Vehicle blind spot detection system and control method thereof
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorSungmin JI
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Abstract
A vehicle includes: a communication device configured to receive information about a turn angle of an intersection at which the vehicle travels; an image sensor configured to photograph a reflector installed at the intersection to acquire an image of a target vehicle reflected in the reflector; and a controller configured to determine whether the target vehicle approaches the intersection, based on a change in position of the target vehicle on the image of the target vehicle, to decide an installation angle of the reflector based on the turn angle of the intersection, and to determine a position of the target vehicle reflected in the reflector based on the installation angle of the reflector.
Claims18
A vehicle comprising:
- a communication device configured to receive information about a turn angle of an intersection at which the vehicle travels;
- an image sensor configured to photograph a reflector installed at the intersection to acquire an image of a target vehicle reflected in the reflector;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- determine whether the target vehicle approaches the intersection, based on a change in position of the target vehicle on the image of the target vehicle;
- determine a first installation angle of the reflector based on the turn angle of the intersection;
- and
- determine a position of the target vehicle reflected in the reflector based on the first installation angle of the reflector.
A vehicle control method comprising steps of:
- receiving, by a communication device, information about a turn angle of an intersection at which the vehicle travels;
- photographing, by an image sensor, a reflector installed at the intersection to acquire an image of a target vehicle reflected in the reflector;
- determining, by a controller, whether the target vehicle approaches the intersection, based on a change in position of the target vehicle on the image of the target vehicle;
- determining, by the controller, a first installation angle of the reflector based on the turn angle of the intersection;
- and
- determining, by the controller, a position of the target vehicle reflected in the reflector based on the first installation angle of the reflector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.