Apparatus and Method of Controlling Door for Vehicle

An apparatus for controlling a door for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

• a sensor unit provided in the door and configured to sense an object adjacent to a region outside of the door;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• calculate a distance between the object and the door based on a signal received from the sensor unit;
• set a range by dividing and setting sensing ranges for each sensing distance of the sensor unit, wherein setting the range comprises setting a maximum sensing distance in a state where the door is opened to be longer than in the state where the door is closed;
• and
• control the door to be opened while the distance to the object is gradually reduced in a state where the door is closed such that the object is sensed within a predetermined range, the door being controlled so that opening the door is stopped when the object enters the maximum sensing distance of the sensor unit and is sensed within the maximum sensing distance.

A vehicle comprising:

• a vehicle body;
• a tailgate located at a rear portion of the vehicle body;
• an emblem mounted on the tailgate;
• a sensor unit installed at the emblem;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• calculate a distance between an object and the tailgate based on a signal received from the sensor unit, the signal providing information related to the object adjacent to a region outside of the tailgate;
• set a range by dividing and setting sensing ranges for each sensing distance of the sensor unit, wherein the range is set by setting a maximum sensing distance in a state where the tailgate is opened to be longer than in the state where the tailgate is closed;
• and
• control the tailgate to be opened while the distance to the object is gradually reduced in a state where the tailgate is closed, such that the object is sensed within a predetermined range.