HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160142607 | CAMERA SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a camera system for a vehicle and an operating method thereof and an exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a camera system for a vehicle, including: a reception module which receives a country code number corresponding to a position of a vehicle, from a code supplying device; a sensor module which, when an optical signal corresponding to a surrounding environment of the vehicle is input, outputs an image signal corresponding to the optical signal; and a control module which, when the country code number is received, varies an exposure time (integration time) of the sensor module in accordance with a natural frequency which is set to correspond to the country code number and controls the sensor module to receive the optical signal during the exposure time. | 05-19-2016 |
20160141996 | ELECTRIC MOTOR SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING COIL WINDING NUMBER OF ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR VEHICLES - Provided is an electric motor system for vehicles, which adjusts a coil winding number of a vehicle electric motor. The electric motor system for vehicles includes an inverter configured to include a power switching circuit connected to a vehicle battery in parallel and a coil switching circuit connected to the power switching circuit, wherein the coil switching circuit receives and outputs a driving current having different phases which is generated according to a switching operation of the power switching circuit, an electric motor configured to include a plurality of winding coils that receive the driving current and are wound at multi stages, and a controller configured to control a switching operation of the coil switching circuit to adjust a winding number of each of the plurality of winding coils to a maximum coil winding number by serially connecting all of the plurality of winding coils in a low speed driving mode and to adjust the winding number of each of the plurality of winding coils to a minimum coil winding number by serially connecting some of the plurality of winding coils in a high speed driving mode. | 05-19-2016 |
20160137224 | LANE KEEPING ASSIST SYSTEM OF VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A lane keeping assist system, including: a first calculation unit which calculates left and right position errors of a front portion of the vehicle, a curvature of a lane of the front portion, and a head angle formed based on the lane from a front image of the vehicle captured by an image sensor, and calculates a target yaw rate using the left and right position errors, the curvature of the lane, and the head angle formed based on the lane which are calculated; a second calculation unit which calculates a steering torque control value for driving the calculated target yaw rate using vehicle condition information including front and rear yaw rates of the vehicle sensed by a yaw rate sensor, and a steering angle and a speed of the vehicle; and a steering driving unit which controls steering of the vehicle for keeping a lane. | 05-19-2016 |
20160134060 | DIRECT-CONNECT HIGH VOLTAGE CONNECTOR AND CONNECTION STRUCTURE THEREOF - Provided is a direct-connect high voltage connector and a connection structure thereof, which have at least one of a shield function and a waterproofing function and direct-connect a connector to a connection target element (an inverter and/or the like) through a bus bar. The direct-connect high voltage connector include a housing, a bus bar including one end, inserted into the housing through the other end of the housing and connected to a high-voltage cable, and the other end protruding to outside the housing, and a shield part disposed in the housing to surround the high-voltage cable. The high-voltage cable is inserted into the housing through one end of the housing. | 05-12-2016 |
20160133128 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING POSITION INFORMATION OF SURROUNDING VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a system and a method for correcting position information of a surrounding vehicle, which provide accurate position information of a surrounding vehicle by correcting the position information of the surrounding vehicle received through vehicle-to-vehicle communication, and identifies a license-plate number of a front vehicle through a sensor mounted in a vehicle, calculates a position of the front vehicle, and compare position information, which is included in information including the identified number of the front vehicle in information received from the surrounding vehicle, with the calculated position of the front vehicle to correct the position information of the surrounding vehicle. | 05-12-2016 |
20160132058 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AVOIDING OBSTACLE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - A system and method of avoiding an obstacle for an autonomous vehicle is provided. The system includes an valid trajectory generation unit configured to generate a circle in which the vehicle is located in a center position of a circle, calculate a rotatable range of the vehicle, and generate an valid trajectory estimated that the vehicle passes based on the generated circle and rotatable range; an obstacle detection unit configured to detect the obstacle located in front of the vehicle; and a driving path control unit configured to control a driving path of the vehicle when a position of the detected obstacle is included within the generated valid trajectory. | 05-12-2016 |
