Patents by Inventor Jee Wook Huh

Jee Wook Huh 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).

  • Patent number: 10513266
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of controlling a vehicle including a drive motor are provided. The apparatus includes a data detector that detects a driving information including a vehicle speed, a position value of a brake pedal and a drive motor speed and a drive motor that generates a driving torque for driving the vehicle and selectively operates as a generator. A controller then determines a braking mode based on the driving information and adjusts a shift completion timing in accordance with the braking mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Gwang Il Du, Teh Hwan Cho, Hye Kil Hwang, Seong Ik Park, Jee Wook Huh
  • Publication number: 20190368459
    Abstract: A method can be used for controlling for engine running. An input unit receives required power data. A controller executes one among a first control for running an engine, a second control for keeping on running the engine, and a third control for stopping the engine, according to the required power data, to drive the engine. The battery is discharged or charged under control of the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Jee-Wook Huh, Chun-Hyuk Lee, Kyoung-Cheol Oh
  • Publication number: 20190359213
    Abstract: A method for inertia drive control with torque sharing of an eco-friendly vehicle includes when an event in which the eco-friendly vehicle being decelerated with the inertia drive control is detected; calculating, by a controller, a distance variable and a speed variable according to the event; calculating, by the controller, a deceleration torque, which is required for an inertia drive of the eco-friendly vehicle, by dividing into a motor torque and a hydraulic braking torque; and performing, by the controller, inertia drive cooperative control in which the deceleration is performed without driver intervention with motor control through the motor torque and hydraulic braking control through hydraulic braking torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Jee-Wook HUH, Teh-Hwan CHO
  • Patent number: 10479211
    Abstract: A regenerative braking control apparatus of a vehicle may include: a drive motor; a battery for providing driving voltage to the drive motor; a data detector for detecting a driving state information of the vehicle; and a vehicle controller generating a total braking amount based on the driving state information. In particular, the vehicle controller generates a regenerative braking possible amount by using a generatable power of the drive motor and a chargeable power of the battery, performs a regenerative braking when the regenerative braking possible amount is greater than the total braking amount, and also prepares a hydraulic pressure braking based on the regenerative braking possible amount and a regenerative braking amount based on the regenerative braking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jee Wook Huh, Kyoungcheol Oh, Gwang Il Du, Eunbae Koh, Teh Hwan Cho
  • Publication number: 20190322280
    Abstract: A method of providing inertia drive information to perform inertia driving of a vehicle may include recognizing a target position, where deceleration is required from a current speed of the vehicle, as an inertia drive event on a driving route at which a destination is set by a navigation function, when a plurality of inertia drive events are recognized in the recognizing of the target position as the inertia drive event, determining a predetermined priority with respect to each of the plurality of inertia drive events, determining an inertia drive start position required to reach, at a target speed, a target position of an inertia drive event having a high priority, which is determined by the determining of the predetermined priority, among the plurality of inertia drive events, and providing information on an inertia drive start position through a method which is recognizable by a driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Jee-Wook Huh, Dong-Jin Sohn
  • Patent number: 10449948
    Abstract: A method of controlling torque intervention of a hybrid electric vehicle includes: receiving at least one torque intervention request; determining, by a control unit, a gear shift intervention requested quantity requested for limiting a driving torque of the vehicle during a gear shift and a brake intervention requested quantity requested for limiting the driving torque of the vehicle during a braking operation in response to receiving the at least one torque intervention request; generating, by the control unit, a combined intervention requested quantity based on the gear shift intervention requested quantity and the brake intervention requested quantity; and determining, by the control unit, a type of current intervention based on the combined intervention requested quantity in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Do Hee Kim, Teh Hwan Cho, Sung Deok Kim, Gwang Il Du, Joon Young Park, Jee Wook Huh
  • Patent number: 10449947
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling charging of an environment-friendly vehicle, a system including the same, and a method thereof; the apparatus comprises a controller including a processor communicatively connected to the controller and configured to form: a predicted state of charge (SOC) calculating module configured to calculate a predicted SOC predicted to be consumed when the vehicle travels until the vehicle reaches a destination; a current SOC calculating module configured to calculate a current SOC of the vehicle; a mode start control module configured to determine a first mode in which the vehicle travels through driving of an electric motor and a second mode in which the vehicle travels through driving of an electric motor even though the current SOC is not more than a reference SOC, by using the predicted SOC and the current SOC; and an SOC adjusting module configured to adjust a minimum SOC use area when the vehicle starts the second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jee Wook Huh, Kyoung Cheol Oh
