Patents by Inventor Dongsuk Kum

Dongsuk Kum 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: 12030529
    Abstract: An electronic device and an operating method thereof are for predicting future trajectories of an unspecified number of surrounding vehicles in an integrated way. The electronic device and operating method may be configured to recognize historical trajectories of one or more surrounding objects, predict future trajectories of the surrounding objects in an integrated way based on the recognized historical trajectories, and plan a driving trajectory of the electronic device based on the predicted future trajectories of the surrounding objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Dongsuk Kum, Hyeong Seok Jeon
  • Patent number: 11858535
    Abstract: An electronic device and an operating method thereof may be configured to detect input data having a first time interval, detect first prediction data having a second time interval based on the input data using a preset recursive network, and detect second prediction data having a third time interval based on the input data and the first prediction data using the recursive network. The recursive network may include an encoder configured to detect each of a plurality of feature vectors based on at least one of the input data or the first prediction data, an attention module configured to calculate each of pieces of importance of the feature vectors by calculating the importance of each feature vector, and a decoder configured to output at least one of the first prediction data or the second prediction data using the feature vectors based on the pieces of importance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Dongsuk Kum, Sanmin Kim
  • Patent number: 11754701
    Abstract: An electronic device and an operating method thereof according to various embodiments are intended to detect a three-dimensional (3D) object based on camera module and radar sensor fusion, and may be configured to extract a first region of interest (RoI) from a first feature map extracted from first sensing data obtained through a camera module, extract a second RoI from a second feature map extracted from second sensing data obtained through a radar sensor, generate a third RoI by fusing the first RoI and the second RoI, and detect a 3D object based on the third RoI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Dongsuk Kum, YoungSeok Kim
  • Publication number: 20230139133
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lane change system for an autonomous vehicle. A lane change method performed by a lane change system may include receiving driving state information of a vehicle and outputting a path and velocity plan corresponding to the input driving state information of the vehicle by using a lane change algorithm. The driving state information of the vehicle may include state information of the vehicle including driving information of the vehicle and situation information for recognizing a situation of a surrounding vehicle on the basis of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Dongsuk Kum, Kibeom Lee, Seul Bin Hwang
  • Patent number: 11607944
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for operating vehicular accessories during an engine stop using a one-way clutch pulley, the apparatus including the one-way clutch pulley configured to drive the vehicular accessories, and including a coupler and a one-way clutch. The one-way clutch pulley includes an engine crank shaft configured to connect to an engine of a vehicle; the coupler configured to couple with the engine crank shaft; the one-way clutch configured to couple with the coupler; and a pulley configured to connect to the one-way clutch, and the one-way clutch is configured to connect to the pulley and to rotate in one direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: InGwun Jang, Dongsuk Kum, Kyung-Soo Kim, Kitae Jang, Changwoo Lee, Jong Ho Kim, Kyunghwan Choi, Mingi Kim
  • Patent number: 11433884
    Abstract: Disclosed are probabilistic prediction for a motion of a lane-based surrounding vehicle and a longitudinal control method and apparatus using the same. The method includes obtaining surrounding vehicle information using a sensor, predicting a target lane of the surrounding vehicle based on the obtained surrounding vehicle information, performing future driving trajectory prediction for each target lane based on the surrounding vehicle information, and computing a probability of a collision likelihood based on a target lane and trajectory predictions of the surrounding vehicle in which future uncertainty has been taken into consideration and performing longitudinal control for collision avoidance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Inventors: Dongsuk Kum, Seung Je Yoon, Jaehwan Kim, Sanmin Kim
  • Publication number: 20210316762
    Abstract: An electronic device and an operating method thereof may be configured to detect input data having a first time interval, detect first prediction data having a second time interval based on the input data using a preset recursive network, and detect second prediction data having a third time interval based on the input data and the first prediction data using the recursive network. The recursive network may include an encoder configured to detect each of a plurality of feature vectors based on at least one of the input data or the first prediction data, an attention module configured to calculate each of pieces of importance of the feature vectors by calculating the importance of each feature vector, and a decoder configured to output at least one of the first prediction data or the second prediction data using the feature vectors based on the pieces of importance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Dongsuk KUM, Sanmin KIM
  • Publication number: 20210295090
    Abstract: An electronic device and an operating method thereof according to various embodiments are intended to detect a three-dimensional (3D) object based on camera module and radar sensor fusion, and may be configured to extract a first region of interest (RoI) from a first feature map extracted from first sensing data obtained through a camera module, extract a second RoI from a second feature map extracted from second sensing data obtained through a radar sensor, generate a third RoI by fusing the first RoI and the second RoI, and detect a 3D object based on the third RoI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Dongsuk KUM, YoungSeok KIM
