JP2006160147A - Parking support device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a parking support device capable of presenting the optimal range of a going-backward starting position and making a vehicle go backward to the requested parking position by easy driving operation. <P>SOLUTION: Before making the vehicle go backward and parking it within predetermined parking frame lines 101, 102, parking frame line end parts 101', 102' to the position of the vehicle are detected at the time of supporting the driving operation of stopping the vehicle in an area facing to the parking frame lines 101, 102. A going-backward starting area 110 which is the area facing to the parking frame lines 101, 102 is set so as to make the vehicle go backward to a reference point 105 by the vehicle's traveling straight and backward on a parking frame center line 106 after traveling backward on a minimum turning locus 109 and to enable the vehicle to be parked within the parking frame lines 101, 102. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a parking support device that supports a parking operation in which a host vehicle moves backward while turning and parks in a predetermined parking frame.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a vehicle parking operation assisting device described in, for example, Patent Document 1 described below is known as a technology for assisting an operation of moving the host vehicle backward and parking at a target parking position.

This vehicle parking operation assisting device uses a travel distance corresponding to 1/4 rotation out of one rotation of the minimum rotation radius peculiar to the vehicle as a backward trajectory, matches the backward trajectory to the parking frame line, and starts the minimum rotation from that position. It supports driving operations that retreat along the radius and park in the parking frame. At this time, the vehicle parking operation assisting device predicts the predicted trajectory based on the current steering angle in a state where the guidance trajectory, the host vehicle symbol, and the parking frame are displayed when the steering wheel is moved backward with the steering wheel fixed at the maximum steering angle. Driving guidance is superimposed on the screen.
JP 2001-213253 A

  However, the above-described conventional vehicle parking operation assisting device displays the guidance trajectory at any time while the host vehicle is traveling, so that the parking frame line and the guide trajectory can be displayed while the host vehicle is away from the desired parking frame. (See FIGS. 3 to 7 of Patent Document 1), it is necessary for the driver to predict the reverse start position for determining the final parking position, and parking is performed in a short time. It was difficult to complete.

  In addition, since the vehicle parking operation assisting device described in Patent Document 1 calculates and displays the backward trajectory with the minimum turning radius of the host vehicle, the allowable range for the reverse start position is very narrow, and the optimal reverse drive In order to move the host vehicle to the start position, there is a problem that high driving ability is required.

  Therefore, the present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described circumstances, and can assist the vehicle to move to the optimal reverse start position and can reverse the vehicle to a desired parking position with a simple driving operation. An object is to provide an apparatus.

  The parking assist device according to the present invention stores in advance in the trajectory storage means the minimum turning trajectory when the host vehicle turns with the minimum turning radius, before the host vehicle is moved backward and parked within a predetermined parking frame. In addition, when assisting the driving operation for stopping the host vehicle in the region facing the parking frame, the parking frame detection unit detects the end position of the parking frame with respect to the position of the host vehicle, and the reverse start region setting unit performs parking. This is a region facing the parking frame detected by the frame detection means, and after the host vehicle travels backward with the minimum turning locus stored in the locus storage means, the vehicle goes straight and moves backward to enter the parking frame. The above-described problem is solved by setting a reverse start area where parking is possible and displaying at least the reverse start area set by the reverse start area setting means by the display means.

  According to the parking assist device of the present invention, after the vehicle travels backward with the minimum turning trajectory stored in the trajectory storage means in the area facing the parking frame, the vehicle travels backward and travels backward. Since the reverse start area that can be parked within the frame is set and displayed, the desired vehicle is moved backward by a simple driving operation by moving the host vehicle forward to the reverse start area and starting reverse travel. You can park on the border. Therefore, according to the parking assist device, the vehicle is turned back by driving the vehicle back to the parking frame by a driving operation that makes the vehicle run backward with the minimum turning radius, and then makes a driving operation that goes straight and moves backward. It is possible to park in the desired parking frame at once.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The present invention is applied to, for example, a parking assistance device configured as shown in FIG.

[First Embodiment]
[Configuration of parking assist device]
The present invention is applied to, for example, a parking assistance device configured as shown in FIG. In the parking assist device according to the first embodiment, for example, the control unit 1 is accommodated in an instrument panel of the host vehicle. The control unit 1 includes a camera 2 that captures the surroundings of the host vehicle, a monitor 3 that is provided with a display screen that is visible to the driver, a wheel speed sensor 4 that detects the state of the host vehicle, and a yaw rate. The sensor 5 is connected.

  The camera 2 is installed, for example, in a front bumper of the vehicle body of the host vehicle, and the imaging direction is restricted to the front of the vehicle and the optical parameters such as the angle of view are designed. The camera image captured by the camera 2 includes a parking frame, and is used to grasp the current positional relationship between the vehicle and the parking frame. The camera 2 may be a camera with an imaging direction that includes an angle including the front and the rear, or a blind spot presentation camera that is installed at the front end of the vehicle and captures the lateral direction, and is installed at the rear end of the vehicle. A rear view camera that captures the rear may be used.

  In this example, the camera 2 images the parking frame in front of the vehicle when the host vehicle moves to a position where the host vehicle starts to reverse so as to support the operation of parking the vehicle in a predetermined parking frame while moving backward. The camera video data obtained by imaging is output to the control unit 1. At this time, the operation of the camera 2 is controlled by the control unit 1, and is controlled by the control unit 1 so as to start when a predetermined start switch is operated, and acquires camera video data.

  The wheel speed sensor 4 determines the positional relationship between the host vehicle and the parking frame even if the host vehicle moves after the positional relationship between the parking frame and the host vehicle is grasped from the camera image captured by the camera 2. The distance traveled by the vehicle is detected for continuous understanding.

  The yaw rate sensor 5 continues the positional relationship between the host vehicle and the parking frame even when the host vehicle moves after the positional relationship between the parking frame and the host vehicle is grasped from the camera image captured by the camera 2. In order to grasp it, the moving direction (direction) of the own vehicle is detected.

  The monitor 3 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display included in the navigation system, a HUD (Head Up Display) that projects an image on a combiner formed on the front window, and the like. The monitor 3 is supplied with camera image data captured by the camera 2 via the control unit 1 and processing results of the control unit 1, and presents various information to the driver. Specifically, the monitor 3 superimposes and displays the reverse start area created by the drawing unit 17, the traveling direction of the host vehicle, and the like on the camera image obtained by photographing the front of the vehicle as the calculation result of the control unit 1.

  The control unit 1 includes a parking support program stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory) (not shown), for example, and includes units 11 to 17 described later for executing the parking support program by a CPU (Central Processing Unit). That is, the control unit 1 includes an image processing unit 11 connected to the camera 2, a host vehicle minimum turning radius storage unit 12, a reverse start area setting unit (reverse start area setting means) 13, a wheel speed sensor 4 and a yaw rate sensor. 5 includes a host vehicle position detection unit 14 connected to 5, a front / rear direction arrow setting unit 15, a parking availability determination unit 16, and a drawing unit 17 connected to the monitor 3.

