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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2017
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Yoon Soo Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Eung Seo Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Suk Ki Min, Suwon-si, KR;
Dong Hyun Sung, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Seung Wook Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Yong Seok Kwon, Suwon-si, KR;
Sang Min Lee, Seoul, KR;
Tae Young Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Min Byeong Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Ho Choul Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
In Yong Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
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.