Patents by Inventor Hoi Won Kim

Hoi Won Kim 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).

  • Publication number: 20190256083
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling driving of a vehicle includes a display located in the vehicle, a sensor configured to collect information about a surrounding vehicle, and a processor electrically connected with the display and the sensor, and configured to obtain location information and speed information of at least one surrounding vehicle located on neighboring lanes beside a driving lane where the vehicle is traveling, using the sensor, when the at least one surrounding vehicle is located within a danger distance in a lateral direction of the vehicle, perform avoidance driving for avoiding the at least one surrounding vehicle in the driving lane, and display an indicator corresponding to the avoidance driving on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Min Chul KANG, Beom Jun KIM, Kyoung Jun LEE, Doo Jin UM, Dong Gu LEE, Dong Eon OH, Hyun-Jae YOO, Dae Young KIM, Young Min HAN, Seung Geon MOON, Sung Woo CHOI, Chan-Il PARK, Sung Yoon YEO, Jee Young KIM, Hoi Won KIM
  • Patent number: 10343681
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling a stop of a vehicle may include an information collection system collecting at least one of road information, position information, and driving information; and a control system stopping the vehicle on a basis of the information collected by the information collection system in a case of emergency while the vehicle is running on a road.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Dae Young Kim, Dong Gu Lee, Na Eun Yang, Hoi Won Kim, Hyun Jae Yoo
  • Publication number: 20190202472
    Abstract: An apparatus for automatically controlling a driving assist function of a vehicle includes a sensing device to sense surrounding information and driving information of the vehicle and a state of a driver, a controller to determine whether an automatic activation condition for automatically activating the driving assist function is satisfied, based on the surrounding information and the driving information of the vehicle, which are acquired from the sensing device, and the sensed driver state, and automatically activate the driving assist function when the automatic activation condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dong Gu LEE, Kyoung Jun LEE, Doo Jin UM, Dong Eon OH, Hyun Jae YOO, Beom Jun KIM, Dae Young KIM, Young Min HAN, Seung Geon MOON, Sung Woo CHOI, Chan Il PARK, Sung Yoon YEO, Hoi Won KIM, Min Chul KANG
  • Publication number: 20190176831
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a lane change in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes: a turn signal module to receive an input for a turn signal, a navigation module to obtain map information, a display to output a user interface, and a processor electrically connected with the turn signal lever, the navigation module, and the display. The processor recognizes a diverging section located on a road where the vehicle is traveling, based on the map information obtained by the navigation module when a lane change command is received via the turn signal module, determines whether the vehicle is able to change a driving lane of the vehicle to a diverging lane in the diverging section based on a speed of the vehicle, and controls the vehicle to enter the diverging lane when the vehicle is able to change the driving lane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seung Geon MOON, Kyoung Jun LEE, Doo Jin UM, Dong Gu LEE, Dong Eon OH, Hyun Jae YOO, Beom Jun KIM, Dae Young KIM, Young Min HAN, Sung Woo CHOI, CHAN IL PARK, Sung Yoon YEO, Hoi Won KIM, Min Chul KANG
  • Publication number: 20190180626
    Abstract: An apparatus configured for determining an intention to cut in in a vehicle may include a navigation module, a camera, a radar configured to obtain data about an external vehicle, a sensor configured to obtain data about behavior of the vehicle, and a processor configured to be electrically connected to the navigation module, the camera, the radar, and the sensor, wherein the processor is configured to obtain information associated with at least a portion of a road environment, traffic, or road curvature based on data obtained using at least a portion of the navigation module, the camera, the radar, or the sensor and adjust a parameter for determining an intention for a surrounding vehicle which is traveling in a second lane adjacent to a first lane where the vehicle is traveling to cut in, based on the obtained information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dae Young Kim, Kyoung Jun Lee, Doo Jin Um, Dong Gu Lee, Dong Eon Oh, Hyun-Jae Yoo, Beom Jun Kim, Young Min Han, Seung Geon Moon, Sung Woo Choi, Chan-II Park, Sung Yoon Yeo, Hoi Won Kim, Min Chul Kang
  • Publication number: 20190135277
    Abstract: A vehicle configured to improve convenience of a driver by adjusting an automatic braking control time based on a situation around the vehicle when the vehicle is automatically braked and a control method thereof are provided. The vehicle includes a braking portion that obtains speed information of the vehicle and a first sensor that obtains information around the vehicle. A controller determines whether to perform automatic braking control of the vehicle based on the speed information of the vehicle. When the vehicle performs the automatic braking control, the controller calculates a collision possibility of the vehicle based on the information around the vehicle, and an automatic braking time of the braking portion based on the collision possibility of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Kyungdeuk Min, Jinbong Lee, Hoi Won Kim, Kwangsoo Hahm
  • Publication number: 20190126977
