OPERATING APPARATUS AND OPERATING CONTROL METHOD OF SIDE STEP OF VEHICLE

摘要

An operating apparatus and operating control method of a side step of a vehicle controls the opening operation of the side step by being operated in conjunction with an operation of a vehicle door and by detecting whether an obstacle is present or not in an opening operation space of a side step of left front, left rear, right front and right rear side steps (11, 12, 13 and 14), opens the side step when it is determined that no obstacle is present in the opening operation space of the side step, and provides an alarm to a user when it is required to avoid the opening of the side step.

主权项

1. An operating apparatus of a side step of a vehicle, comprising:
a door sensor for sensing a vehicle door opening signal; an obstacle detection sensor for detecting an obstacle that is present in an opening operation space of the side step, the obstacle detection sensor being provided in each of a left front side step, a left rear side step, a right front side step and a right rear side step, wherein the obstacle detection sensor includes:
a side sensor for detecting an obstacle that is present to a side of the side step when the side step is in a closed state; anda bottom sensor for detecting an obstacle that is present at a location below the side step before the side step is moved down after the side step has been extended outward from the side; a control unit for determining whether at least one of the left front side step, the left rear side step, the right front side step and the right rear side step is required to be opened or not, in response to signals output from both the door sensor and the obstacle detection sensor; and a drive unit for operating the side step so as to open or close the side step in response to a signal output from the control unit.