Patents by Inventor Bong-Ju Kim

Bong-Ju 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: 12151693
    Abstract: An embodiment vehicle for performing autonomous driving includes a memory configured to store map information, a sensor configured to acquire surrounding objects information related to the vehicle, a communicator configured to communicate with a server and a surrounding vehicle, and a controller configured to form autonomous driving data for the autonomous driving of the vehicle based on the map information and data acquired through the sensor and the communicator, wherein the controller is configured to cause performance of the autonomous driving of the vehicle based on the autonomous driving data formed at a time point closest to a time point at which a failure of the sensor occurs in response to the failure of the sensor and a determination that driving of the vehicle by a driver is not available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, HYUNDAI AUTOEVER CORP.
    Inventors: Sung Yun Kim, Daegil Cho, Seung Hwan Shin, Bong-Ju Kim
  • Patent number: 12137171
    Abstract: An embodiment method of providing data storage system for autonomous driving (DSSAD) data by an autonomous driving controller includes verifying a head unit based on a first secret key verification message, verifying a user terminal based on a second secret key verification message, and transmitting the DSSAD data to the user terminal when both the head unit and the user terminal are verified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Hyundai Autoever Corp.
    Inventors: Hong Yeol Lim, Bong Ju Kim
  • Patent number: 12097746
    Abstract: An embodiment heat exchanger includes a first flow path through which a refrigerant discharged from a condenser and drawn into an expansion valve flows and a second flow path through which the refrigerant discharged from a vapor-liquid separator and drawn into a compressor flows, wherein the heat exchanger is configured to perform a heat exchange between the refrigerant flowing through the first flow path and the refrigerant flowing through the second flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Hyundai WIA Corporation
    Inventors: Sang Shin Lee, Ki Mok Kim, Man Ju Oh, Man Hee Kim, Se Min Lee, Bong Jun Park
  • Publication number: 20240199063
    Abstract: The autonomous driving control apparatus may identify that a filter coefficient is changed, may store the changed filter coefficient in the memory when the filter coefficient is changed from a pre-defined filter coefficient threshold value to a specified value or more, may apply the filter coefficient, which is stored in the memory, to the adaptive filter, may perform autonomous driving control logic by using the sensor based on a specified input signal, may compare an output signal, which is output as a result of performing the autonomous driving control logic, with signal strength threshold value, and may store, in the memory, the filter coefficient applied to the adaptive filter, the specified input signal, the output signal, or a combination of the filter coefficient, the specified input signal, and the output signal when a strength of the output signal exceeds the output signal strength threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, HYUNDAI AUTOEVER Corp.
    Inventors: Jin Ha Choi, Bong Ju Kim
  • Patent number: 12015284
    Abstract: A method for measuring a position, is performed by a vehicle assembly (VA) for alignment between a ground assembly (GA) and the VA. The method includes transmitting low frequency (LF) signals to initiate alignment with the GA and estimating a position of a vehicle using at least one sensor mounted on the vehicle. Information regarding the estimated position of the vehicle is provided to the GA and information regarding a position of the vehicle measured by LF receive antennas of the GA and an acceleration flag calculated by the GA is received. Accordingly, a transmission strength of the LF signals transmitted by the VA is adjusted based on the information regarding the position of the vehicle measured by the LF receive antennas and the acceleration flag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Hyundai Autron Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Yong Seong, Chang Woo Ha, Ki Won Ko, Bong Ju Kim
  • Publication number: 20240184579
    Abstract: A multi-core system for providing a communication function between software components (SWCs) and a method therefor are provided. The method may include: determining a memory operating as a data buffer, based on an execution cycle of each of the SWCs, when communicating between an SWC executed by a first core and at least one SWC executed by a second core; writing, by the SWC executed by the first core, data in the data buffer; and reading, by the at least one SWC executed by the second core, the data from the data buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, HYUNDAI AUTOEVER CORP.
    Inventors: Hong Yeol Lim, Kyung Taek Kim, Bong Ju Kim
  • 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: 20240051571
    Abstract: An embodiment system for verifying sensor data of an autonomous vehicle includes an autonomous driving sensor controller configured to generate a first message authentication code (MAC) of a sensor data packet by using a secret key and an autonomous driving controller configured to generate a second MAC of the sensor data packet by using the secret key and compare the first MAC of the sensor data packet received from the autonomous driving sensor controller with the second MAC of the sensor data packet generated by the autonomous driving controller to verify integrity of the sensor data packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Hong Yeol Lim, Bong Ju Kim
  • Publication number: 20240039738
    Abstract: Disclosed are a system for providing event data recorder (EDR) data of a vehicle and a method thereof. The system may include a user terminal and a server. The user terminal may determine a first hash value of a certificate, and transmit the first hash value to a server. The server may receive the certificate and encrypted EDR data from an autonomous driving controller, decrypt, using a public key included in the certificate, a digital signature of the certificate to obtain a second hash value, and, based on a comparison between the first and second hash values, decrypt, using a private key, the encrypted EDR data, and transmit the decrypted EDR data to the user terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Hong Yeol Lim, Bong Ju Kim
  • Patent number: 11878705
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for generating a test case (TC) for dynamic verification of an autonomous driving system are provided. The method includes receiving an input signal and generating a temporary TC based on the input signal. A confirmed TC is determined based on a first output signal corresponding to the input signal and a second output signal corresponding to the temporary TC. A final TC is determined by re-arranging the confirmed TC and the final TC is transmitted to an external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Hyundai Autoever Corp.
