Patents by Inventor Hong-gi Park

Hong-gi Park 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: 11776410
    Abstract: A platooning controller, a vehicle system including the same, and a method thereof are provided. The platooning controller includes a processor that displays each of a plurality of vehicles forming a platoon as a certain vehicle area and arranges and displays vehicle areas of the vehicles on a screen to be partially overlapped with each other. A storage stores information for configuring the screen by the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Hyuk Kim, Sang Yeob Lee, Il Hwan Kim, Hong Gi Park, Kyung Joo Bang
  • Patent number: 11580861
    Abstract: A platooning controller, a vehicle system including the same, and a method thereof are provided. The platooning controller includes a processor that identifies information about outside vehicles around a platooning line based on sensing information of platooning vehicles, determines whether views of the outside vehicles are obstructed by the platooning line based on the information about the outside vehicles, controls the platooning vehicles such that the views of the outside vehicles are obtained, and performs collision avoidance control and a storage storing the sensing information or a result of determination of whether a view is obstructed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyung Joo Bang, Hong Gi Park, Sang Yeob Lee, Il Hwan Kim, Seung Hyun Kim, Dong Hyuk Kim
  • Patent number: 11505182
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a communication device configured to request a neighboring vehicle for first data related to autonomous driving of the neighboring vehicle and to receive the first data from the neighboring vehicle while the vehicle is driving; a sensor device configured to sense second data regarding a state of a user of the vehicle and to detect third data regarding driving information of the neighboring vehicle; and a controller configured to classify risks of the vehicle into classes according to a preset criterion based on the first data, the second data, and the third data, and to score the risks based on the classified classes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ilhwan Kim, Hong Gi Park, Seunghyun Kim, Donghyuk Kim, Kyung-joo Bang
  • Patent number: 11493936
    Abstract: A platooning management device, a vehicle system including the same, and a method thereof are provided. The platooning management device includes a processor that calculates driving costs of vehicles in a platooning line, and compares the driving costs of the vehicles to determine whether it is necessary to change a location of a leading vehicle in the platooning line. When it is necessary to change the location, the processor performs location change control. A storage stores driving costs obtained by the processor and information received from the vehicles in the platooning line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hong Gi Park, Sang Yeob Lee, Il Hwan Kim, Seung Hyun Kim, Dong Hyuk Kim, Kyung Joo Bang
  • Patent number: 11458971
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling platooning and a method thereof are provided. The apparatus includes a communication part to transmit or receive information on the platooning and information on a restricted area from or to vehicles in a platooning line and a vehicle external server. The apparatus further includes a processor to restrict an inter-vehicle distance from being increased or an acceleration when a leading vehicle in the platooning line enters the restricted area based on the information on the restricted area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seung Hyun Kim, Hong Gi Park, Sang Yeob Lee, Il Hwan Kim, Dong Hyuk Kim, Kyung Joo Bang
  • Patent number: 11396280
    Abstract: A platooning controller, a vehicle system including the same, and a method thereof perform braking control based on a hitch angle. The platooning controller includes a processor that controls platooning of one or more vehicles, each with a trailer, and includes a storage storing information for controlling the platooning. The processor controls a host vehicle such that a hitch angle of the host vehicle with the trailer meets a predetermined reference angle, when it is necessary to perform braking control, and controls the host vehicle to perform the braking control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dong Hyuk Kim, Sang Yeob Lee, Il Hwan Kim, Hong Gi Park, Kyung Joo Bang
  • Patent number: 11318933
    Abstract: A vehicle may include a communicator configured to receive driver state information from a surrounding vehicle, a detector configured to obtain driving information related to surrounding vehicle, a driving assistance module configured to control at least one of a driving speed or a driving direction and a controller configured to determine whether a driver of the surrounding vehicle is in drowsiness state based on whether the received driver state information satisfies a predetermined condition and if the driver of the surrounding vehicle is determined as drowsiness state, control the driving assistance module to avoid the surrounding vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Gompany, Kia Motors Gorporation
    Inventors: Hong Gi Park, Seunghyun Kim, Ilhwan Kim, Donghyuk Kim, Kyung-joo Bang
  • Patent number: 11312397
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: a capturer to capture a driver of the vehicle driving in an autonomous driving mode to obtain driver position information; a driver state detector to detect a state of the driver; and a controller to determine a time required to change from the autonomous driving mode to a manual operation mode based on the obtained driver position information and the detected driver state. In particular, the controller controls the change to driving mode of the vehicle based on the determined time to change from the autonomous driving mode to the manual operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Donghyuk Kim, Seunghyun Kim, Ilhwan Kim, Hong Gi Park, Kyung-joo Bang
  • Patent number: 11281233
    Abstract: A platooning controller, a vehicle system including the same, and a method thereof include a communicator configured to transmit and receive sensor breakdown information between vehicles in a platooning line and include a processor configured to rearrange the platooning line depending on breakdown of sensors of the vehicles in the platooning line based on the sensor breakdown information. The processor assigns a number according to a location of a vehicle in the platooning line depending on a type, a location, and/or a sensing range of a broken sensor and rearranges the vehicle in a location corresponding to the number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Il Hwan Kim, Hong Gi Park, Sang Yeob Lee, Seung Hyun Kim, Dong Hyuk Kim, Kyung Joo Bang
  • Patent number: 11142193
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: a capturer configured to obtain height information of a preceding vehicle; a sensor configured to obtain at least one of position information or speed information of the preceding vehicle and a leading vehicle; and a controller configured to determine a first distance between the preceding vehicle and a subject vehicle, to determine a second distance between the preceding vehicle and the leading vehicle, to determine an acceleration of the preceding vehicle based on a relative speed and a relative distance of the preceding vehicle and the leading vehicle, and to control at least one of braking or steering of the subject vehicle when the second distance is less than or equal to a collision prediction distance between the preceding vehicle and the leading vehicle and the acceleration of the preceding vehicle is less than a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Seunghyun Kim, Hong Gi Park, Ilhwan Kim, Donghyuk Kim, Kyung-joo Bang
