Vehicle control system, external electronic control unit, vehicle control method, and application

A vehicle control system comprising:

• an image sensor operable to be disposed at the vehicle so as to have a field of view exterior of the vehicle, and configured to capture image data;
• at least one sensor capable of being disposed in the vehicle and configured to detect vehicle behavior information of the vehicle;
• and
• a domain control configured to process the image data captured by the image sensor, process the vehicle behavior information detected by the at least one sensor, and control at least one of a steering device, a braking device, a suspension device, and an engine device of the vehicle,
• wherein the domain control processes information detected by the image sensor and the at least one sensor to acquire vehicle information, transmits the acquired vehicle information to an external electronic control unit present inside or outside the vehicle, receives a vehicle control signal for controlling behavior of the vehicle from the external electronic control unit, and outputs the received vehicle control signal to operate at least one of the steering device, the braking device, the suspension device, and the engine device of the vehicle according to the received vehicle control signal.

An external electronic control unit comprising:

• a communication module configured to communicate with a vehicle communication system provided in a vehicle;
• and
• a vehicle controller configured to transmit a vehicle control signal for controlling behavior of the vehicle to the vehicle communication system through the communication module on the basis of vehicle information received from the communication module,
• wherein the communication module and the vehicle controller are present inside or outside the vehicle.

A method of operating a vehicle control system through an external electronic control unit present inside or outside a vehicle, the method comprising:

• starting communication with a vehicle communication system disposed in the vehicle;
• generating a vehicle control signal for controlling behavior of the vehicle on the basis of vehicle information received from the vehicle communication system;
• and
• performing control to transmit the vehicle control signal to the vehicle communication system.

An application stored in a recording medium for executing a method performed by an external electronic control unit present inside or outside a vehicle, the method comprising:

• performing control to start communication with a vehicle communication system disposed in the vehicle;
• starting communication with the vehicle communication system;
• generating a vehicle control signal for controlling behavior of the vehicle on the basis of vehicle information received from the vehicle communication system;
• and
• performing control to transmit the vehicle control signal to the vehicle communication system.