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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2023
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Dong Hun Yang, Anyang-Si, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling a vehicle is introduced. The apparatus may comprise a processor, and memory storing instructions, when executed by the processor, may cause the apparatus to: receive information associated with a plurality of objects on a ground, generate cell-by-cell position information and slope information for each of the plurality of objects, generate, based on performing a clustering process on each piece of the cell-by-cell position information and slope information, clustering information, generate slope angle information and boundary information, determine whether one of the plurality of objects is behind a boundary, compare a bumper angle of the vehicle and an object angle of the one of the plurality of objects, determine whether the vehicle is likely to collide with the one of the plurality of objects, and delete a piece of the cell-by-cell position information and slope information associated with the one of the plurality of objects.