Patents by Inventor Min-Kyu HAN
Min-Kyu HAN 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: 11951832Abstract: A driver assistance system for vehicles, which is capable of preventing driver carelessness from causing a vehicle accident when a vehicle stops while traveling, includes a vehicle sensor unit configured to detect driver state data, a driver assistance unit operated to assist a driver when driver carelessness about vehicle driving is detected when a vehicle stops while traveling, and a control unit configured to identify whether the driver is careless based on the driver state data when the vehicle stops while traveling, and to operate the driver assistance unit when the driver carelessness is detected, preventing the vehicle from driving.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Dong Hyeon Woo, Kyeong Keun Kim, Min Kyu Han, Da Som Yang
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Publication number: 20240097218Abstract: Methods and systems for executing tracking and monitoring manufacturing data of a battery are disclosed. One method includes: receiving, by a server system, sensing data of the battery from a sensing system; generating, by the server system, mapping data based on the sensing data; generating, by the server system, identification data of the battery based on the sensing data; generating, by the server system, monitoring data of the battery based on the sensing data, the identification data, and the mapping data; and generating, by the server system, display data for displaying a simulated electrode of the battery on a graphical user interface based on the monitoring data of the battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Min Kyu Sim, Jong Seok Park, Min Su Kim, Jae Hwan Lee, Ki Deok Han, Eun Ji Jo, Su Wan Park, Gi Yeong Jeon, June Hee Kim, Wi Dae Park, Dong Min Seo, Seol Hee Kim, Dong Yeop Lee, Jun Hyo Su, Byoung Eun Han, Seung Huh
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Patent number: 11928903Abstract: There is provided a method for providing driver's driving information of a user terminal device, including accessing a driving information providing server storing data generated in a driving recording device for a vehicle, receiving driving record data including event record data corresponding to a driving-related event of a driver from the driving information providing server, and displaying a driving-related event occurrence location on a map using the received driving record data. The driving-related event may include at least two or more of a lane departure event, a forward collision possibility event, a rear side collision possibility event, a sudden deceleration event, a sudden acceleration event, a sudden stop event, a sudden start event, and a speeding event.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: THINKWARE CORPORATIONInventors: Min Suk Kang, Won Jun Heo, Seung Yo Jang, Youn Joo Shin, Tae Kyu Han
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Publication number: 20230144205Abstract: A driver assistance system for vehicles, which is capable of preventing driver carelessness from causing a vehicle accident when a vehicle stops while traveling, includes a vehicle sensor unit configured to detect driver state data, a driver assistance unit operated to assist a driver when driver carelessness about vehicle driving is detected when a vehicle stops while traveling, and a control unit configured to identify whether the driver is careless based on the driver state data when the vehicle stops while traveling, and to operate the driver assistance unit when the driver carelessness is detected, preventing the vehicle from driving.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Dong Hyeon WOO, Kyeong Keun KIM, Min Kyu HAN, Da Som YANG
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Publication number: 20210381409Abstract: A method and a system for sensing engine oil deterioration are disclosed. The method includes measuring an engine RPM, load (Load), and an engine temperature (Temp), calculating the amount of change in a deterioration factor (f (RPM, Load, Temp) of engine oil per revolution of an engine using the measured engine RPM, load, and the engine oil temperature, and then calculating the engine oil deterioration degree at a current time point by accumulating a value obtained by multiplying the calculated amount in change of the deterioration factor (f (RPM, Load, Temp) by an engine revolutions during a predetermined sampling cycle (?r) to a previous engine oil deterioration degree.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2020Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Se-Kyu OH, Min-Kyu HAN, Hong-Wook LEE, Kyung-Ku YEO
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Patent number: 11168632Abstract: A method of controlling an air-fuel ratio in a pre-ignition (PI) situation, may include: monitoring, by a PI detector, whether PI occurs in a cylinder of a plurality of cylinders of an engine; and when the PI occurs in the cylinder of the plurality cylinders, controlling, by a controller, an air-fuel ratio of the cylinder in which the PI occurs to be smaller than a theoretical air-fuel ratio, and controlling an air-fuel ratio of a remaining cylinder of the plurality of cylinders in which PI does not occur to be larger than the theoretical air-fuel ratio.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Dong-Hoon Lee, Min-Kyu Han, Tae-Gon Noh
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Publication number: 20210254570Abstract: A method of controlling an air-fuel ratio in a pre-ignition (PI) situation, may include: monitoring, by a PI detector, whether PI occurs in a cylinder of a plurality of cylinders of an engine; and when the PI occurs in the cylinder of the plurality cylinders, controlling, by a controller, an air-fuel ratio of the cylinder in which the PI occurs to be smaller than a theoretical air-fuel ratio, and controlling an air-fuel ratio of a remaining cylinder of the plurality of cylinders in which PI does not occur to be larger than the theoretical air-fuel ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2020Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Dong-Hoon LEE, Min-Kyu HAN, Tae-Gon NOH
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Patent number: 10634079Abstract: A method for improving engine start performance of a vehicle performing engine synchronization at the time of the engine start may include performing a first synchronization task from an engine stop position stored when the engine stops in immediately previous traveling, and performing the first synchronization task when a crank signal of a crank sensor is first input to an engine position management (EPM) module.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Jung-Suk Han, Kyong-Duck Park, Min-Kyu Han, Hyeok-Jun Kwon
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Publication number: 20190195156Abstract: A method for improving engine start performance of a vehicle performing engine synchronization at the time of the engine start may include performing a first synchronization task from an engine stop position stored when the engine stops in immediately previous traveling, and performing the first synchronization task when a crank signal of a crank sensor is first input to an engine position management (EPM) module.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2018Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Jung-Suk HAN, Kyong-Duck PARK, Min-Kyu HAN, Hyeok-Jun KWON
