JP2010205078A - Parking support device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To avoid occurrence of a problem by warning a driver that a vehicle does not touch wheel stoppers 12. <P>SOLUTION: This parking support device includes: an acquisition step S23 acquiring information inside a parking support range set for parking support in the rear of the vehicle C; a parking area recognition step S31 recognizing a parking frame 11 for parking the vehicle C and the wheel stoppers 12 inside the parking frame 11 from the information obtained in the acquisition step S23; and a speaker 4 issuing a warning to the driver. When the wheel stoppers 12 are not recognized inside the parking frame 11 in the parking area recognition step S31 when retreating the vehicle C and trying to perform the parking inside the parking frame 11, the parking support device issues the warning of the effect of paying attention because there is no wheel stopper 12 inside the parking frame 11 to the driver through the speaker 4. Thereby, the attention is called to the driver by warning that the vehicle C does not touch the wheel stoppers 12 in advance, so that the occurrence of the problem wherein the vehicle C collides against another vehicle or an obstacle, or runs upon a curb, or wherein a wheel comes off the vehicle C is avoided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a parking assistance device that assists a driver when a vehicle is to be parked in a parking frame, and in particular, obtains information on the front or rear of the vehicle by photographing and processes the information. The present invention relates to a parking assistance device that detects wheel stops and issues a warning to the driver based on the wheel stops.

  Conventionally, technologies for detecting the presence of a wheel stopper with a camera or a sensor and issuing an alarm or giving a notification are disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 below. Moreover, the technique of displaying so that the detected wheel stopper and the position of a wheel may overlap is shown by the following patent document 3.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 7-92263 JP 2004-276807 A JP 2004-276807 A

  However, when the driver tries to park the vehicle in the parking frame with the expectation that it will hit the wheel stopper, there is no wheel stopper or the vehicle is moving along a trajectory that does not hit it even if there is a wheel stopper. There is. As a result, if the vehicle exceeds the appropriate stopping position or wheel stop position, it will protrude from the parking space, collide with another vehicle or obstacle, climb on a curb, or derail in a groove. There is.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems existing in the prior art, and its purpose is to warn the driver that he will not hit the wheel stop, thereby avoiding the occurrence of the problem. An object of the present invention is to provide a parking assist device that can handle such a situation.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention employs the following technical means. That is, in the first aspect of the invention, the acquisition means (S23) for acquiring the information within the parking support range set for parking support in front of or behind the vehicle (C) and the acquisition means (S23). Parking area recognition means (S31) for recognizing the parking frame (11) for parking the vehicle (C) and the wheel stopper (12) in the parking frame (11) from the acquired information, and warning the driver Warning means (4) for emitting
When the vehicle (C) is to be parked in the parking frame (11), if the parking area recognition means (S31) cannot recognize the wheel stopper (12) in the parking frame (11), the warning means (4) This is characterized in that a warning is issued to the driver through, indicating that there is no wheel stopper (12) in the parking frame (11).

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the driver can be alerted by giving a warning in advance that the wheel stopper (12) is not hit. In other words, by not letting the driver perform an operation that expects to have a wheel stopper (12), it may cause problems such as colliding with other vehicles and obstacles, climbing on curbs, or falling into a groove. It can be avoided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the parking assist device according to the first aspect, a handle angle sensor (7) for detecting a current turning angle of a handle for changing the direction of the vehicle (C), and an acquisition means. From the information acquired by (S23), the positions of the wheels (13) on both sides on the traveling direction side of the vehicle (C) with respect to the positions of the parking frame (11) and the wheel stopper (12), and the steering angle sensor (7) A wheel trajectory calculating means (S34) for adding information and calculating a predicted trajectory (14) drawn by the wheel (13) in the traveling direction;
When the vehicle (C) is to be parked in the parking frame (11), if none of the predicted trajectory (14) of the wheel (13) overlaps the position of the wheel stop (12), the warning means (4) A warning that the wheel (13) is not in contact with the wheel stopper (12) is issued to the driver via the.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the driver is corrected in the position and orientation of the vehicle (C) by warning in advance that the wheel (13) is not in contact with the wheel stop (12). It is possible to avoid the occurrence of problems such as collision with other vehicles and obstacles, riding on curbs, and falling off into grooves.

