Patents by Inventor Sung-Un Kim

Sung-Un 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: 20240174241
    Abstract: A method of mitigating motion sickness in a passenger including learning a motion sickness prediction model based on state information of a vehicle or the passenger, reaction information of the passenger, and motion sickness-related information, predicting reactions of the passenger to a current state of the vehicle or the passenger and possibility of motion sickness using the learned motion sickness prediction model, and providing information on the motion sickness mitigation methods to the passenger or controlling the vehicle based on the predicted reactions of the passenger and possibility of motion sickness. The motion sickness-related information includes one or more of a determination result of whether motion sickness occurs to the passenger, motion sickness state information, and motion sickness reaction information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Gyu Ri Lee, Seong Wook Moon, Do Hwa Kim, Sung Bae Jeon, SungII Jung, Jae Young Park, Jeong Eun Kim, Hui Un Son
  • Patent number: 11987230
    Abstract: Disclosed are a vehicle including an electric motor and a method of controlling the same for providing a notification function to an occupant of the vehicle by controlling a pitching motion of a vehicle body. The method includes calculating a first torque value for providing the pitching motion based on driving state information including a vehicle speed, a driving mode, and an environment of a driving road; calculating a second torque value based on a request of a driver; and calculating a final torque value for controlling the electric motor based on the first torque value and the second torque value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hui Un Son, Joo Young Kim, Sang Joon Kim, Jea Mun Lee, Sung Hoon Yu, Joon Young Park, Kyu Hwan Jo
  • Patent number: 11961223
    Abstract: An apparatus for predicting performance of a wheel in a vehicle: includes a learning device that generates a latent space for a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) wheel images based on a convolutional autoencoder (CAE), extracts a predetermined number of the plurality of 2D wheel images from the latent space, and learns a dataset having the plurality of 2D wheel images and performance values corresponding to the plurality of 2D wheel images; and a controller that predicts performance for the plurality of 2D wheel images based on a performance prediction model obtained by the learning device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SOOKMYUNG WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jong Ho Park, Chang Gon Kim, Chul Woo Jung, Sang Min Lee, Min Kyoo Kang, Ji Un Lee, Kwang Hyeon Hwang, Nam Woo Kang, So Young Yoo, Seong Sin Kim, Sung Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 11926310
    Abstract: Controlling a speed limit includes determining a virtual vehicle speed as being a lower one of a vehicle speed and a target limit speed, determining a virtual APS value as being a larger one of a first APS value and a second APS value, transitioning to a second mode at a point in time at which an actual APS value and the second APS value become different, when it is expected to transition to the second mode, among a first mode for sustaining a SOC of a battery at the target limit speed and the second mode for depleting the SOC, and determining a transmission gear position by applying the determined virtual vehicle speed and the determined virtual APS value to one of a first shifting pattern and a second shifting pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hui Un Son, Sang Joon Kim, Kyu Hwan Jo, Sung Bae Jeon, Sung Hoon Yu, Joo Young Kim, Jin Kyeom Cho
  • Publication number: 20240075920
    Abstract: A method for controlling driving of a hybrid electric vehicle includes collecting driving data while the hybrid electric vehicle is driven, determining whether the hybrid electric vehicle enters a first mode corresponding to emergency driving of the hybrid electric vehicle or a second mode corresponding to control in preparation for the emergency driving, and controlling the hybrid electric vehicle in accordance with a mode that the hybrid electric vehicle enters among the first mode and the second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sung Bae Jeon, Seong Wook Moon, Do Hwa Kim, Gyu Ri Lee, Sung Il Jung, Jae Young Park, Jeong Eun Kim, Hui Un Son
  • Publication number: 20240067079
    Abstract: A brake lamp control method of a vehicle is provided. The method includes determining whether a deceleration of the vehicle based on regenerative brake through the electric motor is present in a hysteresis period between an off threshold as a reference for turning off a brake lamp and an on threshold as a reference for turning on the brake lamp. When the deceleration of the vehicle is present in the hysteresis period, the method includes determining a state of the brake lamp before the deceleration of the vehicle enters the hysteresis period. In response to determining that the brake lamp is turned on or off for a reason except for the regenerative brake before the deceleration of the vehicle enters the hysteresis period, a request for turning on the brake lamp is set or reset based on the regenerative brake in response to the determined state of the brake lamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Hui Un Son, Sang Joon Kim, Kyu Hwan Jo, Sung Bae Jeon, Sung Hoon Yu, Joo Young Kim, Jin Kyeom Cho