20160131762 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AVAILABLE DRIVING SPACE - Provided is an apparatus for determining an available driving space, including a laser distance sensor installed in a vehicle and configured to sense a region in front of the vehicle by a predetermined distance to generate distance information, a signal processing unit configured to generate plane distance information by using the distance information generated by the laser distance sensor, a curb searching unit configured to determine correlation and similarity between the generated plane distance information and previous plane distance information to search for a curb, and a determining unit configured to determine whether the region in front of the vehicle by the predetermined distance is an available driving space depending on whether a route of a curb searched by the curb searching unit is included in a driving region. | 05-12-2016 |
20160129837 | AROUND VIEW MONITOR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed are an around view monitor system and a method of controlling the same. The around view monitor system includes: a travel information receiving unit configured to receive gear information from a transmission of a vehicle; a touch input receiving unit configured to receive a touch signal for a display device provided in the vehicle; and a control unit configured to control an output effect to be applied to image data around the vehicle output to the display device according to the gear information transmitted from the travel information receiving unit and the touch signal transmitted from the touch input receiving unit. | 05-12-2016 |
20160129834 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING SURROUNDING VEHICLE - Provided are a system and method for recognizing a surrounding vehicle. The system for recognizing a surrounding vehicle includes a vehicle information collecting unit configured to collect location information of an own vehicle and location information of a surrounding vehicle, a surrounding vehicle recognizing unit configured to generate a lane based on the location information of the own vehicle and the location information of the surrounding vehicle collected by the vehicle information collecting unit and to recognize a location of the surrounding vehicle based on the generated lane, and a situation notifying unit configured to determine a road situation based on the surrounding vehicle recognized by the surrounding vehicle recognizing unit. | 05-12-2016 |
20160129799 | VEHICLE WIRELESS CHARGING GUIDANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vehicle wireless charging guidance system and method is provided. The system includes a power transmission module configured to receive a voltage and switch a transmission coil, a power reception module configured to switch energy transmitted from the power transmission module so as to correspond to a battery arranged in a vehicle, and an around view monitoring unit configured to receive position information from the power transmission module and the power reception module, and display the received position information and image information around the vehicle. | 05-12-2016 |
20160128240 | COOLING FLOW CHANNEL MODULE FOR POWER CONVERSION DEVICE AND POWER CONVERSION DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a cooling flow channel module for a power conversion device, in which a structure of a cooling flow channel for cooling a power conversion device including an inverter or an LDC is simplified to facilitate manufacturing and assembling, and a power conversion device including the same. The cooling flow channel module includes an intake flow channel, a discharge flow channel disposed to be parallel to the intake flow channel, and a cooling pipe configured to connect the intake flow channel and the discharge flow channel and cool the heating element disposed thereabove or therebelow, wherein a plurality of cooling pipes are provided and connect a side portion of the intake flow channel and a side portion of the discharge flow channel disposed to be parallel to each other. | 05-05-2016 |
20160126767 | DC-DC CONVERTER WITH PROTECTION CIRCUIT FOR CONNECTION ERROR - The present invention provides a DC-DC converter which is connected to a high voltage battery and a low voltage battery to convert a high voltage of the high voltage battery into a low voltage to charge the low voltage battery, including: a connecting unit which connects the high voltage battery and the low voltage battery; a converting unit which converts a high voltage supplied from the high voltage battery into a low voltage to charge the low voltage battery; and a protection circuit which is located between the connecting unit and the converting unit and is turned off when at least one of the high voltage battery and the low voltage battery is erroneously connected, to shut off a current path between the high voltage battery and the low voltage battery. | 05-05-2016 |
20160125997 | APPARATUS FOR DISSIPATING HEAT OF INDUCTOR - Provided is an apparatus for effectively dissipating heat generated by an inductor of a DC-DC converter, and allowing for reducing a size and a weight of the DC-DC converter to thereby reduce manufacturing cost. The apparatus for dissipating heat of an inductor includes an inductor configured to protrude to outside; and a heat sink configured to be installed outside of the inductor and to receive the inductor. | 05-05-2016 |