  Further, in the invention according to claim 3, in the parking assistance device according to claim 2, the progress in the traveling direction is continued while the wheel (13) does not hit the wheel stop (12). The vehicle is characterized in that a warning is issued to the driver via the warning means (4) so as to reconfirm the parking position.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the driver may be forced to park at a position that does not hit the wheel stop (12) from the situation around the vehicle. By prompting confirmation of the position where the vehicle is to be parked, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of problems such as collision with another vehicle or an obstacle, riding on a curb, or falling off into a groove.

  Moreover, in invention of Claim 4, in the parking assistance apparatus of Claim 2 or 3, from the position of the wheel stopper (12) and the position of the wheel (13) nearest to the wheel stopper (12), A distance calculating means (S37) for calculating the distance (D) in the direction of entering and exiting the parking frame (11) is provided. When the distance (D) becomes minus (D <0), the warning means (4) is provided. And a warning that the driver has come off the wheel stopper (12).

  According to the invention described in claim 4, the driver is warned that the wheel (13) is moving in a state of being disengaged from the wheel stop (12), so that the driver can be alerted to other vehicles and obstacles. It is possible to avoid the occurrence of problems such as collision, climbing on a curb, and falling off into a groove.

  Moreover, in invention of Claim 5, in the parking assistance apparatus of Claim 4, it is provided with the obstacle recognition means which recognizes an obstacle from the information acquired by the acquisition means (S23), and a wheel (13) When the traveling in the traveling direction is continued while remaining off the wheel stop (12), the collision prevention control (S39) using the obstacle recognition means is performed. According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of a collision with respect to an obstacle that can be recognized by the obstacle recognition means.

  Moreover, in invention of Claim 6, in the parking assistance apparatus in any one of Claim 2 thru | or 5, the display means (3) which displays the information acquired by the acquisition means (S23) to a driver | operator is provided, The display means (3) displays the parking frame (11), the wheel stopper (12), the outer frame (CF) of the vehicle (C), the wheels (13), and the predicted trajectory (14). Yes.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the driver can determine the positional relationship between the parking frame (11), the wheel stopper (12), the outer frame (CF) of the vehicle (C), and the wheels (13), and the prediction. Since the locus (14) can be easily grasped, the position and orientation of the vehicle (C) can be easily corrected. In addition, the code | symbol in the parenthesis as described in a claim and said each means is an example which shows a corresponding relationship with the specific means as described in embodiment mentioned later.

It is a mimetic diagram showing the main system composition of parking assistance device 1 in one embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the input-output relationship in the parking assistance apparatus 1 of FIG. It is a flowchart of a vehicle periphery display program. It is a figure explaining the conversion to the bird's-eye view image in step S24 of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the image before and behind conversion into the bird's-eye view image in FIG.3 S24, (a) is the image | video from the camera 2a, (b) is the image | video after conversion. It is a flowchart of the parking assistance program in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure of the monitor display example of the parking frame 11 with the wheel stopper 12 for both wheels. It is a figure of the monitor display example of the parking frame 11 with the ring stopper 12 only for one wheel. It is a figure of the monitor display example of the parking frame 11 without the wheel stopper. It is a figure of the example of a monitor display in case it is going to remove | deviate even if there exists a ring stop. It is a figure of the example of a monitor display in case it is going to remove | deviate even if there exists a ring stop. It is a figure explaining the more specific positional relationship of the wheel stopper 12 and the rear wheel 13. FIG. It is a figure of the state from which the distance D between the wheel stopper 12 and the rear wheel 13 became short from the state of FIG. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a state in which the distance D between the wheel stopper 12 and the rear wheel 13 has become negative, further back from the state of FIG. 13.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. First, FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a main system configuration of a parking assistance apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an input / output relationship in the parking assistance apparatus 1 of FIG. . The parking assistance device 1 includes a camera 2a and an image capturing device 2b, a monitor 3, a speaker 4, an image processing unit 5, and an operation switch group 6.

