Vehicle backing assist apparatus and vehicle backing assist method
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1. A vehicle backing assist apparatus comprising:
- an image capturing device that captures an image of a view behind a subject vehicle;
a judging device that judges as to whether or not a connection target vehicle to be connected with the subject vehicle is present behind the subject vehicle based upon the image captured by the image capturing device;
a drawing device that draws a guide line extending rearward from a coupler at the subject vehicle over the image of the view behind the subject vehicle captured by the image capturing device when the judging device judges that the connection target vehicle to be connected with the subject vehicle is present; and
a display device that displays an image of the view behind the subject vehicle with the guide line superimposed thereupon.
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Abstract
An image of a coupler at a connection target vehicle or an image of an identification marker provided near the coupler captured in advance with a camera, is stored in memory as a template image. A decision is made as to whether or not an image of the view behind a subject vehicle captured with the camera includes a portion matching the template image. If a portion matching the template image is judged to be included in the image of the view behind the subject vehicle, a guide line extending rearward from the coupler at the subject vehicle is drawn and displayed over the image of the view behind the subject vehicle.
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1. A vehicle backing assist apparatus comprising:
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an image capturing device that captures an image of a view behind a subject vehicle;
a judging device that judges as to whether or not a connection target vehicle to be connected with the subject vehicle is present behind the subject vehicle based upon the image captured by the image capturing device;
a drawing device that draws a guide line extending rearward from a coupler at the subject vehicle over the image of the view behind the subject vehicle captured by the image capturing device when the judging device judges that the connection target vehicle to be connected with the subject vehicle is present; and
a display device that displays an image of the view behind the subject vehicle with the guide line superimposed thereupon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A vehicle backing assist apparatus comprising:
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an image capture means for capturing an image of a view behind a subject vehicle;
a judgment means for judging as to whether or not a connection target vehicle to be connected with the subject vehicle is present behind the subject vehicle based upon the image captured by the image capture means;
a drawing means for drawing a guide line extending rearward from a coupler at the subject vehicle over the image of the view behind the subject vehicle captured by the image capture means when the judgment means judges that the connection target vehicle to be connected with the subject vehicle is present; and
a display means for displaying an image of the view behind the subject vehicle with the guide line superimposed thereupon.
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9. A vehicle backing assist method, comprising;
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capturing an image of a view behind a subject vehicle;
judging as to whether or not a connection target vehicle to be connected with the subject vehicle is present behind the subject vehicle based upon the captured image;
drawing a guide line extending rearward from a coupler at the subject vehicle over the image of the view behind the subject vehicle if the connection target vehicle to be connected with the subject vehicle is determined to be present; and
displaying the image of the view behind the subject vehicle with the guide line superimposed thereupon.
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