20160121890 | ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE USING V2V COMMUNICATION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is an adaptive cruise control system using v2v communication and a control method thereof. The adaptive cruise control system for a vehicle using V2V communication includes: a relative distance/speed input unit receiving a relative distance and a relative speed between a recognized preceding vehicle and an own vehicle; a communication unit receiving road surface information from the recognized preceding vehicle; a constant changing unit comparing the received road surface information with road surface information received at a previous time and changing a V2V distance constant when the road surface information is changed in accordance with a result of the comparison; a target V2V distance calculation unit calculating a target V2V distance between the recognized preceding vehicle and the own vehicle based on the changed V2V distance constant; and a target acceleration calculation unit calculating the target acceleration of the own vehicle by using the received road surface information. | 05-05-2016 |
20160121838 | CURTAIN AIRBAG APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a curtain airbag apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same, which may prevent a head of an occupant from being moved forward after coming into contact with an airbag. To this end, according to the curtain airbag apparatus according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a deployment guide is disposed to penetrate a deployment ring coupled to one surface of the airbag, and tightened by expansive force of the airbag to allow the airbag to be bent in a shape that protrudes toward the other surface. | 05-05-2016 |
20160121741 | APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING POWER OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE - Provided is a power converting apparatus of an electric vehicle which reduces the number of power semiconductor components to efficiently perform charging, driving, and V2G (vehicle to grid) modes in accordance with choice by a user. The device includes a charging unit which charges commercial power into a battery; an inverting unit which supplies battery power to drive a motor; a switching unit which is connected to the motor, the charging unit, and the inverting unit to be turned on/off in accordance with a switching control signal in accordance with an operation mode selection; and a controller which provides the switching control signal to the switching unit in accordance with a mode selection signal to perform the selected mode operation. | 05-05-2016 |
20160121683 | ELECTRIC POWER GENERATING APPARATUS USING SUSPENSION DEVICE - In an electric power generating apparatus using a suspension device according to an embodiment of the present invention, provided is a valve structure for partially disconnecting a suspension device (or a damper) from an energy recovery device (or a turbine unit) when a vehicle is driving on an under-construction road or an unpaved road from which a large bump is expected. | 05-05-2016 |
20160119419 | SYSTEM FOR VERIFYING VEHICLE-BASED COMMUNICATION SERVICE - Provided is a system for verifying a vehicle-based communication service through simulation based on various environments. The system includes a first terminal configured to receive log data and output data from a vehicle terminal equipped in each of a plurality of vehicles, transmit the log data and a reproduction command signal corresponding to the log data, and display the output data and a second terminal configured to receive the log data from the first terminal to upload the log data, perform synchronization of a corresponding system time, and adjust a reproduction time of each of pieces of log data to a predetermined reference point according to the reproduction command signal. | 04-28-2016 |
20160118981 | DOOR HANDLE MODULE FOR VEHICLE AND APPARATUS FOR LOCKING AND UNLOCKING VEHICLE DOOR INCLUDING THE MODULE - Disclosed is a door handle module for a vehicle. The module includes a pulse transformer configured to transform a first discharge pulse ({circle around ( | 04-28-2016 |
20160118925 | DRIVING SYSTEM FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING PHASE OF PULSE WIDTH MODULATION CARRIER SIGNAL IN THE SAME - Provided is a driving system for hybrid electric vehicles. The driving system includes a DC/DC converter configured to convert low-voltage DC power of a vehicle battery into high-voltage DC power according to a first PWM signal generated based on a first PWM carrier signal, a first inverter configured to convert the high-voltage DC power into first AC power according to a second PWM signal generated based on a second PWM carrier signal, and drive a first driving motor, which operates in one mode of a motoring mode for driving a vehicle and a regenerative mode for collecting kinetic energy of the vehicle as electric energy, according to the first AC power, a second inverter configured to convert the high-voltage DC power into second AC power according to a third PWM signal generated based on a third PWM carrier signal, and drive a second driving motor, which operates in one mode of the motoring mode and the regenerative mode, according to the second AC power, and a PWM phase controller configured to separately control phases of the first to third PWM carrier signals according to an operation mode of each of the first and second driving motors. | 04-28-2016 |
