Patents by Inventor Byeong Wook Jeon
Byeong Wook Jeon has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10690241Abstract: A transmission control apparatus for a vehicle includes: a speed prediction device that predicts speeds for each gear stage from a current position of the vehicle to a position of a speed camera based on a driving state of the vehicle when it is identified that the speed camera exists on a road ahead while an operation of an accelerator pedal is in an OFF state; and a controller that determines a transmission gear stage based on the predicted speeds for each gear stage and performs a transmission control operation of the vehicle based on the determined transmission gear stage.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2019Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Kwang Hee Park, Byeong Wook Jeon, Jae Chang Kook, Sang Jun Park
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Publication number: 20200182350Abstract: A transmission control apparatus for a vehicle includes: a speed prediction device that predicts speeds for each gear stage from a current position of the vehicle to a position of a speed camera based on a driving state of the vehicle when it is identified that the speed camera exists on a road ahead while an operation of an accelerator pedal is in an OFF state; and a controller that determines a transmission gear stage based on the predicted speeds for each gear stage and performs a transmission control operation of the vehicle based on the determined transmission gear stage.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Kwang Hee PARK, Byeong Wook JEON, Jae Chang KOOK, Sang Jun PARK
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Patent number: 10661776Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a transmission of a vehicle includes: a prediction device that obtains first driving data of the vehicle while driving in a predetermined section of a road ahead of a speed bump and predicts second driving data of the vehicle behind the speed bump, based on the first driving data of the vehicle; a calculation device that calculates a predicted gear ratio of the transmission, based on the predicted second driving data and a grade of the predetermined section of the road ahead of the speed bump; and a controller that determines a target gear ratio into which a current gear ratio of the transmission is to be shifted based on the predicted gear ratio and performs transmission control for the vehicle according to the determined target gear ratio.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2019Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Jae Chang Kook, Kwang Hee Park, Byeong Wook Jeon, Sang Jun Park
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Patent number: 10661802Abstract: A vehicle may include an engine; a transmission; an accelerator pedal position sensor; a steering wheel; a steering angle sensor; and a processor configured to control the engine according to a position of an accelerator pedal detected by the accelerator pedal position sensor and to shift the transmission to a neutral state when a position of the accelerator pedal coincides with a reference position while the transmission is in a driving state, wherein the processor shifts the transmission to a driving state when a steering angle of the steering wheel detected by the steering angle sensor is equal to or greater than a reference angle while the transmission is in a neutral state.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CompanyInventors: Jae Chang Kook, Kwang Hee Park, Byeong Wook Jeon, Sang Jun Park
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Publication number: 20200156618Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a transmission of a vehicle includes: a prediction device that obtains first driving data of the vehicle while driving in a predetermined section of a road ahead of a speed bump and predicts second driving data of the vehicle behind the speed bump, based on the first driving data of the vehicle; a calculation device that calculates a predicted gear ratio of the transmission, based on the predicted second driving data and a grade of the predetermined section of the road ahead of the speed bump; and a controller that determines a target gear ratio into which a current gear ratio of the transmission is to be shifted based on the predicted gear ratio and performs transmission control for the vehicle according to the determined target gear ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Jae Chang KOOK, Kwang Hee PARK, Byeong Wook JEON, Sang Jun PARK
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Publication number: 20200149629Abstract: A transmission control apparatus may include a determination device that determines a predicted running load on a predetermined section of a road ahead of the vehicle by use of information regarding a grade and a curvature of the predetermined section of the road ahead of the vehicle and determines fuel consumptions for respective gears, based on the predicted running load, a determination device that determines a final gear, based on the determined fuel consumptions for respective gears, and a controller that performs gear shift control for the vehicle, based on the final gear.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2019Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Byeong Wook JEON, Kwang Hee PARK, Jae Chang KOOK, Sang Jun PARK
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Patent number: 10605356Abstract: A shifting control method for controlling a speed change of a vehicle in a downhill section may include collecting, by a forward road grade information collection device, information on a downhill grade which is present ahead of a vehicle, before a vehicle enters a downhill section, determining, by a driving information detection device, whether a predetermined inertial driving condition is satisfied, before the vehicle enters the downhill section, and deciding, by a control device, a shifting mode of the vehicle depending on the downhill grade, and controlling a transmission according to the decided shifting mode, at a predetermined time before the vehicle enters the downhill section.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Jae-Chang Kook, Kwang-Hee Park, Byeong-Wook Jeon, Sang-Jun Park
