Abstract: A sensor-cluster apparatus includes: sensors configured to detect and collect external environment information, the sensors including one or more kinds of sensors; a body member having one surface onto which the sensors are mounted; a case on which the body member is fixed, the case including: an inner space in which the body member is mounted; and an opening defined in one surface thereof exposing the inner space, the sensors are exposed through the opening; and a cover configured to open and close the opening of the case, wherein, the sensors are configured to be detached from the body member through the opening of the case with the body member fixed to the case.

Abstract: A sensor cluster device including a radar sensor configured to emit electromagnetic waves onto an object and receive the electromagnetic waves reflected from the object so as to acquire information on the object, a lidar sensor configured to emit laser beams onto the object and receive the laser beams reflected from the object so as to acquire information on the object, a camera sensor configured to capture an image of surroundings of the object and acquire information from the captured image, and an infrared sensor configured to detect heat radiated from peripheral objects in the surroundings of the object to acquire the object and the peripheral objects.

Abstract: A radar device for a vehicle includes: a radar sensor disposed on either one or both of a front surface of a vehicle and a rear surface of the vehicle, and configured to emit an electromagnetic wave signal toward a road having a lane at least partially containing an electromagnetic wave absorbing paint; and a radar control unit configured to determine whether a target is an object, the road, or the lane, based on an intensity of an electromagnetic wave reflected by the object, the road, or the lane, by using a radar signal received from the radar sensor.

Abstract: An automotive sensor integration module including a plurality of sensors differing from each other in at least one of a sensing cycle or an output data format, and a signal processor for selecting a plurality of weights for each of the plurality of sensors on the basis of external environment data, and applying the plurality of weights to a plurality of detection data output from the plurality of sensors respectively to generate a plurality of weighted data.

Abstract: A sensor-cluster apparatus, in which a sensor configured to detect and collect external environment information is mounted in a case. The sensor-cluster apparatus includes a body member on which one kind or more of sensors are mounted on one surface thereof, a case in which an inner space is provided, and one surface thereof is opened to define an opening and on which the body member is mounted so that each of the sensors is exposed to the opening, and a position control device mounted inside the case to adjust a mounting position or a mounting angle of the body member.

Abstract: A sensor cluster device including a radar sensor configured to emit electromagnetic waves onto an object and receive the electromagnetic waves reflected from the object so as to acquire information on the object, a lidar sensor configured to emit laser beams onto the object and receive the laser beams reflected from the object so as to acquire information on the object, a camera sensor configured to capture an image of surroundings of the object and acquire information from the captured image, and an infrared sensor configured to detect heat radiated from peripheral objects in the surroundings of the object to acquire the object and the peripheral objects.

Abstract: A sensor-cluster apparatus includes: sensors configured to detect and collect external environment information, the sensors including one or more kinds of sensors; a body member having one surface onto which the sensors are mounted; a case on which the body member is fixed, the case including: an inner space in which the body member is mounted; and an opening defined in one surface thereof exposing the inner space, the sensors are exposed through the opening; and a cover configured to open and close the opening of the case, wherein, the sensors are configured to be detached from the body member through the opening of the case with the body member fixed to the case.

Abstract: A sensor cluster device including a radar sensor configured to receive electromagnetic waves reflected from an object so as to acquire information on the object, a lidar sensor configured to receive laser beams reflected from the object so as to acquire information on the object, a camera sensor configured to acquire information from an image in which surroundings of the object are captured, an infrared sensor that detects heat radiated from peripheral objects in the surroundings of the object to observe the object and the peripheral objects, a body member having a front surface on which the radar sensor, the lidar sensor, the camera sensor, and the infrared sensor are installed, and a heat dissipation member configured to discharge heat, which is transferred to the body member, to the outside.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling parking are disclosed. The present disclosure in at least one embodiment provides an apparatus for controlling parking of a vehicle equipped with a radar sensor, including a processor for obtaining an input signal for parking control and determining whether to start a parking control operation, a radar controller configured, upon starting the parking control operation, to set a detection mode of the radar sensor to a normal detection mode or a heartbeat detection mode according to a target. The processor determines, when the candidate parking space is narrower than a space needed to park the vehicle, whether another parked vehicle is available to reposition, and if yes, detects whether or not the other parked vehicle carries a driver. The apparatus further includes a communication signal transmitter.

Abstract: A vehicle security method includes: acquiring an input signal from a sensor unit equipped in a vehicle; setting a detection mode to a heart rate detection mode, in response to a security release operation being started, setting a radar sensor of the sensor unit to detect a target, and detecting heart rate information on the target; determining whether the heart rate information matches pre-stored heart rate information; setting the detection mode to a general detection mode, in response to the heart rate information matching the pre-stored heart rate information, measuring a distance, an azimuth, and/or an elevation angle between the vehicle and the target, and detecting body shape information of the target; determining whether the body shape information matches pre-stored body shape information; and releasing a security of a security device, in response to the body shape information matching the pre-stored body shape information.

