Patents by Inventor Myung Ki Yeom

Myung Ki Yeom 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: 20230182696
    Abstract: A braking control system and method for an autonomous vehicle, may transmit information on surrounding vehicles monitored by autonomous traveling-related sensors of each vehicle while the autonomous vehicles are traveling to the cloud, and transmit a braking induction signal to a specific vehicle when the cloud determines that a distance with a leading vehicle of the specific vehicle has reached a reference distance or less at which braking is required so that the specific vehicle may be braked, checking occurrence of an error or a failure of autonomous traveling-related sensors of a specific vehicle, and easily preventing the safety accidents such as collision with the leading vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Myung Ki Yeom, In Su Kim
  • Publication number: 20230174111
    Abstract: A system and method for inducing vehicles to yield right of way determines whether a common vehicle is an emergency vehicle through a cloud, which transmits and receives requests and response signals between vehicles, when the common vehicle transmits a request signal showing that the common vehicle is an emergency vehicle, and informs surrounding vehicles that there is an emergency vehicle in a driving path and simultaneously provides a yielding driving guide signal, which includes a driving direction for yielding driving, a lane change direction of the emergency vehicle, whether to accelerate and decelerate, etc., to the surrounding vehicles so that yielding driving may be easily performed for specific vehicles with an emergency patient other than emergency vehicles such as an ambulance and a fire truck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Myung Ki Yeom
  • Patent number: 11639175
    Abstract: A method of controlling a vehicle when the vehicle passes over a speed bump, may include: dividing sections of the road into a first section within a first time period before the front wheel of the vehicle collides with the speed bump, a second section while the front wheel collides with the speed bump, a third section within a second time period before the rear wheel collides with the speed bump, and a fourth section while the rear wheel collides with the speed bump; and controlling and distributing at least one of suspension damping force, driving power and braking force to the front wheel and the rear wheel for each of the first section, the second section, the third section and the fourth section to reduce the amount of impact to be applied when the vehicle collides with the speed bump and to reduce a vertical motion of the vehicle that occurs while the vehicle goes over the speed bump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: In-Su Kim, Myung-Ki Yeom
  • Patent number: 11634122
    Abstract: A method of moving an autonomous vehicle to a safe zone after an accident is provided. The method includes: setting a threshold which is a criterion for determining a failure of a chassis system; determining whether a failure occurs by using the threshold; determining a control mode of twin clutches or a braking system; designating avoidance speed level in accordance with whether a following vehicle approaches; and setting a target trajectory to a safe zone and then generating braking torque on left and right wheels or controlling distribution of driving torque through the twin clutches in order to move the autonomous vehicle at the avoidance speed along the target trajectory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Myung-Ki Yeom, In-Su Kim
  • Publication number: 20230009196
    Abstract: A control method for distribution of braking force of an autonomous vehicle may include a vertical load determination step in which a controller is configured to recognize an object existing in an interior of the vehicle and recognizes data of at least one among a position in the vehicle, a size, volume, density, weight, and center of gravity of the corresponding object, and determines a vertical load applied to each wheel of the vehicle according to the recognized data, wherein the controller transmits data of the determined vertical load of each wheel to a brake controller electrically connected to the controller, and the brake controller 40 determines an amount of the distribution of the braking force for each wheel of the vehicle according to the received data of the vertical load and drives a brake actuator electrically connected to the brake controller according to the determined amount of the distribution of the braking force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: In-Su KIM, Myung-Ki YEOM
  • Publication number: 20220203945
    Abstract: A method of emergency braking of a vehicle includes: displaying a brake button in a vehicle; determining pre-touch information on a distance before the brake button is touched by a user; determining post-touch information on a distance after the brake button is touched; and performing any one of a first brake control in which general braking is performed according to the degree of the pressing of the brake button and braking force is added from a first time point after the brake button is pressed, a second brake control in which the general braking is performed and braking force is added from a second time point that is after the first time point, and a third brake control in which the general braking is performed according to the pre-touch information and the post-touch information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Myung-Ki Yeom, In-Su Kim
