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).

  • Patent number: 11274713
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Hyundai Kefico Corporation
    Inventors: Nam Hun Kim, Min Hyo Kim, Chang Min Cho
  • Publication number: 20210180656
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Hyundai Kefico Corporation
    Inventors: Nam Hun KIM, Min Hyo KIM, Chang Min CHO
  • Patent number: 10677298
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Hyundai Autron Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Min-Hyo Kim
  • Patent number: 10619683
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Hyundai Autron Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Min-Hyo Kim
  • Publication number: 20190162251
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventor: Min-Hyo KIM
  • Publication number: 20190136920
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventor: Min-Hyo KIM
  • Patent number: 10203007
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Autron Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Min-Hyo Kim
  • Patent number: 10138958
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Autron Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Won No, Min-Hyo Kim
  • Patent number: 10125861
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: HYUNDAI AUTRON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Hyo Kim, Woo-Sik Yoon, Hyun-Soo Kim, Han-Ho Son, Gyeong-Hwi Min
  • Patent number: 9989110
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: HYUNDAI AUTRON CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Min-Hyo Kim
  • Patent number: 9970492
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Autron Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Hyo Kim, Jin Won No
  • Publication number: 20170146078
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: Hyundai Autron Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Won NO, Min-Hyo KIM
  • Publication number: 20170138420
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: Hyundai Autron Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Hyo KIM, Jin Won NO
  • Publication number: 20170082156
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: HYUNDAI AUTRON CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Min-Hyo KIM
  • Publication number: 20170030421
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventor: Min-Hyo KIM
  • Patent number: 9494203
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: HYUNDAI AUTRON CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Min-Hyo Kim
  • Publication number: 20160169377
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Min-Hyo KIM, Woo-Sik YOON, Hyun-Soo KIM, Han-Ho SON, Gyeong-Hwi MIN
  • Publication number: 20160076605
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: HYUNDAI AUTRON CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Min-Hyo KIM
  • Publication number: 20080153785
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: CHONG KUN DANG PHARMACEUTICAL CORP.
    Inventors: Hee-Jong Shin, Min-Hyo Kim, Mee-Hwa Choi, Jin-Woo Lee