  The image processing unit 11 detects edge portions of the parking frame line drawn on the road surface by performing edge detection processing on the camera image data captured by the camera 2. In the edge detection process, the image processing unit 11 detects the edge by comparing the edge strength and edge shape of the camera image data with the edge strength and edge shape indicating the parking frame line obtained in advance, and The position in the image of the front parking frame line is specified. Further, the image processing unit 11 determines how many pixels corresponding to the parking frame line specified by the edge detection from the fixed position of the camera 2 fixed to the host vehicle and the angle of view and the focal length of the camera 2 from the host vehicle. In the direction of, specify how far away it is.

  As a result, the image processing unit 11 detects the own vehicle side end portions (two places) of the two parking frame lines drawn on the road surface, and the distance and direction of the own vehicle with respect to the end portion position. Coordinate data, distance data, and direction data indicating end positions (parking frame line end portions) of the individual parking frame lines are output to the reverse start area setting unit 13. Thereby, the image processing unit 11 functions as a parking frame detection unit.

  The own vehicle minimum turning radius storage unit (trajectory storage means) 12 stores minimum turning radius information when the steering wheel of the own vehicle is moved to the maximum steering angle in the right direction or the left direction. The information stored in the own vehicle minimum turning radius storage unit 12 is information specific to the own vehicle that is input in advance based on each parameter in the steering system such as the width of the own vehicle, the maximum steering angle, and the like. Are read into the reverse start area setting unit 13.

  This minimum turning radius information includes not only the trajectory through which the center part of the rear wheel shaft passes, but also the end of the vehicle body when the steering wheel of the host vehicle is moved backward with the maximum steering angle in the right or left direction. It may be the innermost trajectory (innermost trajectory information) passing through and the outermost trajectory (outermost trajectory information). This minimum turning radius information is a set of coordinate data relative to the vehicle reference point that is the center of the rear wheel axis. The minimum turning radius information is a group of coordinates indicating the locus where the center position of the rear wheel axis moves from the reference point when the maximum steering angle is set to the left or right, and the innermost track information is the maximum left or right maximum. This is a group of coordinates indicating the trajectory of the vehicle's inner periphery moving relative to the reference point when the steering angle is set, and the outermost track information is the reference point at the vehicle's outer periphery when the left or right maximum steering angle is set. It is a coordinate group which shows the locus | trajectory which moves with respect to.

  The reverse start area setting unit 13 is supplied with coordinate data, distance data, and direction data indicating the end position of the parking frame line from the image processing unit 11, and receives minimum turning radius information from the own vehicle minimum turning radius storage unit 12. read out. And the reverse start area | region setting part 13 sets the reverse start area | region which can be parked by one reverse travel, without performing a reverse travel on the basis of two places of a parking frame line edge part. The contents of the reverse start area setting process will be described later.

  The own vehicle position detection unit 14 obtains the moving distance of the own vehicle from the wheel speed signal from the wheel speed sensor 4 and obtains the moving direction of the own vehicle from the direction signal from the yaw rate sensor 5. The moving distance and moving direction of the host vehicle are determined by the positional relationship between the host vehicle, the reverse start area, and the parking frame when the host vehicle moves from the positional relationship between the host vehicle and the parking frame line specified by the image processing unit 11. Used to keep track of changes. Accordingly, the host vehicle position detection unit 14 inputs signals from the wheel speed sensor 4 and the yaw rate sensor 5 when a start switch of the control unit 1 (not shown) is operated, and detects that the host vehicle is moving. A signal (movement distance or movement direction) shown is started to be supplied to the front-rear direction arrow setting unit 15.

  The front-rear direction arrow setting unit 15 displays an arrow that is a vehicle front-rear line of the host vehicle when the host vehicle position detection unit 14 inputs a signal indicating that the host vehicle is traveling. That is, as will be described later, the forward / rearward arrow setting unit 15 presents an operation for the host vehicle to enter the reverse start area, or allows the vehicle to park from the reverse start area to a desired parking frame in one reverse run. It is for presenting front and rear lines.

  The front-rear direction of the host vehicle is the front-rear direction of the host vehicle with respect to the reverse start region in a state where the midpoint of the rear axle of the host vehicle is set as the vehicle reference point (start point). The front-rear direction arrow setting unit 15 sets the arrow display of the host vehicle so that the driver can confirm the direction of the host vehicle in the front-rear direction with respect to the reverse start region.

  The parking possibility determination unit 16 determines whether or not the position of the own vehicle is within the reverse start area sent from the reverse start area setting unit 13, and the direction of the own vehicle can be parked in a parking frame. It is determined whether or not it is within an angle. Then, if the position of the own vehicle with respect to the parking frame is within the retreat start area and the direction of the own vehicle is within a predetermined angle, the parking permission / inhibition determining unit 16 retreats once in the desired parking frame. It is determined that parking by traveling is possible.

  The drawing unit 17 is a landscape in which the reverse start region set by the reverse start region setting unit 13 and the arrow display that is the front and rear direction of the vehicle set by the front and rear direction arrow setting unit 15 are viewed from the line of sight of the driver. And transmitted to the monitor 3 comprising a HUD or a liquid crystal display. Thereby, the drawing unit 17 and the monitor 3 function as display means.

[Backward start area setting process]
Next, the reverse start area setting process by the reverse start area setting unit 13 of the parking assistance apparatus configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.

  This reverse start area setting process is when the desired parking frame is present at a position where it can be visually recognized diagonally right forward or diagonally left forward, and the vehicle is going to travel backward and park in the desired parking frame. In addition, the operation after step S1 is started by operating the start switch before proceeding to the reverse start region by forward travel.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in this reverse start area setting process, first, in step S <b> 1, a camera image including a parking frame line existing obliquely ahead of the host vehicle is input from the camera 2 by the image processing unit 11 of the control unit 1. Then, coordinate data in the camera image of the parking frame line end portions 101 ′ and 102 ′ of the parking frame lines 101 and 102 shown in FIG. Thereby, the desired parking frame is specified from the coordinate data indicating the positions of the pair of left and right parking frame lines in the camera image.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 3, when the parking frame lines 101 and 102 exist, the host vehicle is in a direction opposite to the depth direction and is opposed to the parking frame lines 101 and 102 (parking). It is located in the frame facing space) and starts reverse. Then, the image processing unit 11 acquires camera image data (rear image data) from the camera 2 when the host vehicle is located in the parking frame facing space, and determines the positions of the parking frame line end portions 101 ′ and 102 ′. To detect. The positions of the parking frame line end portions 101 ′ and 102 ′ may be held at the coordinates of the inner end portions in the width direction of the parking frame lines 101 and 102, and are aligned in the width direction of the parking frame lines 101 and 102. You may hold | maintain as what consists of a some coordinate. When only the camera 2 at the front of the host vehicle can be used, the parking frame line ends 101 ′ and 102 ′ cannot be detected when the host vehicle exists in the facing space. The position of parking frame line edge part 101 ', 102' is detected from the camera image acquired when approaching.

  In step S <b> 1, the image processing unit 11 obtains a straight line (end connection line 104) connecting the parking frame line ends 101 ′ and 102 ′, and further, a reference that is a midpoint of the end connection line 104. The coordinates of the point 105 are obtained.

