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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2024
Filed:
May. 06, 2021
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Hyung Jin Kim, Seoul, KR;
Young Jae Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Yoon Kab Noh, Gunpo-si, KR;
Jong Hoon Choi, Hwaseong-si, KR;
In Yong Jung, Incheon, KR;
Byung Joo Kim, Seoul, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling a suspension of a vehicle includes: an illuminance sensor that measures illuminance outside the vehicle, a camera that takes an image of a road surface ahead the vehicle, and a controller that recognizes an obstacle located on the road surface based on the image of the road surface ahead the vehicle, determines a type of the obstacle depending on the measured illuminance outside the vehicle, and controls a damping force of the suspension based on control information corresponding to the type of the obstacle when the vehicle passes over the obstacle.