Patent ID: 7825828

Claim:
A parking assist device comprising: a monitor for displaying captured images from a camera provided to a vehicle body; and assist information output means for displaying assist information for assisting parking on said monitor; wherein said camera captures a forward image, and said assist information output means performs routines for calculating a travel course for introducing the vehicle into a predetermined parking position, setting a target position on the travel course, displaying guide information corresponding to the target position over a ground surface displayed on said monitor during forward travel, and displaying an indicator corresponding to a current position of said vehicle on said monitor; and an auxiliary control means is provided for assisting a driving operation of a driver so as to guide said indicator to a position of said guide information when said vehicle is moved to a stopping position, wherein said assist information output means includes travel course update means for calculating a positional error between said travel course and the vehicle based on a positional relationship between said guide information and the indicator, or a positional relationship between said target position and the vehicle, and newly calculating a travel course for introducing the vehicle from a current position to said parking position based on the positional error.