US Patent 10521682 Apparatus and method for controlling object detection

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for controlling object detection. The object detection control apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a determination device that determines a risk level, based on environmental information of a vehicle detected by first sensors, an object detection device that detects an object in the vehicle, based on information detected by a second sensor for detecting the object in the vehicle, an output device that outputs an alarm signal according to a set alarm condition when the object in the vehicle is detected, and a controller that controls an operation of the second sensor or the output device, based on the determined risk level.