  • Patent number: 11136028
    Abstract: A speed controller for a leading vehicle includes: a communication device that receives a target acceleration and a current acceleration from a following vehicle; and a controller that predicts a time when the following vehicle brakes based on the received target acceleration and the received current acceleration when the leading vehicle coasts down, and increases a speed of the leading vehicle at the predicted time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Kyung Joo Bang, Hong Gi Park, Sang Yeob Lee, Il Hwan Kim, Seung Hyun Kim, Dong Hyuk Kim
  • Patent number: 11094199
    Abstract: An apparatus for displaying steering information of a preceding vehicle may include: a processor of a host vehicle, where the processor receives steering information of the preceding vehicle among a plurality of platooning vehicles including the host vehicle; and a display controlled by the processor to display the steering information of the preceding vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyung Joo Bang, Hong Gi Park, Sang Yeob Lee, Il Hwan Kim, Seung Hyun Kim, Dong Hyuk Kim
  • Patent number: 11073840
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus for controlling vehicle platooning and a method thereof. The apparatus includes a communication device that receives estimated acceleration from a leading vehicle, a radar sensor that measures acceleration of a preceding vehicle, and a controller that calculates corrected acceleration by using the estimated acceleration received from the leading vehicle and the acceleration (hereinafter, referred to as a measured acceleration) of the preceding vehicle measured by the radar sensor and controls the vehicle platooning based on the corrected acceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Hong Gi Park, Hyoung Jong Wi, Dae Hie Hong
  • Publication number: 20210163043
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a sensor configured to detect a travelling environment of the vehicle, an inputter configured to receive acceleration/deceleration information, steering information, or braking information during travel of the vehicle, and a controller configured to compare the information received by the inputter with preset information, determine whether a user is a novice driver based on a result of the comparison, and control at least one of a plurality of devices provided in the vehicle based on a result of the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Sangyeob Lee, Hong Gi Park, Ilhwan Kim, Donghyuk Kim, Kyung-joo Bang
  • Publication number: 20210163003
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling platooning and a method thereof are provided. The apparatus includes a communication part to transmit or receive information on the platooning and information on a restricted area from or to vehicles in a platooning line and a vehicle external server. The apparatus further includes a processor to restrict an inter-vehicle distance from being increased or an acceleration when a leading vehicle in the platooning line enters the restricted area based on the information on the restricted area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seung Hyun Kim, Hong Gi Park, Sang Yeob Lee, Il Hwan Kim, Dong Hyuk Kim, Kyung Joo Bang
  • Publication number: 20210150906
    Abstract: An apparatus for displaying steering information of a preceding vehicle may include: a processor of a host vehicle, where the processor receives steering information of the preceding vehicle among a plurality of platooning vehicles including the host vehicle; and a display controlled by the processor to display the steering information of the preceding vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyung Joo BANG, Hong Gi PARK, Sang Yeob LEE, Il Hwan KIM, Seung Hyun KIM, Dong Hyuk KIM
  • Publication number: 20210116937
    Abstract: A platooning controller, a vehicle system including the same, and a method thereof include a communicator configured to transmit and receive sensor breakdown information between vehicles in a platooning line and include a processor configured to rearrange the platooning line depending on breakdown of sensors of the vehicles in the platooning line based on the sensor breakdown information. The processor assigns a number according to a location of a vehicle in the platooning line depending on a type, a location, and/or a sensing range of a broken sensor and rearranges the vehicle in a location corresponding to the number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Il Hwan Kim, Hong Gi Park, Sang Yeob Lee, Seung Hyun Kim, Dong Hyuk Kim, Kyung Joo Bang
  • Publication number: 20210086732
    Abstract: A platooning controller, a vehicle system including the same, and a method thereof perform braking control based on a hitch angle. The platooning controller includes a processor that controls platooning of one or more vehicles, each with a trailer, and includes a storage storing information for controlling the platooning. The processor controls a host vehicle such that a hitch angle of the host vehicle with the trailer meets a predetermined reference angle, when it is necessary to perform braking control, and controls the host vehicle to perform the braking control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dong Hyuk Kim, Sang Yeob Lee, Il Hwan Kim, Hong Gi Park, Kyung Joo Bang
  • Publication number: 20210065557
    Abstract: A platooning controller, a vehicle system including the same, and a method thereof are provided. The platooning controller includes a processor that displays each of a plurality of vehicles forming a platoon as a certain vehicle area and arranges and displays vehicle areas of the vehicles on a screen to be partially overlapped with each other. A storage stores information for configuring the screen by the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Dong Hyuk Kim, Sang Yeob Lee, Il Hwan Kim, Hong Gi Park, Kyung Joo Bang
  • Patent number: RE49923
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes: a ceramic body including dielectric layers and first and second internal electrodes disposed to face each other with respective dielectric layers interposed therebetween; and first and second external electrodes disposed on an external surface of the ceramic body, wherein the dielectric layer contains a barium titanate-based powder particle having a core-shell structure including a core and a shell around the core, the shell having a structure in which titanium is partially substituted with an element having the same oxidation number as that of the titanium in the barium titanate-based powder particle and having an ionic radius different from that of the titanium in the barium titanate-based powder particle, and the shell covers at least 30% of a surface of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Woo Kim, Jong Ho Lee, Min Gi Sin, Hak Kwan Kim, Chin Mo Kim, Chi Hwa Lee, Hong Seok Kim, Woo Sup Kim, Chang Hwa Park