Apparatus and method for controlling head lamp of vehicle
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorDong Gyu Noh
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for controlling a head lamp of a vehicle. In particular, road information is analyzed which is collected in the vicinity of the vehicle through a sensor to identify a road state. Additionally, information relating a rear vehicle positioned behind the vehicle from the information collected in the vicinity of the vehicle or information obtained through communication between vehicles is analyzed to determine a driving situation of the rear vehicle. Based on this information, a head lamp setting unit sets a control length and a control width of the head lamp based on the road state and the driving situation of the rear vehicle. As a result, a head lamp driving unit drives the head lamp based on the set control length and control width of the head lamp.
Claims15
An apparatus for controlling a head lamp of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a controller including:
- a road information analyzing unit configured to analyze information related to a road on which a vehicle is being driven from information collected in the vicinity of the vehicle through a sensor to recognize a road state;
- a rear vehicle information analyzing unit configured to analyze information on a rear vehicle positioned behind the vehicle from the information collected in the vicinity of the vehicle or information obtained through communication between vehicles to recognize a driving situation of the rear vehicle;
- a head lamp setting unit configured to set a control length and a control width of the head lamp based on the road state and the driving situation of the rear vehicle;
- and
- a head lamp driving unit configured to operate the head lamp based on the set control length and control width of the head lamp.
A method for controlling one or more head lamps of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- analyzing, by a controller, information on a road on which a vehicle is being driven from information collected in the vicinity of the vehicle through a sensor to recognize a road state;
- analyzing, by the controller, information relating a rear vehicle positioned behind the vehicle via the information collected in the vicinity of the vehicle or information obtained through communication between vehicles to recognize a driving situation of the rear vehicle;
- setting, by the controller, a control length and a control width of the head lamp based on the road state and the driving situation of the rear vehicle;
- and
- operating, by the controller, the one or more head lamps based on the set control length and control width of the head lamp.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.