  • Patent number: 11912168
    Abstract: An apparatus and method control regenerative braking torque of an electric vehicle on which an anti-lock brake system (ABS) is mounted. The apparatus and method can compensate the regenerative braking torque of the driving motor based on the behavior model of the electric vehicle, such that the ABS is prevented from entering an operating range to the maximum limit to maximize the energy recovery rate through regenerative braking. The apparatus includes a disturbance extractor that extracts a disturbance in a specific frequency band from a difference between a behavior model and an actual behavior of the electric vehicle. The apparatus includes a torque compensator that compensates for the regenerative braking torque based on the disturbance extracted by the disturbance extractor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sang Joon Kim, Hui Un Son, Sung Hoon Yu, Joo Young Kim, Kyu Hwan Jo
  • Patent number: 11904227
    Abstract: An exercise information management system and a method of controlling the exercise information management system are provided. The exercise information management system includes a plurality of smart mirrors and a server that communicates with at least one smart mirror. Exercise-related information of an exercise performed by a user in the at least one smart mirror among the plurality of smart mirrors is stored in the server and remaining smart mirrors among the plurality of smart mirrors is configured to share the exercise-related information stored in the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Un Kim, Jeongwoo Nahm
  • Patent number: 11709532
    Abstract: A shared battery system includes a battery having unique identification information, a communication unit communication-connected with a user terminal to receive user information from the user terminal, and an authentication unit configured to perform user authentication based on the user information. A controller is configured to control the authentication unit to perform the user authentication when a communication connection with the user terminal is made, to control the battery to supply electrical energy to a shared mobility device based on a use approval of the shared mobility device when the battery is mounted to the mobility device, to acquire usage information of the shared mobility device therefrom when the electrical energy is supplied to the shared mobility device, and to control the communication unit to transmit the acquired usage information of the shared mobility device and status information of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Cheon Maeng, Young Ki Kim, Sung Un Kim, Jae Yong Lee, Sung Jin Choi
  • Patent number: 11695762
    Abstract: A heterogeneous device authentication system and method authenticate heterogeneous devices in various manners according to user environments. The heterogeneous device authentication system includes an authentication information matching device communication-connected with a plurality of heterogeneous devices and configured to match a plurality of user authentication information of different authentication means to the heterogeneous devices. The authentication information matching device includes a controller and a communication unit communication-connected with the heterogeneous devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sung Un Kim
  • Patent number: 11596836
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a controller for obtaining image information using an image obtainer; obtaining body images of a user based on the received image information; receiving menu information of at least one of a somatotype mode or an exercise purpose through an inputter; obtaining parameters for each part of a body based on the obtained body image; adjusting at least one of the obtained parameters for each part of the body based on the received menu information; changing an image for each part of the body among the body images based on the adjusted parameter; and displaying the changed image through a screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Un Kim, Jeongwoo Nahm
  • Patent number: 11472292
    Abstract: A manipulation system capable of controlling various functions in a vehicle includes a detachable rotary manipulation system capable of corresponding to various manipulation environments using an electromagnet and a method of controlling the same. The method includes determining whether a rotary manipulation unit having a plurality of magnets disposed thereat has been attached based on a change in current of a plurality of electromagnetic coils disposed at an attachment unit and controlling whether to activate at least some of the plurality of electromagnetic coils based on at least one of the number of clicks per rotation corresponding to a function to be controlled or a manipulation system type of the rotary manipulation unit upon determining that the rotary manipulation unit has been attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Chung, Sung Un Kim, Si Hoon Sung
  • Patent number: 11474687