  The camera 2a is a CCD camera, for example, and is disposed at the rear part of the vehicle C together with the image capturing device 2b. The monitor (display means referred to in the present invention) 3 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, and is disposed on a dashboard or the like in the passenger compartment. The speaker 4 is a warning means referred to in the present invention, and is disposed in the vehicle interior. The image processing unit 5 processes an image acquired from the camera 2a and the image capturing device 2b, and the operation switch group 6 performs a switching input such as turning on / off the power of the parking support device 1.

  As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 2, the camera 2a converts the video behind the vehicle C into an electrical signal and outputs it to the image capturing device 2b. The image capturing device 2b uses the signal input from the camera 2a as digital image data, and outputs this image data to the image processing unit 5 at regular time intervals. The steering wheel angle sensor 7 detects the current turning angle of the steering wheel that changes the direction of the vehicle C, and outputs it to the image processing unit 5 as a signal.

  The gyroscope 8 detects the rotational angular velocity of the vehicle C and outputs it to the image processing unit 5 as a signal. The vehicle speed sensor 9 outputs a vehicle speed pulse signal to the image processing unit 5. The shift position sensor 10 detects the shift position of the vehicle or the state of the drive range (P, R, N, D, L, etc.) of the vehicle and outputs a signal based on each state to the image processing unit 5. .

  The image processing unit 5 is a device that processes image data whose main part is an ECU. The image processing unit 5 includes a CPU, RAM, ROM, and flash memory (not shown), and operates when the CPU reads and executes a predetermined program from the ROM, and the ROM, RAM, Information is read from the flash memory, and information is written to the RAM and the flash memory as necessary.

  Further, the image processing unit 5 receives signals from the image capturing device 2b, the operation switch group 6, the handle angle sensor 7, the gyroscope 8, the vehicle speed sensor 9, and the shift position sensor 10 during the operation, and if necessary, To output signals to the monitor 3 and the speaker 4. In the following description, the execution of the program by the CPU is described as the execution of the program by the image processing unit 5.

  Next, a vehicle periphery display program that is read and executed by the image processing unit 5 from the ROM in the present embodiment will be described first. FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of this program. The image processing unit 5 is activated based on a user power-on operation on the operation switch group 6, and then reads and executes this program.

  First, in step S21, setting information is read from the flash memory. This setting information is stored in advance in the flash memory when the parking assist device 1 is manufactured. This setting information includes a method for displaying the position of a wheel 13 (rear wheel in the present embodiment), which will be described later, and information such as the shape, size, and arrangement of each part of the vehicle C.

  In the next step S22, it is determined whether or not the shift position is the back (or the drive range is R). If it is determined YES here, the process proceeds to step S23, and if it is determined NO, the process proceeds to step S27. The shift position can be detected by a signal from the shift position sensor 10. First, in step S23, an image output from the image capturing device 2b, that is, an image around the vehicle C is acquired.

  In the next step S24, the image input from the image capturing device 2b is converted into a bird's eye view image, and the converted image data is output to the monitor 3. The conversion into the bird's eye view image will be specifically described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the conversion into a bird's eye view image in step S24 of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, this is an inverse transformation of the transformation in which the position data of the image on the ground is projected onto the screen plane T at the focal length f from the camera position R at the height H from the ground. That is, the conversion to a bird's eye view image is a coordinate conversion of an image captured by the camera 2a into data on the ground plane coordinate system projected from the camera 2a as a viewpoint. This conversion technique is disclosed in, for example, JP-A-14-087160 and JP-A-10-211849.

  In addition, the image output to the monitor 3 includes a portion that is out of the field of view of the camera 2a by estimating the position of the portion. Specifically, in the repetitive processing of steps S22 to S26, a matching region is extracted between two temporally continuous bird's-eye view images acquired from the image capturing device 2b, and based on this, from the field of view of the current camera 2a Extract the moving area that deviates.

  Then, the image of the portion other than the field of view of the camera 2a in the bird's-eye view is shifted by the amount of movement in the bird's-eye view of the matching region, and then the image of the movement region is drawn (a composite image is created). Furthermore, you may draw the vehicle C and the reverse V-shaped line V (refer FIG.5 (b)) which shows a viewing angle. FIGS. 5A and 5B are diagrams showing an example of images before and after conversion into a bird's eye view image in step S24 of FIG.

