VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM BASED ON USER INPUT AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20170344837A1
• Filed: 11/07/2016
• Published: 11/30/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: AN, Jun Sik, CHANG, Eu Gene, LEE, Joong Ryoul, SUNG, Kap Je
• Granted Patent: US 10,303,957 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1438 Touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/22 for viewing an area outside the vehicle, e.g. the exterior of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/30261 Obstacle
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/248 involving reference images or patches
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/74 involving reference images or patches
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/235 based on user input or interaction
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/58 Recognition of moving objects or obstacles, e.g. vehicles or pedestrians; Recognition of traffic objects, e.g. traffic signs, traffic lights or roads
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/635 Region indicators; Field of view indicators

Abstract

A vehicle control system based on a user input includes: a user information input device receiving a region of interest from a user; a vehicle movement information calculator calculating movement information of a vehicle; and a vehicle position relationship tracker performing a vehicle control based on the region of interest and the movement information of the vehicle.

Claims

1. A vehicle control system based on a user input, the vehicle control system comprising:

a user information input device receiving a region of interest from a user;

a vehicle movement information calculator calculating movement information of a vehicle; and

a vehicle position relationship tracker performing a vehicle control based on the region of interest and the movement information of the vehicle.

2. The vehicle control system according to claim 1, further comprising an image coordinate converter converting an image coordinate of the region of interest received from the user into a world coordinate.

3. The vehicle control system according to claim 2, wherein the image coordinate converter calculates a world coordinate for a position of the vehicle and a world coordinate of the region of interest after the vehicle is moved by adding the movement information of the vehicle to the world coordinate for the position of the vehicle and the world coordinate of the region of interest.

4. The vehicle control system according to claim 3, wherein the vehicle position relationship tracker controls the vehicle by comparing a relative distance between the world coordinate for the position of the vehicle and the world coordinate of the region of interest after the vehicle is moved.

5. The vehicle control system according to claim 4, wherein the vehicle position relationship tracker performs a control to avoid a collision between the vehicle and the region of interest.

6. The vehicle control system according to claim 1, wherein the region of interest includes obstacles which are not sensed by a sensor.

7. The vehicle control system according to claim 1, further comprising an image obtainer obtaining image data around the vehicle.

8. The vehicle control system according to claim 7, wherein the user information input device displays the image data obtained by the image obtainer on a screen, and receives the region of interest by a touch of a user among the image data displayed on the screen.

9. The vehicle control system according to claim 7, further comprising an image synthesizer synthesizing front, rear, and side images of the vehicle from the image data of the image obtainer.

10. The vehicle control system according to claim 9, wherein the user information input device displays the image data synthesized by the image synthesizer on a screen, and receives the region of interest by a touch of a user among the image data displayed on the screen.

11. A vehicle control method based on a user input, the vehicle control method comprising:

displaying image data around a vehicle on a screen;

designating, by an input from a user, a region of interest on the displayed screen; and

performing a vehicle control by applying the region of interest.

12. The vehicle control method according to claim 11, wherein in the displaying of the image data on the screen, front, rear, and side image data of the vehicle are synthesized and are displayed.

13. The vehicle control method according to claim 11, wherein in the designating of the region of interest, the region of interest is received by a touch or drag manner on the screen.

14. The vehicle control method according to claim 13, wherein in the designating of the region of interest, an image coordinate of the region of interest is converted into a world coordinate.

15. The vehicle control method according to claim 14, wherein the performing of the vehicle control by applying the region of interest includes:

calculating movement information of the vehicle; and

performing the vehicle control according to a distance between the region of interest and the vehicle by considering the movement information of the vehicle.

16. The vehicle control method according to claim 15, wherein the performing of the vehicle control by applying the region of interest further includes warning a collision by comparing a distance between the region of interest and the vehicle.