Patents by Inventor Yim Ju Kang

Yim Ju Kang 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: 20240062325
    Abstract: A device for controlling a vehicle includes a sensor configured to obtain a face of a passenger and a position of the passenger, storage configured to store information on a plurality of passengers, and a processor that determines, when a passenger closest to the vehicle is obtained based on the position of the passenger, whether to approve boarding of the obtained passenger based on the information on the plurality of passengers stored in advance, and controls a boarding approval indication or a boarding disapproval indication to be output based on whether the boarding is approved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Yim Ju Kang, Hoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20240001960
    Abstract: A stop control method for the autonomous vehicle includes: a processor configured to classify stop zones depending on predetermined requirement, to select one of the classified stop zones as a stop point by determining a degree of suitability of the classified stop zones based on the predetermined requirement, and to control the autonomous vehicle to stop at the selected stop point when the autonomous vehicle is stopped; and a storage configured to store data and algorithms driven by the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Yim Ju KANG, Hoon LEE
  • Publication number: 20230415536
    Abstract: A device for controlling a vehicle includes: a sensor configured to obtain surroundings information of the vehicle and sensing a vehicle height; a location acquisition device configured to obtain a location of the vehicle; and a controller. The controller determines a location of a boarding gate of the vehicle based on a stopping location of the vehicle, determines information of a platform based on the boarding gate location, calculates a target vehicle height based on the platform information and boarding gate information, and controls a vehicle height of the vehicle based on the target vehicle height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yim Ju Kang, Hoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20230211807
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an autonomous vehicle, a station system, and a door control method for the autonomous vehicle. An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides an autonomous vehicle, comprising a processor configured to control opening and closing of a door of the autonomous vehicle depending on existence of an object around the door of the autonomous vehicle and whether an object outside and inside a station reaches a boarding zone of the autonomous vehicle within a predetermined time when the autonomous vehicle is stopped, and a storage configured to store data and algorithms driven by the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Yim Ju Kang, Young II Na, Hoon Lee, Jae Nam Yoo, Chang Jae Lee, Wan Jae Lee
  • Publication number: 20230215192
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a first sensor for sensing a first image, a second sensor for sensing a second image, and a processor that is configured to generate seating information of a passenger based on the first image, and generate posture information of the passenger with the generated seating information based on at least one of the first image or the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Yim Ju Kang, Young Il Na, Hoon Lee, Jae Nam Yoo, Chang Jae Lee, Wan Jae Lee
  • Publication number: 20230214840
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a first sensor for sensing a first image, a second sensor for sensing a second image, and a processor that generates identification information of an object based on the first image, matches the identification information with payment request information including information about fare payment of the object, generates location information of the object based on the second image, matches the identification information with the location information to generate boarding information of the object, and determines a free riding of the object based on the boarding information and payment approval information corresponding to the identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Yim Ju KANG, Young Il NA, Hoon LEE, Jae Nam YOO, Chang Jae LEE, Wan Jae LEE