  When the image data including the parking frame 11 drawn on the ground as shown in FIG. 5A is input from the image capturing device 2b by the process in step S24, the image is displayed in FIG. 5B. As shown, it is further converted into a bird's eye view including a vehicle C and an inverted V-shape V and displayed on the monitor 3. To be exact, the vehicle C is displayed on the monitor 3 in step S25 as will be described later.

  In the next step S25, an image of the vehicle C is drawn. Specifically, an image of the outer frame CF of the vehicle C (for example, such that the vehicle C overlaps the position where the vehicle C exists with respect to the periphery of the vehicle drawn as the bird's-eye view in the bird's-eye view output to the monitor 3 in step S24) , See FIG. 7). Note that the image of the outer frame CF is a transparent image. Specifically, in the image of the vehicle C displayed by the outer frame CF display, the outline of the outer periphery of the vehicle is expressed by a frame line, and the inner part of the frame line is transparent.

  When the outer frame CF of the vehicle is displayed, the size of the outer frame CF is determined based on information such as the total length and full width of the vehicle described in the setting information. When such an image is superimposed on an image around the vehicle, an image is synthesized so that a portion behind the vehicle can be visually recognized through the transparent portion. In addition, as a transparent display, you may use what combined frame line display, line drawing display, semi-transparent display, and transparent display suitably.

  In the next step S26, in order to show the position of the rear wheel 13 as a part of the image of the vehicle C, an image of the outer shape of the rear wheel 13 is output to the monitor 3 (see, for example, FIG. 7). In the present embodiment, the current turning angle is also displayed simultaneously from the position of the front wheel and the information of the handle angle sensor 7 (see, for example, FIG. 11).

  After step S26 is executed, the above process is repeated. If it is determined in step S22 that the shift position is other than back (or the drive range is R) and the determination is no, the process proceeds to step S27. In step S27, the screen of the monitor 3 is switched from the screen related to the camera 2a to a navigation screen, for example, and all images converted and synthesized from the image of the camera 2a are deleted.

  Next, a parking assistance program according to an embodiment of the present invention using the above-described vehicle periphery display program will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, in step S31, the image processing unit 5 recognizes the presence / absence, shape, and position of the parking frame 11 and the wheel stopper 12 in the parking frame 11 from the image acquired from the image capturing device 2b as parking area recognition means. To do.

  In addition, step S23 of the vehicle periphery display program described above serves as an acquisition unit that acquires information within the parking support range set for parking support. In addition, the present embodiment is configured for backward parking, but the camera 2a and the image capturing device 2b may also be configured at the front portion of the vehicle C for forward parking. You may make it recognize a parking area, after determining the advancing direction and switching the image acquired by whether it supports parking by forward or backward.

  In the next step S32, it is determined whether or not the wheel stopper 12 is recognized in the parking frame 11. FIG. 7 is a diagram of a monitor display example of the parking frame 11 having the wheel stoppers 12 for both wheels. On the monitor screen, the parking frame 11, the wheel stopper 12, the outer frame CF of the vehicle C, the positional relationship of each of the rear wheels 13, and the predicted locus 14 of the rear wheel 13 are displayed. FIG. 8 is a diagram of a monitor display example of the parking frame 11 having the wheel stopper 12 for only one wheel, and FIG. 9 is a diagram of a monitor display example of the parking frame 11 without the wheel stopper 12.

  If the determination result in step S32 is NO and the wheel stopper 12 cannot be recognized in the parking frame 11 as in the example of FIG. 9, the process proceeds to step S33, and the driver is notified via the speaker 4 as a warning means. Since there is no wheel stopper 12 in the parking frame 11, a warning to warn is issued. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, there is a display such as “There is no ring stop.

  If the determination result in step S32 is YES and the wheel stopper 12 is recognized in the parking frame 11 as in the example of FIG. 7 or 8, the process proceeds to step S34. In step S34, as the wheel trajectory calculation means, the information on the steering wheel angle input from the steering wheel angle sensor 7 and the vehicle speed input from the vehicle speed sensor 9 is added, and the rear wheel 13 moves in the traveling direction (rearward in this embodiment). The predicted trajectory 14 to be drawn is calculated and displayed so as to be superimposed on the image of the monitor 3.

