Patents by Inventor Bong-Chul Ko

Bong-Chul Ko 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: 10026239
    Abstract: An apparatus for failure diagnosis and calibration of sensors for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) includes a measuring unit including two or more sensors mounted in a vehicle a storage for storing characteristic data of each of the two or more sensors, and a processor for selecting one of the two or more sensors as a reference sensor and for determining whether or not a failure of the other sensor to be diagnosed is detected and whether calibration thereof is required, on the basis of error covariance information of the reference sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jun Soo Kim, Min Wook Seo, Joo Woong Yang, Sung Yun Kim, Dong Hun Yang, Bong Chul Ko, Gil Won Seo
  • Patent number: 9783194
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an autonomous driving system and method in a parking lot. In particular, the autonomous driving system includes: a parking lot server to transmit parking lot information including parking lot map data to which a virtual lane is applied to a vehicle entering the parking lot when the vehicle entering the parking lot is sensed; and an autonomous driving apparatus to perform autonomous driving of the vehicle up to any one parking slot empty in the parking lot using the virtual lane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Min Wook Seo, Sung Yun Kim, Gil Won Seo, Bong Chul Ko, Joo Woong Yang
  • Patent number: 9696720
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling autonomous navigation includes: a map data reception unit configured to receive parking lot map data indicating that a plurality of virtual lanes are located in a driving road in a parking lot and a grid point is located in each virtual lane by a certain interval from a parking server; and a controller configured to control driving of an autonomous vehicle based on a weight of each grid point included in the parking lot map data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Min Wook Seo, Jun Soo Kim, Gil Won Seo, Sung Yun Kim, Bong Chul Ko, Joo Woong Yang
  • Publication number: 20170169627
    Abstract: An apparatus for failure diagnosis and calibration of sensors for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) includes a measuring unit including two or more sensors mounted in a vehicle a storage for storing characteristic data of each of the two or more sensors, and a processor for selecting one of the two or more sensors as a reference sensor and for determining whether or not a failure of the other sensor to be diagnosed is detected and whether calibration thereof is required, on the basis of error covariance information of the reference sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Jun Soo KIM, Min Wook SEO, Joo Woong YANG, Sung Yun KIM, Dong Hun YANG, Bong Chul KO, Gil Won SEO
  • Publication number: 20170060133
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling autonomous navigation includes: a map data reception unit configured to receive parking lot map data indicating that a plurality of virtual lanes are located in a driving road in a parking lot and a grid point is located in each virtual lane by a certain interval from a parking server; and a controller configured to control driving of an autonomous vehicle based on a weight of each grid point included in the parking lot map data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Min Wook SEO, Jun Soo KIM, Gil Won SEO, Sung Yun KIM, Bong Chul KO, Joo Woong YANG
  • Publication number: 20170045369
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling parking of a vehicle includes a destination setter for setting a destination required by a user and setting search information on a parking space in a vicinity of the set destination, a controller for registering information on the empty parking space in the vicinity of the destination received from the outside when the vehicle arrives in a defined distance from the point set to the destination, and a parking guider for performing parking guidance so that the registered empty parking space becomes a final destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Sung Yun KIM, Min Wook SEO, Joo Woong YANG, Jun Soo KIM, Dong Hun YANG, Kyung Soo HA, Bong Chul KO, Gil Won SEO
  • Publication number: 20170008515
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an autonomous driving system and method in a parking lot. In particular, the autonomous driving system includes: a parking lot server to transmit parking lot information including parking lot map data to which a virtual lane is applied to a vehicle entering the parking lot when the vehicle entering the parking lot is sensed; and an autonomous driving apparatus to perform autonomous driving of the vehicle up to any one parking slot empty in the parking lot using the virtual lane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Min Wook SEO, Sung Yun KIM, Gil Won SEO, Bong Chul KO, Joo Woong YANG
  • Patent number: 7853374
    Abstract: In a first embodiment, an apparatus includes a vehicle turning system; a vehicle moving system; a signal transmitting system with transmitters that measure, and generate signals corresponding to, the locations of two portions of the vehicle; a signal receiving system that receives the signals; and a control system that estimates the orientation of the vehicle, and controls the vehicle moving system and vehicle turning system. In a second embodiment, the apparatus includes a vehicle turning system; a laser system including a laser emitting a laser beam, a mirror attached to the vehicle, and a target plate to receive the laser beam from the mirror; an orientation detecting system including a transceiver with sensors attached to the vehicle, that generate signals, and a reflector that reflects the signals; and a control system that determines the orientation of the vehicle, and controls the vehicle turning system based on the orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Bong-Chul Ko
  • Patent number: 7460054
    Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for adjusting the tilt of a radar cover in response to change of weather condition by calculating dielectric constant of external air, optimum thickness of radar cover, and then optimum tilt angle of radar cover, and adjusting the position of the radar cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jee-Young Kim, Bong-Chul Ko
  • Publication number: 20080147274
    Abstract: In a first embodiment, an apparatus includes a vehicle turning system; a vehicle moving system; a signal transmitting system with transmitters that measure, and generate signals corresponding to, the locations of two portions of the vehicle; a signal receiving system that receives the signals; and a control system that estimates the orientation of the vehicle, and controls the vehicle moving system and vehicle turning system. In a second embodiment, the apparatus includes a vehicle turning system; a laser system including a laser emitting a laser beam, a mirror attached to the vehicle, and a target plate to receive the laser beam from the mirror; an orientation detecting system including a transceiver with sensors attached to the vehicle, that generate signals, and a reflector that reflects the signals; and a control system that determines the orientation of the vehicle, and controls the vehicle turning system based on the orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventor: Bong-Chul Ko
  • Publication number: 20080136719
    Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for adjusting the tilt of a radar cover in response to change of weather condition by calculating dielectric constant of external air, optimum thickness of radar cover, and then optimum tilt angle of radar cover, and adjusting the position of the radar cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jee-Young Kim, Bong-Chul Ko