Control system of autonomous vehicle and control method thereof

Abstract

A control system of an autonomous vehicle may include: a camera unit installed on a vehicle body, and configured to take an image of a pedestrian; a measurement unit installed on the vehicle body, and configured to measure a position of the pedestrian and a distance to the pedestrian; a control unit configured to receive data of the camera unit and the measurement unit; and an image irradiation unit configured to operate according to a control signal of the control unit, and irradiate light to one or more of the pedestrian and a road.

1 - 13 . (canceled) 
     
     
         14 . A control method of an autonomous vehicle, comprising:
 a moving step in which a vehicle body moves toward a target passenger;   a pattern display step of displaying a specific pattern of image to the target passenger through a side display unit;   a stop step in which the vehicle body stops in front of the target passenger; and   an identification step in which a scanning unit scans the body of the target passenger, and a control unit identifies the target passenger based on information of the scanning unit.   
     
     
         15 . The control method of  claim 14 , wherein the identification step comprises scanning one or more of the palm, face and iris of the target passenger, and determining whether the scan result coincides with information stored in a storage unit. 
     
     
         16 . The control method of  claim 14 , further comprising automatically opening a door, when authentication for the target passenger is passed at the identification step.