Vehicle control apparatus and a method thereof
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorJee Wook Huh
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Abstract
A vehicle control apparatus for a rest in a vehicle and a method thereof are provided. The vehicle control apparatus includes a detector that obtains user information and a processor connected to the detector. The processor determines a user state based on the user information obtained by the detector while a vehicle is traveling. The processor determines whether a rest mode entry condition is satisfied based on the user state. The processor determines an in-vehicle rest mode based on a user input received from a user interface, in response to a determination that the rest mode entry condition is satisfied. The processor performs vehicle control corresponding to the in-vehicle rest mode.
Claims19
A vehicle control apparatus, comprising:
- a detector configured to obtain user information;
- and
- a processor connected to the detector and configured to:
- determine a user state based on the user information obtained by the detector while a vehicle is traveling,
- determine whether a rest mode entry condition is satisfied based on the user state,
- determine an in-vehicle rest mode based on a user input received from a user interface, in response to a determination that the rest mode entry condition is satisfied, and
- perform vehicle control corresponding to the in-vehicle rest mode, wherein the processor is further configured to:
- enter a preparation mode for entering an after-parking-rest mode, in response to a determination that the in-vehicle rest mode is the after-parking-rest mode;
- and
- upwardly adjust an output voltage of a low voltage DC-DC converter to charge a low voltage battery by using a high voltage battery.
A vehicle control method, comprising:
- determining a user state based on user information obtained by a detector;
- determining whether a rest mode entry condition is satisfied based on the user state;
- determining an in-vehicle rest mode based on a user input received from a user interface, in response to a determination that the rest mode entry condition is satisfied;
- performing vehicle control corresponding to the in-vehicle rest mode;
- entering a preparation mode for entering an after-parking-rest mode, in response to determining that the in-vehicle rest mode is the after-parking-rest mode;
- and
- upwardly adjusting an output voltage of a low voltage DC-DC converter to charge a low voltage battery by using a high voltage battery.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.