Patents Assigned to HYUNDAI AUTRON COMPANY LTD.
  • Patent number: 9657668
    Abstract: An injector driver and an operating method thereof are provided in which a driving semiconductor directly controls a brake signal when a brake error occurs in driving an injector, to thus secure a safety function. The injector driver a driving semiconductor configured to transmit an interrupt signal for acknowledging whether a brake signal has been received to a micro-control unit (MCU) when a brake signal is applied. In addition, the driving semiconductor receives a brake signal recognition acknowledgement response signal from the MCU and detects whether the MCU has an error based on the brake signal recognition acknowledgement response signal reception result. Further, the driving semiconductor operates an injector driving signal when the response signal is not received from the MCU for a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Autron Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Choong Seob Park, Ji Haeng Lee, Kang Hee Cho, Doo Jin Jang
  • Patent number: 9458787
    Abstract: A technique for correcting injector characteristics is provided. In particular, a micro control unit is configured to generate a control pulse for controlling the operation of an injector; and a driving semiconductor is configured to detect and calculate a driving characteristic of the injector and compensating for injection timing of the control pulse in accordance with a deviation in injection timing of the injector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Autron Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Choong Seob Park, Hyung Ju Lee, Hak Mo Yoo, Ji Haeng Lee, Doo Jin Jang, Kang Hee Cho, Si Kwang Lee
  • Patent number: 9458788
    Abstract: An injector driver and a method of controlling the injector driver are provided. A defect of a driving channel is detected by enabling an identification of safety inspection for each channel in a driving semiconductor during an idle mode. The injector driver includes a plurality of driving switches that operate an injector and a driving semiconductor that drives of the driving switches. In addition, the driving semiconductor determines a short defect of the injector during an idle mode and detects and stores the defective short in a channel unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Autron Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Choong Seob Park, Ji Haeng Lee, Kang Hee Cho, Doo Jin Jang
  • Patent number: 9378076
    Abstract: A serial communication test device, a system including the same, and a method thereof are provided, which relate to a technology that allows a master chip and a slave ship for Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) communication to double-check data to increase reliability. The serial communication test device includes an interface that is configured to transmit and receive data to and from an external chip. A controller is configured to store data to be error-checked in a register to output the stored data to the external chip through the interface and to store data received from the external chip through the interface in a data storage unit. The controller compares the data stored in the register with the data stored in the data storage unit and determines whether the data stored in the register is substantially similar to data to be error-checked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Autron Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Choong Seob Park, Ji Haeng Lee, Kang Hee Cho, Doo Jin Jang
  • Patent number: 9367377
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for monitoring multiple micro-cores enable one watchdog to monitor a plurality of micro-cores. The multiple micro-core monitoring apparatus includes: a plurality of micro-cores that periodically output clear signals having different pulse waves; and a watchdog that respectively receives the clear signals having different pulse waves so as to determine presence or absence of an error in the micro-cores, and reset an erroneous micro-core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Autron Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Choong Seob Park, Hyung Ju Lee, Hak Mo Yoo, Ji Haeng Lee, Doo Jin Jang, Kang Hee Cho, Si Kwang Lee
  • Publication number: 20150176517
    Abstract: An injector driver and a method of controlling the injector driver are provided. A defect of a driving channel is detected by enabling an identification of safety inspection for each channel in a driving semiconductor during an idle mode. The injector driver includes a plurality of driving switches that operate an injector and a driving semiconductor that drives of the driving switches. In addition, the driving semiconductor determines a short defect of the injector during an idle mode and detects and stores the defective short in a channel unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, HYUNDAI AUTRON COMPANY LTD., KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Choong Seob Park, Ji Haeng Lee, Kang Hee Cho, Doo Jin Jang
  • Publication number: 20150178166
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for monitoring multiple micro-cores enable one watchdog to monitor a plurality of micro-cores. The multiple micro-core monitoring apparatus includes: a plurality of micro-cores that periodically output clear signals having different pulse waves; and a watchdog that respectively receives the clear signals having different pulse waves so as to determine presence or absence of an error in the micro-cores, and reset an erroneous micro-core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, HYUNDAI AUTRON COMPANY LTD., KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Choong Seob Park, Hyung Ju Lee, Hak Mo Yoo, Ji Haeng Lee, Doo Jin Jang, Kang Hee Cho, Si Kwang Lee
  • Publication number: 20150160993
    Abstract: A serial communication test device, a system including the same, and a method thereof are provided, which relate to a technology that allows a master chip and a slave ship for Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) communication to double-check data to increase reliability. The serial communication test device includes an interface that is configured to transmit and receive data to and from an external chip. A controller is configured to store data to be error-checked in a register to output the stored data to the external chip through the interface and to store data received from the external chip through the interface in a data storage unit. The controller compares the data stored in the register with the data stored in the data storage unit and determines whether the data stored in the register is substantially similar to data to be error-checked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, HYUNDAI AUTRON COMPANY LTD., KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Choong Seob Park, Ji Haeng Lee, Kang Hee Cho, Doo Jin Jang
  • Publication number: 20150154076
    Abstract: An injector driver and an operating method thereof are provided in which a driving semiconductor directly controls a brake signal when a brake error occurs in driving an injector, to thus secure a safety function. The injector driver a driving semiconductor configured to transmit an interrupt signal for acknowledging whether a brake signal has been received to a micro-control unit (MCU) when a brake signal is applied. In addition, the driving semiconductor receives a brake signal recognition acknowledgement response signal from the MCU and detects whether the MCU has an error based on the brake signal recognition acknowledgement response signal reception result Further, the driving semiconductor operates an injector driving signal when the response signal is not received from the MCU for a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, HYUNDAI AUTRON COMPANY LTD., KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Choong Seob Park, Ji Haeng Lee, Kang Hee Cho, Doo Jin Jang
  • Publication number: 20150115059
    Abstract: A technique for correcting injector characteristics is provided. In particular, a micro control unit is configured to generate a control pulse for controlling the operation of an injector; and a driving semiconductor is configured to detect and calculate a driving characteristic of the injector and compensating for injection timing of the control pulse in accordance with a deviation in injection timing of the injector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, HYUNDAI AUTRON COMPANY LTD., KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Choong Seob Park, Hyung Ju Lee, Hak Mo Yoo, Ji Haeng Lee, Doo Jin Jang, Kang Hee Cho, Si Kwang Lee