    Inventors: Hong Yeol Lim, Bong Ju Kim
  • Publication number: 20240007297
    Abstract: An embodiment method of providing data storage system for autonomous driving (DSSAD) data by an autonomous driving controller includes verifying a head unit based on a first secret key verification message, verifying a user terminal based on a second secret key verification message, and transmitting the DSSAD data to the user terminal when both the head unit and the user terminal are verified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Hong Yeol Lim, Bong Ju Kim
  • Publication number: 20240007480
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of verifying the integrity of an app mounted on an autonomous driving-related vehicle controller. The method includes: providing each of autonomous driving-related vehicle controllers with a hash table in which hash values for logic of the autonomous driving-related vehicle controllers are recorded; transmitting, by a first vehicle controller, an old hash value and a new hash value to a second vehicle controller when a hash value for logic of the first vehicle controller is changed; and changing, by the second vehicle controller, the old hash value to the new hash value in a hash table provided in the second vehicle controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, HYUNDAI AUTOEVER CORP.
    Inventors: Hong Yeol Lim, Bong Ju Kim
  • Patent number: 11820399
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle capable of performing safe and efficient autonomous driving by acquiring accurate information about surrounding objects based on behavior control of the vehicle. The vehicle includes: a camera configured to acquire a surrounding image of the vehicle which includes one or more objects; at least one sensor configured to acquire position data of the one or more objects; and a controller configured to identify identification areas respectively corresponding to the one or more objects based on the surrounding image and the position data, and if a part of the identification area overlaps an occlusion area, control the vehicle to separate the identification area and the occlusion area from each other, to perform autonomous driving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, HYUNDAI AUTOEVER CORP.
    Inventors: Daegil Cho, Seung Hwan Shin, Bong-Ju Kim
  • Publication number: 20230322242
    Abstract: An autonomous driving control apparatus requests information associated with a plurality of parts of an autonomous vehicle from an external electronic device and calculates a fault rate for each of the plurality of parts using the information associated with the plurality of parts. The apparatus identifies that a first fault rate corresponding to a first part among the calculated fault rates is greater than or equal to a specified first value and calculates a first failure rate at which the first part causes a failure of the autonomous vehicle using the first fault rate. The apparatus stores the first fault rate and information associated with the first part in storage and stops performing a function associated with the first part or stops performing the entire autonomous driving function of the autonomous vehicle after a fault or a failure of the autonomous vehicle occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, HYUNDAI AUTOEVER CORP.
    Inventors: Je Hyung Byun, Seung Jun Oh, Bong Ju Kim
  • Publication number: 20230137075
    Abstract: An integrated controller can be equipped with an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) of a vehicle. The integrated controller includes a printed circuit board, a housing of a heat dissipation fin structure positioned to surround the at least one printed circuit board, a thermal grease provided on a surface of the printed circuit board and on a surface of the housing, and a bolt fastening portion connecting the printed circuit board to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Jae Yong Park, Jong-Joon Yee, Bong Ju Kim
  • Publication number: 20230122546
    Abstract: A method for measuring a position, is performed by a vehicle assembly (VA) for alignment between a ground assembly (GA) and the VA. The method includes transmitting low frequency (LF) signals to initiate alignment with the GA and estimating a position of a vehicle using at least one sensor mounted on the vehicle. Information regarding the estimated position of the vehicle is provided to the GA and information regarding a position of the vehicle measured by LF receive antennas of the GA and an acceleration flag calculated by the GA is received. Accordingly, a transmission strength of the LF signals transmitted by the VA is adjusted based on the information regarding the position of the vehicle measured by the LF receive antennas and the acceleration flag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Jae Yong Seong, Chang Woo Ha, Ki Won Ko, Bong Ju Kim
  • Patent number: 11611246
    Abstract: A method for measuring a position, is performed by a vehicle assembly (VA) for alignment between a ground assembly (GA) and the VA. The method includes transmitting low frequency (LF) signals to initiate alignment with the GA and estimating a position of a vehicle using at least one sensor mounted on the vehicle. Information regarding the estimated position of the vehicle is provided to the GA and information regarding a position of the vehicle measured by LF receive antennas of the GA and an acceleration flag calculated by the GA is received. Accordingly, a transmission strength of the LF signals transmitted by the VA is adjusted based on the information regarding the position of the vehicle measured by the LF receive antennas and the acceleration flag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Autron Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Yong Seong, Chang Woo Ha, Ki Won Ko, Bong Ju Kim
  • Patent number: 11564333
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an integrated controller equipped with an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS). An air conditioner is configured to introduce air into the inside of the vehicle and to adjust a flow of the air. The air conditioner is configured to transmit the air to the integrated controller by branching an air conditioning duct that is a passage for transmitting air into the inside of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Hyundai Autron Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Yong Park, Jong-Yoon Yee, Bong Ju Kim
  • Publication number: 20220288717
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a pipe welding ring and a pipe welding method using the same. The disclosed pipe welding ring is a plate-type welding ring which is disposed between two corresponding pipes to join the pipes, comes in contact with a welding surface of each of the pipes, and joins the pipes when melted by heating with a welding torch, and the disclosed pipe welding method includes a welding ring placing operation in which the welding ring is disposed between a first pipe and a second pipe to be joined with each other, a centering operation in which, while the center of the welding ring is aligned with the center of the first pipe and the second pipe, the first pipe and the second pipe are brought into close contact with the welding ring to support the welding ring, and a welding operation in which a welding torch is used to heat the welding ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: DO HYUNG KIM, SUNG MOK RYU, BONG JU KIM
  • Patent number: 11410428
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a sensor unit configured to acquire positional information of at least one object located in the vicinity of the vehicle, the sensor unit comprising a plurality of sensor modules. A controller is configured to determine a tracking filter based on a correspondence relationship between the plurality of sensor modules and the at least one object and to track the position of the at least one object using the positional information of the at least one object and the tracking filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Autoever Corp.
    Inventors: Bong Ju Kim, Byung-Jik Keum, Ho-Jun Kim, Sungsuk Ok