Patents Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company
  • Patent number: 11964858
    Abstract: An embodiment pallet stacking apparatus includes a lidar installed in an unmanned forklift and configured to radiate laser light and convert range data reflected from a first cup-feet pallet to 3D point cloud data, a bird's eye view (BEV) conversion unit configured to convert the 3D point cloud data to a 2D BEV image, a cup recognition unit configured to perform channel normalization with input data of the 2D BEV image and recognize a cup position through calculation using convolutional neural network, a forklift controller configured to control operation of the unmanned forklift according to a control signal, and a control unit configured to identify a difference between a cup position of the first cup-feet pallet and a cup position of a stationary second cup-feet pallet and apply a control signal for adjustment to a matching position to the forklift controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Joohan Kim, Youngjin Jung
  • Publication number: 20240128484
    Abstract: A fuel cell system and a method of controlling the system are provided. The fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell having a plurality of cells to generate power through a reaction between hydrogen supplied to an anode space and oxygen supplied to a cathode space; a power storage device to be charged with power generated by the fuel cell or discharged to supply power; and a controller. The controller recirculates hydrogen, diffused from the anode space to the cathode space, into the anode space by supplying power charged in the power storage device to the fuel cell when the power generation of the fuel cell is stopped. The controller is configured to control whether to supply the power to the fuel cell based on a pressure measured in the anode space and voltages of the cells that constitute the fuel cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ji Hoon Ryu, Jae Sung Ryu, Jong Hyun Lee, Yei Sik Jeon, Young Wook Cheong
  • Publication number: 20240124962
    Abstract: A steel for a gear includes, based on a total weight of the steel: C: 0.10-0.30 wt %, Si: 0.60-0.80 wt %, Mn: 0.25-0.75 wt %, Cr: 1.80-2.20 wt %, Ni: 0.50-1.50 wt %, Mo: 0.20-0.40 wt %, Nb: 0.025-0.050 wt %, V: 0.030-0.050 wt %, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein contents of Nb and V satisfy the following <Relationship Formula 1>: 0.055<[Nb]+[V]<0.100??<Relationship Formula 1>, wherein [Nb] represents a content of Nb and [V] represents a content of V.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, HYUNDAI STEEL COMPANY
    Inventors: In Beom Lee, Min Woo Kang, Min Woo Kang, Dong Hwi Kim, Chang Won Kang, Myung Sik Kim, Sung Min Hong, Gung Seung Nam, Sang Won Lee
  • Publication number: 20240126887
    Abstract: In a method and a system for controlling a secure boot of a vehicle controller, when a first vehicle controller performs a normal boot as an error occurs in a parity bit of a firmware image, in the process of performing the secure boot by vehicle controllers related to autonomous driving, the first vehicle controller recovers firmware by internetworking with a second vehicle controller that is successful in the secure boot to perform the secure boot thereafter. The method includes performing, by a first vehicle controller, a normal boot, when the error occurs in the parity bit of the firmware image related to the secure boot, and recovering, by the first vehicle controller, the firmware image by internetworking with the second vehicle controller that is successful in the secure boot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation, HYUNDAI AUTOEVER Corp.
