Apparatus and Method for Controlling Vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorDong Hyuk Kim
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An embodiment vehicle control apparatus includes a sensor configured to obtain a location of an obstacle in a driving lane of a vehicle and a location of a rear vehicle driving in the driving lane and a controller configured to set an avoidance area within the driving lane based on a virtual line connecting the rear vehicle to the obstacle and to generate an avoidance route for the vehicle for avoiding the obstacle based on the avoidance area in response to a determination that it is not possible for the vehicle to change lanes to avoid the obstacle in the driving lane while a driving assistance function is activated.
Claims20
A vehicle control apparatus comprising:
- a sensor configured to obtain a location of an obstacle in a driving lane of a vehicle and a location of a rear vehicle driving in the driving lane;
- and
- a controller configured to set an avoidance area within the driving lane based on a virtual line connecting the rear vehicle to the obstacle and to generate an avoidance route for the vehicle for avoiding the obstacle based on the avoidance area in response to a determination that it is not possible for the vehicle to change lanes to avoid the obstacle in the driving lane while a driving assistance function is activated.
A vehicle control method, the method comprising:
- obtaining a location of an obstacle in a driving lane of a vehicle and a location of a rear vehicle driving in the driving lane;
- setting an avoidance area within the driving lane based on a virtual line connecting the rear vehicle to the obstacle;
- and
- generating an avoidance route for the vehicle to avoid the obstacle based on the avoidance area in response to a determination that it is not possible for the vehicle to change lanes to avoid the obstacle in the driving lane while a driving assistance function is activated.
A vehicle control method, the method comprising:
- allowing a vehicle to drive while a driving assistance function is activated;
- obtaining a location of an obstacle in a driving lane of the vehicle and a location of a rear vehicle driving in the driving lane;
- determining whether it is possible for the vehicle to move to an adjacent lane of the driving lane to avoid the obstacle;
- in response to a determination that it is possible for the vehicle to move to the adjacent lane, allowing the vehicle to move to the adjacent lane;
- in response to a determination that it is not possible for the vehicle to move to the adjacent lane, setting an avoidance area within the driving lane based on a virtual line connecting the rear vehicle to the obstacle;
- determining whether a drivable avoidance area is present;
- and
- in response to a determination that the drivable avoidance area is present, generating an avoidance route in the avoidance area for the vehicle to travel along to avoid the obstacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.