Patents by Inventor Min-Hyo Kim
Min-Hyo 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).
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Patent number: 11274713Abstract: A mean rate decision method for a clutch motor is disclosed. The method includes determining whether the clutch motor and a gear sensor are in an electrical failure state; when it is determined the clutch motor and the gear sensor are not in the electrical failure state, determining whether there is a driver's starting intention on the basis of state information on the clutch pedal; setting a target position of the clutch motor according to a pedal setting value set by the clutch pedal; and when it is determined that there is no driver's starting intention and that an actual position of the clutch motor exceeds the target position of the clutch motor, determining a failure of the clutch motor on the basis of an excess movement amount and an excess duration in the excess state.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Hyundai Kefico CorporationInventors: Nam Hun Kim, Min Hyo Kim, Chang Min Cho
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Publication number: 20210180656Abstract: A mean rate decision method for a clutch motor is disclosed. The method includes determining whether the clutch motor and a gear sensor are in an electrical failure state; when it is determined the clutch motor and the gear sensor are not in the electrical failure state, determining whether there is a driver's starting intention on the basis of state information on the clutch pedal; setting a target position of the clutch motor according to a pedal setting value set by the clutch pedal; and when it is determined that there is no driver's starting intention and that an actual position of the clutch motor exceeds the target position of the clutch motor, determining a failure of the clutch motor on the basis of an excess movement amount and an excess duration in the excess state.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2020Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicant: Hyundai Kefico CorporationInventors: Nam Hun KIM, Min Hyo KIM, Chang Min CHO
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Patent number: 10677298Abstract: Provided is a method of learning a touch point of a dual clutch transmission (DCT), and more particularly, to a DCT touch point learning method in which a touch point is learned based on a difference between a virtual input shaft speed and a clutch non-drive shaft input speed using a virtual input shaft reference speed calculated based on the speed of a traveling vehicle. In a traveling situation in which the touch point cannot be learned using the non-drive shaft according to the related art because the input shaft behavior of the non-drive shaft is rotationally synchronized with the input shaft behavior of the drive shaft by drag characteristics of the DCT, a virtual input shaft speed may be calculated, and the touch point of the clutch may be learned using the virtual input shaft speed.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Hyundai Autron Co., Ltd.Inventor: Min-Hyo Kim
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Patent number: 10619683Abstract: Provided are a method of learning a torque-stroke relationship of a clutch, and more particularly, a clutch torque-stroke learning method in which, during a process of dividing a torque region on a torque-stroke curve (T-S curve) of a clutch into two or more regions and learning the T-S curve passing through two or more torque regions with different torque section values, by learning the curve for a first torque region (e.g., a high-torque region or a low-torque region) when the curve is learned for a second torque region with guaranteed reliability, it is possible to prevent a problem of the T-S curve not converging to a previously learned curve value when the T-S curve is continuously learned for the two or more different torque regions.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Hyundai Autron Co., Ltd.Inventor: Min-Hyo Kim
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Publication number: 20190162251Abstract: Provided is a method of learning a touch point of a dual clutch transmission (DCT), and more particularly, to a DCT touch point learning method in which a touch point is learned based on a difference between a virtual input shaft speed and a clutch non-drive shaft input speed using a virtual input shaft reference speed calculated based on the speed of a traveling vehicle. In a traveling situation in which the touch point cannot be learned using the non-drive shaft according to the related art because the input shaft behavior of the non-drive shaft is rotationally synchronized with the input shaft behavior of the drive shaft by drag characteristics of the DCT, a virtual input shaft speed may be calculated, and the touch point of the clutch may be learned using the virtual input shaft speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventor: Min-Hyo KIM
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Publication number: 20190136920Abstract: Provided are a method of learning a torque-stroke relationship of a clutch, and more particularly, a clutch torque-stroke learning method in which, during a process of dividing a torque region on a torque-stroke curve (T-S curve) of a clutch into two or more regions and learning the T-S curve passing through two or more torque regions with different torque section values, by learning the curve for a first torque region (e.g., a high-torque region or a low-torque region) when the curve is learned for a second torque region with guaranteed reliability, it is possible to prevent a problem of the T-S curve not converging to a previously learned curve value when the T-S curve is continuously learned for the two or more different torque regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventor: Min-Hyo KIM
