Device and method for controlling a vehicle that supports vehicle boarding and exiting of passengers with mobility difficulties
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsYim Ju Kang, Hoon Lee
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Abstract
A device for controlling a vehicle includes: a sensor configured to obtain surroundings information of the vehicle and sensing a vehicle height; a location acquisition device configured to obtain a location of the vehicle; and a controller. The controller determines a location of a boarding gate of the vehicle based on a stopping location of the vehicle, determines information of a platform based on the boarding gate location, calculates a target vehicle height based on the platform information and boarding gate information, and controls a vehicle height of the vehicle based on the target vehicle height.
Claims18
A device for controlling a vehicle, the device comprising:
- a sensor configured to obtain surroundings information of the vehicle;
- and
- a controller, wherein the controller is configured to
- determine a boarding gate location of a boarding gate of the vehicle based on a stopping location of the vehicle,
- determine platform information of a platform based on the boarding gate location,
- calculate a target vehicle height based on the platform information and boarding gate information, and
- control a vehicle height of the vehicle based on the target vehicle height,
- wherein the platform information includes a platform inclination of the platform,
- wherein the controller is further configured to calculate the platform inclination corresponding to a boarding gate width by matching the boarding gate width to the platform,
- wherein the platform inclination includes a first inclination in a direction parallel to a travel direction of the vehicle and a second inclination in a direction perpendicular to the travel direction of the vehicle, and
- wherein the controller is further configured to:
- calculate a required time required to control the vehicle height based on the target vehicle height and calculate a remaining time until the vehicle arrives at a stopping point;
- and
- control the vehicle to decelerate when the required time exceeds the remaining time until the vehicle arrives at the stopping point.
A method for controlling a vehicle, the method comprising:
- determining a boarding gate location of a boarding gate of the vehicle based on a stopping location of the vehicle;
- determining platform information of a platform based on the boarding gate location;
- calculating a target vehicle height based on the platform information and boarding gate information;
- and
- controlling a vehicle height of the vehicle based on the target vehicle height,
- wherein the platform information includes a platform inclination of the platform,
- wherein the method further comprises:
- calculating the platform inclination corresponding to a boarding gate width by matching the boarding gate width to the platform,
- wherein the platform inclination includes a first inclination in a direction parallel to a travel direction of the vehicle and a second inclination in a direction perpendicular to the travel direction of the vehicle, and
- wherein the method further comprises:
- calculating a required time required to control the vehicle height based on the target vehicle height and calculating a remaining time until the vehicle arrives at a stopping point;
- and
- controlling the vehicle to decelerate when the required time exceeds the remaining time until the vehicle arrives at the stopping point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.