Parking assist apparatus
First Claim
1. A parking assist apparatus that assists a parking operation to park a vehicle, the parking assist apparatus comprising a microcomputer configured to:
- acquire a parking technique model that shows a parking technique that is determined in accordance with a parking condition of the vehicle;
determine whether or not an actual parking technique being used by a user of the vehicle to park the vehicle is different from the parking technique shown by the parking technique model by comparing a vehicle direction (forward or backward) and a steering direction (leftward or rightward) of the actual parking technique to the vehicle direction and the steering direction of the parking technique shown by the parking technique model;
output a question to the user about whether or not assistance for the parking operation is desired to park the vehicle in a case where the actual parking technique of the user is different from the parking technique shown by the parking technique model; and
provide parking assistance for the parking operation to park the vehicle in a case where the user accepts the assistance for the parking operation.
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Abstract
In a case where an actual parking technique of a driver in a parking condition is different from a parking technique shown by a parking technique model generated in a same parking condition, a parking assist apparatus outputs a question to the user about whether or not assistance for the parking operation is desired to park the vehicle. In a case where the driver accepts the assistance for the parking operation, the parking assist apparatus provide the assistance for the parking operation to park the vehicle. Thus, useless parking assistance that the driver does not desire can be prevented, and parking assistance that is truly desired by the driver can be executed.
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Citations
19 Claims
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1. A parking assist apparatus that assists a parking operation to park a vehicle, the parking assist apparatus comprising a microcomputer configured to:
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acquire a parking technique model that shows a parking technique that is determined in accordance with a parking condition of the vehicle; determine whether or not an actual parking technique being used by a user of the vehicle to park the vehicle is different from the parking technique shown by the parking technique model by comparing a vehicle direction (forward or backward) and a steering direction (leftward or rightward) of the actual parking technique to the vehicle direction and the steering direction of the parking technique shown by the parking technique model; output a question to the user about whether or not assistance for the parking operation is desired to park the vehicle in a case where the actual parking technique of the user is different from the parking technique shown by the parking technique model; and provide parking assistance for the parking operation to park the vehicle in a case where the user accepts the assistance for the parking operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 16)
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5. A parking assist method of assisting a parking operation to park a vehicle, the parking assist method comprising the steps of:
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(a) a microcomputer of the vehicle acquiring a parking technique model that shows a parking technique that is determined in accordance with a parking condition of the vehicle; (b) the microcomputer of the vehicle determining whether or not an actual parking technique being used by a user of the vehicle to park the vehicle is different from the parking technique shown by the parking technique model by comparing a vehicle direction (forward or backward) and a steering direction (leftward or rightward) of the actual parking technique to the vehicle direction and the steering direction of the parking technique shown by the parking technique model; (c) the microcomputer of the vehicle outputting a question to the user about whether or not assistance for the parking operation is desired to park the vehicle in a case where the actual parking technique of the user is different from the parking technique shown by the parking technique model; and (d) the microcomputer of the vehicle providing parking assistance for the parking operation to park the vehicle in a case where the user accepts the assistance for the parking operation. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 17)
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9. A parking assist system that includes a parking assist apparatus that assists a parking operation to park a vehicle, and a server, wherein
the parking assist apparatus includes a microcomputer configured to: -
acquire a parking condition with respect to parking the vehicle; send the parking condition to the server; receive, from the server, a parking technique model showing a parking technique that is determined in accordance with the parking condition; determine whether or not an actual parking technique being used by a user of the vehicle to park the vehicle is different from the parking technique shown by the parking technique model by comparing a vehicle direction (forward or backward) and a steering direction (leftward or rightward) of the actual parking technique to the vehicle direction and the steering direction of the parking technique shown by the parking technique model; output a question to the user about whether or not assistance for the parking operation is desired to park the vehicle in a case where the actual parking technique of the user is different from the parking technique shown by the parking technique model; and provide parking assistance for the parking operation to park the vehicle in a case where the user accepts the assistance for the parking operation, and the server includes a computer configured to; collect the parking technique to park the vehicle in a parking lot; generate the parking technique model based on the collected parking technique and based on a type of the parking lot in which the parking technique has been performed to park the vehicle; receive the parking condition sent from the parking assist apparatus; and send, to the parking assist apparatus, the parking technique model in accordance with the parking condition received from the parking assist apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 18)
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12. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that stores a program to be executed by a computer, the program causing the computer to execute the steps of:
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(a) acquiring a parking technique model that shows a parking technique that is determined in accordance with a parking condition of the vehicle; (b) determining whether or not an actual parking technique being used by a user of the vehicle to park the vehicle is different from the parking technique shown by the parking technique model by comparing a vehicle direction (forward or backward) and a steering direction (leftward or rightward) of the actual parking technique to the vehicle direction and the steering direction of the parking technique shown by the parking technique model; (c) outputting a question to the user about whether or not assistance for the parking operation is desired to park the vehicle in a case where the actual parking technique of the user is different from the parking technique shown by the parking technique model; and (d) providing parking assistance for the parking operation to park the vehicle in a case where the user accepts the assistance for the parking operation. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 19)
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