Control device mounted on vehicle and method for controlling the same

1. A control device comprising:

a headlamp configured to irradiate light in a forward direction of the vehicle; and

at least one processor configured to:

sense, through a sensing unit of the vehicle, at least one sign located in the forward direction of the vehicle; and

based on a first portion of the at least one sign corresponding to first route information of the vehicle, the first portion having a geographical/navigational information on travel or route direction to a desired destination for the vehicle, control the headlamp to irradiate the light on the first portion of the at least one sign that corresponds to the first route information of the vehicle.

2. The control device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to control the headlamp to irradiate the light on the first portion of the at least one sign that corresponds to the first route information of the vehicle by:

controlling the headlamp to irradiate the light in a first illumination manner that illuminates, among a plurality of information detected on the at least one sign, first information detected on the at least one sign that corresponds to the first route information of the vehicle.

3. The control device of claim 2 , wherein the headlamp comprises a plurality of light sources that are arranged in a matrix form and that are configured to be selectively controlled by the at least one processor, and

wherein the at least one processor is configured to control the headlamp to irradiate the light on the first portion of the at least one sign that corresponds to the first route information of the vehicle by:

based on a type of the at least one sign, selectively controlling the plurality of light sources of the headlamp to irradiate, on the first portion of the at least one sign, the light in a shape that corresponds to the type of the at least one sign.

4. The control device of claim 1 , the at least one processor is configured to control the headlamp to irradiate the light on the first portion of the at least one sign that corresponds to the first route information of the vehicle by:

based on the at least one sign comprising a plurality of signs on which different information is detected, controlling the headlamp to irradiate the light on a first sign, among the plurality of signs, on which first information corresponding to the first route information of the vehicle is detected.

5. The control device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to control the headlamp to irradiate the light on the first portion of the at least one sign that corresponds to the first route information of the vehicle by:

based on a plurality of information associated with the first route information being sensed a plural number of times on the at least one sign through the sensing unit of the vehicle, controlling the headlamp to irradiate the light in a plurality of illumination manners that illuminate the plurality of information on the at least one sign.

6. The control device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a communication unit,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to control the headlamp to irradiate the light on the first portion of the at least one sign that corresponds to the first route information of the vehicle by:

based on second route information different from the first route information being received through the communication unit, irradiating the light in a second illumination manner on a second portion of the at least one sign that corresponds to the received second route information.

7. The control device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

based on another vehicle being sensed within a threshold distance of the vehicle through the sensing unit of the vehicle, change an output manner of the light irradiated on the at least one sign.

8. The control device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

based on the sensing unit of the vehicle sensing light being irradiated on the at least one sign from a trailing vehicle, control the headlamp to reduce the light that is irradiated on the at least one sign.

9. The control device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

based on the vehicle travelling from a first road portion to a second road portion, control the headlamp to irradiate light that indicates, on a surface of a road, an illumination pattern that guides changing from the first road portion to the second road portion.

10. The control device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

based on the vehicle being within a threshold distance from a destination indicated in the first route information, control the headlamp of the vehicle to irradiate light on a first type of sign and on a physical space satisfying a first condition.

11. The control device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

based on a first sign and a second sign being sensed through the sensing unit of the vehicle, the second sign separated from the first sign in the forward direction of the vehicle by a threshold distance, control the headlamp to irradiate the light by irradiating, on the first sign, an illumination pattern that comprises information detected in the second sign.

12. The control device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

based on the sensing unit of the vehicle sensing a first sign that indicates a speed limit, and based on a speed of the vehicle exceeding the speed limit, control the headlamp to irradiate light on the first sign that indicates the speed limit.

13. The control device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to control the headlamp to irradiate the light on the first portion of the at least one sign that corresponds to the first route information of the vehicle by:

based on the vehicle being in a manual driving mode, controlling the headlamp to selectively irradiate the light on a first type of sign; and

based on the vehicle being in an autonomous driving mode, controlling the headlamp to selectively irradiate the light on a second type of sign.

14. The control device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a camera,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

control the camera to capture an image of a first sign on which the light from the headlamp is irradiated; and

display, on a display unit provided in the vehicle, information associated with the captured image of the first sign on which the light from the headlamp is irradiated.

15. The control device of claim 14 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

based on the headlamp ceasing to irradiate the light on the first sign as the vehicle passes the sensed sign or as another vehicle irradiates light on the first sign, display, on the display unit provided in the vehicle, the information associated with the captured image of the first sign.

16. The control device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

based on route information not being set for a current driving operation of the vehicle, control the headlamp to irradiate the light on a first sign based on information other than route information.

17. A vehicle comprising the control device according to claim 1 .

18. A method of controlling a vehicle that comprises a control device, the method comprising:

sensing at least one sign located in a forward direction of the vehicle; and

based on a first portion of the at least one sign corresponding to first route information of the vehicle, controlling a headlamp of the vehicle to irradiate light on the first portion of the at least one sign that corresponds to the first route information of the vehicle.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein controlling the headlamp of the vehicle to irradiate the light on the first portion of the at least one sign that corresponds to the first route information of the vehicle comprises:

controlling the headlamp to irradiate the light in a first illumination manner that illuminates, among a plurality of information detected on the at least one sign, first information detected on the at least one sign that corresponds to the first route information of the vehicle.

20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the headlamp comprises a plurality of light sources that are arranged in a matrix form and that are configured to be selectively controlled, and

wherein controlling the headlamp of the vehicle to irradiate the light on the first portion of the at least one sign that corresponds to the first route information of the vehicle comprises:

based on a type of the at least one sign, selectively controlling the plurality of light sources of the headlamp to irradiate, on the first portion of the at least one sign, the light in a shape that corresponds to the type of the at least one sign.