  In the next step S35, whether or not any of the predicted trajectories 14 of both wheels calculated in step S34 overlaps with the position of the wheel stopper 12 (that is, which of the rear wheels 13 hits the wheel stopper 12). Judgment is made. If this determination result is YES and the rear wheel 13 is to be moved so that one of the rear wheels 13 hits the wheel stopper 12 as in the example shown in FIG. 7 or FIG. 8, the following processing is skipped. repeat.

  If the determination result in step S35 is NO, and if the wheel stopper 12 is going to move away even as shown in the example shown in FIG. 10 or FIG. A warning is issued to the driver via 4 because the wheel 13 is not in contact with the wheel stop 12.

  Further, when the vehicle continues to travel in the direction of travel while the wheel 13 does not hit the wheel stopper 12, the driver is warned to reconfirm the parking position via the speaker 4 serving as a warning means. Is coming out. For example, as shown in FIG. 10 or FIG. 11, there is a display such as “Do not hit the wheel stopper. Please check the parking position” and a warning by voice.

  In the next step S37, the distance D in the direction of entering and exiting the parking frame 11 is calculated from the position of the wheel stopper 12 and the position of the wheel 13 closest to the wheel stopper 12 as a distance calculating means. Yes. FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining a more specific positional relationship between the wheel stopper 12 and the rear wheel 13. The outer shape of the rear wheel 13 relative to the outer frame CF of the vehicle C and the axle position S of the rear wheel 13 are determined based on information such as the wheel size and the axle position of the vehicle C described in the setting information.

  The position P at which the rear wheel 13 contacts the typical wheel stopper 12 is determined based on the typical height h of the wheel stopper 12 and the tire radius r described in the setting information. It is determined by determining the distance L between the position P that contacts the wheel stopper 12 and the axle position S of the rear wheel 13. An image showing the positional relationship between the outer shape of the rear wheel 13 and the wheel stopper 12 when viewed from the side of the vehicle as shown in the upper right part of FIG. 12 may be output to the monitor 3. .

  In the next step S38, it is determined whether or not the distance D calculated in step S37 is negative (D <0). If the determination result is NO and there is still a distance D between the wheel stopper 12 and the rear wheel 13 as in the example of FIG. 13, the process of step S39 is skipped and the above process is repeated. In FIG. 13, only the wheel stopper 12 on the right side in the figure is shown.

  Further, the determination result in step S38 is YES, and as shown in the example of FIG. 14, the distance D between the wheel stopper 12 and the rear wheel 13 is negative (D <0), further back from the state of FIG. If it becomes, the process proceeds to step S39, and a warning that the driver has come off the wheel stopper 12 is issued to the driver via the speaker 4 which is a warning means. For example, as shown in FIG. 14, there are a display such as “You have come off the wheel stopper.

  Furthermore, the image processing unit 5 includes obstacle recognition means for recognizing an obstacle from the information acquired in step S23 as the acquisition means, and the wheel 13 is removed from the wheel stopper 12 as in the example of FIG. When the vehicle continues to move in the direction of travel while remaining in the state, collision prevention control using obstacle recognition means is performed. The collision prevention control includes, for example, a warning when an obstacle is approached by a back sonar (not shown), and an automatic brake linked to the obstacle detection by the back sonar.

  Next, the features and effects of this embodiment will be described. The acquisition step S23 for acquiring information within the parking support range set for parking support behind the vehicle C, the parking frame 11 for parking the vehicle C from the information acquired in the acquisition step S23, and the parking frame 11 A parking area recognition step S31 for recognizing the inner wheel stopper 12 and a speaker 4 as warning means for issuing a warning to the driver are provided.

  When the vehicle C is moved backward and is parked in the parking frame 11, if the wheel stopper 12 cannot be recognized in the parking frame 11 in the previous parking area recognition step S <b> 31, the driver is notified via the speaker 4. Since there is no wheel stopper 12 in the parking frame 11, a warning to warn is issued.

  According to this, the driver can be alerted by warning in advance that the wheel stopper 12 will not be hit. In other words, by not letting the driver perform an operation that is expected to have the wheel stopper 12, it avoids the occurrence of problems such as collision with other vehicles and obstacles, climbing on curbs, and falling into a groove. be able to.

