APPARATUS FOR ASSISTING IN LANE CHANGE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF

摘要

Disclosed are an apparatus for assisting in a lane change and an operating method thereof. The apparatus includes a driving information collecting unit, an image generating unit, a line detecting unit, a lane change determination unit, and a danger determining unit. The apparatus calculates a danger of an accident based on an image photographed by a camera and notifies a driver of the danger of the accident in advance when two or more vehicles, which are travelling with one lane interposed therebetween, simultaneously change lanes toward the same lane, thereby enabling a driver of a vehicle to be safe according to a lane change before the driver actually changes the lane.

主权项

1. An apparatus for assisting in a lane change, comprising:
a driving information collecting unit configured to collect driving information about a first vehicle; an image generating unit configured to generate a driving image including a lateral side image of the first vehicle by using a camera; a line detecting unit configured to detect a line of a first lane adjacent to a driving lane of the first vehicle in the driving image; a lane change determining unit configured to determine whether the first vehicle attempts to change a lane from the driving lane to a first lane based on the driving information; and a danger determining unit configured to determine whether it is dangerous to change the lane to the first lane based on a change in a line of the first lane detected by the line detecting unit when it is determined that the first vehicle attempts to change the lane, and generate a danger notifying signal when it is determined that it is dangerous to change the lane to the first lane.