Vehicle accident notification device, system including the same, and method thereof
A vehicle accident notification device includes a processor that determines whether a vehicle accident occurs and a degree of the vehicle accident based on a sensing result of a sensor and vehicle information received from a device of the host vehicle and automatically provides a notification of the vehicle accident, a communicator that communicates with other devices, and a storage storing a collision reference value that is used to determine the degree of the vehicle accident in advance.
1. A vehicle accident notification device, comprising:
a processor configured to determine whether a vehicle accident occurs and a degree of the vehicle accident based on a sensing result of a sensor of a host vehicle and vehicle information received from a device of the host vehicle;
a communicator configured to communicate with other devices; and
a storage configured to store a collision reference value that is used to determine the degree of the vehicle accident in advance,
wherein the processor is further configured to:
differently set, according to a type of the vehicle accident, a collision reference for a notification of the vehicle accident;
determine a type of an accident when a collision with the host vehicle occurs;
determine the degree of the vehicle accident depending on the type of the accident;
automatically provide a notification of the vehicle accident depending on the collision reference and the degree of the vehicle accident, although an airbag is not deployed in the vehicle accident; and
set the collision reference value using a passenger riding position, a collision direction, and a collision target of the host vehicle.
2. The vehicle accident notification device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
determine whether the collision is between the host vehicle and a surrounding vehicle, between the host vehicle and a pedestrian, or between the host vehicle and a two-wheeled vehicle when the collision occurs.
3. The vehicle accident notification device of claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to:
determine whether to automatically provide the notification of the vehicle accident depending on a magnitude of the collision when the collision is between the host vehicle and the surrounding vehicle.
4. The vehicle accident notification device of claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to:
identify whether the pedestrian or a person who rides in the two-wheeled vehicle is an adult or an infant when the collision is between the host vehicle and the pedestrian or between the host vehicle and the two-wheeled vehicle.
5. The vehicle accident notification device of claim 4 , wherein the processor is configured to:
automatically provide the notification of the vehicle accident when the pedestrian or the person who rides in the two-wheeled vehicle is the infant.
6. The vehicle accident notification device of claim 4 , wherein the processor is configured to:
determine whether to automatically provide the notification of the vehicle accident depending on a magnitude of the collision when the pedestrian or the person who rides in the two-wheeled vehicle is the adult.
7. The vehicle accident notification device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
make an emergency call to automatically provide the notification of the vehicle accident.
8. The vehicle accident notification device of claim 1 , wherein the device further comprises:
a display configured to:
display a screen for automatically providing the notification of the vehicle accident; and
receive, from a user, an input for stopping automatically providing the notification of the vehicle accident.
9. The vehicle accident notification device of claim 1 , wherein, when the collision target is a person, the processor is configured to:
set the collision reference value lower than a collision reference value of when the collision target is a vehicle.
10. The vehicle accident notification device of claim 1 , wherein, when the passenger riding position of the host vehicle is identical to the collision direction, the processor is configured to:
set the collision reference value lower than a collision reference value of when the passenger riding position of the host vehicle is not identical to the collision direction.
11. The vehicle accident notification device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
automatically provide the notification of the vehicle accident when the host vehicle drives on an area other than a road, departs from a lane, or crosses a centerline.
12. A vehicle system, comprising:
a sensor configured to sense an object around a host vehicle and a degree of collision; and
a vehicle accident notification device configured to:
determine whether a vehicle accident occurs and a degree of the vehicle accident based on a sensing result of the sensor and vehicle information received from a device of the host vehicle; and
automatically provide a notification of the vehicle accident,
wherein the vehicle accident notification device is further configured to:
differently set, according to a type of the vehicle accident, a collision reference for a notification of the vehicle accident;
determine a type of an accident when the collision with the host vehicle occurs;
determine the degree of the vehicle accident depending on the type of the accident;
automatically provide a notification of the vehicle accident depending on the collision reference and the degree of the vehicle accident, although an airbag is not deployed in the vehicle accident; and
set a collision reference value using a passenger riding position, a collision direction, and a collision target of the host vehicle.
13. The vehicle system of claim 12 , wherein the sensor further comprises:
a camera configured to capture an image of the object around the host vehicle;
a G sensor configured to sense the degree of the collision when the collision occurs; and
a radar and a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) configured to sense a location, a relative distance, and an approaching speed of the object around the host vehicle.
14. The vehicle system of claim 12 , wherein the system further comprises:
a global positioning system (GPS) receiver configured to receive location information of the host vehicle.
15. A vehicle accident notification method, comprising:
differently setting according to a type of a vehicle accident, a collision reference for a notification of the vehicle accident;
determining whether the vehicle accident occurs based on a sensing result of a sensor of a host vehicle and vehicle information received from a device of the host vehicle;
determining a type of an accident when the vehicle accident occurs;
determining a degree of the vehicle accident depending on the type of the accident;
automatically providing a notification of the vehicle accident depending on the collision reference and the degree of the vehicle accident, although an airbag is not deployed in the vehicle accident; and
setting a collision reference value using a passenger riding position, a collision direction, and a collision target of the host vehicle.
16. The vehicle accident notification method of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:
when the notification of the vehicle accident is automatically provided, displaying a screen for automatically providing the notification of the vehicle accident; and
receiving, from a user, an input for stopping automatically providing the notification of the vehicle accident.
17. The vehicle accident notification method of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:
when the host vehicle drives on an area other than a road, departs from a lane, or crosses a centerline, automatically providing the notification of the vehicle accident.
18. The vehicle accident notification method of claim 15 , wherein determining the type of the accident further comprises:
when the collision occurs, determining whether the collision is between the host vehicle and a surrounding vehicle, between the host vehicle and a pedestrian, or between the host vehicle and a two-wheeled vehicle; and
when the collision is between the host vehicle and the pedestrian or between the host vehicle and the two-wheeled vehicle, identifying whether the pedestrian or a person who rides in the two-wheeled vehicle is an adult or an infant,
wherein determining the degree of the vehicle accident further comprises:
when the collision is between the host vehicle and the surrounding vehicle, determining the degree of the vehicle accident depending on a magnitude of the collision; and
when the pedestrian or the person who rides in the two-wheeled vehicle is the adult, determining the degree of the vehicle accident depending on the magnitude of the collision.
19. The vehicle accident notification method of claim 18 ,
wherein determining the degree of the vehicle accident further comprises:
comparing the collision with the collision reference value to determine the degree of the vehicle accident.