Patents Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company
  • Publication number: 20240141585
    Abstract: A seat molded article and a method of preparing a seat molded article are disclosed. The seat molded article includes: an upper pad formed of polyurethane foam having a thickness in a range of 25 to 50 mm; and an elastic fabric disposed under the upper pad, wherein, in the elastic fabric, a difference in tensile elongation between warp and weft directions is 5.0% or less, and a tensile elongation measured under a load of 20 kgf is in a range of 20 to 40% in the warp and weft directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, TKG ECO MATERIAL Co.,Ltd., Hyundai Transys Inc.
    Inventors: Myoung Ryoul Lee, Byungguk Lim, Jun Ho Song, Hye Rin Choi, Gu Hwan Kim, Tyuckkyu Hwang
  • Publication number: 20240146052
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes: a first battery configured to supply power; a first converter configured to step down a voltage output from the first battery to a first voltage; a second converter configured to step down the voltage output from the first battery to a second voltage lower than the first voltage; a third converter configured to convert the first voltage into the second voltage; a fourth converter configured to convert the second voltage into the first voltage; a first controller configured to supply the first voltage output from the first converter to at least one of a first load or the third converter; and a second controller configured to supply the second voltage output from the second converter to at least one of a second load or the fourth converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sooncheol Hwang
  • Publication number: 20240140406
    Abstract: A method for preventing or mitigating rear-end collisions of a motor vehicle and potential multiple vehicle collisions includes locating, by a sensor system of the motor vehicle, an obstructing vehicle in the front of the motor vehicle located on a trajectory of the motor vehicle, the obstructing vehicle being characterized by a speed below a predetermined first speed threshold, equal to zero; braking the motor vehicle, by an automatic braking system of the motor vehicle, to stop at a predetermined safety distance from the obstructing vehicle; monitoring, by the sensor system, the rear of the motor vehicle for a trailing vehicle approaching the motor vehicle from behind, wherein the sensor system is configured to detect driving information of the trailing vehicle; and performing safety measures by a control system of the motor vehicle in case a rear-end collision is anticipated based on the detected driving characteristics of the trailing vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Christoph WIDERA
  • Publication number: 20240145719
    Abstract: A binder solution for an all-solid-state battery, an electrode slurry for an all-solid-state battery including the same and a method of manufacturing an all-solid-state battery using the same, and more particularly to a binder solution for an all-solid-state battery, in which a polymer binder configured such that a non-polar functional group is bonded to the end of a polar functional group is used, whereby the polar functional group is provided by a deprotection mechanism of the polymer binder through a thermal treatment, thus increasing adhesion between electrode materials to thereby improve battery capacity and enabling a wet process to thereby reduce manufacturing costs, an electrode slurry for an all-solid-state battery including the same and a method of manufacturing an all-solid-state battery using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation, Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Sang Mo Kim, Sang Heon Lee, Yong Sub Yoon, Jae Min Lim, Ju Yeong Seong, Jin Soo Kim, Jang Wook Choi, Kyu Lin Lee, Ji Eun Lee
  • Publication number: 20240141984
    Abstract: A sphere-type shift control apparatus of an electronic shift system includes a spherical mechanism that includes a shift control portion on a first hemispherical portion of the spherical mechanism and a design portion on a second hemispherical portion of the spherical mechanism. The design portion is configured to provide indirect illumination and transmit images. Power is transmitted from a motor to the rotation shaft of the spherical mechanism using a timing belt or a wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Hun LEE, Chul Ho CHUN, Min Gwon LEE, Tae Jo KIM
  • Publication number: 20240140407
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling a vehicle are disclosed. The apparatus includes a controller and a sensor configured to obtain surrounding environment information and driving information of the vehicle. The controller is configured to divide, into one or more sections, a section of a road in which a steering change occurs corresponding to obstacle avoidance driving of the vehicle. The controller is configured to, when a collision with an obstacle is determined based on the surrounding environment information and the driving information, separately calculate a control amount for each section, among the one or more sections, according to a type of the road determine the type of the road by determining whether the vehicle is traveling on a straight road or a curved road based on the driving information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jae Il Park
  • Publication number: 20240144801
