Apparatus and method for controlling reverse driving

An apparatus for controlling a reverse driving, the apparatus comprising:

• an image acquisition device, disposed at a vehicle, configured to capture image data indicating a field of view of the image acquisition device including an exterior of the vehicle;
• a non-image sensor, mounted to the vehicle, configured to capture sensing data indicating a field of sensing of the image acquisition device including the exterior of the vehicle;
• a location information receiver configured to receive location information of the vehicle;
• and
• a domain controller comprising a processor configured to process at least one piece of the image data captured by the image acquisition device or the sensing data captured by the non-image sensor, and further to process the location information,
• wherein the domain controller is configured to:
• detect and store a movement trace of the vehicle moving forward,
• identify a restricted driving area, based on at least one of a processing result of the image data, the location information, or pre-stored map information,
• prior to determining a reverse driving path, in response to the identification of the restricted driving area, and in response to a receipt of a turn signal toward the restricted driving area or a determination that the vehicle drives towards the restricted driving area, control an output device to output information indicating the restricted driving area,
• receive a reverse driving request signal,
• generate one or more driving paths, based on the stored movement trace when the reverse driving request signal is received,
• determine the reverse driving path, based on the one or more driving paths, and
• control movement of the vehicle to autonomously reverse the vehicle based on the reverse driving path.

An apparatus for controlling a reverse driving of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

• an image acquisition device, mounted to the vehicle, configured to capture image data indicating a field of view of outside of the vehicle;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• detect and store a forward movement trace of the vehicle from a first location to a second location, based on the image data and location information of the vehicle,
• in response to a detection of a restricted driving area, receive a reverse driving request signal,
• prior to determining a reverse driving path, in response to the detection of the restricted driving area, and in response to a receipt of a turn signal toward the restricted driving area or a determination that the vehicle drives towards the restricted driving area, control an output device to output information indicating the restricted driving area,
• determine, based on the forward movement trace of the vehicle, the reverse driving path from the second location toward the first location, and
• output a control signal to autonomously control the vehicle to reverse based on the reverse driving path.

A method for controlling a reverse driving of a vehicle, the method comprising:

• receiving image data indicating a field of view of outside of the vehicle;
• detecting and storing a forward movement trace of the vehicle from a first location to a second location, based on the image data and location information of the vehicle;
• in response to a detection of a restricted driving area, receiving a reverse driving request signal,
• prior to determining a reverse driving path, in response to the detection of the restricted driving area, and in response to a receipt of a turn signal toward the restricted driving area or a determination that the vehicle drives towards the restricted driving area, controlling an output device to output information indicating the restricted driving area,
• determining, based on the forward movement trace of the vehicle, the reverse driving path from the second location toward the first location;
• and
• outputting a control signal to control the vehicle to autonomously reverse based on the reverse driving path.