Patents by Inventor Jeong Ku Kim

Jeong Ku 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).

  • Patent number: 11970493
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides autotaxin (ATX) inhibitor compounds and compositions including said compounds. The present disclosure also provides methods of using said compounds and compositions for inhibiting ATX. Also provided are methods of preparing said compounds and compositions, and synthetic precursors of said compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: ILDONG PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Ku Choi, Yoon-Suk Lee, Sung-Wook Kwon, Kyung-Sun Kim, Jeong-Geun Kim, Jeong-Ah Kim, An-Na Moon, Sun-Young Park, Jun-Su Ban, Dong-Keun Song, Kyu-Sic Jang, Ju-Young Jung, Soo-Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 11814122
    Abstract: Provided is a steering control system of a vehicle, the system including a torque calculation unit calculating a required steering angle for controlling a steering device based on a driving route of the vehicle and calculating an automatic steering torque based on the calculated required steering angle; a torque correction unit calculating a correction steering torque for correcting the automatic steering torque based on the required steering angle calculated by the torque calculation unit and driving data of the vehicle; and a steering control unit controlling the steering device of the vehicle based on the automatic steering torque calculated by the torque calculation unit and the correction steering torque calculated by the torque correction unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jeong Ku Kim
  • Patent number: 11667289
    Abstract: An apparatus for a vehicle includes: a first collection unit configured to collect a plurality of consecutive forward image frames captured by a camera during forward driving of the vehicle; and a driving route generation unit configured to derive a forward driving trajectory during the forward driving of the vehicle, based on matching of common feature points present in the plurality of consecutive forward image frames, and generate the derived forward driving trajectory as a backward driving prediction route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jeong Ku Kim
  • Publication number: 20230123508
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobility device having an active suspension function and method therefor. The mobility device may include: a suspension module located between a wheel and a sash of the mobility device and configured to perform a suspension function to the mobility device; a sensor module comprising an inclinometer and a ride height sensor; and a communication module configured to support vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication. The communication module may be configured to provide, as first suspension module control information for a subsequent mobility device, road surface information obtained by the inclinometer and the ride height sensor during driving of the mobility device based on the V2X communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong Ku KIM, Oh Koang KWON
  • Patent number: 11554779
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling backward driving of a vehicle including: a driving trajectory generation unit configured to generate a driving trajectory for backward driving of an ego vehicle on a target path, using sensing information acquired while the ego vehicle drives forward along the target path; and a control unit configured to control the backward driving of the ego vehicle on the target path according to the driving trajectory generated by the driving trajectory generation unit, correct the driving trajectory using driving information of another vehicle, which has driven backward on the target path before the ego vehicle, when a change on the target path is sensed in comparison to during the forward driving of the ego vehicle during the process of controlling the backward driving of the ego vehicle, and control the backward driving of the ego vehicle according to the corrected driving trajectory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jeong Ku Kim
  • Patent number: 11465612
    Abstract: Disclosed are a backward driving assist apparatus for a vehicle and a method of controlling the same. The backward driving assist apparatus may include a first collection unit configured to collect one or more forward image frames photographed by a camera when a vehicle moves forward and a driving route generation unit configured to estimate a moving location of the vehicle by matching a wheel pulse count measured by a vehicle speed sensor, a steering angle measured by a steering angle sensor, and a yaw rate measured by a yaw rate sensor when the vehicle moves forward and to generate a forward driving trajectory when the vehicle moves forward, as a backward driving prediction route, through matching of common feature points present in consecutive forward image frames collected by the first collection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jeong Ku Kim
  • Publication number: 20220073135
    Abstract: Provided is a steering control system of a vehicle, the system including a torque calculation unit calculating a required steering angle for controlling a steering device based on a driving route of the vehicle and calculating an automatic steering torque based on the calculated required steering angle; a torque correction unit calculating a correction steering torque for correcting the automatic steering torque based on the required steering angle calculated by the torque calculation unit and driving data of the vehicle; and a steering control unit controlling the steering device of the vehicle based on the automatic steering torque calculated by the torque calculation unit and the correction steering torque calculated by the torque correction unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jeong Ku KIM
  • Publication number: 20220063614