  Further, the rear wheel on both sides of the vehicle C with respect to the positions of the parking frame 11 and the wheel stopper 12 from the handle angle sensor 7 for detecting the current turning angle of the handle for changing the direction of the vehicle C and the information acquired in the acquisition step S23. 13 and a wheel trajectory calculation step S34 for calculating the predicted trajectory 14 drawn rearward by the rear wheel 13 by adding information of the steering wheel angle sensor 7.

  When the vehicle C is retracted and parked in the parking frame 11, if none of the predicted trajectories 14 of the wheels 13 overlaps the position of the wheel stop 12, the wheel is communicated to the driver via the speaker 4. A warning that 13 is not in contact with the wheel stopper 12 is issued. According to this, the driver is urged to correct the position and orientation of the vehicle C by warning in advance that the wheel 13 is not hitting the wheel stop 12, and collides with another vehicle or an obstacle, It is possible to avoid the occurrence of problems such as climbing on the curb or falling off into the groove.

  Further, when the vehicle 13 continues to travel in the direction of travel while the wheel 13 does not hit the wheel stop 12, a warning is issued to the driver to reconfirm the parking position via the speaker 4. ing. According to this, since the driver may be forced to park to a position that does not hit the wheel stopper 12 from the situation around the vehicle, confirm the position to be parked again from the situation around the vehicle. By prompting, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of problems such as collision with other vehicles and obstacles, climbing on curbs, and falling off into grooves.

  Further, a distance calculating step S37 is provided for calculating a distance D in the direction of entering and exiting the parking frame 11 from the position of the wheel stopper 12 and the position of the rear wheel 13 closest to the wheel stopper 12. When the distance D becomes negative (D <0), a warning that the driver has come off the wheel stopper 12 is issued to the driver via the speaker 4. According to this, a warning is given to the driver by warning that the rear wheel 13 is moving away from the wheel stopper 12, so that it can collide with another vehicle or an obstacle, ride on a curb, It is possible to avoid the occurrence of a problem such as losing the wheel.

  Moreover, the obstacle recognition means which recognizes an obstacle from the information acquired by acquisition step S23 is provided. When the vehicle 13 continues to move backward while the wheel 13 remains off the wheel stopper 12, the collision prevention control S39 using the obstacle recognition means is performed. According to this, it is possible to avoid occurrence of a collision with respect to an obstacle that can be recognized by the obstacle recognition means.

  The monitor 3 is provided as a display means for displaying the information acquired in the acquisition step S23 to the driver. The monitor 3 includes a parking frame 11, a wheel stopper 12, an outer frame CF of the vehicle C, a rear wheel 13, and A predicted trajectory 14 is displayed. According to this, the driver can easily grasp the positional relationship between the parking frame 11, the wheel stopper 12, the outer frame CF of the vehicle C, the rear wheel 13, and the predicted trajectory 14. And the orientation can be easily corrected.

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The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be modified or expanded as follows. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is realized as the dedicated parking assistance device 1. For example, as a function of a car navigation device that receives an input of a video signal from a vehicle-mounted rear camera, the parking assistance device 1 The functions described above may be realized. In the above-described embodiment, a camera is used as the image acquisition unit. However, an ultrasonic distance sensor or the like may be used.

  In the above-described embodiment, the imaging display processing means displays a bird's-eye view, but it is not necessarily limited to the bird's-eye view. For example, it may be a perspective view or a three-dimensional display. good. In the above-described embodiment, a rewriting program for rewriting the description of the setting information read from the flash memory by the image processing unit 5 in step S21 in FIG. 3 is stored in the ROM, and the user executes the program. Thus, this information may be rewritten.

  The rewriting program may be configured to rewrite the setting information based on a signal input to the image processing unit 5 by operating the operation switch group 6 for specifying the setting information. Input to the image processing unit 5 by performing an operation on the switch group 16 for identifying the vehicle type (for example, the vehicle classification such as sedan and wagon, and the name of the vehicle such as Corolla (registered trademark) and Fielder (registered trademark)). The setting information may be rewritten based on the received signal and a correspondence table between the vehicle type stored in the ROM or flash memory and the setting information.

