Patents by Inventor Eun Woo Na
Eun Woo Na 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: 11420635Abstract: A device for controlling traveling of a vehicle is provided. The device includes a sensor that obtains vehicle traveling information, a navigation that obtains vehicle position information, and a controller that determines whether the vehicle has entered a building based on the vehicle traveling information and the vehicle position information. The controller calculates a traveling control amount based on the determination result. Accordingly, the device actively adjusts a vehicle height even when the vehicle enters the building and travels on a slope in the building preventing damage to a lower portion of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Jae Hyung Park, Woo Sung Lee, Eun Woo Na
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Patent number: 11312204Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling an air suspension of a vehicle are disclosed. The apparatus includes a compressor configured to supply compressed air, a reservoir configured to store compressed air supplied from the compressor and to supply the stored compressed air to the air suspension during vehicle height control, a road information provider configured to provide road state information of a road in front of the vehicle during travel of the vehicle, and a controller configured to determine a vehicle height control position of the air suspension based on the road state information and to operate the compressor before the vehicle arrives at the determined vehicle height control position, thereby filling the reservoir with the compressed air such that an internal pressure of the reservoir reaches at least a predetermined reference pressure.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Woo Sung Lee, Eun Woo Na, Jae Hyung Park
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Patent number: 11254179Abstract: A vehicle height control apparatus considering a strong wind traveling situation may include: a strong wind zone determining unit for obtaining wind speed information of a current position by using map information to which the wind speed information is corresponded and current position information of a vehicle, and generating strong wind zone information by comparing the obtained wind speed information with a predetermined reference wind speed to determine a strong wind zone; a strong wind traveling situation determining unit for generating strong wind traveling situation information by determining the strong wind traveling situation based on the strong wind zone information and the vehicle speed information of the current position; and a control signal generating unit for generating a control signal of a vehicle height adjusting device according to the strong wind traveling situation information.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventor: Eun-Woo Na
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Publication number: 20210387496Abstract: A vehicle height control apparatus includes an information acquisition device that acquires pressure data on a pressure inside an air tank storing compressed air and obstacle data on an obstacle in front of a vehicle, and a controller that calculates a target vehicle height based on the obstacle data, calculates a required distance required to reach the target vehicle height based on the pressure of the compressed air inside the air tank, and determines a vehicle height control timing, resolving a problem that the vehicle height is unnecessarily quickly controlled compared to the position of the obstacle, or is controlled after the vehicle passes through the obstacle to reduce the ride comfort.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2020Publication date: December 16, 2021Inventors: Jae Hyung PARK, Woo Sung LEE, Eun Woo NA
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Publication number: 20210347221Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a suspension of a vehicle includes: the electronically controlled suspension arranged between wheels and a vehicle body and configured to increase or decrease a contact force between a tire of the vehicle and a road surface; and a controller that adjusts a height of the vehicle depending on a type of road when it rains and adjusts an operating time of the suspension based on a lateral acceleration of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2020Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Jae Hyung PARK, Woo Sung LEE, Eun Woo NA
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Patent number: 11155266Abstract: An active roll control apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a first actuator that is disposed adjacent to front wheels or rear wheels and is configured to adjust roll stiffness. A controller operates the first actuator in a reverse phase control manner in a roll angle increasing direction when a vehicle is in a low-friction turning driving state.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2019Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Byoung-Joo Kim, Eun-Woo Na
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Publication number: 20210197830Abstract: A device for controlling traveling of a vehicle is provided. The device includes a sensor that obtains vehicle traveling information, a navigation that obtains vehicle position information, and a controller that determines whether the vehicle has entered a building based on the vehicle traveling information and the vehicle position information. The controller calculates a traveling control amount based on the determination result. Accordingly, the device actively adjusts a vehicle height even when the vehicle enters the building and travels on a slope in the building preventing damage to a lower portion of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2020Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Jae Hyung Park, Woo Sung Lee, Eun Woo Na
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Patent number: 11040711Abstract: A vehicle and a method for controlling the same are provided. In particular, the wheels of the vehicle wheels are controlled based on a possibility of collision between the vehicle and an object located in a peripheral region of the vehicle to minimize influence caused by the collision while simultaneously ensuring driving safety. The method includes estimating whether there is a high possibility of collision between the vehicle and the detected object. When the high possibility of collision between the vehicle and the object is estimated the wheels of the vehicle are operated based on a situation of the estimated collision to ensure driving stability of the vehicle during an actual collision between the vehicle and the object.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2018Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventor: Eun Woo Na
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Publication number: 20210146742Abstract: A method of controlling a vehicle is provided. The method includes: identifying detection signals output through a plurality of detectors during travel, identifying the detection signal that changes in response to a state of a road surface among the identified detection signals, acquiring detection information corresponding to the state of the road surface based on the detection signals, recognizing the state of the road surface based on detection information for each state of the road surface stored in a non transitory memory and the acquired detection information, and controlling the plurality of suspension devices based on the recognized state of the road surface and information regarding a control strategy of the suspension device for each state of the road surface stored in the storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University (IUCF-HYU)Inventors: WooSung LEE, Eun Woo NA, Kunsoo HUH, Jongwon PARK
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Publication number: 20210138866Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling an air suspension of a vehicle are disclosed. The apparatus includes a compressor configured to supply compressed air, a reservoir configured to store compressed air supplied from the compressor and to supply the stored compressed air to the air suspension during vehicle height control, a road information provider configured to provide road state information of a road in front of the vehicle during travel of the vehicle, and a controller configured to determine a vehicle height control position of the air suspension based on the road state information and to operate the compressor before the vehicle arrives at the determined vehicle height control position, thereby filling the reservoir with the compressed air such that an internal pressure of the reservoir reaches at least a predetermined reference pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Woo Sung Lee, Eun Woo Na, Jae Hyung Park
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Publication number: 20200346508Abstract: A vehicle height control apparatus considering a strong wind traveling situation may include: a strong wind zone determining unit for obtaining wind speed information of a current position by using map information to which the wind speed information is corresponded and current position information of a vehicle, and generating strong wind zone information by comparing the obtained wind speed information with a predetermined reference wind speed to determine a strong wind zone; a strong wind traveling situation determining unit for generating strong wind traveling situation information by determining the strong wind traveling situation based on the strong wind zone information and the vehicle speed information of the current position; and a control signal generating unit for generating a control signal of a vehicle height adjusting device according to the strong wind traveling situation information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2019Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventor: Eun-Woo Na
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Publication number: 20200062261Abstract: An active roll control apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a first actuator that is disposed adjacent to front wheels or rear wheels and is configured to adjust roll stiffness. A controller operates the first actuator in a reverse phase control manner in a roll angle increasing direction when a vehicle is in a low-friction turning driving state.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Byoung-Joo Kim, Eun-Woo Na
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Publication number: 20190176815Abstract: A vehicle and a method for controlling the same are provided. In particular, the wheels of the vehicle wheels are controlled based on a possibility of collision between the vehicle and an object located in a peripheral region of the vehicle to minimize influence caused by the collision while simultaneously ensuring driving safety. The method includes estimating whether there is a high possibility of collision between the vehicle and the detected object. When the high possibility of collision between the vehicle and the object is estimated the wheels of the vehicle are operated based on a situation of the estimated collision to ensure driving stability of the vehicle during an actual collision between the vehicle and the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2018Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventor: Eun Woo Na