Parking assistance device
First Claim
1. A parking assistance device comprising:
- a sensor that detects an object;
a guiding unit configured to guide a vehicle to a parking initial position from which the vehicle can be parked in a parking space, the parking space being located adjacent to and on a far side of the object located adjacent to the vehicle, the far side of the object being defined with respect to a running direction of the vehicle;
a timing setting unit configured to set a timing to start guiding the vehicle based on a speed of the vehicle; and
an obstacle detecting unit configured to detect an obstacle adjacent to the vehicle in response to a reflected wave of a wave emitted from the vehicle in a predetermined direction,wherein, when an obstacle is not detected, in the running direction of the vehicle, in the parking space within a predetermined distance from the object, the guiding unit starts guiding the vehicle, the predetermined distance being a reference length extending from the far side of the object in the running direction of the vehicle, andwherein the timing setting unit adjusts the predetermined distance based on the speed of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A parking assistance device includes a guiding unit to perform guidance of a vehicle to a parking initial position from which the vehicle can be parked into a parking space located adjacent to and on a far side of an object existing around the vehicle with respect to a running direction of the vehicle; an obstacle detecting unit to detect an obstacle around the vehicle in response to a reflected wave of a wave emitted from the vehicle in a predetermined direction; and a timing setting unit configured to set a timing to start the guidance in response to a detection result of the obstacle detecting unit, which is related to an obstacle existing in a predetermined distance from the object in the parking space.
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16 Claims
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1. A parking assistance device comprising:
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a sensor that detects an object; a guiding unit configured to guide a vehicle to a parking initial position from which the vehicle can be parked in a parking space, the parking space being located adjacent to and on a far side of the object located adjacent to the vehicle, the far side of the object being defined with respect to a running direction of the vehicle; a timing setting unit configured to set a timing to start guiding the vehicle based on a speed of the vehicle; and an obstacle detecting unit configured to detect an obstacle adjacent to the vehicle in response to a reflected wave of a wave emitted from the vehicle in a predetermined direction, wherein, when an obstacle is not detected, in the running direction of the vehicle, in the parking space within a predetermined distance from the object, the guiding unit starts guiding the vehicle, the predetermined distance being a reference length extending from the far side of the object in the running direction of the vehicle, and wherein the timing setting unit adjusts the predetermined distance based on the speed of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 16)
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8. A parking assistance device comprising:
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a sensor that detects an object; a guiding unit configured to guide a vehicle to a parking initial position from which the vehicle can be parked in a parking space, the parking space being located adjacent to and on a far side of an object located adjacent to the vehicle, the far side of the object being defined with respect to a running direction of the vehicle; an obstacle detecting unit configured to detect an obstacle adjacent to the vehicle in response to a reflected wave of a wave emitted from the vehicle in a predetermined direction; and a timing setting unit configured to set a timing to start guiding the vehicle based on a detection result of the obstacle detecting unit, the detection result indicating whether an obstacle was detected, in the running direction of the vehicle, in the parking space within a predetermined distance from the object, the predetermined distance being a reference length extending from the far side of the object in the running direction of the vehicle, wherein the predetermined distance is adjusted based on a speed of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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