which detects an abnormality in a vehicle side device which is used in executing the parking assist control, wherein the abnormality detection unit receives a detection signal indicative of an abnormal state of a distance measuring sensor serving as the vehicle side device and detects an abnormality of the distance measuring sensor; and a vehicle brake control mechanism which stops the vehicle by outputting an instruction signal to the braking force apply mechanism and generating the braking force when the abnormality detection unit detects an abnormality, wherein the parking assist control is for assisting a driver to park the vehicle at a location where the vehicle should stop using a signal of the distance measuring sensor for detecting the distance to an obstacle at a periphery of the vehicle.