Apparatus and method for controlling sun visor
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1. A sun visor control apparatus, comprising:
- at least one sun visor provided in a vehicle to block light from being incident therein;
a sun visor driver which drives the at least one sun visor;
at least one camera which captures an image of the outside of the vehicle; and
a controller which detects a shadow of the vehicle from the image of the outside of the vehicle, calculates a direction of the shadow and a length of the shadow, and controls the sun visor driver so as to block the light from being incident in consideration of the direction of the shadow and the length of the shadow.
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A sun visor control apparatus is provided that includes: at least one sun visor, which is provided in a vehicle to block light from being incident therein; a sun visor driver, which drives the at least one sun visor; and at least one camera, which captures an image of the outside of the vehicle. A controller detects a shadow of the vehicle from the image of the outside of the vehicle, calculates a direction of the shadow and a length of the shadow, and controls the sun visor driver so as to block the incident light in consideration of the direction of the shadow and the length of the shadow.
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1. A sun visor control apparatus, comprising:
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at least one sun visor provided in a vehicle to block light from being incident therein; a sun visor driver which drives the at least one sun visor; at least one camera which captures an image of the outside of the vehicle; and a controller which detects a shadow of the vehicle from the image of the outside of the vehicle, calculates a direction of the shadow and a length of the shadow, and controls the sun visor driver so as to block the light from being incident in consideration of the direction of the shadow and the length of the shadow. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A sun visor control method, comprising:
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capturing an image of the outside of a vehicle; detecting a shadow of the vehicle from the image of the outside of the vehicle; calculating a direction of the shadow and a length of the shadow; and driving at least one sun visor which is provided in the vehicle so as to block the light from being incident in consideration of the direction of the shadow and the length of the shadow. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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