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Patent number: 10569779Abstract: A coasting neutral control apparatus associated with a speed camera may include a communication terminal configured to acquire speed camera enforcement section information, and a controller configured to perform or interrupt coasting neutral control by determining whether a predetermined execution condition for the coasting neutral control is satisfied using the speed camera enforcement section information.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Kwang-Hee Park, Jae-Chang Kook, Sang-Jun Park, Byeong-Wook Jeon
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Patent number: 10507835Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system for controlling cornering of a vehicle and a method thereof. The method of controlling cornering of a vehicle may include: determining whether a cornering control condition is satisfied based on a lateral acceleration; detecting a displacement of an accelerator pedal when the cornering control condition is satisfied; calculating a sport index based on the displacement of the accelerator pedal and a predetermined value; and setting operating modes of a power train and a suspension system based on at least one of the sport index or the lateral acceleration.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA Motors CorporationInventors: Sangjun Park, Joseph D. Chang, Byeong Wook Jeon, Tae Hee Cho
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Patent number: 10507818Abstract: A shift control apparatus and a method for a vehicle are provided. The shift control apparatus and the method for a vehicle that can control gear shifts by detecting a slope ahead based on road information are provided. The shift control apparatus for a vehicle may include: an engine; a transmission configured to receive power from the engine; and a controller configured to check an effective sloping point based on road information, to calculate a target gear ratio based on a first engine torque at a location of the vehicle and a gear ratio of the transmission when the effective sloping point is reached within a predetermined amount of time, to set a target gear position based on the target gear ratio, and to control the transmission based on the target gear position.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA Motors CorporationInventors: Byeong Wook Jeon, Sangjun Park, Kwang Hee Park
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Patent number: 10501079Abstract: The present disclosure provides a vehicle driving control apparatus and a method. The apparatus includes an engine configured to generate a power; a clutch positioned between the engine and a transmission and configured to selectively connect the engine and the transmission; a state detector configured to detect state data to control a driving of a vehicle; and a controller configured to determine a stopping line based on a difference between the vehicle and a stopping line when an entry condition is satisfied based on the state data, determine whether a driving control condition is satisfied based on a lighting color of a traffic signal light positioned at the stopping line and the stopping line distance, confirm a deceleration rate depending on a clutch engagement when the driving control condition is satisfied, and control a clutch to decelerate a vehicle speed based on a stop prediction position depending on the deceleration rate.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA Motors CorporationInventors: Byeong Wook Jeon, Sangjun Park, Kwang Hee Park
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Publication number: 20190351909Abstract: A vehicle may include an engine; a transmission; an accelerator pedal position sensor; a steering wheel; a steering angle sensor; and a processor configured to control the engine according to a position of an accelerator pedal detected by the accelerator pedal position sensor and to shift the transmission to a neutral state when a position of the accelerator pedal coincides with a reference position while the transmission is in a driving state, wherein the processor shifts the transmission to a driving state when a steering angle of the steering wheel detected by the steering angle sensor is equal to or greater than a reference angle while the transmission is in a neutral state.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2018Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CompanyInventors: Jae Chang KOOK, Kwang Hee PARK, Byeong Wook JEON, Sang Jun PARK
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Publication number: 20190291735Abstract: A coasting neutral control apparatus associated with a speed camera may include a communication terminal configured to acquire speed camera enforcement section information, and a controller configured to perform or interrupt coasting neutral control by determining whether a predetermined execution condition for the coasting neutral control is satisfied using the speed camera enforcement section information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2018Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Kwang-Hee PARK, Jae-Chang KOOK, Sang-Jun PARK, Byeong-Wook JEON
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Publication number: 20190291736Abstract: An integrated controller of a powertrain of a vehicle and a control method thereof, to determine an optimum shifting stage of the vehicle, may include a cost function having a driving distance per fuel consumption amount obtained through the simulation of a vehicle model by use of the demand power of the engine as an input value, wherein an optimum shifting stage is determined using the cost function to control an engine throttle in addition to controlling a transmission based on the optimum shifting stage.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2018Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, IUCF-HYU (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)Inventors: Sang-Jun PARK, Byeong-Wook Jeon, Myoung-Ho Sunwoo, Dong-Won Jeoung