  Next, in step S <b> 2, the control unit 1 inputs the coordinate data of the parking frame line end portions 101 ′ and 102 ′ and the reference point 105 from the image processing unit 11 through the retreat start area setting unit 13, and passes through the reference point 105. And the parking frame center line 106 which consists of a coordinate group orthogonal to the edge part connection line 104 is set.

  Next, in step S3, the control unit 1 reads the minimum turning radius R of the host vehicle from the minimum turning radius storage unit 12 by the reverse start area setting unit 13, and is separated from the reference point 105 by the minimum turning radius R. A width direction region set point 107 is obtained as an extension of the part connection line 104. At this time, when the host vehicle travels forward from the right side of the parking frame lines 101 and 102, the control unit 1 sets the width direction region set point 107 on the left side of the parking frame lines 101 and 102 as shown in FIG. On the contrary, when the host vehicle travels forward from the left side of the parking frame lines 101 and 102, the width direction area set point 107 is set from the parking frame lines 101 and 102 to the right side. Then, the control unit 1 sets a width direction region setting line 108 that passes through the width direction region setting point 107 and is orthogonal to the extension line of the end connection line 104.

  Next, in step S <b> 4, the control unit 1 sets an arc 109 a having the same radius as the minimum rotation radius R around the width direction region setting point 107 by the retreat start region setting unit 13. Since the arc direction line 109 a is provided with the width direction area setting point 107 at a position separated from the reference point 105 by the minimum rotation radius R, it becomes a line segment connecting the end connection line 104 and the width direction area setting line 108. .

  Next, in step S <b> 5, the control unit 1 sets a region surrounded by the arc line 109 a, the parking frame center line 106, and the width direction region setting line 108 as the retreat start region 110 by the retreat start region setting unit 13. In FIG. 3, the upper limit of the reverse start area 110 facing the parking frame lines 101 and 102 is, for example, about twice the vehicle length, and is the distance that the host vehicle can park in the parking frame lines 101 and 102. Good.

  The reverse start area 110 set in this way is the minimum rotation that moves the vehicle longitudinal direction line and the width direction area setting line 108 up and down when the vehicle reference point that is the center point of the rear wheel axle exists. An area in which parking in the parking frame is possible in one backward traveling by starting backward from a position where the arc line of radius R contacts is shown. Therefore, the parking assistance device displays the reverse start area and prompts the driver to move to the area.

  In addition, when parking in the parking frame is enabled by one backward travel, when the arc line 109a in FIG. 3 is in contact with the vehicle front-rear line, the vehicle travels backward at the maximum steering angle in the right or left direction. In the case where the arc lines 109b to 109g (hereinafter simply referred to as “arc line 109” when collectively referred to) are further away from the parking frame than the arc line 109a and the vehicle front-rear line are in contact with each other once Alternatively, the vehicle travels backward at the maximum steering angle in the left direction, and then travels linearly.

  That is, in the reverse start area setting process, by setting the reverse start area 110 as described above, the vehicle reference point 121A of the host vehicle 120A exists in the reverse start area 110 as shown in FIG. When the arc line 109a and the front / rear direction line of the host vehicle 120A are in contact with each other, the vehicle reference point 121A of the host vehicle 120A is matched with the reference point 105 only by causing the steering angle to be maximized and retreating in an arc shape. It can be set as the position made into. Further, when the vehicle reference point 121B of the host vehicle 120B exists in the reverse start region 110 and any one of the arc lines 109 is in contact with the front-rear direction line of the host vehicle 120B, the vehicle travels backward in an arc shape. Then, the vehicle reference point 121B can be set to a position that coincides with the reference point 105 by running in a straight line so that the vehicle reference point 121B moves on the parking frame center line 106.

  Therefore, the vehicle reference point 121 and the reference point 105 or the parking frame center line 106 when the angle of the vehicle front-rear line with respect to the tangent line of the arc line 109 is within a predetermined angle in which the moving direction of the host vehicle can be parked in the parking frame. Can be matched.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, even when the vehicle reference point 121 of the host vehicle 120 is located in the reverse start region 110, the vehicle longitudinal line and the arc line 109a are not in contact with each other. In a state where the arc line 109a and the vehicle front-rear line intersect each other, even if the steering angle is maximized, the vehicle reference point 121 cannot be made coincident with the reference point 105, and the vehicle is once advanced and then moved backward again. It will be necessary to switch back.

[Parking assistance processing]
Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 6 and FIGS. 7 to 9, the parking support process including the above-described reverse start area setting process and assisting the parking operation by actually moving the host vehicle to an appropriate position will be described. explain. In the following description, the relationship between the position and direction of the host vehicle and the parking frame is referred to as viewed from above, but in reality, the camera 2 fixed at a predetermined position of the host vehicle is installed. The backward start area 110 may be set by obtaining the relationship between the position and direction of the host vehicle with respect to the parking frame from the position, and the backward start area 110 may be set after performing viewpoint conversion to an image with the camera image as the viewpoint from the upper surface. May be set.

  In this parking support process, first, in step S11, the control unit 1 inputs a wheel speed signal from the wheel speed sensor 4 and determines whether or not the traveling speed of the own vehicle is 0 km / h. It is determined whether or not the vehicle is stopped while approaching the parking frame. If the vehicle is not in the stopped state, the determination in step S11 is repeated. If the vehicle is in the stopped state, the process proceeds to step S12.

  Next, in step S12, when the activation switch for starting the subsequent processing is operated and the power is turned on to activate the control unit 1, the process proceeds to step S13. Here, the parking assist device recognizes that the parking frame desired by the host vehicle is present in a diagonally forward direction and before starting to advance toward the reverse start area 110 thereafter.

  Next, in step S13, the control unit 1 inputs the camera image captured by the camera 2 with the image processing unit 11, detects the parking frame line end portions 101 ′ and 102 ′ by the edge detection process, and the reference point 105. Ask for. In step S13, the image processing unit 11 determines which pixel corresponding to the parking frame line from the own vehicle from the fixed position of the camera 2 stored in advance and the angle of view and the focal length of the camera 2. By identifying whether the vehicle is located at a certain distance, the vehicle position relative to the parking frame is recognized.

  Next, in step S <b> 14, the control unit 1 sets the reverse start area 110 by performing the above-described reverse start area presentation process by the reverse start area setting unit 13.

  Next, the control unit 1 transmits the coordinate data of the backward start area 110 set in step S14 to the drawing unit 17, and the drawing unit 17 causes the camera image currently captured by the image processing unit 11 and the backward start area 110 to be captured. Is generated and displayed on the monitor 3. Here, the drawing unit 17 converts the viewpoint of the reverse start area 110 into a landscape from the viewpoint of the driver, and displays the HUD using a combiner formed on the windshield. Thus, for example, when the desired parking frame is present in the left front, the driver is presented with the reverse start area 110 for parking in the desired parking frame in the right front of the host vehicle. The processing content for displaying the reverse start area 110 on the windshield will be described later.

  Next, in step S16, the control unit 1 creates arrow information indicating the moving direction of the host vehicle from the front of the vehicle by using the front / rear direction arrow setting unit 15 from the vehicle reference point 121 (the middle point of the rear wheel axle). Then, the HUD display including the arrow display, the camera image, and the reverse start area 110 is displayed.