  • Publication number: 20220185283
    Abstract: A method of controlling a vehicle when the vehicle passes over a speed bump, may include: dividing sections of the road into a first section within a first time period before the front wheel of the vehicle collides with the speed bump, a second section while the front wheel collides with the speed bump, a third section within a second time period before the rear wheel collides with the speed bump, and a fourth section while the rear wheel collides with the speed bump; and controlling and distributing at least one of suspension damping force, driving power and braking force to the front wheel and the rear wheel for each of the first section, the second section, the third section and the fourth section to reduce the amount of impact to be applied when the vehicle collides with the speed bump and to reduce a vertical motion of the vehicle that occurs while the vehicle goes over the speed bump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: In-Su KIM, Myung-Ki YEOM
  • Publication number: 20220185306
    Abstract: A method of controlling vehicle driving, when a plurality of occupants is in the vehicle, by implementing components required for vehicle driving control as holographic images to ensure a maximum space in an autonomous vehicle, may include steps of requesting, by a first occupant currently having no driving control authority, a transfer of the authority by use of a holographic image, accepting, by a second occupant currently having the driving control authority, the transfer of the authority by use of the holographic image, selecting, by the first occupant, a mode by use of the holographic image based on the acceptance by the second occupant, and performing vehicle control in accordance with the mode selected by the first occupant, and the holographic images in the respective steps are displayed to the occupants wearing an HMD device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Myung-Ki Yeom, In-Su Kim
  • Publication number: 20220111837
    Abstract: A method of moving an autonomous vehicle to a safe zone after an accident is provided. The method includes: setting a threshold which is a criterion for determining a failure of a chassis system; determining whether a failure occurs by using the threshold; determining a control mode of twin clutches or a braking system; designating avoidance speed level in accordance with whether a following vehicle approaches; and setting a target trajectory to a safe zone and then generating braking torque on left and right wheels or controlling distribution of driving torque through the twin clutches in order to move the autonomous vehicle at the avoidance speed along the target trajectory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Myung-Ki YEOM, In-Su KIM
  • Publication number: 20220001894
    Abstract: A system for controlling an autonomous vehicle is capable of predicting and eliminating a possibility of motion sickness before and during travelling of the autonomous vehicle. The system includes: a first control unit which compares a first vehicle motion sickness index that is determined by a travelling simulation with a first threshold set including passenger information before travelling and controls a boarding location of a passenger before travelling; and a second control unit which computes a passenger motion sickness index from passenger state information and vehicle state information detected during travelling, compares a second threshold indicating the degree of sensitivity to motion sickness according to passenger information during travelling with the passenger motion sickness index, and controls the autonomous vehicle so as to reduce or eliminate a generation of a motion sickness causing frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Myung-Ki Yeom, In-Su Kim
  • Patent number: 10933705
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for monitoring a tire pressure of a vehicle are provided. The apparatus for monitoring a tire pressure of a vehicle according to the present disclosure includes a first sensor configured for measuring a tire pressure of one of first to fourth wheels of the vehicle, a plurality of second sensors configured for respectively measuring wheel speeds of the first to fourth wheels, an analysis device configured for analyzing tire pressures of the first to fourth wheels based on a measured value from the first sensor and measured values from the second sensors, and a controller configured for determining a tire in a low-pressure state based on the tire pressure analysis results of the first to fourth wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Han Seon Ga, Joon Sang Jo, Hyun Dong Her, Myung Ki Yeom, Ju Yong Kang
  • Publication number: 20210053403
