Apparatus and method for controlling suspension of vehicle

A method for controlling a suspension of a vehicle, the method comprising:

• measuring, by a sensor, rainfall around the vehicle;
• taking, by a camera, an image of a road surface ahead the vehicle;
• recognizing, by a controller, an obstacle located on the road surface based on the image of the road surface ahead the vehicle;
• determining, by the controller, a type of the obstacle based on the measured rainfall around the vehicle;
• and
• controlling, by the controller, a damping force of the suspension based on control information corresponding to the determined type of the obstacle when the vehicle passes over the obstacle.

An apparatus for controlling a suspension of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

• a camera configured to take an image of a road surface ahead the vehicle;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• recognize an obstacle located on the road surface based on the image of the road surface ahead the vehicle,
• estimate a rainfall state based on a number of times that wipers of the vehicle reciprocate,
• determine a type of the obstacle based on the estimated rainfall state, and
• control a damping force of the suspension based on control information corresponding to the determined type of the obstacle when the vehicle passes over the obstacle.