Patents by Inventor Eung Seo Kim
Eung Seo 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).
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Publication number: 20240400042Abstract: An apparatus for controlling autonomous driving of a host vehicle is introduced. The apparatus may comprise a processor, and memory storing instructions, when executed by the processor, may cause the apparatus to receive sensor information from at least one of a plurality of sensors mounted on the host vehicle, determine, based on the sensor information, whether another vehicle, traveling within a threshold distance from the host vehicle, satisfies a target condition, based on the other vehicle satisfying the target condition, set the other vehicle as a target vehicle, determine an avoidance condition between the target vehicle and the host vehicle, and control, based on the avoidance condition, the autonomous driving of the host vehicle to operate in a first avoidance mode or in a second avoidance mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2023Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventors: Tae Geun An, Dae Seok Jeon, Dong Hyun Sung, Yong Seok Kwon, Sang Yeob Lee, Hyoung Jong Wi, Joon Ho Lee, Eung Seo Kim, Sang Min Lee
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Publication number: 20240262348Abstract: A collision avoidance assistance device and method determine a risk of collision with a structure such as a guardrail present in a driving path using information obtained by a front-side light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensor and a front camera, and then enable desirable braking control.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2023Publication date: August 8, 2024Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Hyoung Jong Wi, Dong Hyun Sung, Yong Seok Kwon, Sang Yeob Lee, Tae Geun An, Joon Ho Lee, Eung Seo Kim, Sang Min Lee
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Publication number: 20240239317Abstract: A method for controlling a vehicle is disclosed. The method includes determining whether one or more objects are present on both side lanes of the vehicle in response to identification of a front object positioned on a lane in which the vehicle is positioned. The method also includes determining, when the one or more objects are present on both side lanes of the vehicle, whether steering for avoiding collision with the one or more objects on both side lanes of the vehicle is possible based on physical quantity information of the vehicle and the front object. The method additionally includes determining a braking control time of the vehicle based on the determination of whether steering for avoiding collision is possible. The method further includes controlling brakes of the vehicle at the determined braking control time.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2023Publication date: July 18, 2024Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Yong Seok Kwon, Dae Seok Jeon, Dong Hyun Sung, Sang Min Lee, Tae Geun An, Hyoung Jong Wi, Joon Ho Lee, Eung Seo Kim, Sang Yeob Lee
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Publication number: 20240239334Abstract: In a method of collision prevention strategy for a vehicle and a vehicle control system of the same, the vehicle control system includes a recognition/determination unit which recognizes whether a front vehicle is a target vehicle which is stopped on the side either slowing down or stopped, and determines a state of road occupancy of the target vehicle; a driving situation determination unit which determines a driving situation of a host vehicle; a control strategy unit which determines a strategy before preventing collision according to the result of the recognition/determination unit and the driving situation determination unit; and an actuator operation unit which controls at least a warning mean, a steering device, and a braking device according to the determination of the control strategy unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2023Publication date: July 18, 2024Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Dong Hyun SUNG, Dae Seok JEON, Yong Seok KWON, Sang Min LEE, Tae Geun AN, Hyoung Jong WI, Joon Ho LEE, Eung Seo KIM, Sang Yeob LEE
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Patent number: 11584340Abstract: An apparatus includes a front detection sensor detecting presence of a pedestrian on a driving lane of the vehicle, gaze information of the pedestrian, and a distance and a relative speed between the pedestrian and the vehicle; a vehicle sensor detecting at least one of a speed, an acceleration, a steering angle, a steering angular velocity, or a pressure of a master cylinder of the vehicle; an electronic control unit activating a function of a pedestrian detection and collision mitigation system based on information detected by the front detection sensor and the vehicle sensor; and a warning unit operated to inform a driver of a collision of the pedestrian with the vehicle by controlling the electronic control unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Yoon Soo Kim, Suk Ki Min, Dong Hyun Sung, In Yong Jung, Seung Wook Park, Sang Min Lee, Kang Hoon Lee, Wan Jae Lee, Tae Young Lee, Min Byeong Lee, Eung Seo Kim, Yong Seok Kwon