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Publication number: 20190266813Abstract: A method of predicting a driving condition of a vehicle may include selecting a first prediction position where a vehicle is predicted to pass afterward while driving and predicting a predicted driving condition of the vehicle at the first prediction position; when the vehicle reaches the first prediction position, measuring a real driving condition of the vehicle at the first prediction position; and predicting a predicted driving condition at a second prediction position where the vehicle is predicted to pass afterward by reflecting an error between the predicted driving condition at the first prediction position and the real driving condition at the first prediction position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2018Publication date: August 29, 2019Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.Inventors: Byeong Wook JEON, Kwang Hee PARK, Jae Chang KOOK, Sang Jun PARK
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Publication number: 20190257415Abstract: A shifting control method for controlling a speed change of a vehicle in a downhill section may include collecting, by a forward road grade information collection device, information on a downhill grade which is present ahead of a vehicle, before a vehicle enters a downhill section, determining, by a driving information detection device, whether a predetermined inertial driving condition is satisfied, before the vehicle enters the downhill section, and deciding, by a control device, a shifting mode of the vehicle depending on the downhill grade, and controlling a transmission according to the decided shifting mode, at a predetermined time before the vehicle enters the downhill section.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2018Publication date: August 22, 2019Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Jae-Chang Kook, Kwang-Hee Park, Byeong-Wook Jeon, Sang-Jun Park
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Patent number: 10286911Abstract: The present disclosure provides a control method for an engine and a transmission. The control method may include: determining whether a current mode corresponds to a coasting mode; outputting a neutral operation signal to the transmission when the current mode corresponds to the coasting mode; determining whether an operation condition corresponds to a coasting mode release condition based on the signal of each sensor; outputting a D-stage connection signal to the transmission and outputting an engine torque limitation signal to the engine when the operation condition corresponds to the coasting mode release condition; determining whether the operation condition corresponds to a release of the engine torque limitation condition according to an entry of D stage and the signals of the engine RPM and turbine RPM; and outputting a normal operation signal to the engine when the operation condition corresponds to the release of the engine torque limitation condition.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2017Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Sangjun Park, Byeong Wook Jeon, Kwang Hee Park
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Publication number: 20190111929Abstract: The present disclosure provides a control method for an engine and a transmission. The control method may include: determining whether a current mode corresponds to a coasting mode; outputting a neutral operation signal to the transmission when the current mode corresponds to the coasting mode; determining whether an operation condition corresponds to a coasting mode release condition based on the signal of each sensor; outputting a D-stage connection signal to the transmission and outputting an engine torque limitation signal to the engine when the operation condition corresponds to the coasting mode release condition; determining whether the operation condition corresponds to a release of the engine torque limitation condition according to an entry of D stage and the signals of the engine RPM and turbine RPM; and outputting a normal operation signal to the engine when the operation condition corresponds to the release of the engine torque limitation condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2017Publication date: April 18, 2019Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Sangjun PARK, Byeong Wook JEON, Kwang Hee PARK
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Patent number: 10155519Abstract: A method for controlling a shift of a vehicle during a coasting driving is provided. The method includes performing a neutral control by releasing a clutch when an operation condition of the neutral control is satisfied during the coasting driving. Driving information regarding the vehicle is collected and a gradient of a forward road is detected using the driving information. A stop condition of the neutral control is determined using the gradient of the forward road, and a shift stage is determined when the neutral control is stopped.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2016Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventor: Byeong Wook Jeon
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Publication number: 20180290643Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a shift control apparatus for a vehicle, and more particularly, to a shift control apparatus and method for a vehicle that can control gear shifts by detecting a slope ahead based on road information. A shift control apparatus for a vehicle may include: an engine; a transmission configured to receive power from the engine; and a controller configured to check an effective sloping point based on road information, to calculate a target gear ratio based on a first engine torque at a location of the vehicle and a gear ratio of the transmission when the effective sloping point is reached within a predetermined amount of time, to set a target gear position based on the target gear ratio, and to control the transmission based on the target gear position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2017Publication date: October 11, 2018Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Byeong Wook Jeon, Sangjun Park, Kwang Hee Park