Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Driving support apparatus
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Application No.: US17039304Application Date: 2020-09-30
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Publication No.: US11449066B2Publication Date: 2022-09-20
- Inventor: Tatsuya Sugano
- Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Toyota
- Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Toyota
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: JPJP2017-188766 20170928
- Main IPC: G05D1/02
- IPC: G05D1/02 ; G06V20/56 ; G08G1/04 ; G08G1/14 ; B62D15/02 ; G06V20/58

Abstract:
A driving support apparatus (12) is configured to support a vehicle (1) to travel at a parking lot, a parking spot (PS) at which the vehicle should be parked is defined by a parking section line (PL) at the parking lot, the driving support apparatus is configured to: detect a specific edge part (PLE) of the parking section line that is an edge part nearest to a traveling space at which the vehicle travels at the parking lot; set a virtual road section line (VDL) if a plurality of specific edge parts are detected at a specific area (LSA, RSA) located on a predetermined side viewed from the vehicle, the virtual road section line is an approximate line connecting the plurality of detected specific edge parts at the specific area; and support the vehicle to travel on the basis of the set road section line.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210048828A1 DRIVING SUPPORT APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2021-02-18
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