Patents by Inventor Hee Gwon Kim

Hee Gwon 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: 11897466
    Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus may include: a profile generator that generates at least one speed profile including a hysteresis section, in which deceleration and acceleration due to coasting of a vehicle are repeated, based on an environmental condition of the vehicle; a profile selector that selects a speed profile, which satisfies a predetermined condition, from among the at least one speed profile; and a controller that controls a speed of the vehicle depending on the speed profile selected by the profile selector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hee Gwon Kim
  • Publication number: 20230251652
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an autonomous vehicle and a remote control request method therefor. An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides an autonomous vehicle including: a processor configured to determine whether the autonomous vehicle is in a state in which remote control is enabled to be performed when the remote control of the autonomous vehicle is required, and to request a control system to perform the remote control when the autonomous vehicle is in the state in which the remote control is enabled to be performed; and a communication device configured to perform communication with the control system under control of the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Hee Gwon KIM, Wan Jae LEE
  • Patent number: 11572072
    Abstract: A method of controlling autonomous driving is provided. The method includes collecting driving information of a driver and curvature information of a road and generating a driving pattern of the driver, defined by associating behaviors in longitudinal and lateral directions of the vehicle based on the driving information. The driving pattern is then set to a constraint condition for driving torque and brake pressure and the vehicle is operated based thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Hee Gwon Kim
  • Publication number: 20230009223
    Abstract: An autonomous driving apparatus for generating an intersection path reflecting a driving record may include: a path generating device that generates information on a first path for driving of an autonomous vehicle at an intersection; a path comparison operating device that generates offset information between the generated information on the first path and information on a second path along which the autonomous vehicle is driving; a comparison operation evaluating device that determines whether to store the information on the second path based on the generated offset information; and a comparison operation storage that stores the information on the second path and the offset information based on the determination of whether to store the information on the second path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hee Gwon Kim
  • Publication number: 20220324446
    Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus may include: a profile generator that generates at least one speed profile including a hysteresis section, in which deceleration and acceleration due to coasting of a vehicle are repeated, based on an environmental condition of the vehicle; a profile selector that selects a speed profile, which satisfies a predetermined condition, from among the at least one speed profile; and a controller that controls a speed of the vehicle depending on the speed profile selected by the profile selector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hee Gwon Kim
  • Publication number: 20220089180
    Abstract: A method for controlling a U-turn using a high-definition map may include recognizing a U-turn section in front of a vehicle on the basis of sensor information, detecting a first point in the U-turn section using a high-definition map, determining at least one candidate lane link on the high-definition map and selecting a target lane link from the at least one candidate lane link, determining a second point on the target lane link on the basis of the first point, and generating a dynamic curvature route based on the first point and the second point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Hee Gwon KIM, Su Jin HAN, Hyun Kyu KIM
  • Publication number: 20210070308
    Abstract: A method of controlling autonomous driving is provided. The method includes collecting driving information of a driver and curvature information of a road and generating a driving pattern of the driver, defined by associating behaviors in longitudinal and lateral directions of the vehicle based on the driving information. The driving pattern is then set to a constraint condition for driving torque and brake pressure and the vehicle is operated based thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventor: Hee Gwon Kim
  • Publication number: 20210046951
    Abstract: A method for driving a vehicle on a curved road includes: detecting, by a processor, a curved road which is ahead of a vehicle and has a curvature equal to or greater than a threshold value; calculating, by a processor, a target acceleration to enter into the curved road; generating, by a processor, a driving pattern using a magnitude of the target acceleration; and calculating, by a processor, an acceleration profile based on the driving pattern; outputting, by a processor, a control torque based on the acceleration profile, and controlling the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hee Gwon KIM
  • Patent number: 9904745
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for driving simulation of a vehicle are provided and obtain various and more accurate simulation data without directly performing a test for an actual vehicle. In particular the apparatus performs the driving simulation of the vehicle based on a power train model and a dynamic model of the vehicle and a road environment model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Hee Gwon Kim, Jeong Woo Lee
  • Publication number: 20160012163
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for driving simulation of a vehicle are provided and obtain various and more accurate simulation data without directly performing a test for an actual vehicle. In particular the apparatus performs the driving simulation of the vehicle based on a power train model and a dynamic model of the vehicle and a road environment model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Hee Gwon Kim, Jeong Woo Lee
  • Publication number: 20140067225
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device and method for controlling driving operations of a vehicle in a coasting situation. The device may include a vehicle speed detector, a coasting drivable range operator, and a controller. The vehicle speed detector detects a current vehicle speed when signals from an accelerator position sensor and a brake pedal position sensor are both zero (0). The coasting drivable range operator determines whether or not coasting is possible by receiving a current location of the vehicle, road conditions and location information, and information related to an inter-vehicle distance when the current vehicle speed is equal to or greater than a certain speed. The controller turns off a motor in response to determining that the coating is possible when an inter-vehicle distance between the vehicle and a preceding vehicle is equal to or greater than a predetermined distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeong Woo Lee, Seung Gil Choi, Jung Do Kee, Hee Gwon Kim