Automatic steering apparatus for vehicle
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1. An automatic steering apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
- a movement locus determining means for one of storing and calculating a locus of movement of the vehicle to a target position;
an actuator for steering wheels of the vehicle;
a control means for controlling driving of said actuator based on the locus of movement determined by said movement locus determining means to move the vehicle, which is stopped at a starting position, to said target position; and
a marker provided for stopping the vehicle at said starting position by a driver, wherein said marker is provided on the vehicle, and wherein said marker emits light or sound by operating a manual switch and said manual switch is a switch for selecting any of a plurality of loci of movement stored in said movement locus determining means.
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Abstract
If a driver starts an automatic parking control operation with a vehicle V stopped at a starting position, the vehicle V is guided from the starting position via a reversing position to a target position. Left and right markers are provided on the vehicle V. The vehicle V can be stopped at the starting position by aligning any of the markers with the center line of a parking position.
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1. An automatic steering apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
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a movement locus determining means for one of storing and calculating a locus of movement of the vehicle to a target position;
an actuator for steering wheels of the vehicle;
a control means for controlling driving of said actuator based on the locus of movement determined by said movement locus determining means to move the vehicle, which is stopped at a starting position, to said target position; and
a marker provided for stopping the vehicle at said starting position by a driver, wherein said marker is provided on the vehicle, and wherein said marker emits light or sound by operating a manual switch and said manual switch is a switch for selecting any of a plurality of loci of movement stored in said movement locus determining means. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An automatic steering apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
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a movement locus determining means for one of storing and calculating a locus of movement of the vehicle to a target position;
an actuator for steering wheels of the vehicle;
a control means for controlling driving of said actuator based on the locus of movement determined by said movement locus determining means to move the vehicle, which is stopped at a starting position, to said target position; and
a marker provided for stopping the vehicle at said starting position by a driver, wherein said marker is brought into a visually perceivable state by operating a manual switch and wherein when the vehicle starts to move from the starting position, the marker is brought into a visually non-perceivable state. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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