Parking assist control apparatus and control method

US8948990B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8948990-B2
Application numberUS-201113806051-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 9, 2011
Priority dateJun 25, 2010
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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Abstract

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A parking assist control apparatus includes an obstacle detector that detects an obstacle around a vehicle; a parking operation assist unit that executes a parking operation assist for preventing a close approach between the obstacle and the vehicle when judges that a distance of the obstacle to the vehicle becomes equal-to or shorter-than a predetermined control start distance; a parking start judgment unit that judges a parking operation; a parking progress judgment unit that judges a parking progress degree during the parking operation judged by the parking start judgment unit; and a parking progress computing unit that reduces an assist control amount by the parking operation assist unit according to the parking progress degree judged by the parking progress judgment unit. According to the parking assist control apparatus, the parking operation assist for the obstacle around the vehicle can be executed more adequately.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A parking assist control apparatus comprising: an obstacle detector that is provided at a rear of a vehicle to detect an obstacle behind the vehicle; a parking assist unit that executes, when judges that a distance between the obstacle detected by the obstacle detector and the vehicle becomes equal-to or shorter-than a predetermined control start distance, a parking assist for preventing a close approach between the obstacle and the vehicle based on…

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  • B60W30/06Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B62D15/027Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US8948990B2 cover?
A parking assist control apparatus includes an obstacle detector that detects an obstacle around a vehicle; a parking operation assist unit that executes a parking operation assist for preventing a close approach between the obstacle and the vehicle when judges that a distance of the obstacle to the vehicle becomes equal-to or shorter-than a predetermined control start distance; a parking start…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kobayashi Masahiro, Inoue Takuya, Hamaguchi Youji, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60W30/06. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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