    Abstract: A touch input device includes a touch unit to which a user can input a touch gesture, wherein the touch unit includes a gesture input unit positioned at a center of the touch unit and a swiping input unit inclined downward along an edge of the gesture input unit, and the gesture input unit and the swiping input unit receive separate touch signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jungsang Min, Nae Seung Kang, Gi Beom Hong, Sung Un Kim, Seo Ho Choi, Sihyun Joo, Jeong-Eom Lee, Werner Peter, Andy Max Prill
  • Patent number: 11444554
    Abstract: Proposed is an actuator using a bi-directional electrostatic force, which generates a bi-directional electrostatic force in order to amplify and vibrate the vibration of a vibrator. The actuator may include an upper electrostatic force generator configured to generate a first electrostatic force in response to a first high voltage signal, a lower electrostatic force generator configured to generate a second electrostatic force in response to a second high voltage signal having a phase difference with the first high voltage signal, and a vibration generator positioned in a space between the upper electrostatic force generator and the lower electrostatic force generator and configured to generate vibration in response to the first and second electrostatic forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignees: INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, KOREA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TRANSPORTATION, IMAGIS Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Tae-Heon Yang, Han Eol Bae, Jong Reep Na, Sung Won Kim, Sung Un Kim
  • Patent number: 11427106
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: a battery pack including a plurality of battery cells connected in parallel; and a controller configured to distribute a current load having a magnitude proportional to a state of health (SOH) of each of the plurality of battery cells to each of the plurality of battery cells, and to control the charging and discharging of each of the plurality of battery cells according to the magnitude of the distributed current load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Un Kim, Cheon Maeng, Young Ki Kim, Jae Yong Lee, Sungjin Choi
  • Patent number: 11353330
    Abstract: A vehicle terminal may include: a communicator configured to perform communication with a personal mobility device; a processor configured to estimate a state of charge of a battery of the personal mobility device when a vehicle arrives at a set location based on whether the battery is being charged and to determine a travelable area of the personal mobility device based on the state of charge of the battery; and a display device operatively coupled to the processor, the display device configured to display the travelable area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Un Kim, Cheon Maeng, Young Ki Kim, Jae Yong Lee, Sung Jin Choi
  • Patent number: 11345238
    Abstract: A vehicle function control apparatus and method use a detachable knob. The vehicle function control method includes determining, by an integrated manipulation unit, a target attachment position on an attachment unit having a plurality of attachment positions, sensing the position of a detachable knob having at least one magnet and a manipulation means on the attachment unit, and controlling a plurality of electromagnets disposed so as to correspond to the plurality of attachment positions such that the detachable knob is moved from the sensed position to the target attachment position, among the plurality of attachment positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Si Hoon Sung, Jae Hoon Chung, Sung Un Kim
  • Publication number: 20210376762
    Abstract: Proposed is an actuator using a bi-directional electrostatic force, which generates a bi-directional electrostatic force in order to amplify and vibrate the vibration of a vibrator. The actuator may include an upper electrostatic force generator configured to generate a first electrostatic force in response to a first high voltage signal, a lower electrostatic force generator configured to generate a second electrostatic force in response to a second high voltage signal having a phase difference with the first high voltage signal, and a vibration generator positioned in a space between the upper electrostatic force generator and the lower electrostatic force generator and configured to generate vibration in response to the first and second electrostatic forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Tae-Heon YANG, Han Eol BAE, Jong Reep NA, Sung Won KIM, Sung Un KIM
  • Publication number: 20210322851
    Abstract: An exercise information management system and a method of controlling the exercise information management system are provided. The exercise information management system includes a plurality of smart mirrors and a server that communicates with at least one smart mirror. Exercise-related information of an exercise performed by a user in the at least one smart mirror among the plurality of smart mirrors is stored in the server and remaining smart mirrors among the plurality of smart mirrors is configured to share the exercise-related information stored in the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: SUNG UN KIM, JEONGWOO NAHM
  • Patent number: D962979
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sung-Un Kim, Jeong-Woo Nahm