Steering assist apparatus for traveling in reverse
First Claim
1. A steering assist apparatus comprising:
- a camera for picking up the rear side of a vehicle;
a monitor disposed in a driver'"'"'s compartment of the vehicle;
a steering angle sensor for detecting a steering angle of a steering wheel; and
a display controlling means for, when the vehicle reverses, displaying on said monitor an image by said camera and in the superimposed manner displaying on said monitor a guide display for assisting the drive of the vehicle in parking, said guide display including a steering start guide line fixedly displayed in a predetermined position of an image field of said monitor for guiding a steering start position for parking, and a steering amount guide mark displayed movably along said steering start guide line on the image field of said monitor in correspondence with a steering angle of the steering wheel detected by said steering angle sensor.
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Abstract
A steering assist apparatus includes a camera for picking up the rear side of a vehicle, a monitor disposed in a driver'"'"'s compartment of the vehicle, a steering angle sensor for detecting a steering angle of a steering wheel, and a display controlling unit for displaying on the monitor an image through said camera when the vehicle reverses and for superimposing and displaying on said monitor a guide display for assisting the drive of the vehicle when the vehicle is to be parked. The guide display includes a steering start guide line fixedly displayed in a predetermined position of an image field of the monitor for guiding a steering start position for parking, and a steering amount guide mark moved and displayed along the steering start guide line on the image field of the monitor in correspondence with a steering angle of the steering wheel detected by the steering angle sensor. The driver performs the steering operation of the vehicle while recognizing the position for the opposite turning of the steering wheel and the steering amount and the steering start position for parking on the basis of the image on the rear side of the vehicle and the steering amount guide mark and the steering start guide line.
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31 Claims
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1. A steering assist apparatus comprising:
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a camera for picking up the rear side of a vehicle;
a monitor disposed in a driver'"'"'s compartment of the vehicle;
a steering angle sensor for detecting a steering angle of a steering wheel; and
a display controlling means for, when the vehicle reverses, displaying on said monitor an image by said camera and in the superimposed manner displaying on said monitor a guide display for assisting the drive of the vehicle in parking, said guide display including a steering start guide line fixedly displayed in a predetermined position of an image field of said monitor for guiding a steering start position for parking, and a steering amount guide mark displayed movably along said steering start guide line on the image field of said monitor in correspondence with a steering angle of the steering wheel detected by said steering angle sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A parking assist apparatus for assisting a parking operation when a vehicle is reversed to be parked, comprising:
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a yaw angle detecting means for detecting a yaw angle of the vehicle;
a reference setting means for setting a reference angle of the yaw angle when the vehicle is at a reference position for starting to park;
a controller for identifying a position of the vehicle on the basis of the yaw angle set by said reference setting means and the yaw angle detected by said yaw angle detecting means; and
a guide means for providing steering information to the driver on the basis of the position of the vehicle identified by said controller. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A parking assist apparatus for reverse parking, by conducting an advancing operation with a state of keeping a predetermined constant steering angle, then conducting a reverse operation with the state of turning the steering wheel in an opposite direction and keeping a predetermined constant steering angle, comprising:
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a yaw angle detecting means for detecting a yaw angle of the vehicle;
a reference setting means for setting a reference angle of the yaw angle when a vehicle is at a reference position for starting to park;
a controller for identifying a position of the vehicle on the basis of the yaw angle set by said reference setting means and the yaw angle detected by said yaw angle detecting means; and
a guide means for providing steering information to the driver on the basis of the position of the vehicle identified by said controller. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
a camera for picking up the rear side of the vehicle; and
a monitor disposed in the driver'"'"'s compartment of the vehicle for displaying the image picked up by said camera, the steering information including a vehicle mark simulating the vehicle which substantially overlaps with a line for indicating the parking space on the monitor so as to inform the driver of the timing of at least one of turning the steering wheel in the opposite direction and maximizing the steering angle.
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Specification