Automatic control apparatus and method of in-vehicle infotainment volume
AssigneeHyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
InventorJeong Hoon Kim
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Abstract
An automatic control apparatus and a method of in-vehicle infotainment volume are proposed. The automatic control apparatus is configured to detect obstacle (people or object) around a vehicle using a parking assistance system sensor, and to adjust the playback volume of an in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) to be automatically reduced when an obstacle is detected around the vehicle, and to automatically adjust the playback volume of the IVI during not only reversing but also forward moving of the vehicle.
Claims17
An automatic control apparatus for in-vehicle infotainment volume, the automatic control apparatus comprising:
- a parking assistance system sensor adapted to be mounted in a vehicle and configured to detect an obstacle around the vehicle;
- an advanced driver assistance systems park (ADAS PRK) configured to calculate a distance between the vehicle and the obstacle by using information of the parking assistance system sensor;
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- an in-vehicle infotainment head unit configured to receive information of the ADAS PRK and to automatically control volume of a sound system mounted in the vehicle,
- wherein the ADAS PRK is configured to preset a surrounding of the vehicle by dividing the surrounding of the vehicle into a plurality of sections along an omnidirectional circumference of the vehicle, and to calculate a distance value between the vehicle and an obstacle located in each of the sections based on the information of the parking assistance system sensor to preset the distance value for each level, and to store a distance between the vehicle and an obstacle located closest to the vehicle in each section into a memory to transmit the distance to the head unit.
An automatic control method of in-vehicle infotainment volume, the automatic control method comprising:
- detecting an obstacle around a vehicle by using an ultrasonic sensor and a camera sensor mounted in the vehicle;
- calculating, by an advanced driver assistance systems park (ADAS PRK), a distance between the vehicle and the obstacle when the obstacle is detected around the vehicle;
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- automatically adjusting, by an in-vehicle infotainment head unit receiving information from the ADAS PRK, a volume of a sound system mounted in the vehicle,
- wherein the ADAS PRK is configured to preset a surrounding of the vehicle by dividing the surrounding of the vehicle into a plurality of sections along omnidirectional circumference of the vehicle, and to calculate a distance value between the vehicle and an obstacle located in each of the sections based on the information of the ultrasonic sensor and the camera sensor to preset the distance value for each level, and to store a distance between the vehicle and an obstacle located closest to the vehicle for each section into a memory and to transmit the distance to the head unit.
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