    Abstract: Disclosed are a driving control method and system of a vehicle. The driving control system includes a target calculator configured to calculate a target control value regarding behavior of the vehicle based on driving information with which the vehicle will travel, a correction calculator configured to calculate a corrected control value regarding the behavior of the vehicle based on the driving information and behavior data of the vehicle depending on the driving information, and a controller configured to control driving of the vehicle based on the target control value calculated by the target calculator and the corrected control value calculated by the correction calculator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jeong Ku KIM
  • Publication number: 20220009482
    Abstract: An apparatus for a vehicle includes: a first collection unit configured to collect a plurality of consecutive forward image frames captured by a camera during forward driving of the vehicle; and a driving route generation unit configured to derive a forward driving trajectory during the forward driving of the vehicle, based on matching of common feature points present in the plurality of consecutive forward image frames, and generate the derived forward driving trajectory as a backward driving prediction route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jeong Ku KIM
  • Publication number: 20210155239
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling backward driving of a vehicle including: a driving trajectory generation unit configured to generate a driving trajectory for backward driving of an ego vehicle on a target path, using sensing information acquired while the ego vehicle drives forward along the target path; and a control unit configured to control the backward driving of the ego vehicle on the target path according to the driving trajectory generated by the driving trajectory generation unit, correct the driving trajectory using driving information of another vehicle, which has driven backward on the target path before the ego vehicle, when a change on the target path is sensed in comparison to during the forward driving of the ego vehicle during the process of controlling the backward driving of the ego vehicle, and control the backward driving of the ego vehicle according to the corrected driving trajectory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventor: Jeong Ku KIM
  • Patent number: 10647322
    Abstract: A backward driving assist apparatus for a vehicle may include: a vehicle speed sensor configured to measure a vehicle speed by counting a wheel pulse of a wheel; a steering angle sensor configured to measure a steering angle of a steering wheel; a yaw rate sensor configured to measure a yaw rate of the vehicle during driving; a driving trace storage configured to store driving trace data generated during forward driving; and a controller configured to estimate the position of the ego vehicle, interpolate the driving trace data generated at each preset distance, store the driving trace data in the driving trace storage, read the driving trace data from the driving trace storage during backward driving, generate a target steering angle by compensating for a direction angle error from the ego vehicle position, and output the target steering angle to an MDPS controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Je Seok Kim, Jeong Ku Kim
  • Publication number: 20200122717
    Abstract: Disclosed are a backward driving assist apparatus for a vehicle and a method of controlling the same. The backward driving assist apparatus may include a first collection unit configured to collect one or more forward image frames photographed by a camera when a vehicle moves forward and a driving route generation unit configured to estimate a moving location of the vehicle by matching a wheel pulse count measured by a vehicle speed sensor, a steering angle measured by a steering angle sensor, and a yaw rate measured by a yaw rate sensor when the vehicle moves forward and to generate a forward driving trajectory when the vehicle moves forward, as a backward driving prediction route, through matching of common feature points present in consecutive forward image frames collected by the first collection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventor: Jeong Ku KIM
  • Patent number: 10370031
    Abstract: Provided are an assistant system and assistant method for a backward driving of a vehicle, wherein the assistant system includes an input unit configured to receive a backward driving assistant command, a position tracking unit configured to track real-time positions of the vehicle, an obstacle sensing unit configured to generate an obstacle sensing signal, a steering device manipulation unit configured to adjust a steering angle of a steering device of the vehicle, a primary backward path generation unit configured to generate a primary backward path, a secondary backward path generation unit configured to generate a secondary backward path for the vehicle to drive backward, and a control unit configured to match the real-time positions of the vehicle to the secondary backward path, and at the time of a backward driving, to control the steering device manipulation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jeong Ku Kim
  • Patent number: 10309773
    Abstract: Provided are a device and method for recognizing an obstacle around a vehicle. The device includes a distance sensor configured to generate sensing information regarding each of a plurality of signals by outputting the plurality of signals to an area spaced a predetermined distance from the front of the vehicle, a signal processing unit configured to extract the sensing information regarding signals determined as sensing an obstacle by individually performing vertical ground filtering and horizontal ground filtering on the sensing information regarding each of the plurality of signals, a signal mixer configured to mix the sensing information extracted by performing vertical ground filtering and the sensing information extracted by performing horizontal ground filtering, and an obstacle recognition unit configured to recognize the obstacle using a result of mixing the extracted sensing information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jeong Ku Kim