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Patent number: 10922975Abstract: An apparatus for activating a pedestrian detection and collision mitigation system (PDCMS) of a vehicle includes: a front detection sensor detecting a presence of a pedestrian on a driving lane of the vehicle, gaze information of the pedestrian, and a distance and a relative speed between the pedestrian and the vehicle; a vehicle sensor detecting at least any one of a speed, an acceleration, a steering angle, a steering angular velocity, and a pressure of a master cylinder of the vehicle; an electronic control unit activating a PDCMS function based on information detected by the front detection sensor and the vehicle sensor; and a warning unit operated to inform a driver of a collision of the pedestrian with the vehicle by a control of the electronic control unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2017Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Yoon Soo Kim, Suk Ki Min, Dong Hyun Sung, Seung Wook Park, Yong Seok Kwon, Sang Min Lee, Tae Young Lee, Min Byeong Lee, Eung Seo Kim, In Yong Jung
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Publication number: 20210031737Abstract: An apparatus includes a front detection sensor detecting presence of a pedestrian on a driving lane of the vehicle, gaze information of the pedestrian, and a distance and a relative speed between the pedestrian and the vehicle; a vehicle sensor detecting at least one of a speed, an acceleration, a steering angle, a steering angular velocity, or a pressure of a master cylinder of the vehicle; an electronic control unit activating a function of a pedestrian detection and collision mitigation system based on information detected by the front detection sensor and the vehicle sensor; and a warning unit operated to inform a driver of a collision of the pedestrian with the vehicle by controlling the electronic control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Yoon Soo KIM, Suk Ki MIN, Dong Hyun SUNG, In Yong JUNG, Seung Wook PARK, Sang Min LEE, Kang Hoon LEE, Wan Jae LEE, Tae Young LEE, Min Byeong LEE, Eung Seo KIM, Yong Seok KWON
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Patent number: 10870429Abstract: An apparatus for activating a pedestrian detection and collision mitigation system (PDCMS) of a vehicle includes: a front detection sensor detecting a presence of a pedestrian on a driving lane of the vehicle, gaze information of the pedestrian, and a distance and a relative speed between the pedestrian and the vehicle; a vehicle sensor detecting at least any one of a speed, an acceleration, a steering angle, a steering angular velocity, or a pressure of a master cylinder of the vehicle; an electronic control unit activating a PDCMS function based on information detected by the front detection sensor and the vehicle sensor; and a warning unit operated to inform a driver of a collision of the pedestrian with the vehicle by a control of the electronic control unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2019Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Yoon Soo Kim, Eung Seo Kim, Suk Ki Min, Dong Hyun Sung, Seung Wook Park, Yong Seok Kwon, Sang Min Lee, Tae Young Lee, Min Byeong Lee, Ho Choul Jung, In Yong Jung
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Patent number: 10814840Abstract: An apparatus includes a front detection sensor detecting presence of a pedestrian on a driving lane of the vehicle, gaze information of the pedestrian, and a distance and a relative speed between the pedestrian and the vehicle; a vehicle sensor detecting at least one of a speed, an acceleration, a steering angle, a steering angular velocity, or a pressure of a master cylinder of the vehicle; an electronic control unit activating a function of a pedestrian detection and collision mitigation system based on information detected by the front detection sensor and the vehicle sensor; and a warning unit operated to inform a driver of a collision of the pedestrian with the vehicle by controlling the electronic control unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2017Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Yoon Soo Kim, Suk Ki Min, Dong Hyun Sung, In Yong Jung, Seung Wook Park, Sang Min Lee, Kang Hoon Lee, Wan Jae Lee, Tae Young Lee, Min Byeong Lee, Eung Seo Kim, Yong Seok Kwon
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Patent number: 10618514Abstract: An apparatus for activating a pedestrian detection and collision mitigation system (PDCMS) of a vehicle includes: an engine management system (EMS) acquiring speed information of the vehicle in real-time; an image collecting unit recognizing a pedestrian positioned within a driving lane of the vehicle and detecting information of a relative speed or a distance between the pedestrian and the vehicle, when a speed of the vehicle is greater than or equal to a set speed; and an electronic control unit (ECU) activating a PDCMS function based on a mapping table using the speed information of the vehicle and information of a motion or a distance of the pedestrian with respect to the vehicle, and controlling a warning unit to inform a driver of a collision of the pedestrian with the vehicle. The PDCMS function includes activating an operation of an active hood, activating an operation of the warning unit, and activating an operation of a brake regardless of whether the driver operates the brake.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Yoon Soo Kim, Eung Seo Kim, Suk Ki Min, Dong Hyun Sung, Seung Wook Park, Yong Seok Kwon, Sang Min Lee, Tae Young Lee, Min Byeong Lee, Woo Sung Kim, In Yong Jung