Abstract: A sensor cluster device including a radar sensor configured to emit electromagnetic waves onto an object and receive the electromagnetic waves reflected from the object so as to acquire information on the object, a lidar sensor configured to emit laser beams onto the object and receive the laser beams reflected from the object so as to acquire information on the object, a camera sensor configured to capture an image of surroundings of the object and acquire information from the captured image, and an infrared sensor configured to detect heat radiated from peripheral objects in the surroundings of the object to acquire the object and the peripheral objects.

Abstract: A sensor-cluster apparatus includes: sensors configured to detect and collect external environment information, the sensors including one or more kinds of sensors; a body member having one surface onto which the sensors are mounted; a case on which the body member is fixed, the case including: an inner space in which the body member is mounted; and an opening defined in one surface thereof exposing the inner space, the sensors are exposed through the opening; and a cover configured to open and close the opening of the case, wherein, the sensors are configured to be detached from the body member through the opening of the case with the body member fixed to the case.

Abstract: A sensor-cluster apparatus, in which a sensor configured to detect and collect external environment information is mounted in a case. The sensor-cluster apparatus includes a body member on which one kind or more of sensors are mounted on one surface thereof, a case in which an inner space is provided, and one surface thereof is opened to define an opening and on which the body member is mounted so that each of the sensors is exposed to the opening, and a position control device mounted inside the case to adjust a mounting position or a mounting angle of the body member.

Abstract: A vehicle radar control apparatus may include: a camera configured to capture a forward image in a traveling direction of a traveling vehicle; one or more radar sensors each configured to irradiate a radar signal from the traveling vehicle, and receive a radar signal reflected and returned from the neighboring vehicle; and a control unit configured to generate traveling information including one or more of distance, direction and speed of the traveling vehicle with respect to the neighboring vehicle by analyzing the forward image captured by the camera and the radar signal received by the radar sensor.

Abstract: A sensor-cluster apparatus, in which a sensor configured to detect and collect external environment information is mounted in a case. The sensor-cluster apparatus includes a body member on which one kind or more of sensors are mounted on one surface thereof, a case in which an inner space is provided, and one surface thereof is opened to define an opening and on which the body member is mounted so that each of the sensors is exposed to the opening, and a position control device mounted inside the case to adjust a mounting position or a mounting angle of the body member.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling parking are disclosed, where the apparatus includes a location receiver configured to receive location information of the vehicle, a sensor unit disposed in the vehicle to detect surrounding obstacles of the vehicle and the sun, a parking control initiator configured to receive an input signal for parking control of the vehicle and to determine whether to start a parking control operation, an input configured to allow a driver to input the input signal for the parking control, and a parking controller configured to calculate and generate an elevation angle and an azimuth of the sun based on the location information of the vehicle and location information of the sun, to predict a movement of shadows due to an object detected by the sensor unit based on the elevation angle and the azimuth, and to calculate a duration of the shadows on a prospective parking place based on a predicted movement of the shadows.

Abstract: A vehicle security method includes: acquiring an input signal from a sensor unit equipped in a vehicle; setting a detection mode to a heart rate detection mode, in response to a security release operation being started, setting a radar sensor of the sensor unit to detect a target, and detecting heart rate information on the target; determining whether the heart rate information matches pre-stored heart rate information; setting the detection mode to a general detection mode, in response to the heart rate information matching the pre-stored heart rate information, measuring a distance, an azimuth, and/or an elevation angle between the vehicle and the target, and detecting body shape information of the target; determining whether the body shape information matches pre-stored body shape information; and releasing a security of a security device, in response to the body shape information matching the pre-stored body shape information.

Abstract: A radar device for a vehicle includes: a radar sensor disposed on either one or both of a front surface of a vehicle and a rear surface of the vehicle, and configured to emit an electromagnetic wave signal toward a road having a lane at least partially containing an electromagnetic wave absorbing paint; and a radar control unit configured to determine whether a target is an object, the road, or the lane, based on an intensity of an electromagnetic wave reflected by the object, the road, or the lane, by using a radar signal received from the radar sensor.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling parking are disclosed. The present disclosure in at least one embodiment provides an apparatus for controlling parking of a vehicle equipped with a radar sensor, including a processor for obtaining an input signal for parking control and determining whether to start a parking control operation, a radar controller configured, upon starting the parking control operation, to set a detection mode of the radar sensor to a normal detection mode or a heartbeat detection mode according to a target. The processor determines, when the candidate parking space is narrower than a space needed to park the vehicle, whether another parked vehicle is available to reposition, and if yes, detects whether or not the other parked vehicle carries a driver. The apparatus further includes a communication signal transmitter.

Abstract: A radar device is disclosed. The present disclosure in some embodiment provides a radar device configured to detect a target in front by using an antenna configured to transmit and receive a radar signal, including a housing having an upper side formed with an aperture to which a radome is coupled, a radar package disposed inside the housing and comprising the antenna, a signal processor, and a target information calculator, and a circuit board mounted with the radar package and a power block.