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing tire information is provided. The apparatus includes a detector that detects driving information as a vehicle is being driven and a controller that calculates a relative speed of a tire of the vehicle and a resonance frequency of the tire based on the driving information. The controller then compares the calculated relative speed and the calculated resonance frequency with a previously learned determination reference value to determine whether the tire is deflated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Han Seon Ga, Joon Sang Jo, Hyun Dong Her, Myung Ki Yeom, Ju Yong Kang
  • Patent number: 10864785
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring a tire pressure includes a controller configured to determine whether vehicle state information and tire information satisfy a reference condition when a reset button of a tire pressure is operated, detect the tire pressure when the vehicle state information and the tire information satisfy the reference condition, and reset the tire pressure when the tire pressure is within a reference pressure range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Han Seon Ga, Myung Ki Yeom, Ju Yong Kang, Hyun Dong Her, Wang Gi Hong, Joon Sang Jo
  • Patent number: 10737650
    Abstract: A passenger occupancy detection system is provided that implements a sensor-connected passenger detection method. The system includes that a sensor controller that reads a sensor value using an ESC as an acceleration sensor when a vehicle is stopped and distinguishes an in-vehicle passenger with a vehicle acceleration change by the sensor value. The operations of a rear-seat passenger notification system 200 and a passenger-seat occupant classification advanced airbag system 300 are connected by the distinguishing the in-vehicle passenger, enhancing the sensor reliability by providing Fail-Safe together with increasing the accuracy of the passenger detection utilizing longitudinal/lateral accelerations/yaw rate information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Han-Seon Ga, Joon-Sang Jo, Joung-Hee Lee, Jae-Hwan Jeon, Sang-Hyup Lee, Hyun-Dong Her, Myung-Ki Yeom, Ju-Yong Kang
  • Publication number: 20200171892
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring a tire pressure includes a controller configured to determine whether vehicle state information and tire information satisfy a reference condition when a reset button of a tire pressure is operated, detect the tire pressure when the vehicle state information and the tire information satisfy the reference condition, and reset the tire pressure when the tire pressure is within a reference pressure range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Han Seon GA, Myung Ki YEOM, Ju Yong KANG, Hyun Dong HER, Wang Gi HONG, Joon Sang JO
  • Publication number: 20200122530
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for monitoring a tire pressure of a vehicle are provided. The apparatus for monitoring a tire pressure of a vehicle according to the present disclosure includes a first sensor configured for measuring a tire pressure of one of first to fourth wheels of the vehicle, a plurality of second sensors configured for respectively measuring wheel speeds of the first to fourth wheels, an analysis device configured for analyzing tire pressures of the first to fourth wheels based on a measured value from the first sensor and measured values from the second sensors, and a controller configured for determining a tire in a low-pressure state based on the tire pressure analysis results of the first to fourth wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Han Seon GA, Joon Sang Jo, Hyun Dong Her, Myung Ki Yeom, Ju Yong Kang
  • Publication number: 20190344738
    Abstract: A passenger occupancy detection system is provided that implements a sensor-connected passenger detection method. The system includes that a sensor controller that reads a sensor value using an ESC as an acceleration sensor when a vehicle is stopped and distinguishes an in-vehicle passenger with a vehicle acceleration change by the sensor value. The operations of a rear-seat passenger notification system 200 and a passenger-seat occupant classification advanced airbag system 300 are connected by the distinguishing the in-vehicle passenger, enhancing the sensor reliability by providing Fail-Safe together with increasing the accuracy of the passenger detection utilizing longitudinal/lateral accelerations/yaw rate information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Han-Seon Ga, Joon-Sang Jo, Joung-Hee Lee, Jae-Hwan Jeon, Sang-Hyup Lee, Hyun-Dong Her, Myung-Ki Yeom, Ju-Yong Kang
  • Patent number: 9475351
    Abstract: An intelligent tire system may include a bearing assembly enclosing a wheel rim and a sensor module installed to be relatively rotated with respect to the wheel rim by the bearing assembly and continuously sensing an inner surface of a tire contacting a road.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Myung Ki Yeom
  • Publication number: 20150153250
    Abstract: An intelligent tire system may include a bearing assembly enclosing a wheel rim and a sensor module installed to be relatively rotated with respect to the wheel rim by the bearing assembly and continuously sensing an inner surface of a tire contacting a road.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Myung Ki Yeom