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Publication number: 20190389458Abstract: An apparatus for activating a pedestrian detection and collision mitigation system (PDCMS) of a vehicle includes: a front detection sensor detecting a presence of a pedestrian on a driving lane of the vehicle, gaze information of the pedestrian, and a distance and a relative speed between the pedestrian and the vehicle; a vehicle sensor detecting at least any one of a speed, an acceleration, a steering angle, a steering angular velocity, or a pressure of a master cylinder of the vehicle; an electronic control unit activating a PDCMS function based on information detected by the front detection sensor and the vehicle sensor; and a warning unit operated to inform a driver of a collision of the pedestrian with the vehicle by a control of the electronic control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Yoon Soo KIM, Eung Seo KIM, Suk Ki MIN, Dong Hyun SUNG, Seung Wook PARK, Yong Seok KWON, Sang Min LEE, Tae Young LEE, Min Byeong LEE, Ho Choul JUNG, In Yong JUNG
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Patent number: 10435018Abstract: An apparatus for activating a pedestrian detection and collision mitigation system (PDCMS) of a vehicle includes: a front detection sensor detecting a presence of a pedestrian on a driving lane of the vehicle, gaze information of the pedestrian, and a distance and a relative speed between the pedestrian and the vehicle; a vehicle sensor detecting at least any one of a speed, an acceleration, a steering angle, a steering angular velocity, or a pressure of a master cylinder of the vehicle; an electronic control unit activating a PDCMS function based on information detected by the front detection sensor and the vehicle sensor; and a warning unit operated to inform a driver of a collision of the pedestrian with the vehicle by a control of the electronic control unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2017Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Yoon Soo Kim, Eung Seo Kim, Suk Ki Min, Dong Hyun Sung, Seung Wook Park, Yong Seok Kwon, Sang Min Lee, Tae Young Lee, Min Byeong Lee, Ho Choul Jung, In Yong Jung
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Patent number: 10407060Abstract: A method for operating a driver assistance apparatus includes: recognizing a driving environment of a vehicle; determining a driving mode based on the driving environment; determining whether the vehicle is driven using at least one sensor based on the driving mode; and controlling steering and braking of the vehicle based on whether the vehicle is driven using the at least one sensor.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2016Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Eung Seo Kim, Dong Hyun Sung, Sang Min Lee, Suk Ki Min
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Patent number: 10256000Abstract: Provided are a method and system for improving control of a steam generator level for preventing oscillation of the steam generator level in a nuclear power plant. In order to prevent oscillation of a steam generator level and resultant shutdown of a nuclear reactor, which may be caused when a high-level priority control function is frequently and repeatedly turned on/off as the steam generator level is excessively increased, by improving a feedwater control system in the nuclear power plant, a proportional integral control value may be controlled to be reduced, and thus, output while a certain condition is met after a high-level priority mode is deactivated or a signal instructing to enter the high-level priority control mode may be controlled not to be output.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2015Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: KEPCO ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.Inventors: In Ho Song, Myung Jun Song, See Chae Jeong, Ju Han Lee, Shin Whan Kim, Eung Seo Kim
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Publication number: 20180236985Abstract: An apparatus includes a front detection sensor detecting presence of a pedestrian on a driving lane of the vehicle, gaze information of the pedestrian, and a distance and a relative speed between the pedestrian and the vehicle; a vehicle sensor detecting at least one of a speed, an acceleration, a steering angle, a steering angular velocity, or a pressure of a master cylinder of the vehicle; an electronic control unit activating a function of a pedestrian detection and collision mitigation system based on information detected by the front detection sensor and the vehicle sensor; and a warning unit operated to inform a driver of a collision of the pedestrian with the vehicle by controlling the electronic control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2017Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventors: Yoon Soo KIM, Suk Ki MIN, Dong Hyun SUNG, In Yong JUNG, Seung Wook PARK, Sang Min LEE, Kang Hoon LEE, Wan Jae LEE, Tae Young LEE, Min Byeong LEE, Eung Seo KIM, Yong Seok KWON
