Vehicle and control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11685369-B2
Application number	US-202017008972-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 1, 2020
Priority date	Nov 20, 2019
Publication date	Jun 27, 2023
Grant date	Jun 27, 2023

Abstract

A vehicle that can adaptively adjust a sensing distance of an ultrasonic sensor according to operation of the vehicle includes: a steering device for steering a wheel; a power device for transmitting power to the wheel; a braking device for braking the wheel; an ultrasonic sensor for detecting an external object; an input device for receiving an input from a user; a transceiver for communicating with a user terminal; and a controller for adjusting a sensing distance of the ultrasonic sensor based on whether a user input for automatic parking is received through the input device or the transceiver and controlling at least one of the steering device, the power device, or the braking device based on an output of the ultrasonic sensor and the user input.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle comprising:
a steering device configured to steer a wheel;
a power device configured to transmit power to the wheel;
a braking device configured to brake the wheel;
an ultrasonic sensor configured to detect an external object;
an input device configured to receive an input from a user;
a transceiver configured to communicate with a user terminal; and
a controller configured to adjust a sensing distance of the ultrasonic sensor based on whether a user input for automatic parking is received through the input device or the transceiver and control at least one of the steering device, the power device, or the braking device based on an output of the ultrasonic sensor and the user input,
wherein the controller adjusts the sensing distance of the ultrasonic sensor by adjusting the output of the ultrasonic sensor.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to adjust the sensing distance of the ultrasonic sensor in a decreasing direction when receiving the user input for the automatic parking.

3. The vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the controller is further configured to adjust the sensing distance of the ultrasonic sensor in a decreasing direction when receiving a user input for a remote control through the transceiver.

4. The vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein the controller is further configured to control at least one of the steering device, the power device, or the braking device based on the user input for the automatic parking or the user input for the remote control.

5. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to adjust the sensing distance of the ultrasonic sensor in an increasing direction based on user operation of at least one of the steering device, the power device, or the braking device.

6. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to adjust the sensing distance of the ultrasonic sensor by adjusting the output of the ultrasonic sensor.

7. The vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to adjust the sensing distance of the ultrasonic sensor such that a minimum distance at which the external object can be detected is reduced when adjusting the sensing distance of the ultrasonic sensor in a decreasing direction.

8. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to determine a degree of collision risk with the external object based on the output of the ultrasonic sensor and to control the braking device to brake when the degree of collision risk with the external object is greater than or equal to a preset value.

9. A control method of a vehicle comprising a steering device configured to steer a wheel, a power device configured to transmit power to the wheel, a braking device configured to brake the wheel, an ultrasonic sensor configured to detect an external object, an input device configured to receive an input from a user and a transceiver configured to communicate with a user terminal, the method comprising:
adjusting a sensing distance of the ultrasonic sensor based on whether a user input for automatic parking is received through the input device or the transceiver; and
controlling at least one of the steering device, the power device, or the braking device based on an output of the ultrasonic sensor and the user input,
wherein the sensing distance of the ultrasonic sensor is adjusted by adjusting the output of the ultrasonic sensor.

10. The control method according to claim 9 , wherein the adjusting a sensing distance of the ultrasonic sensor comprises:
adjusting the sensing distance of the ultrasonic sensor in a decreasing direction when receiving the user input for the automatic parking.

11. The control method according to claim 10 , further comprising:
adjusting the sensing distance of the ultrasonic sensor in a decreasing direction when receiving a user input for a remote control through the transceiver.

12. The control method according to claim 11 , wherein the controlling at least one of the steering device, the power device, or the braking device comprises:
controlling at least one of the steering device, the power device, or the braking device based on the user input for the automatic parking or the user input for the remote control.

13. The control method according to claim 9 , further comprising:
adjusting the sensing distance of the ultrasonic sensor in an increasing direction based on user operation of at least one of the steering device, the power device, or the braking device.

14. The control method according to claim 9 , wherein the adjusting a sensing distance of the ultrasonic sensor comprises:
adjusting the sensing distance of the ultrasonic sensor by adjusting the output of the ultrasonic sensor.

15. The control method according to claim 14 , wherein the adjusting a sensing distance of the ultrasonic sensor comprises:
adjusting the sensing distance of the ultrasonic sensor such that a minimum distance at which the external object can be detected is reduced when adjusting the sensing distance of the ultrasonic sensor in a decreasing direction.

16. The control method according to claim 9 , further comprising:
determining a degree of collision risk with the external object based on the output of the ultrasonic sensor; and
controlling the braking device to brake when the degree of collision risk with the external object is greater than or equal to a preset value.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Lee Indong
• Kim Donghyuk

Classifications

• B60Y2300/06

  Automatic manoeuvring for parking · CPC title

• G01S15/101

  Particularities of the measurement of distance (G01S15/12, G01S15/14, and G01S15/18 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60W60/0025

  specially adapted for specific operations · CPC title

• B60W40/02

  related to ambient conditions · CPC title

• G01S7/292

  Extracting wanted echo-signals · CPC title