Vehicle and control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022080878-A1
Application number	US-202117238744-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 23, 2021
Priority date	Sep 16, 2020
Publication date	Mar 17, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

A vehicle may include: a camera configured to obtain a surrounding image of the vehicle; and a controller configured to derive spatial recognition data by learning the surrounding image of the vehicle as an input value, derive object recognition data including wheel area data of surrounding vehicles by learning the surrounding image of the vehicle as an input value, determine a ground clearance between a bottom surface of a vehicle body of the surrounding vehicle and a ground by use of the spatial recognition data and the wheel area data, and control the vehicle to park the vehicle by reflecting the ground clearance.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A vehicle comprising:
a headlamp for irradiating light to a front of the vehicle; a communication for performing wireless communication with a server; and a controller configured to control, when detecting a predetermined condition, the communication to transmit location information related to the vehicle to the server, receive first irradiation angle information related to the headlamp corresponding to an evacuation site in a response to a request to the server for the evacuation site according to the location information related to the vehicle, and control the head lamp according to the first irradiation angle information.

2 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control the communication so that the server transmits location information of the evacuation site to a plurality of other vehicles in a vicinity of the vehicle and so that the server transmits second irradiation angle information related to a plurality of other vehicles corresponding to the evacuation site to the plurality of other vehicles.

3 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control the communication to receive location information related to a plurality of other vehicles in a vicinity of the vehicle, to generate second irradiation angle information related to headlamps of the plurality of other vehicles according to location information of the evacuation site and the location information related to the plurality of other vehicles, and to transmit the second irradiation angle information to the plurality of other vehicles.

4 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control the headlamp so that light from the headlamp is directed toward the evacuation site when the evacuation site is in a front of the vehicle.

5 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control the headlamp so that the light of the headlamp is irradiated to the left of the vehicle when the vehicle is located in a first lane of a road, and so that the light of the headlamp is irradiated to the right of the vehicle when the vehicle is located in a last lane of the road.

6 . The vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein when the evacuation site is in a rear of the vehicle, the controller is configured to control the headlamp so that light of the headlamp is not irradiated when the location of the vehicle does not correspond to the first lane and the last lane.

7 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control the headlamp so that light from the headlamp is irradiated to a front of the vehicle when the vehicle is located in a tunnel, and a degree of entry of the vehicle is longer than a remaining section of the tunnel, and to control the headlamp so that the light of the headlamp is irradiated to the left or the right of the vehicle when the degree of entry of the vehicle is shorter than the remaining section.

8 . The vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein the controller is configured to receive a position of an emergency exit of the tunnel from the server, and control the headlamp so that light from the headlamp is directed to the emergency exit.

9 . The vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein the controller is configured to control the headlamp so that the light of the headlamp is directed toward a position of the emergency exit when the emergency exit is in the front of the vehicle, and control the headlamp so that the light from the headlamp is directed toward a wall of the tunnel when the emergency exit is behind the vehicle.

10 . The vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the controller is configured to control the communication so that the server transmits location information of the evacuation site to a plurality of other vehicles around the vehicle, in which a capacity of a battery of the plurality of other vehicles is equal to or greater than a predetermined level.

11 . A control method of a vehicle including a headlamp in which a direction of light irradiation is adjusted, the control method comprising:
transmitting, by a controller of the vehicle, location information related to the vehicle to a server when a predetermined condition is detected by the controller; receiving, by the controller, first irradiation angle information related to the headlamp corresponding to an evacuation site in a response to a request to the server for the evacuation site according to the location information related to the vehicle; and controlling the head lamp according to the first irradiation angle information.

12 . The control method according to claim 11 , wherein the receiving the first irradiation angle information include controlling a communication of the vehicle so that the server transmits location information of the evacuation site to a plurality of other vehicles in a vicinity of the vehicle, and so that the server transmits second irradiation angle information related to a plurality of other vehicles corresponding to the evacuation site to the plurality of other vehicles.

13 . The control method according to claim 11 , wherein the receiving the first irradiation angle information include controlling a communication of the vehicle to receive location information related to a plurality of other vehicles around the vehicle, generating second irradiation angle information related to headlamps of the plurality of other vehicles according to the evacuation site and the location information related to the plurality of other vehicles, and transmitting the second irradiation angle information to the plurality of other vehicles.

14 . The control method according to claim 11 , wherein the controlling the headlamp include controlling the headlamp of the vehicle so that the light from the headlamp is directed toward the evacuation site when the evacuation site is in a front of the vehicle.

15 . The control method according to claim 11 , wherein the controlling of the headlamp includes, when the evacuation site is at a rear of the vehicle, controlling the headlamp so that light of the lamp is irradiated to the left of the vehicle when the vehicle is located in a first lane of a road, and controlling the headlamp so that the light of the headlamp is irradiated to the right of the vehicle when the vehicle is located in a last lane of the road.

16 . The control method according to claim 15 , wherein the controlling of the headlamp includes, when the evacuation site is at the rear of the vehicle, controlling the headlamp so that light of the headlamp is not irradiated when a position of the vehicle does not correspond to the first lane and the last lane.

17 . The control method according to claim 11 , wherein the controlling of the headlamp include controlling the headlamp so that the light of the headlamp is irradiated to a front of the vehicle when the vehicle is positioned in a tunnel and a degree of entry of the vehicle is longer than a remaining section of the tunnel, and controlling the headlamp so that the light of the headlamp is irradiated to the left or the right of the vehicle when the degree of entry of the vehicle is shorter than the remaining section.

18 . The control method according to claim 17 , wherein the controlling of the headlamp include controlling to receive a position of an emergency exit of the tunnel from the server, and controlling the headlamp so that light from the headlamp is directed toward the emergency exit.

19 . A vehicle comprising:
a headlamp for irradiating l

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp

Inventors

• Kim Donghyuk

Classifications

• G06V20/588

  Recognition of the road, e.g. of lane markings; Recognition of the vehicle driving pattern in relation to the road · CPC title

• G06V20/56

  exterior to a vehicle by using sensors mounted on the vehicle · CPC title

• G01S2013/93274

  on the side of the vehicles · CPC title

• G01S2013/93271

  in the front of the vehicles · CPC title

• G01S13/931

  of land vehicles · CPC title