    Abstract: A rear seat passenger notification device includes a sensor device that identifies information about at least one passenger who is present in a host vehicle when the host vehicle enters a lock state. The rear seat passenger notification device also includes an alarm device that performs a visual and audible alarm function, and an information collection device that collects information about the host vehicle and information about a user of the host vehicle The rear seat passenger notification device further includes an action determination and control device that identifies, based on at least one of the information about the at least one passenger, the information about the host vehicle, the information about the user, or a combination thereof, at least one action item for control of the host vehicle, and provides the user with the at least one action item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seul Ki Jeon, Hui Won Shin, Eung Hwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20240140436
    Abstract: A controlling method for a vehicle which comprises an engine, a driving motor connected with the engine, a first clutch connected between the engine and the driving motor, a start motor connected with the engine, a transmission connected with the driving motor, and a second clutch connected between the driving motor and the transmission, comprises synchronizing speeds of the engine and the driving motor, and adjusting a torque of the start motor to release baulking which occurs while a connection state of the first clutch is switched to another connection state upon the speeds of the engine and the driving motor being synchronized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Kyeom Cho, Joon Young Park, Sung Deok Kim, Sang Hun Jung, Jin Uk Jeong, Dae Ro Park
  • Publication number: 20240140200
    Abstract: A displaying method and a displaying system for a vehicle, include obtaining a current date; determining whether to set an image of a holiday or anniversary to be displayed on a display of the vehicle by providing a display setting option to select or not to select a display setting option of a user; providing a display setting option and receiving a user's selection of the display setting option; when the display setting option is selected, comparing the obtained current date with preset holiday data and/or the preset anniversary data to determine whether the current date is a holiday corresponding to the preset holiday data, or determine whether the current date is an anniversary corresponding to the preset anniversary data; and displaying a pre-stored image related to the holiday and/or anniversary of the current date on a display of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Xiao Jia YAN, Jin Young LEE, Da Lin Zheng
  • Publication number: 20240146407
    Abstract: A method and a device for handover in an earth-moving beam (EMB)-based non-terrestrial network are disclosed. A method of a user equipment (UE) comprises the steps of: receiving, from a first cell of a satellite, first handover configuration information including information about a first cell service timer indicating the time at which a communication service can be provided in the first cell; reducing the first cell service timer according to a first reduction interval; and triggering an intra-satellite (intra-SAT) handover procedure if the first cell service timer has a first critical value or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, INHA University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Young Kil Suh, Gene Back Hahn, Ui Hyun Hong, Duk Kyung Kim
  • Publication number: 20240147559
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for wireless device connection are disclosed. The apparatus includes a memory that stores information of a nearby device having a pairing history and a processor that monitors reception of a pairing mode operation command. The processor generates a first message to include a universal key in response to receiving the pairing mode operation command and generates a second message to include an account key of the nearby device having the pairing history when the pairing mode operation command is not received. The apparatus further includes a communication module that broadcasts the first message or the second message under control of the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Seong Soo Yae
  • Publication number: 20240140380
    Abstract: A braking system, may include: a hydraulic braking apparatus including a first hydraulic braking apparatus provided on anyone of front and rear wheels of a vehicle and a second hydraulic braking apparatus provided on the other of the front and rear wheels of the vehicle; a nonhydraulic braking apparatus capable of generating braking force in a wheel provided with the second hydraulic braking apparatus among the front and rear wheels; a main braking force regulator configured for regulating braking force by controlling hydraulic braking pressure supplied to the first hydraulic braking apparatus and the second hydraulic braking apparatus; and an auxiliary braking force regulator configured for regulating braking force by controlling at least one braking apparatus of the first hydraulic braking apparatus and the non-hydraulic braking apparatus, based on whether an anti-lock braking system (ABS) is operating; when a failure has occurred in the main braking force regulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Gwi Chul KIM, Sung In JU
  • Publication number: 20240140336