    Inventors: Hong Yeol LIM, Bong Ju KIM
  • Publication number: 20240127643
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus are for providing information on management of vehicle. A method of operating an electronic apparatus for providing a user with information on management of a vehicle includes generating a management scenario for the vehicle, requesting the user to approve the management scenario, and outputting management guide information based on progress of the user's exiting and progress of the management scenario.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hong Gyu Lee, Jung Seok Suh, Woo Hyun Kim, Ja Yoon Goo
  • Publication number: 20240128475
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a catalyst may modify a carbon layer structure by using various heat treatment gases such as inert gas (Ar), hydrogen, and carbon monoxide in a carbon layer manufacturing process, thereby optimizing the carbon layer structure according to the purpose of a metal without changing a size of the metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, THE INDUSTRY & ACADEMIC COOPERATION IN CHUNGNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (IAC)
    Inventors: Seongmin Yuk, Kookil Han, Woo Yeong Noh, Namgee Jung, Jiho Min, Yunjin Kim, Keonwoo Ko
  • Publication number: 20240123835
    Abstract: A power module for a vehicle includes: a circuit board provided with a first metallic layer; a first switching portion disposed on a center portion of the circuit board, and including a plurality of semiconductor chips; a second switching portion disposed on the outside the first switching portion on the circuit board and including a plurality of semiconductor chips; a third switching portion disposed on the outside the first switching portion on the circuit board; a lead frame disposed on one side of the circuit board; and a signal lead disposed on the other side of the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Myung Ill YOU, Hyun Koo LEE
  • Publication number: 20240125442
    Abstract: A vehicle light includes: a light lens having a base panel made of a transparent plastic material, an outer paint layer disposed on an outer surface of the base panel, and an inner paint layer disposed on an inner surface of the base panel and including a light-transmitting hole formed therein; and a light source installed to be spaced apart from the light lens, in which light from the light source is transmitted out of the light lens through the light-transmitting hole and the base panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, SL Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Ho PARK, Dong Eun CHA, Dong Woo KIM, Young Ho JO, Tae Seok SEO
  • Publication number: 20240123489
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a panel for a vehicle configured to process a processing plate pre-processed by at least one mold into the panel of a predetermined shape by at least one another mold may include a lower die including a lower base mounted with at least one lower forming steel, an upper die provided vertically movable at a position corresponding to the lower die, and including an upper base mounted with at least one upper forming steel, and at least one cam press unit provided on the lower die and the upper die, and configured to form a flange portion in an edge portion of the processing plate along a vertical direction, and to form a cam forming portion extending from the flange portion along an oblique direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Yongshin CHOI, Daero LEE
  • Publication number: 20240128494
    Abstract: A pouch type all-solid-state battery including a reference electrode is disclosed. In the all-solid-state battery, a potential variation of each electrode is accurately measured because the ion transfer path between the reference electrode and a positive electrode/negative electrode is short. Accordingly, the all-solid-state battery secures a desired cell performance while having battery specifications similar to actual battery specifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae Ho Shin, Ji Chang Kim, Hyun Min Seo, Young Jin Nam, Ga Young Choi
  • Publication number: 20240124031
    Abstract: When there is a request of a driver for transition to manual driving mode while the autonomous vehicle is driving in autonomous driving mode, the autonomous vehicle is set to a safe state by performing control operations of maintaining a vehicle speed previously designated by the driver, maintaining safe distances between vehicles, and changing the driving land and the driving route. The driver is provided with a warning signal notifying that safe transition to the manual driving mode is possible. Accordingly, the driving mode of the autonomous vehicle is transited to the manual mode in a state in which the safety of the autonomous vehicle is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: In Su KIM, Myung Ki Yeom
  • Publication number: 20240128180
    Abstract: A power module makes it possible to simplify an assembly process by disposing a compact, unified insulating substrate in a single casing, reduce overall size by selectively applying the insulating substrate according to specifications of the power module, and improve reliability by preventing a decrease in lifespan due to heat as the size of the insulating substrate is reduced. In other words, by placing the compact, unified insulating substrate in parallel in the casing, the assembly process of the insulating substrate may be facilitated, and as the size of the insulating substrate is reduced, the performance and reliability of the power module can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Myung Ill You
  • Publication number: 20240123993
    Abstract: A vehicle and a method of controlling the same includes a driving state detector configured to detect a driving state of an electric vehicle, a storage configured for storing a map table for engine brake torque values according to engine types and gear ratios of an internal combustion engine vehicle, a driver configured to drive the electric vehicle, and a regenerative braking controller electrically connected to the driving state detector, the storage and the driver and configured to control, based on the driving state of the electric vehicle detected by the driving state detector and the map table, the driver so that the electric vehicle performs regenerative braking based on each torque value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Woo Kuen KIM
  • Publication number: 20240129833