  When the step S16 for displaying the HUD in this way is performed on the host vehicle 120a traveling forward toward the desired parking frame as shown in FIG. 7, for example, as shown in FIG. In addition to the parking frame lines 101 and 102, an arrow display 131a that is a vehicle front-rear line is displayed in HUD. Here, the monitor 3 is installed on the instrument panel 142 and emits projection light toward the windshield 141.

  Therefore, as the information displayed on the windshield 141 at the time of step S16, the arrow display 131a and the arc lines 109a, 109b, 109c, and 109d in the retreat start area 110 are obtained. Thereby, the positional relationship between the arrow display 131a and the arc lines 109a, 109b, 109c, 109d is presented, and the moving direction is changed so that the arrow display 131a touches any of the arc lines 109a, 109b, 109c, 109d, Driving to advance the vehicle so that the position of the vehicle is on the arc lines 109a, 109b, 109c, 109d is urged. The display example shown in FIG. 8 shows a case where four arc lines 109a, 109b, 109c, 109d are displayed at predetermined distance intervals in the retreat start area 110. Not limited to this, more arc lines 109 may be displayed, and the interval between the arc lines 109 may be indefinite.

  Next, in step S17, the control unit 1 monitors the output of the wheel speed sensor 4 by the own vehicle position detection unit 14, and whether or not the current position of the own vehicle has started moving with respect to the parking frame lines 101 and 102. Determine whether. If the vehicle position detection unit 14 determines that the vehicle has started running, the process proceeds to step S18. If the vehicle has not started running, the output of the wheel speed sensor 4 is continuously monitored. Continue the arrow display.

  Next, in step S18, the control unit 1 causes the own vehicle position detection unit 14 to detect the movement distance and direction of the own vehicle with respect to the parking frame line end portions 101 ′ and 102 ′ from the outputs of the wheel speed sensor 4 and the yaw rate sensor 5. Ask for.

  Next, in step S19, the control unit 1 causes the drawing unit 17 to determine the positional relationship between the reverse start area 110 displayed on the monitor 3 and the arrow display 131, and the movement distance and movement of the host vehicle obtained in step S18. The contents to be displayed on the monitor 3 are updated by changing as needed according to the direction.

  That is, during the movement from the position of the own vehicle 120a in FIG. 7 to the position of the own vehicle 120b, the arc lines 109a, 109b, 109c, and 109d in FIG. 8 are displayed in accordance with changes in the moving distance and direction of the own vehicle. Update position. Here, since the display position of the arrow display 131a in FIG. 8 is fixed with respect to the host vehicle, the display positions of the arc lines 109a, 109b, 109c, and 109d in FIG. 8 are updated with respect to the display position of the arrow display 131a. Is done.

  Next, in step S20, the control unit 1 determines whether or not any of the plurality of arc lines 109a, 109b, 109c, 109d included in the reverse start area 110 is in contact with the vehicle longitudinal line as shown in FIG. If the contact is made, the process proceeds to step S21. If the contact is not made, the determination is repeated.

  Therefore, the state in which any one of the arc lines 109a, 109b, 109c, and 109d is in contact with the vehicle front-rear line that is indicated by the arrow 131 is as shown in FIG. You will be able to park at once.

  Further, the monitor 3 displays a backward start region 110, arc lines 109a, 109b, 109c, 109d, and an arrow display 131, and the driver displays an arrow display 131 and one of the arc lines 109a, 109b, 109c, 109d. You may display the message etc. which urge driving operation which changes the moving direction of the own vehicle so that it may touch.

  Next, in step S21, the control unit 1 obtains a contact 132 between any one of the arc lines 109a, 109b, 109c, and 109d and an arrow display 131 extending forward of the host vehicle, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, the contact point 132 is displayed on the monitor 3, and the driver is prompted to perform a driving operation to advance the host vehicle to the contact point 132.

  Next, in step S22, the control unit 1 determines whether or not the contact 132 obtained in step S21 by the parking possibility determination unit 16 matches the vehicle reference point 121 of the host vehicle, and if they match. In step S23, the process proceeds to step S23. If they do not match, for example, a message indicating that the vehicle travels forward according to the arrow display 131 is presented, and the process waits.

  Next, in step S23, the control unit 1 is in a state where the positional relationship between the vehicle reference point 121 of the own vehicle and the contact 132 on the arc line 109 is as shown in FIG. A message indicating that the vehicle reference point 121 can be on the reference point 105 or the parking frame center line 106 by traveling backward at the maximum steering angle from the current host vehicle position. Indicator display and notification sound are output.

  By performing such parking support processing, the parking support device displays any arc line 109 and the arrow display 131, causes the arrow display 131 and the arc line 109 to touch each other, and further performs a driving operation. By driving the vehicle so that the contact point 132 on the arc line 109 and the vehicle reference point 121 coincide with each other, the vehicle can be parked in the parking frame by one parking run.

[Effect of the first embodiment]
As described above in detail, according to the parking assist device according to the first embodiment to which the present invention is applied, the vehicle is traveling backward with a minimum turning radius R in the region facing the parking frame lines 101 and 102. By setting the reverse start area 110 in which parking within the parking frame lines 101 and 102 is possible and the reverse start area 110 is presented by the drive operation that travels straight backward after the driving operation is performed, the host vehicle is moved backward. Then, before driving the vehicle to be parked in the predetermined parking frame, the host vehicle is guided to an appropriate position, and the vehicle is driven backward by a simple driving operation and parked on the desired parking frame lines 101 and 102. Can do. Therefore, according to this parking assist apparatus, the host vehicle is moved backward to the reference point 105 or the parking frame center line 106 by the driving operation of traveling backward with the minimum turning radius R, and thereafter, from the parking frame center line 106 to the reference point 105. By driving the vehicle so that it travels straight and travels backward, it is possible to park on the desired parking frame lines 101 and 102 at a time without switching back.

  Further, according to this parking assist device, the midpoint of the end connection line 104 is set as the reference point 105, and the retreat start surrounded by the parking frame center line 106, the width direction region setting line 108, and the arc line 109 is started. Since the area 110 can be set, the parking frame center line 106 is reliably reached by the backward traveling with the minimum turning radius R, and the backward traveling is performed in a straight line from the parking frame center line 106 toward the reference point 105. The parking frame lines 101 and 102 can be surely parked.

  Furthermore, according to this parking assist apparatus, a plurality of arc lines 109, arc lines 109a connected to the reference point 105 and the parking frame center line 106, arc lines 109b connected to the parking frame center line 106,. And the arrow display 131 are displayed, so that only the driving operation for aligning the direction of the arrow display 131 with the arc line 109 is performed, and parking is performed on the desired parking frame lines 101 and 102 at one time without performing a reverse operation. Can be made.

  Furthermore, according to the parking assist device, when the arc line 109 and the vehicle front-and-rear line are in contact with each other, and the contact point between the arc line 109 and the vehicle front-and-rear line coincides with the vehicle reference point 121, the own vehicle is moved backward. By presenting the start, it is possible to present to the driver that the desired parking frame lines 101 and 102 can be parked at one time without performing the turn-back operation.

