US 12,351,172 B2
Apparatus and method for controlling distance from a front vehicle
Kyung Joo Bang, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Feb. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/665,916.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0093814 (KR), filed on Jul. 16, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0018012 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. B60W 30/16 (2020.01)
CPC B60W 30/16 (2013.01) [B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2554/4041 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4042 (2020.02); B60W 2554/802 (2020.02); B60W 2720/106 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
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1. An apparatus for controlling a distance from a front vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
a memory; and
a processor configured to:
receive information on a host vehicle, wherein the information on the host vehicle includes a speed of the host vehicle, and information on the front vehicle, wherein the information on the front vehicle includes a speed of the front vehicle and a separation distance between the host vehicle and the front vehicle;
generate, based on the received information on the host vehicle and the received information on the front vehicle, one of first acceleration for the host vehicle when the speed of the front vehicle is not zero, or second acceleration for the host vehicle-when the speed of the front vehicle is zero;
output the generated first acceleration or the generated second acceleration; and
control the host vehicle based on the output of the generated first acceleration or the generated second acceleration.