  • Patent number: 10442434
    Abstract: A coasting control method of an eco-friendly vehicle includes steps of acquiring deceleration event information and road gradient information in front of a vehicle during driving, by a controller in the vehicle, determining target vehicle speed in a deceleration event in consideration of road gradient based on the deceleration event information and the road gradient information, by the controller, determining expected vehicle speed while the vehicle is decelerated in a coasting state, based on current vehicle speed, by the controller, determining a start location for starting coasting based on target vehicle speed in consideration of current vehicle speed of the vehicle and the road gradient and expected vehicle speed at a target location as a deceleration event location, by the controller, and operating an information provider for coasting guidance and coasting induction to a driver at a start location, by the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jee Wook Huh, Dong Jin Sohn, Do Hee Kim
  • Patent number: 10363821
    Abstract: A method for controlling regenerative braking of a vehicle is provided, in which a driving area of a motor is decided when shifting gears during regenerative braking, and an amount of regenerative braking is determined based on the decided result. The method includes a first process of deciding whether motor torque is in a constant power mode, a second process of deciding whether the motor torque is in a constant torque mode, and a third process of deciding whether the mode of the motor torque is converted into the constant torque mode from the constant power mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyoung Cheol Oh, Deok Keun Shin, Jee Wook Huh
  • Publication number: 20190202456
    Abstract: An inertial driving guide apparatus and a control method control an inertial driving traveling guide apparatus to change a driving setting for inertial driving if a preceding vehicle is present when an inertial driving guide is provided. The inertial driving guide apparatus includes: a navigation system that outputs a traveling route according to input of a destination of a current vehicle; and a controller for providing the inertial driving guide for the current vehicle according to current traveling road conditions depending on the input route, such that if a preceding vehicle is present in front of the current vehicle when the inertial driving guide for the vehicle is provided, the controller is configured to compare vehicle information on the preceding vehicle with vehicle information on the current vehicle and to change a driving setting for inertial driving of the current vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventor: Jee Wook Huh
  • Publication number: 20190193732
    Abstract: A coasting control method based on an overspeed response and an eco-friendly vehicle employing the same are provided. The coasting control method includes performing an active coasting control when an event for a section speed enforcement area is determined while a vehicle is traveling to allow the vehicle to pass through the section speed enforcement area based on a vehicle position at an event occurrence time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventor: Jee-Wook Huh
  • Publication number: 20190193715
    Abstract: In a method for controlling engine power during charge depleting (CD) mode heating of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), the engine power is controlled according to an amount of heat of an engine required for heating determined using a level of an air-conditioning blower at a point in time at which an operation of the engine starts, an outdoor air temperature, and a coolant temperature, if a full automatic temperature controller (FATC) operates the engine for heating when the vehicle is driven in a CD mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Yong-Hoon LEE, Dong-Jin SOHN, Chun-Hyuk LEE, Jee-Wook HUH
  • Publication number: 20190106013
    Abstract: A method for setting an electric vehicle (EV) on/off line of a hybrid vehicle considers a driving load of the vehicle by setting the EV on/off line based on a climbing angle and creep power. The method for setting the EV on/off line of the hybrid vehicle includes an operation of setting a region according to a state of charge (SOC), an EV online setting operation based on a climbing angle of the vehicle, and an EV offline setting operation based on creep power of the vehicle. The method provides a simple and intuitive EV line setting method to reduce a mapping time and substantially eliminate the possibility of human error, thus increasing logic reliability, so as to reduce use of a hybrid control unit (HCU) memory and provide cost-saving effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Jee-Wook Huh, Seong-Ik Park, Chun-Hyuk Lee, Kyoung-Cheol Oh
  • Publication number: 20190092315