  Furthermore, according to this parking assist device, when the actual viewing direction of the parking frame lines 101 and 102 is the left side of the windshield, the vehicle is moved backward so that the display position of the reverse start area 110 is the right side of the windshield. By projecting the image light of the start area 110 onto the windshield and performing HUD display, it is possible to actually recognize the moving direction to the reverse start area 110 without feeling discomfort.

[Second Embodiment]
Below, the parking assistance apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment is demonstrated. In addition, about the part similar to the above-mentioned 1st Embodiment, the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol.

  The parking assistance apparatus according to the second embodiment is characterized by setting and displaying a guidance area for guiding the host vehicle in the backward start area 110 in addition to the backward start area 110 described above. As shown in FIG. 10, the parking support apparatus includes a guidance area setting unit 21 in the control unit 1 instead of the front-rear direction arrow setting unit 15 and the parking availability determination unit 16 in the first embodiment.

  The guidance area setting unit 21 is within the reverse start area 110 set by the reverse start area setting unit 13 and how far forward it moves from the own vehicle position detected by the own vehicle position detection unit 14. It is calculated whether 109 and the vehicle front-rear line are in contact with each other. And the guidance area | region setting part 21 displays on the monitor 3 the guidance area | region which shows a moving direction and a movement distance, in order to guide to the position where the circular arc line 109 and a vehicle front-back line contact | connect in the reverse start area | region 110. FIG. Thereby, since it is not necessary to determine whether or not parking is possible at an arbitrary own vehicle position, the parking availability determination unit 16 is also unnecessary.

[Guidance area setting process]
Next, guidance area setting processing by the guidance area setting unit 21 of the parking assistance apparatus configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 14. 12 to 14, the arc line 109 included in the reverse start region 110 is a circle at regular intervals from the arc line 109 a that can make the vehicle reference point 121 coincide with the reference point 105 when the vehicle moves backward at the maximum steering angle. It is assumed that arc lines 109b, 109c, and 109d are set.

  First, in step S31, the control unit 1 detects the position of the parking frame line end portions 101 ′ and 102 ′ from the camera image by the image processing unit 11, thereby determining the positional relationship between the host vehicle and the parking frame lines 101 and 102. At the same time, the reverse start area 110 is set by performing the above-described reverse start area setting process.

  Next, in step S32, the control unit 1 sets a vehicle front / rear line 151 fixed to the vehicle front side from the vehicle reference point 121, which is the center point of the rear wheel axle, as shown in FIG. The arc line 152 corresponding to 1/4 of the minimum rotation radius R is fixed and set on the opposite side of the parking frame lines 101 and 102.

  Next, in step S33, the control unit 1 obtains a contact point 153 where the vehicle longitudinal line 151 set in step S32 contacts the arcuate line 109a included in the reverse start area 110.

  Next, in step S34, the control unit 1 sets the arc line 109 and the parking frame center line between the arc line 109a and the arc line 109b as the arc line 109 constituting the retreat start region 110 with the minimum rotation radius R. An arc line 109 ′ in contact with 106 is provided. At this time, the control unit 1 obtains a contact point 154 between the arc line 152 and the arc line 109 ′ after providing the arc line 109 ′ that is in contact with the arc line 152 set in step S <b> 32.

  Next, in step S35, the control unit 1 sets a connection line 155 that connects the contact point 153 obtained in step S33 and the contact point 154 obtained in step S34, the connection line 155, the arc line 152, and the arc line. An area where the tip of 152 is connected is obtained, and the area is set as a guidance area 156.

  The guidance area 156 set in this way determines whether the vehicle front-rear line 151 and the arc line 109 are in contact with each other when the vehicle 120 moves forward from the current position of the host vehicle 120 to the connection line 155. It is shown. The guidance area 156 is displayed in the reverse start area 110, and the reverse start area 110 does not have to be displayed during the period in which the guidance area 156 is displayed.

  Furthermore, since the parking assist device sets the guidance area 156 when the vehicle travels while being held between the steering angle in the neutral state where the vehicle travels straight and the maximum steering angle in the right direction, the steering angle is set halfway toward the guidance area 156. When the change is made, it is necessary to recalculate the guidance area 156 by the above-described steps S31 to S35.

  As shown in FIG. 13, in the state where the host vehicle 120 visually recognizes the parking frame formed by the desired parking frame lines 101 and 102 in the left front direction and travels forward at a position away from the reverse start area 110, Since the vehicle front-rear line 151 of the vehicle 120 is not in contact with the circular arc line 109 included in the reverse start region 110, the contact point 153 is not set (step S33). In addition, when the contact point between the vehicle longitudinal line 151 and the arc line 109a is detected, the parking assist device sets the contact point 153 with priority, but the radius is larger than the minimum turning radius R as shown in FIG. A trajectory and a turning radius line 161 in contact with the circular arc line 109a are set. Thereby, instead of the contact point 153, a contact point 153 'between the rotation radius line 161 and the arc line 109a is set.

  In addition, when the parking assistance device sets the arc line 152 with the minimum rotation radius R extending in the direction opposite to the parking frame starting from the current vehicle reference point 121, the arc line 152 is in contact with any arc line 109. In this state, the contact 154 is not set (step S34). As shown in FIG. 13, when the arc line 152 set from the vehicle reference point 121 does not reach the reverse start area 110, the trajectory having a radius larger than the minimum rotation radius R and the parking frame center line 106 A tangent arc line 162 is set. Thereby, instead of the contact point 154, a contact point 154 'between the parking frame center line 106 and the arc line 162 is set.

  As described above, when the contact point 153 ′ and the contact point 154 ′ are set, the parking assistance device sets the connection line 155 between the contact point 153 ′ and the contact point 154 ′ in step S35, and the parking line and the arc line 109a are parked. The backward start area 110 portion surrounded by the frame center line 106 can be set as the guidance area 156.

  Accordingly, even when the host vehicle 120 is in a state of being away from the reverse start area 110, there is no reversal by starting the reverse movement when the vehicle 120 moves forward toward the guide area 156 and enters the guide area 156. Can be parked.

  Further, the host vehicle 120 travels forward toward the guidance area 156 from the state where the guidance area 156 is presented as shown in FIG. 13, and the vehicle reference point 121 is close to the reverse start area 110 as shown in FIG. When the position is moved to the position, the guidance area 156 shown in FIG. 13 is changed and a new guidance area 156 is presented.

  At this time, the control unit 1 obtains a line extending from the vehicle front-rear line 151 in step S32 in a state where the reverse start region 110 is set in step S31, and contacts the extension line of the vehicle front-rear line 151 in step S33. The arc line 109 ′ is set to obtain the contact point 153, and in step S34, the arc line 109 ″ in contact with the arc line 152 is set to obtain the contact point 154.

  Next, in step S35, the control unit 1 sets a connection line 155 between the contact point 153 and the contact point 154, so that an area where the connection line 155, the arc line 152, and the tip of the arc line 152 are connected is set. The area is obtained and set as the guidance area 156.

