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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2017
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Yoon Soo Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Seung Wook Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Wan Jae Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Min Byeong Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
In Yong Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Kang Hoon Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus for operating a pedestrian detection and collision mitigation system (PDCMS) function of a vehicle includes: a front detection sensor detecting a presence of a pedestrian on a driving lane of the vehicle and a distance and a relative speed between the pedestrian and the vehicle; a vehicle sensor detecting a speed of the vehicle; an electronic control unit operating 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.