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Patent number: 10203007Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for detecting a touch point of a clutch and the method includes: maintaining a touch point of the clutch; correcting a setting value for determining a lowest value by calculating drag torque using a speed and an acceleration of a input shaft to change a detection range of the touch point; setting the lowest value of the speed of the input shaft within the changed detection range of the touch point to a reference value of the input shaft after actuating the clutch; releasing the clutch when the speed of the input shaft is more than a value acquired by adding the reference value of the input shaft and the corrected setting value for determining the lowest value; and updating the touch point as a clutch position matched to the reference value.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2016Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Hyundai Autron Co., Ltd.Inventor: Min-Hyo Kim
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Patent number: 10138958Abstract: A method for learning a touch point of a clutch may include a step of outputting a first control signal for controlling a touch point learning mode to be entered if a preset condition is satisfied, a step of calculating a reference value by dividing a difference value between rotational speed of a drive shaft clutch and rotational speed of a non-drive shaft clutch by a difference value between rotational speed of an engine and the rotational speed of the drive shaft clutch, a step of outputting a second control signal for moving the non-drive shaft clutch toward the engine if the reference value is less than a preset threshold value and a step of determining a position of the non-drive shaft clutch at a time when the reference value reaches the preset threshold value to be the touch point.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2016Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Hyundai Autron Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin-Won No, Min-Hyo Kim
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Patent number: 10125861Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling a transmission of a vehicle and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus for controlling synchronization of a synchronizer included in a transmission. The method includes determining a speed change mode of a vehicle and a target time corresponding to the speed change mode; calculating a difference in speed between an input shaft and an output shaft with respect to a current time; calculating a speed increment or decrement of the output shaft from the current time to the target time; calculating a synchronization torque using the difference in speed and the speed increment or decrement; determining a target displacement of a synchronizer using the synchronization torque; and controlling the synchronizer according to the target displacement and recognizing a sleeve with a clutch gear.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2015Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: HYUNDAI AUTRON CO., LTD.Inventors: Min-Hyo Kim, Woo-Sik Yoon, Hyun-Soo Kim, Han-Ho Son, Gyeong-Hwi Min
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Patent number: 9989110Abstract: The present invention provides a method for searching a touch point of a clutch in a dual clutch transmission, including: (a) a step of checking whether a touch point searching condition for a non-driving clutch and a driving clutch is met or not; (b) when the search condition of the step (a) is met, a step of detecting a searching point at which an absolute value of a difference between an acceleration value of an engine and an acceleration value of the driving clutch is larger than a threshold value after applying a position value of the non-driving clutch to the engine; and (c) a step of determining a position of the non-driving clutch corresponding to the searching point as the touch point.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2016Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: HYUNDAI AUTRON CO., LTD.Inventor: Min-Hyo Kim
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Patent number: 9970492Abstract: A T-S curve correction method for a clutch system may include: detecting differences between actual positions of a clutch in first and second torque regions and a position on a T-S curve; determining whether the difference between the actual position in the first torque region and the position on the T-S curve is equal to or more than a first reference value; determining whether the difference between the actual position in the second torque region and the position on the T-S curve is equal to or less than a third reference value, when the difference of the actual position in the first torque region is equal to or more than the first reference value; and correcting the slope of the T-S curve in the increasing direction, when the difference of the actual position in the second torque region is equal to or less than the third reference value.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Hyundai Autron Co., Ltd.Inventors: Min Hyo Kim, Jin Won No
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Publication number: 20170146078Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for learning a touch point of a clutch. The method of learning the touch point of the clutch comprises a step of outputting a first control signal for controlling a touch point learning mode to be entered if a preset condition is satisfied, a step of calculating a reference value by dividing a difference value between driving speed of a drive shaft clutch and driving speed of a non-drive shaft clutch by a difference value between driving speed of an engine and the driving speed of the drive shaft clutch, a step of outputting a second control signal for moving the non-drive shaft clutch toward the engine if the reference value is less than a preset threshold value and a step of determining a position of the non-drive shaft clutch at a time when the reference value reaches the preset threshold value to be the touch point.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: Hyundai Autron Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin-Won NO, Min-Hyo KIM