  As described above, the vehicle is operated without starting the reverse operation by causing the driving operation to start the backward movement after moving the vehicle reference point 121 toward the connection line 155 that connects the contact 154 and the contact 153 while maintaining the steering angle. The parking to the desired parking frame can be realized by one backward running.

[Parking assistance processing]
Next, a parking support process that includes the above-described reverse start area setting process and supports the parking operation by actually moving the host vehicle to an appropriate position will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  As in the first embodiment, the parking support process is performed by the vehicle position detection unit 14 based on the outputs of the wheel speed sensor 4 and the yaw rate sensor 5 in step S41 after performing the processes of steps S11 to S15. Then, the moving distance and moving direction of the host vehicle with respect to the parking frame line ends 101 ′ and 102 ′ are obtained.

  Next, in step S42, the control unit 1 performs the guidance area setting process described above, thereby guiding the vehicle reference point 121 to a position where the arc line 109 of the reverse start area 110 and the vehicle front-rear line 151 are in contact with each other. The guidance area 156 is calculated, and the monitor 3 is driven to display the guidance area 156 in HUD in step S43. At this time, the drawing unit 17 may display the backward start region 110 and the guidance region 156 on the windshield by performing the same processing as the processing described with reference to FIGS. Only the area 156 may be displayed.

  Next, when the control unit 1 monitors the output of the wheel speed sensor 4 by the own vehicle position detection unit 14 in step S17 and determines that the own vehicle has started running by the own vehicle position detection unit 14. Advances the process to step S44, and continues the arrow display while continuing to monitor the output of the wheel speed sensor 4 if the running has not started.

  Next, in step S44, the control unit 1 determines whether or not the derivative value of the yaw rate sensor 5 has changed when the host vehicle 120 determined in step S17 is moved by the guidance region setting unit 21 to determine whether the driver has changed. To determine whether or not the steering wheel is held at a certain angle from the neutral position. At this time, the control unit 1 monitors the differential value of the signal from the yaw rate sensor 5. As a result, when the steering wheel is held at a constant angle from the neutral position, the differential value of the output becomes constant, and the steering wheel is not increased or decreased, and the process proceeds to step S45. On the other hand, if there is a change in the output differential value of the yaw rate sensor 5, the process is returned to step S41, the guidance area 156 is recalculated, and the HUD display is updated.

  Next, in step S45, the control unit 1 obtains the position of the host vehicle 120 with respect to the parking frame from the outputs of the wheel speed sensor 4 and the yaw rate sensor 5 in the same manner as in step S41. In step S46, the control unit 1 calculates in step S42. The guidance area 156 displayed in step S43 is updated to the guidance area 156 that is a landscape after movement according to the travel distance of the host vehicle 120.

  Next, in step S46, the control unit 1 determines whether or not the vehicle reference point 121, which is the position of the host vehicle 120 obtained in step S45, is located in the guidance area 156, and the vehicle reference point 121 is guided. If it is not located within the area 156, the process from step S44 is repeated, and if it is determined that the vehicle reference point 121 is located within the guidance area 156, the process proceeds to step S48.

  Next, in step S48, since the vehicle reference point 121 of the host vehicle reaches the guidance area 156 and the arc line 109 and the vehicle front / rear line 151 are in contact with each other, the control unit 1 starts from the current host vehicle position. By traveling backward at the maximum steering angle, a message or indicator that the vehicle reference point 121 can be on the reference point 105 or the parking frame center line 106 is displayed, or a notification sound is output and presented.

  By performing such parking assistance processing, the parking assistance device can display the guidance area 156 and park the parking frame in one parking run by moving forward toward the guidance area 156. .

[Display example of guidance area 156]
Next, an example of HUD display on the windshield in the parking assistance apparatus that performs the parking assistance process as described above will be described.

  In the above-described parking support process, the control unit 1 has, for example, the vehicle reference point 121, as shown in FIG. When it is in the state, the guidance area 156 is displayed in HUD as shown in FIG. At this time, in addition to the parking frame lines 101 and 102 that are camera images, the vehicle front-rear line 151 (synonymous with the arrow display 131) and the reverse start area 110 based on the moving direction of the host vehicle, the arc line 109a and the connection line 155 And a guidance area 156 surrounded by the parking frame center line 106 is displayed.

  In this way, by displaying the guidance area 156 between the vehicle front-rear line 161 and the arc line 162, when the steering angle is neutral or the maximum steering angle in the right direction, the vehicle 120 moves backward from the current position of the host vehicle 120. It can be informed that the start area 110 cannot be reached. Further, by displaying the guidance area 156 on the windshield 141 for visually confirming the right front side of the host vehicle 120, the vehicle front-rear line 151 and the guidance area 156 are superimposed on the windshield 141 in a moving direction. Can be driven.

  As shown in FIG. 17, when the vehicle reference point 121 is in front of the reverse start area 110 as shown in FIG. 14, the position of the host vehicle 120 after movement is obtained in step S45. The front end portion of the vehicle front / rear line 151 and the contact point 153 substantially coincide with each other, and a guidance area 156 surrounded by the connection line 155 connecting the contact point 153 and the contact point 154 and the arc line 152 is displayed on the windshield 141.

  Thus, since the guidance area 156 is displayed without providing a space between the vehicle front-rear line 151 and the arc line 152, in order to guide the vehicle reference point 121 to the guidance area 156, the steering angle is changed. It can be shown that the host vehicle 120 is advanced in the range of the maximum steering angle in the right direction from the neutral position.

  It should be noted that the positional relationship between the vehicle reference point 121 and the guidance area 156 as shown in FIG. 13 and when the HUD display as shown in FIG. Alternatively, the steering angle may be calculated and the HUD may be displayed to reach

  That is, as shown in FIG. 13, when the vehicle reference point 121 and the reverse start area 110 are separated from each other, the traveling direction when entering the guidance area 156 is shown as shown in FIGS. Arrow lines 171A, 171B, and 171C are displayed. In the example shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, an arrow line 171A that starts from the connection line 155 and contacts the arc line 109n (not shown) passing through the contact point 154 ′ and an arc line 109n that passes through the midpoint of the connection line 155. An arrow 171B in contact with (not shown) and an arrow line 171C extending from the contact point 153 ′ on the arc line 109a are displayed.

  In this way, as shown in FIG. 19, in addition to the vehicle longitudinal line 151 and the arc line 152, the arrow line 171 is displayed on the windshield 141, so that the arrow line that is the traveling direction when entering the guidance area 156 The moving direction is adjusted so that the vehicle 171 and the vehicle front-and-rear line 151 are aligned with each other, and parking in the parking frame is made possible by a single parking run.

  Further, even when the vehicle reference point 121 is located in the reverse start area 110, as in FIGS. 18 and 19, the traveling direction when entering the guidance area 156 as shown in FIGS. Arrow lines 171A, 171B, and 171C may be displayed. In this way, as shown in FIG. 21, in addition to the vehicle longitudinal line 151 and the arc line 152, an arrow line 171C coinciding with the tip arrow portion of the vehicle longitudinal line 151 is displayed on the windshield 141, so that the current steering Since it is possible to present that it is possible to enter the guidance area 156 by advancing according to the angle, it is possible to reliably park the parking frame by one parking run.