  • Publication number: 20190031194
    Abstract: A backward driving assist apparatus for a vehicle may include: a vehicle speed sensor configured to measure a vehicle speed by counting a wheel pulse of a wheel; a steering angle sensor configured to measure a steering angle of a steering wheel; a yaw rate sensor configured to measure a yaw rate of the vehicle during driving; a driving trace storage configured to store driving trace data generated during forward driving; and a controller configured to estimate the position of the ego vehicle, interpolate the driving trace data generated at each preset distance, store the driving trace data in the driving trace storage, read the driving trace data from the driving trace storage during backward driving, generate a target steering angle by compensating for a direction angle error from the ego vehicle position, and output the target steering angle to an MDPS controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Je Seok KIM, Jeong Ku Kim
  • Patent number: 9862245
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling an air conditioner to provide cooling or heating customized to each occupant of a vehicle by measuring body temperatures of each occupant. The system includes a body temperature measuring unit configured to measure a body temperature of each occupant, a personalized service determining unit configured to determine a personalized service including whether to drive a cooling device or a heating device for each occupant based on the body temperature of each occupant, and an air conditioner controlling unit configured to control the air conditioner discriminatively for each occupant based on a personalized service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jeong Ku Kim
  • Patent number: 9694851
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method of generating a travel route, which generate a travel route by using fixed objects positioned at a front side. The apparatus for generating a travel route includes: a space information obtaining unit configured to obtain information on a space, in which a driver's vehicle is allowed to travel, by using fixed objects positioned at both sides of the driver's vehicle; a travelling direction estimating unit configured to estimate a travelling direction of the driver's vehicle based on travelling information about the driver's vehicle and information on distances to the fixed objects; and a travel route generating unit configured to generate a travel route of the driver's vehicle based on the space information and the travelling direction of the driver's vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong Ku Kim, Sung Hoon Park
  • Publication number: 20170158236
    Abstract: Provided are an assistant system and assistant method for a backward driving of a vehicle, wherein the assistant system includes an input unit configured to receive a backward driving assistant command, a position tracking unit configured to track real-time positions of the vehicle, an obstacle sensing unit configured to generate an obstacle sensing signal, a steering device manipulation unit configured to adjust a steering angle of a steering device of the vehicle, a primary backward path generation unit configured to generate a primary backward path, a secondary backward path generation unit configured to generate a secondary backward path for the vehicle to drive backward, and a control unit configured to match the real-time positions of the vehicle to the secondary backward path, and at the time of a backward driving, to control the steering device manipulation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventor: Jeong Ku KIM
  • Patent number: 9637119
    Abstract: Provided is a safe driving guiding system. The safe driving guiding system includes: a vehicle-drivable space extracting unit configured to extract a vehicle-drivable space by using distance information from a vehicle to an object detected by a distance measuring sensor and a vehicle-drivable space by using object information detected by an object detecting sensor; a dynamic driving space extracting unit configured to extract a dynamic driving space by using movement information of a vehicle detected by a movement detecting sensor; and an accident occurrence predicting unit configured to determine an overlap degree between the vehicle-drivable space and the dynamic driving space, and control initiation of an operation of at least one of a lane departure warning system and a lane keeping assistance system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jeong Ku Kim
  • Publication number: 20170067738
    Abstract: Provided are a device and method for recognizing an obstacle around a vehicle. The device includes a distance sensor configured to generate sensing information regarding each of a plurality of signals by outputting the plurality of signals to an area spaced a predetermined distance from the front of the vehicle, a signal processing unit configured to extract the sensing information regarding signals determined as sensing an obstacle by individually performing vertical ground filtering and horizontal ground filtering on the sensing information regarding each of the plurality of signals, a signal mixer configured to mix the sensing information extracted by performing vertical ground filtering and the sensing information extracted by performing horizontal ground filtering, and an obstacle recognition unit configured to recognize the obstacle using a result of mixing the extracted sensing information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventor: Jeong Ku KIM