US 12,139,957 B2
Apparatus and method of opening and closing tail gate of vehicle
Jae Young Lee, Yongin-si (KR)
Assigned to HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
Filed by HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Feb. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/680,499.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0026995 (KR), filed on Feb. 26, 2021; and application No. 10-2021-0037611 (KR), filed on Mar. 23, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0275677 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. E05F 15/73 (2015.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 7/13 (2017.01); G06T 7/136 (2017.01); G06T 7/174 (2017.01); G06T 7/50 (2017.01); G06T 7/60 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01); E05F 15/611 (2015.01)
CPC E05F 15/73 (2015.01) [B60R 11/04 (2013.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 7/13 (2017.01); G06T 7/136 (2017.01); G06T 7/174 (2017.01); G06T 7/50 (2017.01); G06T 7/60 (2013.01); G06T 7/74 (2017.01); B60R 2011/004 (2013.01); E05F 15/611 (2015.01); E05F 2015/767 (2015.01); E05Y 2201/434 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/35 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/45 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/85 (2013.01); E05Y 2800/75 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/546 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30196 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of controlling opening of a tailgate of a vehicle, comprising:
continuously capturing, using a rear camera positioned at the tailgate of the vehicle, a plurality of rear camera images while the tailgate is being opened, each captured rear camera image showing a user positioned near the tailgate;
respectively converting the plurality of continuously captured rear camera images into a plurality of semantic segmentation images;
estimating a height of the user based on a position change of a head region of the user shown in the plurality of semantic segmentation images;
determining a target opening angle of the tailgate based on the estimated height of the user; and
adjusting an opening amount of the tailgate based on the determined target opening angle.