Integrated guidance system of vehicle and method for controlling the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11752935-B2
Application number	US-202117183108-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 23, 2021
Priority date	Sep 3, 2020
Publication date	Sep 12, 2023
Grant date	Sep 12, 2023

Abstract

An integrated guidance system of a vehicle, may include a sensor configured to collect vehicle information of the vehicle; a lamp configured to selectively light a point including a door or a seat in an internal space of the vehicle when emitting the light; a projector configured to display guidance information on a projection surface of the internal space of the vehicle; and a controller connected to the sensor, the lamp and the projector and configured to control whether the lamp emits the light and the lighting point according to the vehicle information, generate the guidance information for guiding a passenger of the vehicle, and provide the guidance information to the projector, and a method for controlling the same.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An integrated guidance system of a vehicle, the integrated guidance system comprising:
a sensor configured to collect vehicle information of the vehicle;
a lamp configured to selectively light a point including a door or a seat in an internal space of the vehicle when emitting the light;
a projector configured to display guidance information on a projection surface of the internal space of the vehicle; and
a controller connected to the sensor, the lamp and the projector and configured to control whether the lamp emits the light and a lighting point according to the vehicle information, to generate the guidance information for guiding a passenger of the vehicle, and to provide the guidance information to the projector.

2. The integrated guidance system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to generate the guidance information through vehicle travel information including passenger information, a destination, a route, or a time to the destination.

3. The integrated guidance system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured:
to control the lamp to light a door which is opened when the passenger gets into the vehicle;
to control the lamp to light a seat assigned to the passenger and displaying the guidance information on the projection surface of the internal space of the vehicle by use of the projector; and
to control the lamp to light a door which is opened when the passenger gets out of the vehicle.

4. The integrated guidance system of claim 1 , wherein when the passenger does not wear a seatbelt or a danger is detected around the vehicle, the controller is configured to inform the passenger by controlling the lamp to light the seat of the passenger or controlling the projector to display the guidance information on the projection surface of the internal space of the vehicle.

5. The integrated guidance system of claim 1 , wherein when an emergency situation occurs, the controller is configured to control the lamp to emit light or the projector to inform the passenger of the emergency situation by displaying the guidance information, and to decelerate or stop the vehicle.

6. The integrated guidance system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle information includes whether the door is opened, whether the seat is occupied, whether a seatbelt is fastened, or whether surroundings of the vehicle are safe.

7. The integrated guidance system of claim 1 ,
wherein the lamp includes a door lamp configured to light the door, a seat lamp configured to light an individual seat, or a mood lamp configured to light all seats of the vehicle including the individual seat.

8. The integrated guidance system of claim 7 ,
wherein the door lamp, the seat lamp and the mood lamp emit light of a plurality of colors.

9. The integrated guidance system of claim 7 , wherein the door lamp is configured to light a door which is opened when the passenger gets into or off the vehicle.

10. The integrated guidance system of claim 7 , wherein the seat lamp is configured to light a seat assigned to the passenger among all the seats when the passenger gets into or off the vehicle, and a direction of the light emitted by the lamp is selectively adjusted in accordance with instruction of the passenger after the passenger is accommodated in the vehicle.

11. The integrated guidance system of claim 7 , wherein the mood lamp is configured to light all the seats when the projector displays the guidance information.

12. The integrated guidance system of claim 1 , wherein the lamp is configured to light all seats during an emergency situation of the vehicle, and the projector displays the guidance information on the emergency situation of the vehicle on the projection surface of the internal space of the vehicle.

13. The integrated guidance system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is configured to collect information on a body motion of a person, and the controller is configured to control lighting of the lamp according to the information related to the body motion of the person.

14. The integrated guidance system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle is an autonomous vehicle, and the lamp or the projector is provided in a ceiling of the vehicle to light a floor of the vehicle or to display the guidance information on the floor of the vehicle.

15. A method of controlling the integrated guidance system of the vehicle of claim 1 , the method including:
an entry guidance step of controlling, by the controller, the lamp to light a door which is opened when the passenger gets into the vehicle;
a seating guidance step of controlling, by the controller, the lamp to light a seat assigned to the passenger and displaying, by the controller, the guidance information on the projection surface of the internal space of the vehicle by use of the projector; and
an exit guidance step of controlling, by the controller, the lamp to light a door which is opened when the passenger gets out of the vehicle.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the seating guidance step includes:
when the passenger does not wear a seatbelt or a danger is detected around the vehicle in the exit guidance step, informing, by the controller, the passenger by controlling the lamp to light the seat of the passenger or controlling the projector to display the guidance information on the projection surface of the internal space of the vehicle.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein when an emergency situation occurs after the seating guidance step, the lamp emits light or the projector informs the passenger of the emergency situation by displaying the guidance information, and the vehicle is decelerated or stopped by the controller.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the controller includes:
a processor; and
a non-transitory storage medium on which a program for performing the method of claim 15 is recorded and executed by the processor.

19. A non-transitory computer readable medium on which a program for performing the method of claim 15 is recorded.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Park Sung Ho
• Cha Dong Eun
• Han Seung Sik
• Lim Jung Wook
• Lee Ki Hong
• Ahn Byoung Suk

Classifications

• B60K2360/161

  Explanation of functions, e.g. instructions · CPC title

• B60Q2400/50

  Projected symbol or information, e.g. onto the road or car body · CPC title

• B60K35/21

  using visual output, e.g. blinking lights or matrix displays · CPC title

• B60K35/28

  characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver · CPC title

• B60Q1/2669

  on door or boot handles (lighting devices for vehicle interior on door handles B60Q3/267) · CPC title