System and method of controlling surrounding lamp system of vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsDong Eun Cha, Jin Ho Hwang, Sang Heon Lee, Julliana Cho, Jin Seok Seo, Byoung Oh Choi
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Abstract
A system and method of controlling a surrounding lamp system of a vehicle are provided. The method includes sensing an approach of the user to the vehicle acquiring an image of the user with respect to a vehicle body, when the user approaches the vehicle body. A motion of the user, the motion having directionality with respect to the vehicle body is determined from the image and a surrounding lamp is then operated based on the motion having directionality with respect to the vehicle body.
Claims16
A method of controlling a surrounding lamp system of a vehicle, comprising:
- sensing, by a controller, an approach of a user to the vehicle;
- acquiring, by the controller, an image of the user with respect to a vehicle body, in response to sensing the approach of the user;
- determining, by the controller, a motion of the user, the motion having directionality with respect to the vehicle body from the image;
- operating, by the controller, a surrounding lamp according to the motion having directionality with respect to the vehicle body;
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- in response to determining the motion having directionally with respect to the vehicle body turning on, by the controller, at least one sector adjacent to the user among sectors of the surrounding lamp along the moving direction of the user;
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- determining, by the controller, the moving speed of the user to adjust the speed at which the sector of the surrounding lamp is turned on according to the moving speed of the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.