  Further, in the parking assistance apparatus, as shown in FIG. 20, when the vehicle reference point 121 exists in the reverse start area 110 and the vehicle reference point 121 is positioned in the guidance area 156, the front part of the vehicle is in the guidance area 156. Even if the vehicle reference point 121 does not enter the guidance area 156 even if the vehicle reference point 121 does not actually enter the guidance area 156, a situation may occur in which the vehicle cannot be visually recognized on the windshield 141. become.

  On the other hand, the drawing unit 17 of the parking assistance device virtually sets the vehicle reference point 121 at a position on the vehicle longitudinal line 151 and visible to the driver, and at the same time, the virtually set vehicle. The position of the guidance area 156 relative to the reference point 121 is also changed and displayed. As a result, the driver visually recognizes that the vehicle reference point 121 has entered the guidance area 156 on the windshield 141.

  In this way, the drawing unit 17 converts the vehicle reference point 121 and the guidance area 156 so that the vehicle reference point 121 is visible on the extension line 151 ′ of the vehicle longitudinal line 151 as shown in FIG. In the same manner, the virtual contact point 181 is displayed on the virtual vehicle reference point 181, and similarly, the contact point 153 is moved to a visible position on the extension line 151 ′ and displayed on the virtual contact point 183, and the contact point 154 is further displayed. It is moved to a position where it can be seen on the arc line 152 and displayed on the virtual contact 182. Further, a virtual connection line 184 between the virtual contact point 183 and the virtual contact point 182 corresponding to the connection line 155 described above is displayed, and a virtual guidance area 185 surrounded by the virtual connection line 184 and the arc line 152 is displayed. Thereby, the drawing unit 17 displays the virtual guidance area 185 while shifting the virtual guidance area 185 in front of the host vehicle by the amount of movement of the vehicle reference point 121.

  Thereby, in the state where the vehicle reference point 121 has not entered the guidance area 156, as shown in FIG. 23, even when the contact point 154 cannot be visually recognized on the windshield 141 in the processing of the drawing unit 17 described above, As shown in FIG. 24, the virtual vehicle reference point 181 and the virtual contact point 183 are displayed on the extension line 151 ′ indicating the traveling direction of the host vehicle 120, and the virtual contact point 182, the virtual connection line 184, and the virtual guidance area 185 are displayed. Let

  Accordingly, in the display shown in FIG. 23, it cannot be visually confirmed whether the vehicle reference point 121 has actually entered the guidance area 156, and the guidance area 156 displayed on the windshield 141 is not displayed from the windshield 141. On the other hand, according to the display shown in FIG. 24, the driving operation can be performed so that the virtual vehicle reference point 181 is located in the virtual guidance area 185. Therefore, it is easy to grasp the vehicle reference point 121 to enter the guidance area 156 by traveling in which direction and how far the host vehicle 120 travels, and more reliably park the parking frame by one parking travel. Make it possible.

[Effects of Second Embodiment]
As described above in detail, according to the parking assistance apparatus according to the second embodiment to which the present invention is applied, the host vehicle 120 enters the reverse start area 110 and is in the reverse start area 110. Since the guidance area 156 for the line and the arc line 109 to contact is set and displayed, the parking frame line 101, It can be made easy to grasp whether parking is possible in 102.

  Further, according to the parking assist device, the arc line 152 having the minimum rotation radius R extending in the direction facing the parking frame line end portions 101 ′ and 102 ′, the contact point between the arc line 152 and the arc line 109, and the vehicle front and rear Since the area surrounded by the connection line 155 to the contact point between the line 151 and the arc line 109 is set as the guidance area 156, the guidance area 156 can be calculated by a simple process.

  Furthermore, according to this parking assist device, when the vehicle reference point 121 is away from the reverse start area 110, the minimum rotation set in the direction facing the parking frame line ends 101 ′ and 102 ′. A turning trajectory having a radius of curvature between the radius R and a rotation radius line 161 in contact with the reference point 105 and the arc line 109 a connected to the parking frame center line 106 and an arc line 162 in contact with the parking frame center line 106. The guidance area 156 can be set by setting.

  Furthermore, according to this parking assistance apparatus, the direction of entry into the guidance area 156 from the current vehicle reference point 121 is indicated by the arrow line 171, thereby moving the own vehicle 120 when entering the guidance area 156. By presenting, it is possible to reliably guide the vehicle into the reverse start area 110 where parking can be performed with one reverse travel. Moreover, in this parking assistance apparatus, a plurality of arrow lines 171A, 171B, and 171C having different directions are displayed as the arrow line 171 for each entry location to the guidance area 156. Therefore, the host vehicle 120 when entering the guidance area 156 is displayed. The direction of travel can be presented.

  Furthermore, according to this parking assistance apparatus, even if the positional relationship between the vehicle reference point 121 and the guidance area 156 is below the host vehicle 120 and cannot be displayed on the monitor 3, the virtual vehicle reference point By presenting 181 and the virtual guidance area 185, the virtual vehicle reference point 181 can be guided to the virtual guidance area 185, and can be easily guided into the reverse start area 110.

  The above-described embodiment is an example of the present invention. For this reason, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made depending on the design and the like as long as the technical idea according to the present invention is not deviated from this embodiment. Of course, it is possible to change.

