Device and method for controlling a vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsYim Ju Kang, Hoon Lee
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Abstract
A device for controlling a vehicle includes: a sensor configured to obtain surroundings information of the vehicle and sensing a vehicle height; a location acquisition device configured to obtain a location of the vehicle; and a controller. The controller determines a location of a boarding gate of the vehicle based on a stopping location of the vehicle, determines information of a platform based on the boarding gate location, calculates a target vehicle height based on the platform information and boarding gate information, and controls a vehicle height of the vehicle based on the target vehicle height.
Claims20
A device for controlling a vehicle, the device comprising:
- a sensor configured to obtain surroundings information of the vehicle;
- and
- a controller, wherein the controller is configured to
- determine a location of a boarding gate of the vehicle based on a stopping location of the vehicle,
- determine information of a platform based on the boarding gate location,
- calculate a target vehicle height based on the platform information and boarding gate information, and
- control a vehicle height of the vehicle based on the target vehicle height.
A method for controlling a vehicle, the method comprising:
- determining a location of a boarding gate of the vehicle based on a stopping location of the vehicle;
- determining information of a platform based on the boarding gate location;
- calculating a target vehicle height based on the platform information and boarding gate information;
- and
- controlling a vehicle height of the vehicle based on the target vehicle height.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.