Patents by Inventor Hyo Jun Kwak

Hyo Jun Kwak 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).

  • Publication number: 20230159036
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling a vehicle includes a driveshaft that transmits a drive torque generated by a drive motor to a wheel, a sensor that obtains a speed of the vehicle, and a controller that monitors the drive torque to determine a change amount of the drive torque, determines a change in a torsion angle of the driveshaft based on the change amount of the drive torque, and determines whether wheel slip occurs based on an amount of speed change of the drive motor according to the change in the torsion angle of the driveshaft. Accordingly, it is possible to accurately determine wheel slip according to the friction of a road surface, providing safe driving to the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Woo Cheol CHO, Kyung Han MIN, Kyu Beom KO, Hyo Jun KWAK
  • Patent number: 11014456
    Abstract: A system and a method for reducing the acceleration shock of an electric motor vehicle are provided. A backlash torque range is determined based on a coast down value indicating the motor torque for maintaining a vehicle speed. A slope of the motor torque that falls within a backlash torque range is reduced and corrected, considering that the motor torque for causing backlash is changed as the motor speed changes, thereby reducing the shock due to the backlash at the acceleration (start-up) of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hee Jin Lee, Hyo Jun Kwak
  • Publication number: 20200391598
    Abstract: A system and a method for reducing the acceleration shock of an electric motor vehicle are provided. A backlash torque range is determined based on a coast down value indicating the motor torque for maintaining a vehicle speed. A slope of the motor torque that falls within a backlash torque range is reduced and corrected, considering that the motor torque for causing backlash is changed as the motor speed changes, thereby reducing the shock due to the backlash at the acceleration (start-up) of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Hee Jin Lee, Hyo Jun Kwak