  Moreover, in the above-mentioned embodiment, although the parking frame recognition means S31 has recognized the parking frame 11 and the wheel stopper 12 in the parking frame 11, you may enable it to recognize the curb also serving as a wheel stopper. Further, the image processing unit 5 and the program executed by the image processing unit 5 are configured to detect the height h of the recognized wheel stopper 12 from the ground. Based on this detection, the rear wheel 13 of the vehicle C is detected. It is also possible to detect the contact position with the wheel stopper 12 and to display the detected contact position by reflecting it in step S37 of FIG.

  In the above-described embodiment, when it is detected that the vehicle C has approached the wheel stopper 12, the image displayed on the monitor 3 may be an image obtained by enlarging the vicinity of the wheel stopper 12. In the above-described embodiment, as an example of the collision prevention control, a warning by the back sonar and an automatic brake linked to the detection by the back sonar are used. However, the turning angle of the steering wheel is automatically set based on the detection information of the obstacle. It may be controlled by the above or a combination thereof.

3. Monitor (display means)
4 ... Speaker (Warning means)
7 ... Handle angle sensor 11 ... Parking frame 12 ... Wheel stop 13 ... Rear wheel (wheel)
14 ... Predicted locus C ... Vehicle CF ... Outer frame of vehicle D ... Distance S23 ... Acquisition means S26 ... Wheel information calculation means S31 ... Parking area recognition means S37 ... Distance calculation means S39 ... Collision prevention control

Claims (6)

An acquisition means (S23) for acquiring information within a parking support range set for parking support in front of or behind the vehicle (C);
Parking area recognition means (S31) for recognizing the parking frame (11) for parking the vehicle (C) and the wheel stopper (12) in the parking frame (11) from the information acquired by the acquisition means (S23). )When,
Warning means (4) for issuing a warning to the driver,
When the vehicle (C) is to be parked in the parking frame (11), when the parking stop (12) cannot be recognized in the parking frame (11) by the parking area recognition means (S31), A parking assistance device that issues a warning to the driver via the warning means (4) to warn the driver that there is no wheel stopper (12) in the parking frame (11). A handle angle sensor (7) for detecting a current turning angle of a handle for changing the direction of the vehicle (C);
From the information acquired by the acquisition means (S23), the positions of the wheels (13) on both sides of the vehicle (C) in the traveling direction with respect to the positions of the parking frame (11) and the wheel stopper (12), and further, Wheel trajectory calculating means (S34) for calculating a predicted trajectory (14) drawn by the wheel (13) in the traveling direction by adding information of the handle angle sensor (7),
When trying to park the vehicle (C) in the parking frame (11), if none of the predicted trajectories (14) of the wheels (13) overlaps the position of the wheel stop (12), The parking assistance device according to claim 1, wherein a warning that the wheel (13) does not hit the wheel stop (12) is issued to the driver via a warning means (4).   When the wheel (13) does not hit the wheel stop (12) and the vehicle continues to travel in the direction of travel, the driver is reconfirmed with the parking position via the warning means (4). The parking support device according to claim 2, wherein a warning is issued so as to perform the operation.   Distance calculation for calculating the distance (D) in the direction of access to the parking frame (11) from the position of the wheel stopper (12) and the position of the wheel (13) nearest to the wheel stopper (12) Means (S37), and when the distance (D) is negative (D <0), the driver is warned via the warning means (4) that he / she has been disengaged from the wheel stopper (12). The parking assist device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein   An obstacle recognizing means for recognizing an obstacle from the information obtained by the obtaining means (S23) is provided, and the vehicle proceeds in the traveling direction while the wheel (13) is detached from the wheel stopper (12). 5. The parking assistance device according to claim 4, wherein when the operation is continued, collision prevention control (S39) using the obstacle recognition means is performed.   The display means (3) for displaying information acquired by the acquisition means (S23) to the driver is provided. The display means (3) includes the parking frame (11), the wheel stopper (12), the vehicle ( The parking assistance device according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein an outer frame (CF) of C, the wheels (13), and the predicted trajectory (14) are displayed.

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