  As an example of display of the present invention, an example of HUD display on the windshield has been described. However, the present apparatus is not limited to this, and a position explanatory diagram (top view) of each display example is displayed as an icon or a camera. The imaging may be converted from the upper surface to the viewpoint, and the backward start area, the guidance area 156, the vehicle center line, and the like may be superimposed and displayed on these images.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the parking assistance apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment to which this invention is applied. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the reverse start area | region setting process by the parking assistance apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment to which this invention is applied. It is a top view for demonstrating the process which sets a reverse start area | region with the parking assistance apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment to which this invention is applied. It is a top view for demonstrating the relationship between the circular arc line in the reverse start area | region set by the parking assistance apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment to which this invention is applied, and a vehicle front-back line. It is a top view which shows the case where the angle of the vehicle front-back line with respect to the circular arc line in the reverse start area | region set by the parking assistance apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment to which this invention is applied is inappropriate. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the parking assistance process which assists parking operation by moving the own vehicle to a reverse start area | region by the parking assistance apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment to which this invention is applied. It is a top view for demonstrating the position and display content of the own vehicle in the parking assistance process by the parking assistance apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment to which this invention is applied. It is a figure which shows the example of a display on a windshield in the parking assistance process by the parking assistance apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment to which this invention is applied, when a reverse start area | region is set ahead of the own vehicle. In the parking assistance processing by the parking assistance device according to the first embodiment to which the present invention is applied, it is a diagram illustrating a display example when driving is urged so that the arrow display of the own vehicle touches an arc line. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the parking assistance apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment to which this invention is applied. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the guidance area | region setting process by the parking assistance apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment to which this invention is applied. It is a top view for demonstrating the process which sets a guidance area | region with the parking assistance apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment to which this invention is applied. It is a top view for demonstrating the process which sets a guidance area | region when the vehicle reference point is separated with respect to the reverse start area | region with the parking assistance apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment to which this invention is applied. It is a top view for demonstrating the process which sets a guidance area | region when the vehicle reference point approaches the reverse start area | region with the parking assistance apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment to which this invention is applied. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the parking assistance process which assists parking operation by moving the own vehicle toward a guidance area | region with the parking assistance apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment to which this invention is applied. It is a figure which shows the state which displayed the guidance area | region on the windshield, when the vehicle reference point is separated with respect to the reverse start area | region with the parking assistance apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment to which this invention is applied. It is a figure which shows the state which displayed the guidance area | region on the windshield when the vehicle reference point approached the reverse start area | region with the parking assistance apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment to which this invention is applied. When the vehicle reference point is away from the reverse start area by the parking assist device according to the second embodiment to which the present invention is applied, the guidance area and the arrow indicating the traveling direction when entering the guidance area are displayed on the windshield. It is a figure explaining displaying a line. When the vehicle reference point is away from the reverse start area by the parking assist device according to the second embodiment to which the present invention is applied, the guidance area and the arrow indicating the traveling direction when entering the guidance area are displayed on the windshield. It is a figure which shows the state which displayed the line. When the vehicle reference point approaches the reverse start area by the parking assist device according to the second embodiment to which the present invention is applied, the guidance area and the arrow line indicating the traveling direction when entering the guidance area are displayed on the windshield. It is a figure explaining what to do. When the vehicle reference point approaches the reverse start area by the parking assist device according to the second embodiment to which the present invention is applied, the guidance area and the arrow line indicating the traveling direction when entering the guidance area are displayed on the windshield. It is a figure which shows the state which carried out. It is a figure for demonstrating the process which sets the positional relationship of a guidance area | region and a vehicle reference point virtually ahead of the own vehicle. It is a figure which shows the example of a display on a windshield according to the positional relationship of implementation guidance area | region and vehicle reference point when a vehicle reference point approaches a guidance area | region. It is a figure which shows the example of a display on a windshield when the positional relationship of a guidance area | region and a vehicle reference point is set virtually ahead of the own vehicle when a vehicle reference point approaches a guidance area | region.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Control unit 2 Camera 3 Monitor 4 Wheel speed sensor 5 Yaw rate sensor 11 Image processing part 12 Own vehicle minimum rotation radius memory | storage part 13 Reverse start area | region setting part 14 Own vehicle position detection part 15 Front-back direction arrow setting part 16 Parking availability determination part 17 Drawing part 21 Guidance area setting part 101,102 Parking frame line 104 End connection line 105 Reference point 106 Parking frame center line 107 Width direction area setting point 108 Width direction area setting line 109 Arc line 110 Retreat start area 120 Own vehicle 121 Vehicle Reference point 131 Arrow display 132 Contact 141 Windshield 142 Instrument panel 151 Vehicle front / rear line 152 Arc line 153 Contact 154 Contact 155 Connection line 156 Guide area 161 Turning radius line 162 Arc line 171 Arrow line 181 Virtual vehicle reference point 182 Virtual contact point 183 Virtual contact 184 imaginary connecting line 185 virtual guiding area

Claims (11)

In a parking assistance device that supports a driving operation for stopping the host vehicle in a region facing the parking frame before the host vehicle is moved backward and parked in a predetermined parking frame,
Detecting the end position of the parking frame relative to the position of the host vehicle;
Preliminarily storing a minimum turning locus when the host vehicle turns with a minimum turning radius,
It is an area that faces the detected parking frame, and after the host vehicle travels backward with the stored minimum turning trajectory, it can park in the parking frame by going straight ahead and running backward. Set the reverse start area
A parking assistance apparatus, wherein at least the set backward start area is displayed. In a parking assistance device that supports a driving operation for stopping the host vehicle in a region facing the parking frame before the host vehicle is moved backward and parked in a predetermined parking frame,
Parking frame detection means for detecting the end position of the parking frame relative to the position of the host vehicle;
Trajectory storage means for storing a minimum turning trajectory when the host vehicle turns with a minimum turning radius;
The area facing the parking frame detected by the parking frame detection means, and the host vehicle travels backward with a minimum turning trajectory stored in the trajectory storage means, and then goes straight and travels backward. Retreat start area setting means for setting a retreat start area where parking within the parking frame is possible;
A parking support apparatus comprising: a display unit that displays at least the reverse start area set by the reverse start area setting unit. The reverse start area setting means includes
Set the midpoint of the end connection line connecting the end positions of the parking frame detected by the parking frame detection means as a reference point,
Pass through the reference point, set a parking frame center line orthogonal to the end connection line,
A width direction region setting line that passes through the width direction region setting point on the extension line of the end connection line and is separated from the reference point by a minimum turning radius is set perpendicular to the extension line of the end connection line. And
Using the width direction region setting point as a center point, setting an arc line connected to the reference point and the parking frame center line from the width direction region setting line,
The parking support device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an area surrounded by the outside of the arc line, the parking frame center line, and the width direction area setting line is set as the reverse start area.   The display means displays at least one arc line having a minimum turning radius that is in contact with the parking frame center line, and displays an arrow display that is a vehicle front-rear line of the host vehicle and indicates a moving direction of the host vehicle. The parking assistance apparatus according to claim 3, wherein:   The display means presents that the host vehicle starts to move backward when a contact point between the arc line and the vehicle front-rear line matches a reference position of the host vehicle. The parking assistance apparatus of Claim 3 or Claim 4. The vehicle further comprises a guidance area setting means for setting a guidance area within the reverse start area set by the reverse start area setting means and the host vehicle entering the reverse start area,
The parking support device according to claim 3, wherein the display means displays the guidance area set by the guidance area setting means. The guiding region is
A minimum turning trajectory set in a direction opposite to the end position of the parking frame detected by the parking frame detection means from the reference position of the host vehicle;
A contact point between the vehicle front-rear line and the arc line of the host vehicle, a minimum turning locus set in a direction facing the end position of the parking frame detected by the parking frame detection unit from a reference position of the host vehicle, and The parking assistance device according to claim 6, wherein an area surrounded by a connection line connecting the contact point with the arc line is set as the guidance area. The guidance area is a turning trajectory having a radius of curvature larger than a minimum turning trajectory set in a direction facing the end position of the parking frame detected by the parking frame detection means from the reference position of the host vehicle, Setting a first turning locus in contact with the arc line in contact with the parking frame center line and a second turning locus in contact with the parking frame center line;
A connection line connecting the contact point between the arc line and the first turning locus, and the contact point between the parking frame center line and the second turning locus;
An arc line in contact with the parking frame center line;
The parking assistance device according to claim 6, wherein an area surrounded by the parking frame center line is set as the guidance area.   The parking support device according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the display unit displays an arrow indicating a direction of entering the guidance area from a current position of the host vehicle.   9. The display device according to claim 6, wherein the display unit virtually displays a positional relationship between a vehicle reference position and a guidance area at a rear portion of the host vehicle on a traveling direction side of the host vehicle. The parking assist device according to claim.   The parking support device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the display unit projects at least an image of the reverse start area onto a windshield of the host vehicle and presents the image to a driver. .