    Abstract: A method of controlling vehicle stopping is provided. The method includes dividing an open space from a closed space, in which a gate is connected to the ground, to apply an open space stop control mode to the open space and to apply a closed space stop control mode to the closed space. Additionally, spatial division stop control is performed in which a control condition for each of an engine power, a vehicle interior temperature, and a battery state of charge (SOC) is varied between the open space stop control mode and the closed space stop control mode when a vehicle enters the closed space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Jee-Wook Huh, Dong-Jin Sohn, Chun-Hyuk Lee, Kyoung-Choel Oh
  • Publication number: 20190070972
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for controlling charging of an environment-friendly vehicle. The apparatus includes a high-voltage battery SOC determining unit configured to determine a state of charge (SOC) of a high-voltage battery that is a main power source, an auxiliary battery SOC determining unit configured to determine an SOC of an auxiliary battery that assists power of the high-voltage battery, and an auxiliary battery charging control unit configured to, when receiving a request for an operation of an engine for controlling heating, perform a control such that the auxiliary battery is charged by using the high-voltage battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun Hyuk LEE, Dong Jin Sohn, Yong Hoon Lee, Dong Jun Shin, Jee Wook Huh
  • Publication number: 20190031176
    Abstract: A method of controlling a mode change in a hybrid vehicle includes: determining whether or not a first state-of-charge (SOC) condition is satisfied when a current driving mode is a first mode in which discharging is performed; determining whether or not a plurality of additional conditions is satisfied when a result of the determining is that the first SOC condition is satisfied; and performing transition to a second mode in which a state of charge is maintained when one of the additional conditions is satisfied. The additional conditions include at least one of a requested torque or requested power condition, an engine starting need condition, and a second SOC condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Jee Wook HUH, Sung Deok KIM, Chun Hyuk LEE
  • Publication number: 20190031175
    Abstract: A heating control method of a hybrid vehicle controls engine driving for heating or revolutions per minute (RPM) of an engine according to whether the engine is started in a state in which navigation information is received to actively control a heating value of the engine and to improve fuel efficiency on an actual road in cold weather conditions, and for controlling the RPM of the engine to an appropriate RPM to smoothly recharge a battery with a high voltage through a hybrid starter generator (HSG).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Chun Hyuk Lee, Kyoung Cheol Oh, Dong Jin Sohn, Yong Hoon Lee, In Eok Cho, Dong Jun Shin, Jee Wook Huh
  • Publication number: 20190023259
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling charging of an environment-friendly vehicle, a system including the same, and a method thereof; the apparatus comprises a controller including a processor communicatively connected to the controller and configured to form: a predicted state of charge (SOC) calculating module configured to calculate a predicted SOC predicted to be consumed when the vehicle travels until the vehicle reaches a destination; a current SOC calculating module configured to calculate a current SOC of the vehicle; a mode start control module configured to determine a first mode in which the vehicle travels through driving of an electric motor and a second mode in which the vehicle travels through driving of an electric motor even though the current SOC is not more than a reference SOC, by using the predicted SOC and the current SOC; and an SOC adjusting module configured to adjust a minimum SOC use area when the vehicle starts the second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Jee Wook HUH, Kyoung Cheol OH
  • Publication number: 20190001984
    Abstract: A coasting control method of an eco-friendly vehicle includes steps of acquiring deceleration event information and road gradient information in front of a vehicle during driving, by a controller in the vehicle, determining target vehicle speed in a deceleration event in consideration of road gradient based on the deceleration event information and the road gradient information, by the controller, determining expected vehicle speed while the vehicle is decelerated in a coasting state, based on current vehicle speed, by the controller, determining a start location for starting coasting based on target vehicle speed in consideration of current vehicle speed of the vehicle and the road gradient and expected vehicle speed at a target location as a deceleration event location, by the controller, and operating an information provider for coasting guidance and coasting induction to a driver at a start location, by the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Jee Wook HUH, Dong Jin SOHN, Do Hee KIM
  • Publication number: 20180297577
    Abstract: A mode switching method of a hybrid vehicle includes: determining a reference on-power as a reference for switching from a first mode to a second mode and a reference off-power as a reference for switching from the second mode to the first mode; determining a minimum on-power, a minimum off-power, and a maximum off-power; and determining a final on-power and a final off-power using the reference on-power, the reference off-power, the minimum on-power, the minimum off-power, and the maximum off-power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Jea Mun LEE, Jee Wook HUH