Vehicle and method of controlling the vehicle based on a height of cargo

A vehicle, comprising:

• an input;
• a camera configured to acquire an image of a cargo to be loaded onto the vehicle before the cargo is loaded onto the vehicle;
• a display configured to display the image of the cargo acquired by the camera;
• a processor configured to:
• calculate a height of the cargo when a selection of the cargo displayed on the display is received via the input;
• calculate a total height that is a sum of the calculated height of the cargo and a height of the vehicle or a sum of a height of the cargo received via the input and the height of the vehicle;
• and
• output a warning message regarding a potential risk of a collision using the display when the total height is greater than a height of a height limit facility detected while the vehicle is driven;
• a memory configured to store information regarding the height of the cargo and the height of the vehicle;
• and
• a distance sensor configured to sense information regarding the height of the height limit facility, wherein
• the processor is further configured to calculate the height of the height limit facility based on the information sensed by the distance sensor, the image of the cargo acquired by the camera, and map information stored in a navigation system of the vehicle, and to decelerate or stop the vehicle based on the calculated total height, and
• the camera includes at least one of a stereo imaging device and a three-dimensional (3D) imaging device.

A method of controlling a vehicle, comprising:

• acquiring, by a camera of the vehicle, an image of a cargo to be loaded onto the vehicle before the cargo is loaded onto the vehicle;
• displaying, by a display of the vehicle, the image of the cargo acquired by the camera;
• acquiring, by a processor of the vehicle, a height of the cargo when a selection of the cargo displayed on the display is received via an input;
• calculating, by the processor, a total height that is a sum of the height of the cargo and a height of the vehicle;
• when a height limit facility is sensed, outputting, by the processor, a warning message regarding a potential risk of a collision when the total height is greater than a height of a height limit facility detected while the vehicle is driven;
• storing, in a memory, information regarding the height of the cargo and the height of the vehicle;
• sensing, by a distance sensor, information regarding the height of the height limit facility;
• calculating, by the processor, the height of the height limit facility based on the information sensed by the distance sensor, the image of the cargo acquired by the camera, and map information stored in a navigation system of the vehicle;
• and
• decelerating or stopping, by the processor, the vehicle based on the calculated total height.