    Abstract: A lateral acceleration limiting device may include a processor configured to calculate current lateral acceleration of a vehicle, predict forward lateral acceleration, and determine whether the prediction lateral acceleration and the current lateral acceleration are greater than a predetermine reference value, a controller communicatively connected to the processor and configured to determine whether to generate a warning or whether to adjust steering torque, depending on a result determined by the processor, and a steering torque adjusting device communicatively connected to the processor and configured to adjust the steering torque depending on control of the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Hoi Won KIM, Kyoung Jun LEE, Doo Jin UM, Dong Gu LEE, Dong Eon OH, Hyun Jae YOO, Beom Jun KIM, Dae Young KIM, Young Min HAN, Seung Geon MOON, Sung Woo CHOI, Chan Il PARK, Sung Yoon YEO, Jee Young KIM, Min Chul KANG
  • Patent number: 10272947
    Abstract: A system for generating a path when a travel lane of a driver's vehicle is changed, may include a detector configured to recognize line information on a front side of the driver's vehicle, an input device configured to input a lane changing command of the driver's vehicle, and a controller configured to generate a lane changing path using vehicle behavior information generated based on the lane changing command and the line information and target behavior information, and to compare a time period until the driver's vehicle overlaps a line when the driver's vehicle changes the line and a time period which is set to maintain a current travel lane to control the lane changing path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Chan Il Park, Beom Jun Kim, Kyoung Jun Lee, Doo Jin Um, Dong Gu Lee, Dong Eon Oh, Hyun Jae Yoo, Min Chul Kang, Dae Young Kim, Young Min Han, Seung Geon Moon, Sung Woo Choi, Sung Yoon Yeo, Jee Young Kim, Hoi Won Kim
  • Patent number: 10259458
    Abstract: A path planning apparatus and method for an autonomous vehicle are provided. The apparatus includes a surrounding information detector that detects surrounding information around the vehicle and a vehicle information detector that detects vehicle information regarding driving states of the vehicle. A vehicle behavior determiner determines vehicle behavior based on the surrounding information and the vehicle information and a driving path generator generates a driving path and a velocity profile for a lane change using the surrounding information and the vehicle information when receiving a lane change signal from the vehicle behavior determiner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Su Jung Yoo, Dong Hwi Lee, Hoi Won Kim
  • Publication number: 20190061819
    Abstract: A system for generating a path when a travel lane of a driver's vehicle is changed, may include a detector configured to recognize line information on a front side of the driver's vehicle, an input device configured to input a lane changing command of the driver's vehicle, and a controller configured to generate a lane changing path using vehicle behavior information generated based on the lane changing command and the line information and target behavior information, and to compare a time period until the driver's vehicle overlaps a line when the driver's vehicle changes the line and a time period which is set to maintain a current travel lane to control the lane changing path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Chan IL Park, Beom Jun Kim, Kyoung Jun Lee, Doo Jin Um, Dong Gu Lee, Dong Eon Oh, Hyun Jae Yoo, Min Chul Kang, Dae Young Kim, Young Min Han, Seung Geon Moon, Sung Woo Choi, Sung Yoon Yeo, Jee Young Kim, Hoi Won Kim
  • Publication number: 20190061526
    Abstract: An apparatus for automatically setting a speed of a vehicle may include a path guide device configured to obtain information related to a location of the vehicle, a type of a road corresponding to the location, and a speed limit of the road corresponding to the location and a controller configured to be electronically connected to the path guide device, wherein the controller is configured to activate an automatic setting mode for setting a setting speed for autonomous driving of the vehicle to a speed limit of a road corresponding to a current location of the vehicle, when the vehicle enters another type of road from the specified type of road in a state where the automatic setting mode is activated, release the automatic setting mode, and activate the automatic setting mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Chan Il Park, Beom Jun Kim, Kyoung Jun Lee, Doo Jin Um, Dong Gu Lee, Dong Eon Oh, Hyun Jae Yoo, Min Chul Kang, Dae Young Kim, Young Min Han, Seung Geon Moon, Sung Woo Choi, Sung Yoon Yeo, Jee Young Kim, Hoi Won Kim
  • Publication number: 20190061780
    Abstract: A driving assist system for a vehicle using navigation information includes: a navigation device providing navigation information; a controller determining whether the vehicle deviates from a navigation route based on a driving lane of the vehicle at or near a junction of a highway, and when the controller determines that the vehicle deviates from the navigation route, performing at least one driving assist operation based on information of a road on which the vehicle is currently driving; and a display device displaying the information of the road on which the vehicle is currently driving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Young Min Han, Beom Jun Kim, Kyoung Jun Lee, Doo Jin Um, Dong Gu Lee, Dong Eon Oh, Hyun Jae Yoo, Min Chul Kang, Dae Young Kim, Seung Geon Moon, Sung Woo Choi, Chan Il Park, Sung Yoon Yeo, Jee Young Kim, Hoi Won Kim
  • Publication number: 20190047621
    Abstract: A lane keeping assist method and system may include determining a driving state of a vehicle according to a state of a lane change in which an intention of a driver is reflected after a turn signal is applied, adjusting a criterion for driver override depending on an error between a driving path of the vehicle and a target path according to the driving state of the vehicle, comparing a steering torque of the driver with the adjusted criterion to determine activation or cancellation of the driver override, minimizing the driver's discomfort in the steering operation when the driver intentionally changes the lane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Beom Jun KIM, Kyoung Jun LEE, Doo Jin UM, Dong Gu LEE, Dong Eon OH, Hyun Jae YOO, Min Chul KANG, Dae Young KIM, Young Min HAN, Seung Geon MOON, Sung Woo CHOI, Chan II PARK, Sung Yoon YEO, Jee Young KIM, Hoi Won KIM
