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Vehicle control device and control method provided in vehicle

US11403946B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 10, 2019
Grant dateAug 2, 2022
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Expiry dateMay 26, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE05Y2900/506
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vehicle control device provided in a vehicle and a control method of a vehicle. A vehicle control device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a beam output unit for irradiating light to a road surface of a periphery of a vehicle, and a processor for sensing whether an object approaching toward a vehicle door is present or not via a sensing unit provided in the vehicle when a control command for opening the vehicle door is received after the vehicle stops, and, controlling the beam output unit so that information notifying the object approaching toward the vehicle door is irradiated to the road surface of the periphery of the vehicle door in a state in which the vehicle door is closed based on the presence of the object approaching toward the vehicle door.

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