Autonomous Vehicle and Control Method Thereof
First Claim
1. An autonomous vehicle, comprising:
- a peripheral information collecting unit configured to collect peripheral information necessary for autonomous travelling through an image camera and a laser scanner;
a main control unit configured to control the autonomous travelling with reference to the peripheral information collected by the peripheral information collecting unit;
a passenger monitoring unit configured to determine whether a passenger exists inside the vehicle through a sensor and transmit a result of the determination to the main control unit; and
an engine control unit configured to control driving of an engine and injection of fuel of an injector based on a control instruction of the main control unit,wherein when the passenger is inside the vehicle, the main control unit performs a pilot injection control, and when the passenger is not inside the vehicle, the main control unit omits the pilot injection control.
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Abstract
Autonomous diesel vehicles and control methods thereof are disclosed. An autonomous vehicle may include a peripheral information collecting unit configured to collect peripheral information necessary for autonomous travelling through an image camera and a laser scanner, a main control unit configured to control the autonomous travelling with reference to the peripheral information collected by the peripheral information collecting unit, a passenger monitoring unit configured to check whether a passenger exists inside the vehicle through a sensor and transmit a result of the check to the main control unit, and an engine control unit configured to control driving of an engine and injection of fuel of an injector according to a control instruction of the main control unit. When the passenger is inside the vehicle, the main control unit performs a pilot injection control, and when the passenger is not inside the vehicle, the main control unit omits the pilot injection control.
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1. An autonomous vehicle, comprising:
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a peripheral information collecting unit configured to collect peripheral information necessary for autonomous travelling through an image camera and a laser scanner; a main control unit configured to control the autonomous travelling with reference to the peripheral information collected by the peripheral information collecting unit; a passenger monitoring unit configured to determine whether a passenger exists inside the vehicle through a sensor and transmit a result of the determination to the main control unit; and an engine control unit configured to control driving of an engine and injection of fuel of an injector based on a control instruction of the main control unit, wherein when the passenger is inside the vehicle, the main control unit performs a pilot injection control, and when the passenger is not inside the vehicle, the main control unit omits the pilot injection control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of controlling autonomous travelling of an autonomous diesel vehicle using diesel as fuel, comprising:
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when autonomous travelling operation information is received from a vehicle owner terminal located at a remote place, analyzing the received autonomous travelling operation information, starting a diesel engine, and setting an autonomous travelling route; determining whether a passenger exists inside the vehicle; upon a determination that the passenger is inside the vehicle, performing pilot injection control; upon a determination that the passenger is not inside the vehicle, omitting the pilot injection control; and performing autonomous travelling to a set destination by recognizing peripheral information for autonomous travelling. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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