  • Publication number: 20210261167
    Abstract: An electronic device and an operating method thereof are for predicting future trajectories of an unspecified number of surrounding vehicles in an integrated way. The electronic device and operating method may be configured to recognize historical trajectories of one or more surrounding objects, predict future trajectories of the surrounding objects in an integrated way based on the recognized historical trajectories, and plan a driving trajectory of the electronic device based on the predicted future trajectories of the surrounding objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Dongsuk KUM, Hyeong Seok JEON
  • Publication number: 20200172093
    Abstract: Disclosed are probabilistic prediction for a motion of a lane-based surrounding vehicle and a longitudinal control method and apparatus using the same. The method includes obtaining surrounding vehicle information using a sensor, predicting a target lane of the surrounding vehicle based on the obtained surrounding vehicle information, performing future driving trajectory prediction for each target lane based on the surrounding vehicle information, and computing a probability of a collision likelihood based on a target lane and trajectory predictions of the surrounding vehicle in which future uncertainty has been taken into consideration and performing longitudinal control for collision avoidance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: 291, Daehak-ro
    Inventors: Dongsuk Kum, Seung Je Yoon, Jaehwan Kim, Sanmin Kim
  • Publication number: 20200001698
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for operating vehicular accessories during an engine stop using a one-way clutch pulley, the apparatus including the one-way clutch pulley configured to drive the vehicular accessories, and including a coupler and a one-way clutch. The one-way clutch pulley includes an engine crank shaft configured to connect to an engine of a vehicle; the coupler configured to couple with the engine crank shaft; the one-way clutch configured to couple with the coupler; and a pulley configured to connect to the one-way clutch, and the one-way clutch is configured to connect to the pulley and to rotate in one direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: InGwun JANG, Dongsuk KUM, Kyung-Soo KIM, Kitae JANG, Changwoo LEE, Jong Ho KIM, Kyunghwan CHOI, Mingi KIM
  • Patent number: 10370082
    Abstract: An aircraft includes: a fuselage having opposing leading and trailing extremities along a vertical axis; a fixed wing airframe having opposed at least two main wings connected to the fuselage and extending on a horizontal axis; at least two electric coplanar main wing motors respectively attached to the main wings; a duct frame attach to the trailing extremity of the fuselage; at least two horizontal stabilizers connected to the duct frame and extending on the horizontal axis; an electric tail motor fitted an inner side of the duct frame; multiple battery packs installed inside the fuselage and suitable for supply power to the main wing motors and the tail motor; and support beams suitable for connecting the duct frame to the fuselage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Dongsoo Har, Celso Moraes, Dongsuk Kum
  • Publication number: 20180178899
    Abstract: An aircraft includes: a fuselage having opposing leading and trailing extremities along a vertical axis; a fixed wing airframe having opposed at least two main wings connected to the fuselage and extending on a horizontal axis; at least two electric coplanar main wing motors respectively attached to the main wings; a duct frame attach to the trailing extremity of the fuselage; at least two horizontal stabilizers connected to the duct frame and extending on the horizontal axis; an electric tail motor fitted an inner side of the duct frame; multiple battery packs installed inside the fuselage and suitable for supply power to the main wing motors and the tail motor; and support beams suitable for connecting the duct frame to the fuselage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Dongsoo HAR, Celso MORAES, Dongsuk KUM
  • Patent number: 8931275
    Abstract: A waste heat recovery system that efficiently converts waste heat from an engine coolant and an engine exhaust in a vehicle. The system includes a coolant heat exchanger that receives heat from the engine coolant, an exhaust heat exchanger that receives heat from the engine exhaust and an economizer heat exchanger. A plurality of valves control the flow of the fluid in different modes as determined by a power ratio between the heat provided by the exhaust heat exchanger and the heat provided by the coolant heat exchanger, including an economizer heat exchanger after coolant heat exchanger mode at low power ratios, where the fluid from the pump flows to the economizer heat exchanger after the coolant heat exchanger and an economizer heat exchanger before coolant heat exchanger mode at high power ratios, where the fluid from the pump flows to the economizer heat exchanger before the coolant heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Stephen B. Glover, John R. Bucknell, Norman K. Bucknor, Dongsuk Kum
  • Publication number: 20130186088
    Abstract: A waste heat recovery system that efficiently converts waste heat from an engine coolant and an engine exhaust in a vehicle. The system includes a coolant heat exchanger that receives heat from the engine coolant, an exhaust heat exchanger that receives heat from the engine exhaust and an economizer heat exchanger. A plurality of valves control the flow of the fluid in different modes as determined by a power ratio between the heat provided by the exhaust heat exchanger and the heat provided by the coolant heat exchanger, including an economizer heat exchanger after coolant heat exchanger mode at low power ratios, where the fluid from the pump flows to the economizer heat exchanger after the coolant heat exchanger and an economizer heat exchanger before coolant heat exchanger mode at high power ratios, where the fluid from the pump flows to the economizer heat exchanger before the coolant heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Stephen B. Glover, John R. Bucknell, Norman K. Bucknor, Dongsuk Kum