A display control device includes a video data acquisition unit that acquires video data from a camera that captures a video image in a moving direction of a vehicle, a vehicle motion detection unit that detects motion information containing a steering angle of the vehicle, an expected path line generation unit that generates a main expected path line extending along a planned moving path in accordance with the steering angle from a center part of a width of the vehicle, a superimposed video generation unit that generates superimposed data, the superimposed data being video data where the main expected path line is superimposed on the video data, and a display control unit that transmits the superimposed data to a display unit so as to display a video related to the superimposed data on the display unit.

A parking assist apparatus is disclosed. A parking assist apparatus includes an overhead sensor mounted to a garage ceiling and a controller adapted to receive instructions from a remote device to set an optimum parking position. The controller is adapted to display one or more guidelines on a display screen in the vehicle to indicate the position of the vehicle in relation to the optimum parking position and to switch the system between a sleep mode and an awake mode. The invention also includes a motion sensor attached to a garage door. When the motion sensor senses the garage door being opened, the motion sensor sends a signal to the controller, whereupon the controller switches the system to the awake mode.

A system for securing the parking of an automobile vehicle parked on a parking area (Z), the vehicle including two steering wheels, and a actuator to modify the orientation of the steering wheels without the action of the driver, the system including a control unit (UC), a system for detecting a parked state of the automobile vehicle, a sensor for detecting the slope of the parking area, sensor for determining the orientation of the steering wheels with respect to the axis of the vehicle, the control unit (UC) being configured to determine the orientation of the steering wheels to put the vehicle in a decreased danger configuration in case of an unwanted movement of the vehicle, and to sending an instruction to the actuator to orientate the steering wheels according to the orientation determined by the control unit (UC).

A vehicular trailering assist system for a vehicle includes a camera disposed at a rear portion of a vehicle and having a field of view exterior and at least rearward of the vehicle, the field of view encompassing at least a portion of a trailer hitched to the vehicle. A control includes a processor for processing image data captured by the camera and sensor data captured by a steering wheel angle sensor and a wheel RPM sensor. The control determines a trailer angle of the trailer relative to the vehicle, a steering wheel angle, and a wheel RPM of a wheel of the vehicle. The control estimates a trailer beam length based on at least the determined trailer angle, the determined steering wheel angle, and the determined wheel RPM.

Unfortunately, even when a new area, which cannot be recognized from the parking start position, is detected in the surrounding area as the vehicle travels on the parking route, the new area cannot be used effectively as the parking route.

In step S304, when there is an area for extending the parking route in the newly detected area, the route is determined to be extensible. In step S305, it is determined whether the vehicle can be parked with one turnabout without extending the route, and when it is determined that the vehicle cannot be parked with one turnabout, the process proceeds to step S307 to perform the route extension process. When the posture of the vehicle at the turning point does not exceed a predetermined value in step S306, the process also proceeds to step S307. In step S307, route information for extending the parking route from the turning point in the route information toward the newly detected available area is generated based on the route information output in step S302, the surrounding area information and the own-vehicle position information output in step S303.

Systems and methods for a human machine interface for a trailer hitch system. One method includes receiving, a first user input, and presenting on a display a captured video image including a coupler, and determining an area into which the vehicle can be guided. The method includes presenting an indication of the area overlaying the captured video image. The method includes, in response to receiving a second user input indicating a location relative to the coupler, and when the vehicle is not in a reverse gear, presenting a visual command to put the vehicle in the reverse gear, and, when the vehicle is in the reverse gear, automatically steering the vehicle to the coupler based on the location. The method includes, during the automatic steering, receiving the speed of the vehicle, and, when the speed exceeds a threshold, presenting on the display a second visual command to slow the vehicle.

A movable carrier auxiliary system includes an environmental detecting device, a control device, a state detecting device, and a parking auxiliary device. The environmental detecting device includes an image capturing module and an operation module. A parking auxiliary method thereof includes capture an environmental image around a movable carrier with the image capturing module; analyze whether the environmental image has a parking space with the operation module; detect a movement state of the movable carrier with the state detecting device; generate a prompting message with the parking auxiliary device based on an analysis result of the operation module and the movement state of the movable carrier, thereby the driver could manipulate the control device based on the prompting message to move the movable carrier to the parking space, improving a convenience and a safety when parking the movable carrier.

At a time when it is possible for a user's own vehicle to pull out from a parking space, an assist control unit of a parking exit assist device terminates an assist control in the event that the user's own vehicle has traveled forward by a predetermined distance (a minimum forward distance) from a predetermined position (a most recent intermediate position or an assist starting position).

A parking assist apparatus 1 of the present invention assists parallel parking of an own vehicle 21. The parking assist apparatus 1 includes: a first route calculation unit 11 configured to calculate a first route for moving the own vehicle 21 from a target parking position P1 to a virtual departure position P3 based on a parking space and a constraint condition of own vehicle behavior; a second route calculation unit 12 configured to calculate a second route for moving the own vehicle 21 from an initial position P0 where parking assistance is started to the virtual departure position P3; and a parking route setting unit 13 configured to set a parking route of the own vehicle 21 with use of the first route and the second route.

A trailer reversing assist system for controlling reversing operations of a vehicle and trailer connected to the vehicle includes a module that detects an angle of the trailer relative to the vehicle, and outputs a trailer angle signal corresponding to the detected angle. The system also includes a human machine interface (HMI) device that provides an output signal based upon an input of the user, where the generated output signal includes information regarding magnitude and direction of a desired change to the angle. The system calculates a trailer trajectory that positions the trailer at a target location or calculates a trailer trajectory correction, wherein the calculation is performed using the output signal as corresponding to a change relative to the detected angle, and the detected angle corresponds to the trailer angle signal generated at the time of operation of the HMI device by the user.