Apparatus for controlling vehicle convenience equipment, and vehicle having the same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorHeegun Yang
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Abstract
An apparatus for controlling a vehicle convenience equipment includes a communicator configured to communicate with an obstacle detector and an external device, and a processor communicatively connected to the communicator and configured to obtain distance information with the external device during communication with the external device, determine whether a side obstacle exists based on obstacle information detected by the obstacle detector, obtain distance information with the side obstacle upon concluding that the side obstacle exists, control a side mirror in a folded state to an unfolded state thereof or to maintain the folded state thereof based on the distance information with the external device and the distance information with the side obstacle.
Claims20
An apparatus for controlling a vehicle convenience equipment, the apparatus comprising:
- a communicator configured to communicate with an obstacle detector and an external device;
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- a processor communicatively connected to the communicator and configured to:
- obtain distance information with the external device during communication with the external device;
- determine whether a side obstacle exists based on obstacle information detected by the obstacle detector;
- obtain distance information with the side obstacle upon concluding that the side obstacle exists;
- control a side mirror in a folded state to an unfolded state thereof or to maintain the folded state thereof based on the distance information with the external device and the distance information with the side obstacle.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- a side mirror disposed on the vehicle body;
- an adjusting member provided on the side mirror and configured to rotationally move the side mirror into a folded state or an unfolded state;
- a communicator configured to communicate with an external device;
- an obstacle detector configured to detect an obstacle;
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- a processor communicatively connected to the communicator and configured to:
- obtain distance information with the external device when the vehicle is in a parked state and in a state in which communication with the external device is available;
- determine whether the obstacle exists on a side of the vehicle body based on obstacle information detected by the obstacle detector;
- obtain distance information with the obstacle upon concluding that the obstacle exists;
- control the adjusting member to switch the side mirror in a folded state to an unfolded state thereof or to maintain the folded state thereof based on the distance information with the external device and the distance information with the obstacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.