    Abstract: An auxiliary battery system of a vehicle and a method of using the same include an auxiliary battery, a switching module, and an auxiliary battery control module, and the auxiliary battery stores power used in a plurality of loads of the vehicle, and configured to provide the power to a first load and a second load among the plurality of loads in a state in which the vehicle is parked, the switching module is electrically connected between the auxiliary battery and the first load, and the auxiliary battery control module is configured to determine whether a vehicle communication network enters a sleep mode in the state where a vehicle is parked, turn on a switching module when it is determined that the vehicle communication network has not entered the sleep mode, and turn off the switching module when a predetermined time period has elapsed after it is determined that the vehicle communication network has entered the sleep mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Xiu Kun LI, Sung IL KIM
  • Patent number: 11970081
    Abstract: A battery charging apparatus and method for a vehicle are provided. The charging apparatus for the vehicle includes a third switching element provided between a first battery and a second battery, configured to electrically connect or disconnect the first battery and the second battery; a first switching element configured to supply or cut off a charging current supplied from outside to the first battery; a second switching element configured to supply or cut off the charging current supplied from the outside to the second battery; and a controller configured to control the first switching element, the second switching element, and the third switching element in order to selectively charge at least one of the first battery or the second battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sangkyu Lee, Young Chan Byun
  • Patent number: 11973966
    Abstract: A video decoding method and a video decoding apparatus are configured to decode video. To efficiently code residual blocks obtained from block-based motion compensation, a video encoding apparatus and the video decoding apparatus divide a relevant residual block of a current block into two subblocks in a horizontal or vertical direction and encode one residual subblock alone out of the two residual subblocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Kwangwoon University Industry-Academic Collaboration Foundation
    Inventors: Dong Gyu Sim, Jong Seok Lee, Sea Nae Park, Seung Wook Park, Wha Pyeong Lim
  • Patent number: 11974115
    Abstract: An active sound design (ASD) tuning device and a method thereof may include an ASD device that generates a virtual engine sound for each vehicle situation and a control device that outputs a composite sound by correcting and synthesizing the virtual engine sound and an internal sound measured for each vehicle situation based on a binaural vehicle impulse response (BVIR).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ki Chang Kim, Dong Chul Park, Eun Soo Jo, Jin Sung Lee
  • Patent number: 11972598
    Abstract: Devices, computer-readable media, and methods for providing an enhanced indication of an object that is located via a visual feed in accordance with a user context are disclosed. For instance, in one example, a processing system including at least one processor may detect a user context from a visual feed, locate an object via the visual feed in accordance with the user context, and provide an enhanced indication of the object via an augmented reality display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Crawford Gibbon, Eric Zavesky, Bernard S. Renger, Behzad Shahraray, Lee Begeja
  • Patent number: 11972366
    Abstract: A system for predicting injuries includes a plurality of sensors configured to generate sensor data and an apparatus having an input-output interface and a processor coupled to the input-output interface and wherein the processor is coupled to a memory, the memory having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations including receiving the sensor data, applying analytics to the sensor data, based on the applying step, predicting a likely injury, and transmitting a report based on the predicting step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Juliette Zerick, William Cottrill, Sheldon Meredith, Ravishankar Doejode
  • Patent number: 11970090
    Abstract: A railess variable seatback type rear seat includes: a linear movement device configured to convert a rotation of a motor into a linear movement; a sliding movement device configured to convert the linear movement into a sliding movement in which a seat cushion is pushed forward or backward; and a reclining angle change device configured to convert the sliding movement into a reclining movement, and to fold a seatback, which is connected to the seat cushion, forward or to recline the seatback backward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation, Daechang Seat Co.,LTD-Dongtan, Hyundai Transys Inc.
    Inventors: Seung-Hyun Kim, Sang-Hyun Lee, Min-Ju Lee, Byung-Yong Choi, Chan-Ho Jung, Seon-Chae Na, Young-Woon Choi, Jae-Jin Lee, Dong-Hwan Kim, In-Chang Hwang
  • Patent number: 11971722
    Abstract: A deep learning-based autonomous vehicle control system includes: a processor determining an autonomous driving control based on deep learning, correcting an error in determination of the deep learning-based autonomous driving control based on determination of an autonomous driving control based on a predetermined expert rule, and controlling an autonomous vehicle; and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing data for the determination of the deep learning-based autonomous driving control, data for the determination of the expert rule-based autonomous driving control, and information about the error in the determination of the deep learning-based autonomous driving control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Byung Yong You