Method for controlling operation of side step for vehicle
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorsDong Eun Cha, Hyun Gyung Kim, Seung Mok Lee, Phil Jung Jeong
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a technique for controlling a side step operation for a vehicle. The technique includes detecting, by a controller, whether an obstacle is present in a space where left and right side steps are configured to be released, before ejecting release operation thereof is performed. The technique additionally includes releasing, by the controller, the side step only when the obstacle is not present. When the side step is not released due to an obstacle, a warning mode for re-parking or mobility parking is displayed to a user.
Claims19
A method for controlling a side step of a vehicle, comprising:
- detecting, by a controller, whether an obstacle is present in a space where a left side step and a right side step are configured to be released, before releasing the side step;
- and
- determining, by the controller, whether to release the left and right side steps, based on whether an obstacle was detecting.
A system for controlling a side step of a vehicle, comprising:
- a controller configured to:
- detect whether an obstacle is present in a space where a left side step and a right side step are configured to be released, before releasing the side step;
- and
- determine whether to release the left and right side steps, based on whether an obstacle was detecting.
A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a processor or controller, the computer readable medium comprising:
- program instructions that detect whether an obstacle is present in a space where a left side step and a right side step are configured to be released, before releasing the side step;
- and
- program instructions that determine whether to release the left and right side steps, based on whether an obstacle was detecting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.