Patents by Inventor YONG KWAN JI

YONG KWAN JI 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: 11965748
    Abstract: A transportation system includes: a vehicle hub including a plurality of connection slots. The vehicle hub is configured such that, in response to vehicles being parked respectively in the connection slots, the vehicle hub is connected to interior spaces of the vehicles through the connection slots, the vehicles are categorized by use, and the connection slots are grouped by category such that connection slots grouped together by category, among the connection slots, are disposed adjacent to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong Kwan Ji
  • Patent number: 11934204
    Abstract: An autonomous driving apparatus and method, in which the autonomous driving apparatus may include a sensor unit configured to detect a surrounding object including a surrounding vehicle around an ego vehicle that autonomously travels, a memory configured to store map information, and a processor configured to control autonomous driving of the ego vehicle based on an expected driving trajectory generated based on the map information stored in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Kwan Ji, Jun Han Lee, Jeong Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 11868141
    Abstract: The apparatus for controlling group driving according to as aspect may include an inter-vehicle communication unit for communicating with a leader vehicle to receive the driving state and traveling track of the leader vehicle, a leader vehicle learning unit for learning a driving pattern of the leader vehicle based on the driving state of the leader vehicle received through the inter-vehicle communication unit, an autonomous drive unit for autonomously driving the follower vehicle in accordance with the traveling track of the leader vehicle, and a follow-up control unit for receiving the driving state of the leader vehicle to learn the driving pattern of the leader vehicle, controlling the autonomous drive unit to follow the traveling track of the leader vehicle, and performing the autonomous driving by applying the driving pattern of the leader vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yong Kwan Ji
  • Publication number: 20230234618
    Abstract: A method for changing a control authority of an autonomous vehicle in consideration of an external environment includes determining a first risk level of a physical condition of a driver who drives the autonomous vehicle, determining a second risk level in response to one of a mental condition or a conscious condition of the driver, determining a driver proficiency level of a driver, and allocating a control authority of the autonomous vehicle to the driver or to the autonomous vehicle according to a result of a determination of the first risk level, the second risk level, and the driver proficiency level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yong Kwan JI
  • Publication number: 20230234606
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for vehicle control. The system analyzes a state of each controller of multiple controllers inside a vehicle based on information collected from the controllers, learns the state of the each controller, based on a state analysis result obtained by analyzing the state of the each controller, and determines an abnormal state for at least one of the controllers, based on the state analysis result for the each controller and a learning result obtained by learning the state of the each controller. The system also includes a vehicle controller that manages vehicle control rights, based on the abnormal state for the at least one of the one or more controllers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yong Kwan JI
  • Patent number: 11667294
    Abstract: A vehicle lane change control apparatus includes a condition information acquisition unit that acquires condition information of an occupant of a vehicle, a lane change rate database unit that stores a lane change rate that is determined based on a lane change pattern of a driver analyzed based on driving information when a lane of the vehicle is changed and road condition information when the lane of the vehicle is changed and indicates a speed of the lane change, and a control unit that changes the lane of the vehicle through steering control according to operation information of the vehicle, and based on the condition information of the occupant acquired by the condition information acquisition unit, controls the lane change of the vehicle by selectively using the lane change rate and a corrected lane change rate determined by increasing or decreasing the lane change rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yong Kwan Ji
  • Patent number: 11560086
    Abstract: Proposed is a detachable traveling guidance system including a frame detachably mounted on a roof of a vehicle, a monitoring module including a sensor array configured to monitor a vicinity of the vehicle and a communicator, the monitoring module being mounted on the frame, and the frame being configured to adjust a position of the monitoring module, and a display mounted on a lower portion of the frame and positioned to cover a side surface or a rear surface of the vehicle, necessary information being output on the display device for viewing from the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yong Kwan Ji
  • Publication number: 20230017222
    Abstract: A vehicle lane change control apparatus includes a condition information acquisition unit that acquires condition information of an occupant of a vehicle, a lane change rate database unit that stores a lane change rate that is determined based on a lane change pattern of a driver analyzed based on driving information when a lane of the vehicle is changed and road condition information when the lane of the vehicle is changed and indicates a speed of the lane change, and a control unit that changes the lane of the vehicle through steering control according to operation information of the vehicle, and based on the condition information of the occupant acquired by the condition information acquisition unit, controls the lane change of the vehicle by selectively using the lane change rate and a corrected lane change rate determined by increasing or decreasing the lane change rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yong Kwan JI
  • Publication number: 20220363275
    Abstract: A vehicle integrated controller includes an in-vehicle communication module configured to communicate with at least one controller mounted on the vehicle; a collection module configured to collect collection information including controller information, which is information on the at least one controller, through the in-vehicle communication module; and an aging abnormality processor configured to calculate an aged state or an abnormal state of the at least one controller based on the collection information, and when there exists a controller (hereinafter, “control target controller”) in the aged state or abnormal state among the at least one controller, calculate a value of a control parameter for the control target controller to maintain basic performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong Kwan JI
  • Patent number: 11479252
    Abstract: A vehicle lane change control apparatus includes a condition information acquisition unit that acquires condition information of an occupant of a vehicle, a lane change rate database unit that stores a lane change rate that is determined based on a lane change pattern of a driver analyzed based on driving information when a lane of the vehicle is changed and road condition information when the lane of the vehicle is changed and indicates a speed of the lane change, and a control unit that changes the lane of the vehicle through steering control according to operation information of the vehicle, and based on the condition information of the occupant acquired by the condition information acquisition unit, controls the lane change of the vehicle by selectively using the lane change rate and a corrected lane change rate determined by increasing or decreasing the lane change rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yong Kwan Ji
