Vehicle and controlling method thereof

• US 10,118,613 B2
• Filed: 12/03/2015
• Issued: 11/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Kang, Kyunghyun, Kang, Ki Dong, Ro, HeeJin, Youn, Seok-young, Kim, Sung Un, Baek, Bitna, Kim, Ga Hee, Heo, Jong Hyuck, Kim, Chisung
• Primary Examiner(s): Shaawat, Mussa A
• Application Number:
  US14/958,920
• Publication Number:
  US 20160272201A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,069 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2420/403 Image sensing, e.g. optical camera
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2420/408 Radar; Laser, e.g. lidar
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2554/4046 Behavior, e.g. aggressive or erratic
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2554/80 Spatial relation or speed relative to objects
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/45 External transmission of data to or from the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2754/30 Longitudinal distance
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/0956 the prediction being responsive to traffic or environmental parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/00 Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots drive control systems specially adapted for autonomous road vehicles B60W60/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0112 from the vehicle, e.g. floating car data [FCD]
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0129 for creating historical data or processing based on historical data
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0141 for traffic information dissemination
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096716 where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096725 where the received information generates an automatic action on the vehicle control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096741 where the source of the transmitted information selects which information to transmit to each vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096775 where the origin of the information is a central station
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/166 for active traffic, e.g. moving vehicles, pedestrians, bikes
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/167 Driving aids for lane monitoring, lane changing, e.g. blind spot detection

Abstract

A vehicle operating in accordance with a predetermined advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) control logic includes a sensing unit configured to acquire environment information of a given area, and a controller configured to change a setting value of the ADAS control logic based on the acquired environment information in real time and control the vehicle in accordance with the ADAS control logic using the changed setting value.

Claims

1. A vehicle operating in accordance with a predetermined advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) control logic comprising:

a sensing unit configured to acquire environment information of a given area; and

a controller configured to change a setting value of the ADAS control logic based on the acquired environment information in real time when the environment information satisfies predetermined conditions and control the vehicle in accordance with the ADAS control logic based on the changed setting value,

wherein the given area is an area adjacent to a location where the vehicle drives, and

wherein the environment information includes at least one of driving-related information of an adjacent vehicle located in the given area and location information of the given area.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the controller, based on the environment information, changes a first setting value preset by a user or a second setting value preset during a manufacturing process of the vehicle.

3. The vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the controller changes the first setting value based on the environment information when the environment information satisfies the predetermined conditions.

4. The vehicle according to claim 2, further comprising a communication unit,

wherein the controller transmits the environment information to a server via the communication unit when the environment information satisfies the predetermined conditions and receives the ADAS control logic, to which the second setting value changed based on the environment information is applied, from the server via the communication unit.

5. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein when the sensing unit acquires the driving-related information of the adjacent vehicle, the controller determines a driving pattern of the adjacent vehicle based on the driving-related information and changes the setting value corresponding to the determined driving pattern.

6. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein when the sensing unit acquires the location information, the controller determines a driving pattern of the vehicle driving in the given area based on the location information and changes the setting value corresponding to the determined driving pattern.

7. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the controller controls the vehicle in accordance with the ADAS control logic comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of Blind Spot Detection (BSD), Forward Collision Warning System (FWC), Advanced Emergency Braking System (AEBS), Advanced Smart Cruise Control (ASCC), Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS), Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS), and Rear-end Collision Warning System (RCW).

8. The vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the controller determines whether a vehicle ahead of the vehicle has a sudden braking pattern based on environment information acquired by the sensing unit and changes the setting value corresponding to a distance from the vehicle ahead in an ASCC control logic based on the determined result.

9. The vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the controller identifies a road on which the vehicle drives based on environment information acquired by the sensing unit and changes the setting value corresponding to a warning time of a BSD control logic based on the identified result.

10. A method of controlling a vehicle, the method comprising:

acquiring environment information of a given area;

changing a setting value of an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) control logic of a vehicle based on the acquired environment information in real time when the environment information satisfies predetermined conditions; and

operating in accordance with the ADAS control logic based on the changed setting value,

wherein the given area is an area adjacent to a location where the vehicle drives, and

wherein the environment information includes at least one of driving-related information of an adjacent vehicle located in the given area and location information of the given area.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the changing of the setting value of the ADAS control logic comprises changing, based on the environment information, a first setting value preset passenger user or a second setting value preset during a manufacturing process of the vehicle.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the changing of the setting value of the ADAS control logic comprises changing the first setting value based on the environment information when the environment information satisfies the predetermined conditions.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein the changing of the setting value of the ADAS control logic comprises:

transmitting the environment information to a server when the environment information satisfies the predetermined conditions; and

receiving the ADAS control logic, to which the second setting value changed based on the environment information is applied, from the server.

14. The method according to claim 10, wherein the changing of the setting value of the ADAS control logic comprises:

determining a driving pattern of the adjacent vehicle based on the driving-related information when the driving-related information of the adjacent vehicle is acquired; and

changing the setting value corresponding to the determined driving pattern.

15. The method according to claim 10, wherein the changing of the setting value of the ADAS control logic comprises:

determining a driving pattern of the vehicle driving in the given area based on the location information when the location information is acquired; and

changing the setting value corresponding to the determined driving pattern.

16. The method according to claim 10, wherein the operating in accordance with the ADAS control logic is performed by operating in accordance with the ADAS control logic comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of Blind Spot Detection (BSD), Forward Collision Warning System (FWC), Advanced Emergency Braking System (AEBS), Advanced Smart Cruise Control (ASCC), Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS), Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS), and Rear-end Collision Warning System (RCW).

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the changing of the setting value of the ADAS control logic comprises:

determining whether a vehicle ahead has a sudden braking driving pattern based on the acquired environment information; and

changing a setting value corresponding to a distance from the vehicle ahead in an ASCC control logic based on the determined result.

18. The method according to claim 16, wherein the changing of the setting value of the ADAS control logic comprises:

identifying a road on which the vehicle drives based on the acquired environment information; and

changing a setting value corresponding to a warning time of a BSD control logic based on the identified result.