Patents by Inventor Jinkuk Cho

Jinkuk Cho 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: 20150166056
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a torque in a hybrid electric vehicle includes calculating an output torque of a motor based on a discharging power of a high voltage battery, a consumption power of a plurality of electric loads, and a motor speed. A first difference value between a motor torque command and the calculated output torque of the motor is calculated. The first difference value is compared with a first reference value. When the first difference value is larger than the first reference value, the hybrid electric vehicle is entered in a fail safe mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Jinkuk CHO, Jae Wang LEE, Kum Lim CHOI, Kyoung Joo KIM, Keunseok LEE
  • Publication number: 20150099606
    Abstract: A transmission system for a four wheel drive hybrid electric vehicle includes: an input shaft selectively connected to a front wheel transmission housing while being connected to an output shaft of an engine; a first motor/generator having disposed in the front wheel transmission housing; a second motor/generator having a function of the motor and the generator and connected to a rear wheel output gear disposed in a rear wheel transmission housing; a planetary gear set on the input shaft and including three rotating elements, in which among three rotating elements, a first rotating element is directly connected to the first motor/generator and selectively connected to the input shaft, a second rotating element is directly connected to the input shaft, and a third rotating element is selectively connected to a front wheel output gear; and a connection unit disposed at a selective connection part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Kum Lim CHOI, Kyoung Joo KIM, Jinkuk CHO
  • Publication number: 20150099605
    Abstract: A transmission system for a hybrid electric vehicle includes an input shaft connected to an output side of an engine, first and second motors/generators having a function of a motor and a generator and disposed in a transmission housing, a planetary gear set disposed on the input shaft and including three rotating elements, in which among three rotating elements, a first rotating element is directly connected to the first motor/generator and selectively connected to the input shaft and the transmission housing, a second rotating element is directly connected to the input shaft, and a third rotating element is connected to an output gear and connected to the second motor/generator, and a connection unit disposed at the selective connection part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Kum Lim CHOI, Seok Joon Kim, Kyoung Joo Kim, Youngjin Park, Jae Wang Lee, Keunseok Lee, Baekyu Kim, Tae Sic Park, Jeong Mo Jang, Jinkuk Cho
  • Patent number: 8862311
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a method for measuring an inclination of a vehicle using an acceleration sensor, which may improve response performance of inclination measurement by adjusting to a driving state of the vehicle. The system includes: a high pass filter configured to high pass filter an output signal of the acceleration sensor that senses a driving acceleration of a vehicle; and a controller configured to deduct the output signal of the acceleration sensor filtered by the high pass filter from an original output signal of the acceleration sensor, calculate a deducted output signal of the acceleration sensor of a predetermined cutoff frequency or lower; and calculate an inclination based on the deducted output signal of the cutoff frequency or lower of the acceleration sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jinkuk Cho, Yong Kak Choi, Il Kwon Park
  • Patent number: 8768553
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for controlling charging of a battery supplying power to a hybrid electric vehicle according to a driving state. The method includes: detecting, by a sensor, a speed of the vehicle, generating, by a generator, power according to a driving state of the vehicle; controlling, by a controller, a charge to the battery using generated power of the power generator based on a signal of the vehicle speed detector; calculating, by the controller, an average vehicle speed for a set time; updating, by the controller, the average vehicle speed at an update period shorter than the set time; changing a state of charge (SOC) charging band, a charging reference of the battery, based on the average vehicle speed; and determining, by the controller whether to charge the battery according to a driving state based on the SOC charging band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jinkuk Cho, Yong Kak Choi, Il Kwon Park
  • Publication number: 20140121856
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and system for measuring a tilt angle including detecting acceleration of a vehicle through an acceleration sensor; detecting a vehicle speed through a vehicle speed sensor; detecting a position of a shift lever through a shift lever position detector; detecting, by a controller, a rotation direction of a wheel; detecting, by the controller, a rotation direction of a motor; receiving, by the controller, a plurality of input signals; inverting, by the controller, a value of the vehicle speed to a negative number based on the detected position of the shift lever, the rotation direction of the wheel, and the rotation direction of the motor; calculating, by the controller, traveling acceleration based on the vehicle speed or the inverted vehicle speed; and calculating, by the controller tilt angle of the road based on the traveling acceleration and the sensor acceleration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicants: Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Jinkuk Cho
  • Publication number: 20140067175
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for controlling charging of a battery supplying power to a hybrid electric vehicle according to a driving state. The method includes: detecting, by a sensor, a speed of the vehicle, generating, by a generator, power according to a driving state of the vehicle; controlling, by a controller, a charge to the battery using generated power of the power generator based on a signal of the vehicle speed detector; calculating, by the controller, an average vehicle speed for a set time; updating, by the controller, the average vehicle speed at an update period shorter than the set time; changing a state of charge (SOC) charging band, a charging reference of the battery, based on the average vehicle speed; and determining, by the controller whether to charge the battery according to a driving state based on the SOC charging band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jinkuk Cho, Yong Kak Choi, Il Kwon Park
  • Publication number: 20140032036
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a method for measuring an inclination of a vehicle using an acceleration sensor, which may improve response performance of inclination measurement by adjusting to a driving state of the vehicle. The system includes: a high pass filter configured to high pass filter an output signal of the acceleration sensor that senses a driving acceleration of a vehicle; and a controller configured to deduct the output signal of the acceleration sensor filtered by the high pass filter from an original output signal of the acceleration sensor, calculate a deducted output signal of the acceleration sensor of a predetermined cutoff frequency or lower; and calculate an inclination based on the deducted output signal of the cutoff frequency or lower of the acceleration sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jinkuk Cho, Yong Kak Choi, Il Kwon Park
  • Patent number: 8594887
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and system for measuring a tilt angle while a vehicle is turning according to a lateral acceleration and a yaw rate occurring while a vehicle is turning, the method including calculating, by a controller, a traveling acceleration based on a vehicle speed detected by a vehicle speed sensor; detecting a longitudinal acceleration of a vehicle by a longitudinal acceleration sensor; calculating a first tilt angle of the road based on the traveling acceleration and the longitudinal acceleration; detecting a yaw rate of the vehicle by a yaw rate sensor; determining when a value of the detected yaw rate is equal to or greater than a predetermined value; and calculating a second tilt angle to apply a compensation value to the first tilt angle in response to detecting the yaw rate equal to or greater than a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jinkuk Cho, Yong Kak Choi, Il Kwon Park