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Driver assistance apparatus for vehicle and vehicle having the same

  • US 10,071,741 B2
  • Filed: 09/01/2016
  • Issued: 09/11/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A driver assistance apparatus comprising:

  • an object detection sensor configured to acquire data in a driving direction of a vehicle or around the vehicle; and

    at least one processor configured to;

    detect an object based on the acquired data;

    determine, based on the acquired data, a portion of the detected object that is expected to be impacted by the vehicle; and

    provide, based on the determined portion of the detected object that is expected to be impacted by the vehicle, a height control signal that controls a suspension of the vehicle to adjust a height of at least a portion of the vehicle,wherein the object detection sensor includes at least one camera,wherein the at least one processor is configured to;

    detect, based on the acquired data, that the object is a pedestrian;

    determine that the detected pedestrian is expected to be impacted by the vehicle in a primary collision and in a secondary collision after the primary collision; and

    provide, based on the determination that that the detected pedestrian is expected to be impacted by the vehicle in the primary collision and in the secondary collision after the primary collision, the height control signal that controls the suspension of the vehicle such that the suspension of the vehicle absorbs a shock of the secondary collision with the pedestrian,wherein the at least one processor is further configured to;

    detect a height to which the pedestrian is lifted in a vehicle front view image from the camera; and

    determine a time to lower the front wheel suspensions based on the lift height of the pedestrian,wherein the primary collision is a collision between the pedestrian and a part of the bumper of the vehicle, andwherein the secondary collision is a collision between the pedestrian and a hood, windshield, or roof of the vehicle.

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