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US 2022/0063635 A1Published application
Vehicle controller and headway distance control method using the same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorDae Young KIM
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Abstract
A vehicle controller and a headway distance control method are provided. The vehicle controller includes an object information obtaining device that obtains information about an object around a vehicle, a forward gazing detecting device that detects whether a driver in the vehicle keeps his or her eyes on the road, and a headway distance controller that controls a headway distance between the vehicle and a forward vehicle which is traveling in front of the vehicle depending on whether the driver keeps his or her eyes on the road.
Claims20
A vehicle controller, comprising:
- an object information obtaining device configured to obtain information about an object around a vehicle;
- a forward gazing detecting device configured to detect whether a driver in the vehicle keeps his or her eyes on the road;
- and
- a headway distance controller configured to control a headway distance between the vehicle and a forward vehicle which is traveling in front of the vehicle depending on whether the driver keeps his or her eyes on the road.
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A headway distance control method, comprising:
- obtaining information about an object around a vehicle;
- detecting whether a driver in the vehicle keeps his or her eyes on the road;
- and
- controlling a headway distance between the vehicle and a forward vehicle which is traveling in front of the vehicle depending on whether the driver keeps his or her eyes on the road.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.