APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VIEWING ANGLE FOR A VEHICLE, AND A VEHICLE INCLUDING THE APPARATUS

摘要

Apparatus and methods for controlling a viewing angle for a vehicle, and a vehicle including the apparatus, are disclosed which may easily determine movements of a following vehicle and increase driving convenience and stability without the need for the driver to look back, by controlling the angle of a side mirror or side camera according to a situation of the vehicle. The apparatus includes an information receiver configured to receive information about a situation of a vehicle, information about a driving direction of the vehicle, and lane information of the vehicle; a motor controller configured to control an angle of a side mirror or side camera that captures a side and rear view of the vehicle; and a viewing angle controller configured to determine whether it is a situation to change the angle of the side mirror or side camera based on the situational information collected by the information receiver, and to then determine an angle between the driving direction of the vehicle, the information of which is received by the information receiver, and a lane, and to control the motor controller based on the determination results.

主权项

1. An apparatus for controlling a viewing angle for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
an information receiver configured to receive information about a situation of a vehicle, information about a driving direction of the vehicle, and lane information of the vehicle; a motor controller configured to control an angle of a side mirror or a side camera that captures a side and rear view of the vehicle; and a viewing angle controller configured to determine whether it is a situation to change the angle of the side mirror or side camera based on the situational information collected by the information receiver, and then to determine an angle between the driving direction of the vehicle, the information of which is received by the information receiver, and a lane, and to control the motor controller based on the determination results.