    Abstract: The vehicle according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a display device, a communicator configured to receive location information of the vehicle, a tuner configured to receive a radio frequency signal, a database including a plurality of broadcasting information which are categorized by area, and a controller configured to generate a first broadcast station list including a plurality of first broadcasting information corresponding to the location information of the vehicle and the radio frequency signal among the plurality of the broadcasting information included in the database, generate a second broadcast station list including broadcast station names in the first broadcast station list with different frequency information from the first broadcast station list, compare audio sound transmitted from the vehicle with audio sounds transmitted from broadcast stations of the broadcast station names included in the second broadcast station list to determine a current broadcast station name in an electr
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sangheun LEE, Jaekyu YU
  • Publication number: 20240123995
    Abstract: A traction control method for a vehicle provided with a torque vectoring apparatus including a torque vectoring motor includes determining, by first and second controllers, whether a current situation is a split-? situation occurring when the vehicle is driven on a split road surface, based on vehicle driving information collected in the vehicle, determining and creating, by the second controller, a target speed for control of a slip wheel speed when both controllers determine the split-? situation, and transmitting the target speed from the second controller to the first controller, generating, by the first controller, a torque command for the torque vectoring motor for slip wheel speed control to follow the target speed received from the second controller, and controlling, by the first controller, operation of the torque vectoring motor in accordance with the torque command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Ye Ahn YOON
  • Publication number: 20240125168
    Abstract: A docking system between a vehicle and a building and a control method therefor include an entrance frame configured to extend in a direction towards a vehicle door, an external door provided at a side of the vehicle door to be opened, an internal door spaced from the external door and provided at a side of the building to be opened, and a sealing unit inserted into the entrance frame to be provided between the external door and the internal door, and configured to selectively extend in the direction toward the vehicle door to connect an internal space of the vehicle and an indoor space of the building into one space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Ki Hyun Choi, Hyung Sik Choi, Sun In You, Sang Heon Lee, Ji Hyun Song, Won Chan Lee
  • Publication number: 20240127470
    Abstract: In a method of predicting a position of an object at a future time point for a vehicle, video image information at a current time point and at a plurality of time points before the current time point acquired through a camera of the vehicle may be extracted as semantic segmentation image. A mask image imaging an attribute and position information of an object present in each of the video images may be extracted. A position distribution of the object may be predicted by deriving a plurality of hypotheses for a position of the object at a future time point through deep learning by receiving video images at the current time point and the time points before the current time point, a plurality of semantic segmentation images, a plurality of mask images, and ego-motion information of the vehicle, and calculating the plurality of hypotheses as a Gaussian mixture probability distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, Ewha University - Industry Collaboration Foundation
    Inventors: Hyung-Wook Park, Jang-Ho Shin, Seo-Young Jo, Je-Won Kang, Jung-Kyung Lee
  • Publication number: 20240124739
    Abstract: A paint composition for vehicle intermediate coating including a polyester resin, a melamine resin, a color pigment, an extender pigment, cellulose nanofibers (CNFs), a dispersant, a surface conditioner, an antisagging agent, and a solvent. The extender pigment may include calcium carbonate (CaCO3). The paint composition can impart improved chipping resistance to a paint film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hwan Oh Kim
  • Publication number: 20240124062
    Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes: a roof side assembly connecting upper ends of pillars of a vehicle body along the forward/backward direction of the vehicle body, the roof side assembly constituting an A-pillar of the vehicle body; and an outer garnish coupled to the outside of the roof side assembly, wherein the roof side assembly includes: a pipe having a closed cross-section shape and elongated in the forward/backward direction of the vehicle body so as to form a closed section; an upper reinforcement member coupled to the upper side of the pipe and elongated in the forward/backward direction of the vehicle body; a lower reinforcement member coupled to the lower side of the pipe and elongated in the forward/backward direction of the vehicle body; and an inner reinforcement member coupled to the vehicle body inner side of the pipe and elongated in the forward/backward direction of the vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Do Hoi KIM, Sun Ho SONG, Jae Young LIM, Sea Cheoul SONG, Kang Chul LEE, Tae Ou PARK, Jae Sup BYUN, Jang Ho KIM
  • Publication number: 20240123760
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a vehicle wheel includes: a casting process of manufacturing the wheel in a one-piece body having a forming end and a temporary flange protruding at inner and outer sides of the wheel, respectively, wherein the one-piece body further includes a resonance chamber forming groove; a primary shape machining process of forming a stepped part at an outer circumferential side of the resonance chamber forming groove; a flow forming process of bending the forming end to be seated on the stepped part; a friction stir welding process of integrally bonding a portion where the forming end and the stepped part are in close contact with each other; a fine machining process of removing the temporary flange; and a sound-absorbing hole machining process of forming a sound-absorbing hole for communicating between the resonance chamber and an interior space of a tire in the forming end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA CORPORATION, Hyundai Sungwoo Casting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Min LEE, Young Chan KIM, Min Soo KIM, Young Rae JO, Young Il KIM, Sang Bum PARK, Chang Hak YOO