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Publication number: 20170138420Abstract: A T-S curve correction method for a clutch system may include: detecting differences between actual positions of a clutch in first and second torque regions and a position on a T-S curve; determining whether the difference between the actual position in the first torque region and the position on the T-S curve is equal to or more than a first reference value; determining whether the difference between the actual position in the second torque region and the position on the T-S curve is equal to or less than a third reference value, when the difference of the actual position in the first torque region is equal to or more than the first reference value; and correcting the slope of the T-S curve in the increasing direction, when the difference of the actual position in the second torque region is equal to or less than the third reference value.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2016Publication date: May 18, 2017Applicant: Hyundai Autron Co., Ltd.Inventors: Min Hyo KIM, Jin Won NO
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Publication number: 20170082156Abstract: The present invention provides a method for searching a touch point of a clutch in a dual clutch transmission, including: (a) a step of checking whether a touch point searching condition for a non-driving clutch and a driving clutch is met or not; (b) when the search condition of the step (a) is met, a step of detecting a searching point at which an absolute value of a difference between an acceleration value of an engine and an acceleration value of the driving clutch is larger than a threshold value after applying a position value of the non-driving clutch to the engine; and (c) a step of determining a position of the non-driving clutch corresponding to the searching point as the touch point.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2016Publication date: March 23, 2017Applicant: HYUNDAI AUTRON CO., LTD.Inventor: Min-Hyo KIM
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Publication number: 20170030421Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for detecting a touch point of a clutch and the method includes: maintaining a touch point of the clutch; correcting a setting value for determining a lowest value by calculating drag torque using a speed and an acceleration of a input shaft to change a detection range of the touch point; setting the lowest value of the speed of the input shaft within the changed detection range of the touch point to a reference value of the input shaft after actuating the clutch; releasing the clutch when the speed of the input shaft is more than a value acquired by adding the reference value of the input shaft and the corrected setting value for determining the lowest value; and updating the touch point as a clutch position matched to the reference value.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventor: Min-Hyo KIM
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Patent number: 9494203Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for detecting a touch point of a clutch and the method includes: maintaining a touch point of the clutch; correcting a setting value for determining a lowest value by calculating drag torque using a speed and an acceleration of a input shaft to change a detection range of the touch point; setting the lowest value of the speed of the input shaft within the changed detection range of the touch point to a reference value of the input shaft after actuating the clutch; releasing the clutch when the speed of the input shaft is more than a value acquired by adding the reference value of the input shaft and the corrected setting value for determining the lowest value; and updating the touch point as a clutch position matched to the reference value.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2014Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: HYUNDAI AUTRON CO., LTD.Inventor: Min-Hyo Kim
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Publication number: 20160169377Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling a transmission of a vehicle and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus for controlling synchronization of a synchronizer included in a transmission. The method includes determining a speed change mode of a vehicle and a target time corresponding to the speed change mode; calculating a difference in speed between an input shaft and an output shaft with respect to a current time; calculating a speed increment or decrement of the output shaft from the current time to the target time; calculating a synchronization torque using the difference in speed and the speed increment or decrement; determining a target displacement of a synchronizer using the synchronization torque; and controlling the synchronizer according to the target displacement and recognizing a sleeve with a clutch gear.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2015Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: Min-Hyo KIM, Woo-Sik YOON, Hyun-Soo KIM, Han-Ho SON, Gyeong-Hwi MIN
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Publication number: 20160076605Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for detecting a touch point of a clutch and the method includes: maintaining a touch point of the clutch; correcting a setting value for determining a lowest value by calculating drag torque using a speed and an acceleration of a input shaft to change a detection range of the touch point; setting the lowest value of the speed of the input shaft within the changed detection range of the touch point to a reference value of the input shaft after actuating the clutch; releasing the clutch when the speed of the input shaft is more than a value acquired by adding the reference value of the input shaft and the corrected setting value for determining the lowest value; and updating the touch point as a clutch position matched to the reference value.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2014Publication date: March 17, 2016Applicant: HYUNDAI AUTRON CO., LTD.Inventor: Min-Hyo KIM
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Publication number: 20080153785Abstract: Provided is a pharmaceutical composition having improved oral absorption of a bisphosphonate drug, comprising at least one active substance selected from bisphosphonate drugs having non-permeability to a lipid biomembrane due to ionization and high water-solubility in vivo and having bioavailability of less than 10%, and at least one selected from biocompatible water-soluble chitosan, as essential ingredients.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2006Publication date: June 26, 2008Applicant: CHONG KUN DANG PHARMACEUTICAL CORP.Inventors: Hee-Jong Shin, Min-Hyo Kim, Mee-Hwa Choi, Jin-Woo Lee