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Publication number: 20180186368Abstract: An apparatus for activating a pedestrian detection and collision mitigation system (PDCMS) of a vehicle includes: a front detection sensor detecting a presence of a pedestrian on a driving lane of the vehicle, gaze information of the pedestrian, and a distance and a relative speed between the pedestrian and the vehicle; a vehicle sensor detecting at least any one of a speed, an acceleration, a steering angle, a steering angular velocity, or a pressure of a master cylinder of the vehicle; an electronic control unit activating a PDCMS function based on information detected by the front detection sensor and the vehicle sensor; and a warning unit operated to inform a driver of a collision of the pedestrian with the vehicle by a control of the electronic control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2017Publication date: July 5, 2018Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Yoon Soo KIM, Eung Seo Kim, Suk Ki Min, Dong Hyun Sung, Seung Wook Park, Yong Seok Kwon, Sang Min Lee, Tae Young Lee, Min Byeong Lee, Ho Choul Jung, In Yong Jung
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Publication number: 20180190120Abstract: An apparatus for activating a pedestrian detection and collision mitigation system (PDCMS) of a vehicle includes: a front detection sensor detecting a presence of a pedestrian on a driving lane of the vehicle, gaze information of the pedestrian, and a distance and a relative speed between the pedestrian and the vehicle; a vehicle sensor detecting at least any one of a speed, an acceleration, a steering angle, a steering angular velocity, and a pressure of a master cylinder of the vehicle; an electronic control unit activating a PDCMS function based on information detected by the front detection sensor and the vehicle sensor; and a warning unit operated to inform a driver of a collision of the pedestrian with the vehicle by a control of the electronic control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2017Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: Yoon Soo Kim, Suk Ki Min, Dong Hyun Sung, Seung Wook Park, Yong Seok Kwon, Sang Min Lee, Tae Young Lee, Min Byeong Lee, Eung Seo Kim, In Yong Jung
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Publication number: 20180186367Abstract: An apparatus for activating a pedestrian detection and collision mitigation system (PDCMS) of a vehicle includes: an engine management system (EMS) acquiring speed information of the vehicle in real-time; an image collecting unit recognizing a pedestrian positioned within a driving lane of the vehicle and detecting information of a relative speed or a distance between the pedestrian and the vehicle, when a speed of the vehicle is greater than or equal to a set speed; and an electronic control unit (ECU) activating a PDCMS function based on a mapping table using the speed information of the vehicle and information of a motion or a distance of the pedestrian with respect to the vehicle, and controlling a warning unit to inform a driver of a collision of the pedestrian with the vehicle. The PDCMS function includes activating an operation of an active hood, activating an operation of the warning unit, and activating an operation of a brake regardless of whether the driver operates the brake.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2017Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: Yoon Soo Kim, Eung Seo Kim, Suk Ki Min, Dong Hyun Sung, Seung Wook Park, Yong Seok Kwon, Sang Min Lee, Tae Young Lee, Min Byeong Lee, Woo Sung Kim, In Yong Jung
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Patent number: 10005414Abstract: A method for controlling operations of safety devices of a vehicle includes determining whether there is a possibility of a collision with a preceding vehicle on the basis of vehicle driving information, determining occupancy information of a passenger or a type of a passenger or determining whether a passenger has fastened a seat belt using vehicle sensor information, and determining whether to apply, and applying accordingly, full braking, a full braking profile, or an airbag deployment scheme according to the occupancy information of a passenger, the type of the passenger, or whether the passenger has fastened a seat belt when a possibility of a collision is determined, and fully retracting the passenger's seat belt before full braking is applied after partial braking is applied.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2016Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Eung Seo Kim, Tae Young Lee, Yong Seok Kwon, Sang Min Lee, Suk Ki Min, Dong Hyun Sung
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Publication number: 20170361796Abstract: A method for controlling operations of safety devices of a vehicle includes determining whether there is a possibility of a collision with a preceding vehicle on the basis of vehicle driving information, determining occupancy information of a passenger or a type of a passenger or determining whether a passenger has fastened a seat belt using vehicle sensor information, and determining whether to apply, and applying accordingly, full braking, a full braking profile, or an airbag deployment scheme according to the occupancy information of a passenger, the type of the passenger, or whether the passenger has fastened a seat belt when a possibility of a collision is determined, and fully retracting the passenger's seat belt before full braking is applied after partial braking is applied.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2016Publication date: December 21, 2017Inventors: Eung Seo KIM, Tae Young LEE, Yong Seok KWON, Sang Min LEE, Suk Ki MIN, Dong Hyun SUNG