Vehicle and control method of vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11077848-B2
Application number	US-201816213777-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 7, 2018
Priority date	Sep 28, 2018
Publication date	Aug 3, 2021
Grant date	Aug 3, 2021

Abstract

A vehicle includes: a sensor for measuring a relative position and a relative speed between an obstacle and the vehicle; an injector for injecting a deforming material which is solidified during injection to absorb an impact and enhance coupling strength at a portion to which the deforming material is attached; and a controller configured to determine a collision probability with the obstacle based on the measured relative position and the measured relative speed, to determine a predicted collision position when the collision probability reaches a reference collision probability, to determine an injection direction of the injector based on the predicted collision position, and to control the injector to inject the deforming material in the determined injection direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle comprising:
a sensor configured to measure a relative position and a relative speed between an obstacle and the vehicle;
an injector configured to inject a deforming material, which is solidified during injection to absorb an impact and to enhance coupling strength at a portion to which the deforming material is attached; and
a controller configured to determine a collision probability with the obstacle based on the measured relative position and the measured relative speed, to determine a predicted collision position when the collision probability reaches a reference collision probability, to determine an injection direction of the injector based on the predicted collision position, and to control the injector to inject the deforming material in the determined injection direction.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the controller calculates a time to collision (TTC) between the obstacle and the vehicle based on the measured relative position and the measured relative speed, and
when the calculated TTC is equal to or less than a critical time, the controller determines the collision probability reaches the reference collision probability.

3. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the sensor detects deceleration of the vehicle, and
wherein, when a distance between the obstacle and the vehicle is equal to or less than a critical distance and the deceleration is equal to or greater than a critical deceleration, the controller determines that the collision probability reaches the reference collision probability.

4. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein:
the sensor detects at least one of a steering angle and a steering angular velocity of the vehicle; and
when a distance between the obstacle and the vehicle is equal to or less than a critical distance and the steering angle is equal to or greater than a critical steering angle or the steering angular velocity is equal to or greater than a critical steering angular velocity, the controller determines that the collision probability reaches the reference collision probability.

5. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein, when the collision probability reaches the reference collision probability, the controller determines a predicted collision speed based on the measured relative position and the measured relative speed, and
when the predicted collision speed is equal to or greater than a critical collision speed, the controller controls the injector to inject the deforming material in the determined injection direction.

6. The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the controller determines an injection amount of the deforming material based on the predicted collision speed.

7. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the predicted collision position is at least one among a front left side, a front right side, a left side, a right side, a rear left side, or a rear right side of the vehicle.

8. The vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the controller determines an angle of the injector to direct the injector to the determined injection direction.

9. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the injector includes at least one of a front injection hole at a hood, a left injection hole at a left door, a right injection hole at a right door, a rear injection hole at a trunk lid, a left side mirror injection hole at a left side mirror, or a right side mirror injection hole at a right side mirror.

10. The vehicle of claim 9 , wherein the controller determines an injection hole corresponding to the determined injection direction and controls the injector to inject the deforming material in the determined injection hole.

11. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the controller controls the determined injection hole to be directed to the determined injection direction.

12. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising an output device configured to visually or audibly output the collision probability and the injection direction.

13. A control method of a vehicle, comprising steps of:
measuring, by a sensor, a relative position and a relative speed between an obstacle and the vehicle;
determining, by a controller, a collision probability with the obstacle based on the measured relative position and the measured relative speed;
when the collision probability reaches a reference collision probability, determining, by the controller, a predicted collision position;
determining, by the controller, an injection direction of an injector for injecting a deforming material based on the predicted collision position, the deforming material is solidified during injection to absorb an impact and to enhance coupling strength at a portion onto which the deforming material is injected; and
controlling, by the controller, the injector to inject the deforming material in the determined injection direction.

14. The control method of claim 13 , wherein the step of determining the collision probability includes steps of:
calculating a time to collision (TTC) between the obstacle and the vehicle based on the measured relative position and the measured relative speed; and
when the calculated TTC is equal to or less than a critical time, determining that the collision probability reaches the reference collision probability.

15. The control method of claim 13 , wherein the step of determining the collision probability includes steps of:
detecting deceleration of the vehicle; and
when a distance between the obstacle and the vehicle is equal to or less than a critical distance and the deceleration is equal to or greater than a critical deceleration, determining that the collision probability reaches the reference collision probability.

16. The control method of claim 13 , wherein the step of determining the collision probability includes steps of:
detecting at least one of a steering angle and a steering angular velocity of the vehicle; and
when a distance between the obstacle and the vehicle, which is represented by the measured relative position, is equal to or less than a critical distance and the steering angle is equal to or greater than a critical steering angle or the steering angular velocity is equal to or greater than a critical steering angular velocity, determining that the collision probability reaches the reference collision probability.

17. The control method of claim 13 , wherein the step of controlling the injector includes:
when the collision probability reaches the reference collision probability, determining a predicted collision speed based on the measured relative position and the measured relative speed; and
when the predicted collision speed is equal to or greater than a critical collision speed, controlling the injector to inject the deforming material in the determined injection direction.

18. The control method of claim 17 , further comprising determining, by the controller, an injection amount of the deforming material based on the predicted collision speed.

19. The control method of claim 13 , wherein the predicted collision position is at least one of a front left side, a front right side, a left side, a right side, a rear left side, or a rear right side of the vehicle.

20. The control method of claim 19 , further comprising determining, by the controller, an angle of the injector to be directed to the determined injection direction.

21. The control method of claim 13 , wherein the injector includes at least one of a front injection hole at a hood, a left injection hole at a left door, a right injection hole at a right door, a rear injection hole at a trunk lid,

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Kim Kye Yoon
• Han Jimin
• Lee Jia
• Youn Seok-Young
• Woo Seunghyun

Classifications

• B60W2552/50

  Barriers · CPC title

• B60W2554/804

  Relative longitudinal speed · CPC title

• B60R19/483

  with obstacle sensors of electric or electronic type · CPC title

• B60R2021/01204

  Actuation parameters of safety arrangents · CPC title

• B60W30/08 Primary

  Active safety systems} predicting or avoiding probable or impending collision {or attempting to minimise its consequences · CPC title