  • Publication number: 20190009779
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a steering angle, a system including the same, and a method thereof are provided may include a steering angle gain variation determination device that determines an increase or a decrease of a steering angle gain variation rate depending on a steering angle error value, a steering angle gain determination device that determines a steering angle gain based on the steering angle gain variation rate, a steering angle gain regulation device that determines a final gain by reflecting a driver intention in a steering angle gain, and a steering torque determination device that determines steering torque by use of the final gain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hoi Won Kim, Dae Young KIM
  • Patent number: 10139298
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for detecting a driver's hands-off may include a torque sensor that detects a torque signal generated from a steering wheel of a vehicle, a vibration generator that generates a reference vibration to the steering wheel of the vehicle, a filter that extracts a torque signal of a vibration frequency band from the detected torque signal, and a controller that activates the vibration generator when a change rate of the detected torque signal exceeds a threshold value and determines whether the driver's hands-off occurs based on a change of the torque signal extracted by the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hoi Won Kim, Dae Young Kim, Min Yong Shin, Dong Gu Lee, Dong Eon Oh
  • Patent number: 10049575
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for generating a path of a vehicle are provided. The apparatus includes a first sensor that detects lane marking information, a second sensor that detects a driving speed of a subject vehicle, a third sensor that detects a yaw rate of the subject vehicle and a fourth sensor that detects a relative position of a preceding vehicle with respect to the subject vehicle. A controller then calculates a trajectory of the preceding vehicle based on the driving speed and the yaw rate of the subject vehicle and the relative position of the preceding vehicle with respect to the subject vehicle. Additionally, the controller generates a driving path of the subject vehicle using of the calculated trajectory of the preceding vehicle and the lane marking information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Dong Eon Oh, Min Yong Shin, Hoi Won Kim
  • Publication number: 20180172528
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for detecting a driver's hands-off may include a torque sensor that detects a torque signal generated from a steering wheel of a vehicle, a vibration generator that generates a reference vibration to the steering wheel of the vehicle, a filter that extracts a torque signal of a vibration frequency band from the detected torque signal, and a controller that activates the vibration generator when a change rate of the detected torque signal exceeds a threshold value and determines whether the driver's hands-off occurs based on a change of the torque signal extracted by the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hoi Won KIM, Dae Young KIM, Min Yong SHIN, Dong Gu LEE, Dong Eon OH
  • Publication number: 20180174459
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for generating a path of a vehicle are provided. The apparatus includes a first sensor that detects lane marking information, a second sensor that detects a driving speed of a subject vehicle, a third sensor that detects a yaw rate of the subject vehicle and a fourth sensor that detects a relative position of a preceding vehicle with respect to the subject vehicle. A controller then calculates a trajectory of the preceding vehicle based on the driving speed and the yaw rate of the subject vehicle and the relative position of the preceding vehicle with respect to the subject vehicle. Additionally, the controller generates a driving path of the subject vehicle using of the calculated trajectory of the preceding vehicle and the lane marking information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Dong Eon Oh, Min Yong Shin, Hoi Won Kim
  • Publication number: 20180148048
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling a stop of a vehicle may include an information collection system collecting at least one of road information, position information, and driving information; and a control system stopping the vehicle on a basis of the information collected by the information collection system in a case of emergency while the vehicle is running on a road.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Dae Young KIM, Dong Gu Lee, Na Eun Yang, Hoi Won Kim, Hyun Jae Yoo
  • Patent number: 9827985
    Abstract: A system and method for performing autonomous navigation of a vehicle are disclosed, which recognize a possibility of collision risk through path estimation of a target vehicle, and generate an autonomous navigation path. The autonomous navigation system for a vehicle includes: a target-vehicle information detection unit configured to detect traveling information of a target vehicle; and a path generation unit configured to estimate movement of the target vehicle on the basis of the information received from the target-vehicle information detection unit, calculate a collision risk value by recognizing a possibility of collision risk between an ego-vehicle and the target vehicle, and generate an autonomous navigation path of the ego-vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Su Jung Yoo, Ji Hyun Yoon, Min Yong Shin, Hoi Won Kim