Patents by Inventor Man Dong Kim

Man Dong 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: 12214775
    Abstract: A vehicle having a road surface recognition apparatus, may perform obtaining, by a controller, sound data for a sound detected by a sound detector while driving; obtaining, by the controller, driving data for driving information detected by a driving information detector; recognizing, by the controller, a type of road surface based on the obtained sound data and the obtained driving data; and controlling, by the controller, a traction control system based on information related to the recognized type of the road surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University (IUCF-HYU)
    Inventors: Ik Jin Um, Jun Han Kang, Jungho Park, Man Dong Kim, Chung Choo Chung, Seung-Hi Lee, Dae Jung Kim, Jin Sung Kim
  • Publication number: 20250033645
    Abstract: An off-road travel assistive device includes a receiver configured to receive travel data of a vehicle, and an estimator. The estimator includes a road surface severity estimator configured to estimate road surface severity data based on the travel data of the vehicle. The device also includes a stuck probability determiner configured to determine probability of a stuck state of the vehicle occurring using the travel data and the road surface severity data. The stuck probability determiner determines stuck probability using a meta-model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, IUCF-HYU (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)
    Inventors: Jun Han Kang, Ik Jin Um, Ji Hun Byun, Man Dong Kim, Jung Ho Park, Jin Soo Seo, Chan Uk Yang, Seung Won Choi, Hyuk Ju Shon, Kun Soo Huh
  • Publication number: 20240416920
    Abstract: A road surface condition estimation apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store a road surface condition estimation model, and a road surface severity estimator configured to estimate, based on travel information, severity of a condition of a road surface on which a vehicle is travelling using the road surface condition estimation model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, IUCF-HYU (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)
    Inventors: Jun Han Kang, Ik Jin Um, Ji Hun Byun, Man Dong Kim, Jung Ho Park, Jin Soo Seo, Chan Uk Yang, Seung Won Choi, Hyuk Ju Shon, Kun Soo Huh
  • Publication number: 20240386758
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining whether a vehicle is in a stuck state may include: a receiving unit configured for receiving driving information of a vehicle; a score determination unit configured for determining a stuck score based on the driving information; and a stuck determining unit configured for determining whether a vehicle is in a stuck state based on accumulated stuck scores obtained by accumulating stuck scores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University
    Inventors: Jun Han KANG, Ik Jin UM, Ji Hun BYUN, Man Dong KIM, Jung Ho PARK, Jin Soo SEO, Chan Uk YANG, Seung Won CHOI, Hyuk Ju SHON, Kun Soo HUH
  • Publication number: 20240378418
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating a vehicle speed includes: a vehicle information receiving unit for receiving driving information of a vehicle, including wheel speed, motor torque, and longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle; a wheel slip determining unit for determining whether wheel slip occurs; a longitudinal acceleration correction unit correcting the longitudinal acceleration received from the vehicle information receiving unit; and a vehicle speed estimation unit for estimating a vehicle speed using the wheel speed or the corrected longitudinal acceleration according to the determination result of the wheel slip determining unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
    Inventors: Jun Han Kang, Ik Jin Um, Ji Hun Byun, Man Dong Kim, Jung Ho Park, Jin Soo Seo, Chan Uk Yang, Seung Won Choi, Hyuk Ju Shon, Kun Soo Huh
  • Publication number: 20220080952
    Abstract: A vehicle having a road surface recognition apparatus, may perform obtaining, by a controller, sound data for a sound detected by a sound detector while driving; obtaining, by the controller, driving data for driving information detected by a driving information detector; recognizing, by the controller, a type of road surface based on the obtained sound data and the obtained driving data; and controlling, by the controller, a traction control system based on information related to the recognized type of the road surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Ik Jin Um, Jun Han Kang, Jungho Park, Man Dong Kim, Chung Choo Chung, Seung-Hi Lee, Dae Jung Kim, Jin Sung Kim