20160118823 | BATTERY MODULE HAVING OVERCHARGE PREVENTING DEVICE, AND OVERCHARGE PREVENTING DEVICE FOR BATTERY MODULE - The present invention relates to a battery module mounted with an overcharge preventing device, and an overcharge preventing device for a battery module. The battery module mounted with an overcharge preventing device of the present invention includes: a battery cell including a first battery cell and a second battery cell, which are spaced apart from each other; and an overcharge preventing device inserted and disposed between the first battery cell and the second battery cell, and configured to block power supplied to the battery cell when the battery cell is expanded according to overcharge, in which the overcharge preventing device is configured as one module separately from the battery cell, and is replaceably disposed between the first battery cell and the second battery cell, which are spaced apart from each other. | 04-28-2016 |
20160118314 | POWER MODULE AND METHOD OF PACKAGING THE SAME - Provided are a power module having an integrated power semiconductor and a method of packaging the same. The power module according to an aspect of the present invention includes a power semiconductor chip based on silicon and insulating substrates respectively disposed at both surfaces of the power semiconductor chip and including a metal pattern electrically and directly connected to the power semiconductor chip. | 04-28-2016 |
20160105105 | LOW VOLTAGE DC-DC CONVERTER (LDC) CONTROL APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING OVERHEAT OF LDC AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - Disclosed are an LDC control apparatus for preventing an LDC from being overheated, and a method of operating the same. The LDC control apparatus includes a comparator configured to compare a heat release temperature of an LDC with a predetermined criterion temperature, an adjustor configured to adjust a predetermined criterion current value according to a result of the comparison of temperature, and a controller configured to compare the adjusted criterion current value with an output current value being output from the LDC, and control the LDC by converting a control mode of the LDC according to a result of the comparison of current. | 04-14-2016 |
20160101707 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - Provided are a power supply apparatus and method for a hybrid vehicle. The power supply apparatus is integrated with a power conversion device and an energy storage device in order to reduce a size and production cost of the power supply apparatus and includes a battery unit including a plurality of battery cells configured to store different levels of power and a power control unit configured to control the battery unit to integrally or selectively output the power of the plurality of battery cells based on whether an engine of the hybrid vehicle generates power. | 04-14-2016 |
20160097862 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPLEX NAVIGATION USING DEAD RECKONING AND GPS - Provided are a system and method for complex navigation using dead reckoning and a global positioning system capable of enhancing robustness of positioning by compensating for discontinuity of GPS reception data. The system for complex navigation using dead reckoning (DR) and a global positioning system (GPS) includes a GPS receiving unit configured to receive GPS data, a DR unit configured to generate DR information by using a wheel speed, a steering angle, and a yaw rate, a buffer unit configured to store the DR information, and a filter unit configured to generate positioning information of a moving object by using at least one of output information from the GPS receiving unit and the DR information stored in the buffer unit. | 04-07-2016 |
20160093562 | NON-INSULATED POWER SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A non-insulated power semiconductor module may include a housing, at least a pair of lead frames fixedly seated in the housing and having a plurality of power semiconductor chips mounted on surfaces thereof, and an insulation member disposed between the housing and the pair of lead frames. | 03-31-2016 |
20160089989 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE HAVING USER INTERFACE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A wireless power transmission device may include a power transmitter configured to transmit power for charging, a power receiver configured to perform a communication protocol with the power transmitter and receive the power transmitted from the power transmitter, and an interface configured to exchange information for performing the charging based on the power receiver and the communication protocol and control power transmission from the power transmitter to the power receiver depending on the exchange of the information. | 03-31-2016 |
20160079864 | CONVERTER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLING THE SAME - A converter may include a transformer, an overcurrent protection switch configured to be installed at a primary side of the transformer to prevent an overcurrent, a comparator configured to detect a voltage of the overcurrent protection switch to convert the detected voltage into an output current sensing value and compare the output current sensing value with a reference value, and a protection controller configured to normally operate or forcibly turn off the overcurrent protection switch depending on a comparison result of the comparator. | 03-17-2016 |
20160079640 | WATER-COOLED BATTERY MODULE AND WATER-COOLED BATTERY COOLING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Provided are a water-cooled battery module and a water-cooled battery cooling apparatus using the same. The water-cooled battery module includes a plurality of stacked battery cells, and a cooling unit installed in the plurality of battery cells and configured to cool the plurality of battery cells. The cooling unit includes an inlet pipe to which a coolant is introduced, an outlet pipe spaced apart from the inlet pipe and configured to discharge the coolant introduced from the inlet pipe, and cooling channel units configured to connect the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe and accommodate the coolant introduced from the inlet pipe therein to dissipate heat generated by the plurality of battery cells. The cooling channel units are disposed to be parallel between the plurality of battery cells and disposed to be in surface-contact with the plurality of battery cells. | 03-17-2016 |
