Vehicle cruise control apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A vehicle cruise control method for performing a vehicle cruise control of a vehicle, comprising steps of:
- receiving, by a controller of a vehicle cruise control apparatus that is communicatively connected to a navigation terminal, road information on a road located in front of the vehicle from the navigation terminal during a preceding vehicle following cruise;
determining, by the controller, whether the road located in front of the vehicle is a slope road or a curved road based on the received road information;
determining, by the controller, based on an image captured by a front camera of the vehicle that is communicatively connected to the controller, whether the preceding vehicle is present in an information display region in front of a driver of the vehicle, when it is determined that the road located in front of the vehicle is the slope road or the curved road; and
displaying, in a display mounted in the vehicle and communicatively connected to the controller, a virtual preceding vehicle in the information display region through augmented reality when it is determined that the preceding vehicle is not present.
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Abstract
A vehicle cruise control apparatus of a vehicle includes a display and a controller. The display displays virtual information by projecting the virtual information on an information display region in front of a driver of the vehicle through augmented reality. The controller determines whether the front road is a slope road or a curved road based on road information while controlling driving of the vehicle according to an inter-vehicle distance and a driving speed of the preceding vehicle, determines whether the preceding vehicle exists in an information display region in front of a driver when it is determined that the front road is the slope road or the curved road, and controls the display to display a virtual preceding vehicle in the information display region through augmented reality when it is determined that the preceding vehicle does not exist.
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1. A vehicle cruise control method for performing a vehicle cruise control of a vehicle, comprising steps of:
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receiving, by a controller of a vehicle cruise control apparatus that is communicatively connected to a navigation terminal, road information on a road located in front of the vehicle from the navigation terminal during a preceding vehicle following cruise; determining, by the controller, whether the road located in front of the vehicle is a slope road or a curved road based on the received road information; determining, by the controller, based on an image captured by a front camera of the vehicle that is communicatively connected to the controller, whether the preceding vehicle is present in an information display region in front of a driver of the vehicle, when it is determined that the road located in front of the vehicle is the slope road or the curved road; and displaying, in a display mounted in the vehicle and communicatively connected to the controller, a virtual preceding vehicle in the information display region through augmented reality when it is determined that the preceding vehicle is not present. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16)
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10. A vehicle cruise control apparatus, comprising:
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a front camera configured to obtain a front image of a road in which a vehicle is driving; an inter-vehicle distance detector configured to measure an inter-vehicle distance between the vehicle and a preceding vehicle; a road information provider configured to provide road information on a road located in front of the vehicle; a display configured to display virtual information by projecting the virtual information on an information display region in front of a driver of the vehicle through augmented reality; and a controller communicatively connected to the front camera, the inter-vehicle distance detector, the road information provider, and the display, and configured to; determine whether the road located in front of the vehicle is a slope road or a curved road based on the road information provided by the road information provider while controlling driving of the vehicle according to the inter-vehicle distance measured by the inter-vehicle distance detector and a driving speed of the preceding vehicle, determine whether the preceding vehicle is present in the information display region using the front image obtained by the front camera when it is determined that the road located in front of the vehicle is a slope road or a curved road, and control the display to display a virtual preceding vehicle in the information display region when it is determined that the preceding vehicle is not present. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17)
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