Patents by Inventor Jin Young WHANG

Jin Young WHANG 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: 20230044965
    Abstract: A cruise control method for a vehicle includes: calculating maximum and minimum vehicle speeds based on a reference vehicle speed in a driving mode of deceleration after acceleration; setting a range of an upper and lower limit vehicle speeds for acceleration and deceleration driving by adding and subtracting a preset incremental value to and from the reference vehicle speed within the maximum and minimum vehicle speeds; calculating fuel efficiency by calculating fuel quantity and mileage according to a preset acceleration condition and by calculating fuel quantity and mileage according to fuel cut control and neutral control in a deceleration condition within the range of the upper and lower limit vehicle speeds; repeating the fuel efficiency calculation when the incremental value is additionally added to and subtracted from the range; and determining a set of driving conditions through repeating the calculating fuel efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Jin Young Whang
  • Patent number: 11313457
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling driving of a vehicle may include a first sensor that detects whether an accelerator pedal is pressed, a second sensor that detects a number of RPM of an engine, and a controller that determines whether the vehicle coasts based on whether the accelerator pedal is pressed, and determines whether to change a gear ratio of a transmission based on the number of RPM of the engine so that the coasting distance is increased in the coasting deceleration section, improving the fuel efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Young Whang, Jae Joon Lee, Jong Sool Park, Jin Ho Kim, Jong Sung Kim
  • Publication number: 20210246979
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling driving of a vehicle may include a first sensor that detects whether an accelerator pedal is pressed, a second sensor that detects a number of RPM of an engine, and a controller that determines whether the vehicle coasts based on whether the accelerator pedal is pressed, and determines whether to change a gear ratio of a transmission based on the number of RPM of the engine so that the coasting distance is increased in the coasting deceleration section, improving the fuel efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Young WHANG, Jae Joon LEE, Jong Sool PARK, Jin Ho KIM, Jong Sung KIM