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Patent number: 10330041Abstract: A method of resuming multi-port injection using an intake stroke of an engine includes performing a first refueling with immediate start of ignition injection at the time when an injection abortion angle does not pass through an intake stroke, when injection is determined to be resumed after coasting by a controller. The method can minimize an engine RPM drop caused by the early generation of torque. The method improves fuel efficiency while being advantageous to calibration of the engine by setting the engine RPM to be low at the time of fuel cut-in.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2016Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYInventors: Min-Kyu Han, Jung-Suk Han
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Patent number: 10208694Abstract: A method for controlling a plurality of injectors installed in the same cylinder of an engine may include determining whether an electrical failure occurred in any of the injectors, and entering a fail-safe mode when an electrical failure has occurred only in one of the plurality of injectors in the same cylinder. In the fail-safe mode, fuel supply to an injector that has experienced an electrical failure is cut off, and the amount of fuel injected into the cylinder by a normally operating injector is increased.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYInventor: Min-Kyu Han
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Patent number: 10208728Abstract: A fuel amount distribution method is provided to distribute fuel to a plurality of injectors on each of multiple cylinders of an engine with a dual injector. The fuel amount distribution method includes performing, by a controller, a single injection operation in which a single injector of the plurality of injectors constituting the dual injector injects fuel into a corresponding cylinder when a required fuel injection time of the dual injector of at least one cylinder of the multiple cylinders is less than a minimum injection time of each injector of the plurality of injectors of the dual injector. Thereby, precise air-fuel control in a low fuel rate section is achieved.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2017Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventor: Min-Kyu Han
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Patent number: 10197001Abstract: A method for correcting an injector characteristic defining a relationship between an injector injection time and a valve closing time for a cylinder of an internal combustion engine by sensing an injector closing time includes steps of: sensing the injector closing time; determining a compensation amount for compensating for a commanded injection time using a number of sensing failures or a result of a learning of a relationship between a required commanded injection time and the injector closing time in a relevant cylinder, in addition to the number of sensing failures when there is a failure to sense the injector closing time; and controlling a commanded injection time according to an amount of required fuel injection in the relevant cylinder, based on the determined compensation amount.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2016Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYInventors: Kyung-Ho Ahn, Min-Kyu Han
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Publication number: 20180149108Abstract: A fuel amount distribution method is provided to distribute fuel to a plurality of injectors on each of multiple cylinders of an engine with a dual injector. The fuel amount distribution method includes performing, by a controller, a single injection operation in which a single injector of the plurality of injectors constituting the dual injector injects fuel into a corresponding cylinder when a required fuel injection time of the dual injector of at least one cylinder of the multiple cylinders is less than a minimum injection time of each injector of the plurality of injectors of the dual injector. Thereby, precise air-fuel control in a low fuel rate section is achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2017Publication date: May 31, 2018Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventor: Min-Kyu HAN
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Publication number: 20180073459Abstract: A method of resuming multi-port injection using an intake stroke of an engine includes performing a first refueling with immediate start of ignition injection at the time when an injection abortion angle does not pass through an intake stroke, when injection is determined to be resumed after coasting by a controller. The method can minimize an engine RPM drop caused by the early generation of torque. The method improves fuel efficiency while being advantageous to calibration of the engine by setting the engine RPM to be low at the time of fuel cut-in.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2016Publication date: March 15, 2018Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYInventors: Min-Kyu Han, Jung-Suk Han
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Publication number: 20180045132Abstract: A method for controlling a plurality of injectors installed in the same cylinder of an engine may include determining whether an electrical failure occurred in any of the injectors, and entering a fail-safe mode when an electrical failure has occurred only in one of the plurality of injectors in the same cylinder. In the fail-safe mode, fuel supply to an injector that has experienced an electrical failure is cut off, and the amount of fuel injected into the cylinder by a normally operating injector is increased.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2016Publication date: February 15, 2018Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYInventor: Min-Kyu HAN
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Publication number: 20170306877Abstract: A method for correcting an injector characteristic defining a relationship between an injector injection time and a valve closing time for a cylinder of an internal combustion engine by sensing an injector closing time includes steps of: sensing the injector closing time; determining a compensation amount for compensating for a commanded injection time using a number of sensing failures or a result of a learning of a relationship between a required commanded injection time and the injector closing time in a relevant cylinder, in addition to the number of sensing failures when there is a failure to sense the injector closing time; and controlling a commanded injection time according to an amount of required fuel injection in the relevant cylinder, based on the determined compensation amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2016Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Kyung-Ho AHN, Min-Kyu HAN