  • Publication number: 20220261010
    Abstract: The apparatus for controlling group driving according to as aspect may include an inter-vehicle communication unit for communicating with a leader vehicle to receive the driving state and traveling track of the leader vehicle, a leader vehicle learning unit for learning a driving pattern of the leader vehicle based on the driving state of the leader vehicle received through the inter-vehicle communication unit, an autonomous drive unit for autonomously driving the follower vehicle in accordance with the traveling track of the leader vehicle, and a follow-up control unit for receiving the driving state of the leader vehicle to learn the driving pattern of the leader vehicle, controlling the autonomous drive unit to follow the traveling track of the leader vehicle, and performing the autonomous driving by applying the driving pattern of the leader vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventor: Yong Kwan JI
  • Publication number: 20220185172
    Abstract: Proposed is a detachable traveling guidance system including a frame detachably mounted on a roof of a vehicle, a monitoring module including a sensor array configured to monitor a vicinity of the vehicle and a communicator, the monitoring module being mounted on the frame, and the frame being configured to adjust a position of the monitoring module, and a display mounted on a lower portion of the frame and positioned to cover a side surface or a rear surface of the vehicle, necessary information being output on the display device for viewing from the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yong Kwan JI
  • Publication number: 20220114505
    Abstract: A transportation system including a vehicle hub having a plurality of connection slots, each connection slot accommodating a plurality of vehicles such that the vehicle hub is connected to an interior space of each vehicle through the respective connection slot, the plurality of vehicles being categorized by travel theme, and the plurality of connection slots being grouped by category such that connection slots in a same group are disposed adjacent to each other; and a server to collect passenger information related to travel preferred by passengers, to match the passengers with the connection slots or the vehicles based on the passenger information, and to guide the passengers to the matched connection slots or vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yong Kwan JI
  • Publication number: 20220114892
    Abstract: A transportation system including a plurality of hubs, each of the hubs corresponding to an area and including a plurality of connection slots or one or more landing pads, each of the connection slots and the landing pads accommodating a transportation unit; and a server to determine a number or type of transportations units to be allocated to each of the hubs based on movement data related to population movement between the areas and to allocate each of the transportation units to a respective hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yong Kwan JI
  • Publication number: 20220113149
    Abstract: A transportation system includes: a vehicle hub including a plurality of connection slots. The vehicle hub is configured such that, in response to vehicles being parked respectively in the connection slots, the vehicle hub is connected to interior spaces of the vehicles through the connection slots, the vehicles are categorized by use, and the connection slots are grouped by category such that connection slots grouped together by category, among the connection slots, are disposed adjacent to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yong Kwan JI
  • Publication number: 20220026923
    Abstract: The apparatus for controlling group driving according to as aspect may include an inter-vehicle communication unit for communicating with a leader vehicle to receive the driving state and traveling track of the leader vehicle, a leader vehicle learning unit for learning a driving pattern of the leader vehicle based on the driving state of the leader vehicle received through the inter-vehicle communication unit, an autonomous drive unit for autonomously driving the follower vehicle in accordance with the traveling track of the leader vehicle, and a follow-up control unit for receiving the driving state of the leader vehicle to learn the driving pattern of the leader vehicle, controlling the autonomous drive unit to follow the traveling track of the leader vehicle, and performing the autonomous driving by applying the driving pattern of the leader vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yong Kwan JI
  • Patent number: 11163316
    Abstract: The apparatus for controlling group driving according to as aspect may include an inter-vehicle communication unit for communicating with a leader vehicle to receive the driving state and traveling track of the leader vehicle, a leader vehicle learning unit for learning a driving pattern of the leader vehicle based on the driving state of the leader vehicle received through the inter-vehicle communication unit, an autonomous drive unit for autonomously driving the follower vehicle in accordance with the traveling track of the leader vehicle, and a follow-up control unit for receiving the driving state of the leader vehicle to learn the driving pattern of the leader vehicle, controlling the autonomous drive unit to follow the traveling track of the leader vehicle, and performing the autonomous driving by applying the driving pattern of the leader vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yong Kwan Ji
  • Publication number: 20210146947
    Abstract: A signal processing module is provided. The signal processing module includes a function weight table that stores weights for each first sensor for an autonomous driving mode and an ADAS driving mode and selects and outputs only the weight for each first sensor, a first weight applying device that generates a function weight application signal by applying the weight for each first sensor to sensing information of sensors for sensing an object, a road environment determining device that determines a road environment based on the sensing information of the sensors for sensing the object, a road environment weight table that stores weights for each second sensor for a road environment and selects and outputs an weight for each second sensor, and a second weight applying device that outputs a dataset by applying the weight for each second sensor to the function weight application signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventor: Yong Kwan Ji
  • Publication number: 20200369293
    Abstract: An autonomous driving apparatus and method, in which the autonomous driving apparatus may include a sensor unit configured to detect a surrounding vehicle around an ego vehicle that autonomously travels and a state of a driver who has got in the ego vehicle, a driving information detector configured to detect driving information on a driving state of the ego vehicle, a memory configured to store map information, and a processor configured to control autonomous driving of the ego vehicle based on the map information stored in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Byeong Hwan JEON, Hyuk LEE, Soon Jong JIN, Jun Han LEE, Jeong Hee LEE, Yong Kwan JI
  • Publication number: 20200371534
    Abstract: An autonomous driving apparatus and method, in which the autonomous driving apparatus may include a sensor unit configured to detect a surrounding object including a surrounding vehicle around an ego vehicle that autonomously travels, a memory configured to store map information, and a processor configured to control autonomous driving of the ego vehicle based on an expected driving trajectory generated based on the map information stored in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Yong Kwan JI, Jun Han Lee, Jeong Hee Lee