US 12,441,344 B2
Eco-friendly vehicle and method of controlling the same
Gyu Ri Lee, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Hui Un Son, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Sung II Jung, Dongnae-Gu (KR); Do Hwa Kim, Seoul (KR); and Sung Bae Jeon, Gyeonggi-do (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 Dec. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/077,652.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0031834 (KR), filed on Mar. 15, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0294722 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. B60W 50/12 (2012.01); B60R 25/31 (2013.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01)
CPC B60W 50/12 (2013.01) [B60R 25/31 (2013.01); B60W 40/08 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of controlling a vehicle, the method comprising:
generating weight objects in the vehicle using a plurality of indoor sensors disposed in the vehicle;
performing comparative analysis on the generated weight of the objects with a predetermined vehicle reference weight; and
differentiating limiting conditions for the vehicle or outputting a notification signal based on a result of the comparative analysis;
wherein the generating comprises:
when motion is detected from the objects, determining that the objects include one or more people riding in the vehicle and calculating a first weight for the one or more people;
determining a second weight for one or more items among the objects for which motion is not detected; and
generating the weight of the objects by using the first weight and the second weight,
wherein the performing comprises:
determining that a plurality of people have boarded the vehicle based on the weight of the objects, and
blocking starting of the vehicle based on the determination that the plurality of people have boarded the vehicle.