SMART PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM OF VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

摘要

The present invention provides a parking assist system and a control method thereof, preventing clash of a side mirror of the vehicle to a side mirror of another vehicle or other obstacles by folding the side mirrors of the vehicle at a preset appropriate point when a driver wishes to automatically park the vehicle by operating a parking assist system. The parking assist system according to one aspect of the present invention comprises a parking space recognition unit recognizing a parking space for parking a vehicle by detecting objects near the vehicle; a path setting unit setting a driving path for parking the vehicle in the parking space recognized by the parking space recognition unit; a path control unit controlling the steering wheel of the vehicle in order to move the vehicle according to the driving path set by the path setting unit; and a side mirror control unit folding the side mirrors of the vehicle at a predetermined point after operation of the parking assist system. [Reference numerals] (110) Parking space recognition unit; (120) Path setting unit; (130) Path control unit; (131) Steering angle setting unit; (132) Steering control unit; (140) Side mirror control unit; (20) Status detection unit; (30) Obstacle detection unit; (40) Steering wheel; (50) Side mirror; (61) Input unit; (62) Output unit