Hyundai Motor Company

Kia Motors Corporation

Kia Corporation

Suk Ki Min

Dong Hyun Sung

Eung Seo Kim

Yong Seok Kwon

Seung Wook Park

In Yong Jung

Sang Min Lee

Tae Young Lee

Min Byeong Lee

Yoon Soo Kim

Ho Choul Jung

Kang Hoon Lee

Wan Jae Lee

Dae Seok Jeon

Eung Soo Kim

Woo Sung Kim

An apparatus includes a front detection sensor detecting presence of a pedestrian on a driving lane of the vehicle, gaze information of the pedestrian, and a distance and a relative speed between the pedestrian and the vehicle; a vehicle sensor detecting at least one of a speed, an acceleration, a steering angle, a steering angular velocity, or a pressure of a master cylinder of the vehicle; an electronic control unit activating a function of a pedestrian detection and collision mitigation system based on information detected by the front detection sensor and the vehicle sensor; and a warning unit operated to inform a driver of a collision of the pedestrian with the vehicle by controlling the electronic control unit.

Sensor integration based pedestrian detection and pedestrian collision prevention apparatus and method

An apparatus for activating a pedestrian detection and collision mitigation system (PDCMS) of a vehicle includes: a front detection sensor detecting a presence of a pedestrian on a driving lane of the vehicle, gaze information of the pedestrian, and a distance and a relative speed between the pedestrian and the vehicle; a vehicle sensor detecting at least any one of a speed, an acceleration, a steering angle, a steering angular velocity, and a pressure of a master cylinder of the vehicle; an electronic control unit activating a PDCMS function based on information detected by the front detection sensor and the vehicle sensor; and a warning unit operated to inform a driver of a collision of the pedestrian with the vehicle by a control of the electronic control unit.

Pedestrian collision prevention apparatus and method considering pedestrian gaze

An apparatus for activating a pedestrian detection and collision mitigation system (PDCMS) of a vehicle includes: a front detection sensor detecting a presence of a pedestrian on a driving lane of the vehicle, gaze information of the pedestrian, and a distance and a relative speed between the pedestrian and the vehicle; a vehicle sensor detecting at least any one of a speed, an acceleration, a steering angle, a steering angular velocity, or a pressure of a master cylinder of the vehicle; an electronic control unit activating a PDCMS function based on information detected by the front detection sensor and the vehicle sensor; and a warning unit operated to inform a driver of a collision of the pedestrian with the vehicle by a control of the electronic control unit.

Posture information based pedestrian detection and pedestrian collision prevention apparatus and method

An apparatus for activating a pedestrian detection and collision mitigation system (PDCMS) of a vehicle includes: an engine management system (EMS) acquiring speed information of the vehicle in real-time; an image collecting unit recognizing a pedestrian positioned within a driving lane of the vehicle and detecting information of a relative speed or a distance between the pedestrian and the vehicle, when a speed of the vehicle is greater than or equal to a set speed; and an electronic control unit (ECU) activating a PDCMS function based on a mapping table using the speed information of the vehicle and information of a motion or a distance of the pedestrian with respect to the vehicle, and controlling a warning unit to inform a driver of a collision of the pedestrian with the vehicle. The PDCMS function includes activating an operation of an active hood, activating an operation of the warning unit, and activating an operation of a brake regardless of whether the driver operates the brake. The activation of the operation of the warning unit and the activation of the operation of the brake comprise, in order: activating the operation of the warning unit, activating a partial braking of the vehicle, and activating a full braking of the vehicle.

Method and apparatus for pedestrian collision mitigation

A method for operating a driver assistance apparatus includes: recognizing a driving environment of a vehicle; determining a driving mode based on the driving environment; determining whether the vehicle is driven using at least one sensor based on the driving mode; and controlling steering and braking of the vehicle based on whether the vehicle is driven using the at least one sensor.

Driver assistance apparatus and method for operating the same

A method for controlling operations of safety devices of a vehicle includes determining whether there is a possibility of a collision with a preceding vehicle on the basis of vehicle driving information, determining occupancy information of a passenger or a type of a passenger or determining whether a passenger has fastened a seat belt using vehicle sensor information, and determining whether to apply, and applying accordingly, full braking, a full braking profile, or an airbag deployment scheme according to the occupancy information of a passenger, the type of the passenger, or whether the passenger has fastened a seat belt when a possibility of a collision is determined, and fully retracting the passenger's seat belt before full braking is applied after partial braking is applied.

Method for integratedly operating active and manual safety devices

A vehicle collision avoidance apparatus and method are provided. The method includes identifying, by a controller, whether an obstacle is a vehicle or a pedestrian and collecting information required for calculating a minimum braking time and a minimum steering time. The controller is configured to calculate the minimum braking time to avoid a collision with the obstacle and the minimum steering time to avoid a collision with an obstacle. In addition, the a controller is configured to sequentially operating braking and steering of a traveling vehicle based on the minimum steering time depending on a type of identified obstacle.

Vehicle collision avoidance apparatus and method

An apparatus and a method for preventing a vehicle collision are provided. The method includes collecting, by a controller, vehicle information of a traveling vehicle and calculating a last point to brake time to collision, a last point to steer time to collision, a front collision warning time to collision, and time to collision based on the collected vehicle information. The controller confirms whether the traveling vehicle enters a collision risk area in which there is a collision possibility between the traveling vehicle and a front vehicle. A vehicle driving support is controlled based on a direction in which a rear-side vehicle is present and whether steering is attempted when the traveling vehicle enters the collision risk area, thereby minimizing the collision between the traveling vehicle and the front vehicle and rear-side vehicle.

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Suk Ki Min