20160072350 | TERMINAL UNIT OF VEHICLE TRACTION MOTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A terminal unit of a vehicle traction motor includes a terminal mold, bus bars which are assembled and fixed in within the terminal mold, and insulation spacers which are alternately and sequentially inserted and assembled between the bus bars and have different diameters from each other. | 03-10-2016 |
20160063861 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF DETECTING PARKING SPACE - A device for detecting a parking space includes: a signal pre-processing unit configured to filter ultrasonic signals emitted from ultrasonic sensors attached to a vehicle, and reflected and returned from a corner section of an obstacle; a corner estimating unit configured to extract a crossing point of a plurality of circles having a plurality of measurement distances, which are collected from the reflection signals according to a movement of the vehicle as radiuses, estimate a reflection angle between a first line for bisecting a detection region within the detection region of the ultrasonic sensor, which has an attachment position of the ultrasonic sensor as a reference point, and a second line for connecting the reference point and the crossing point, and estimate the corner section based on the estimated reflection angle; and a parking space detecting unit configured to detect a parking space according to the estimated corner section. | 03-03-2016 |
20160061906 | BATTERY SENSOR AND BATTERY MONITORING SYSTEM - Disclosed is a battery monitoring system in which a battery sensor is mounted between a plurality of batteries in a battery system for a vehicle using the plurality of batteries. The battery sensor according to an aspect of the present invention, which uses an ammeter resistor connected in series between a first battery and a second battery, includes: a first integrated circuit configured to receive voltages of both electrodes of the first battery and voltages of both terminals of the ammeter resistor to measure a first battery voltage and a one-directional current of the first and second batteries; and a second integrated circuit configured to receive voltages of both electrodes of the second battery to measure a second battery voltage, and receive the first battery voltage and the one-directional current of the first and second batteries from the first integrated circuit through a serial communication interface. | 03-03-2016 |
20160055751 | LANE DETECTION APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD FOR THE SAME - Disclosed are a lane detection apparatus and an operating method for the same, and the operating method for the lane detection apparatus includes: detecting a plurality of edges in a driving image of a vehicle expressed by Cartesian coordinates; detecting a pattern of the plurality of edges; estimating a horizontal location of the vehicle in a driving lane based on the detected pattern; setting two regions of interest in the driving image based on the horizontal location; generating two Hough spaces corresponding two regions of interest, respectively, including a plurality of counting regions, and expressed by polar coordinates; calculating a polar coordinate value of each pixel included in the edge shown in each of two regions of interest among the plurality of edges by using Hough transform that transforms the Cartesian coordinates into the polar coordinates; accumulating the count of the counting region to which the polar coordinate value belongs, with respect to two respective Hough spaces; selecting a counting region having the highest count number among the plurality of counting regions with respect to two respective Hough spaces; transforming the counting region having the highest count number into two straight lines expressed by the Cartesian coordinates, with respect to two respective Hough spaces; and detecting two transformed straight lines as a left lane and a right lane of the driving lane. | 02-25-2016 |
20160054346 | AXLE ASSEMBLY MAKING WHEEL SPEED MEASURING PRECISELY - An axle assembly for measuring wheel speed is provided. The axle assembly includes a knuckle having a locking jaw for a bearing formed at a position on a vehicle, the knuckle including an inner circumferential surface configured to allow the bearing to be inserted from the outside of the vehicle to the inside, a speed sensor affixed to the locking jaw, and a magnetic encoder affixed to the bearing. | 02-25-2016 |
20160052357 | HYBRID INNER CORE ASSEMBLY OF HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A hybrid assembly of a honeycomb structure is provided. The assembly includes a steel plate capable of being mounted on a vehicle body, a steel core into which the steel plate is inserted in order for both ends of the steel plate along the longitudinal direction thereof to be protruded through the steel core, and a plastic core having an inner portion formed with a honeycomb shape into which the steel core is inserted at a central axis along a longitudinal direction thereof. | 02-25-2016 |
20160044793 | LIGHTING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A lighting apparatus for a vehicle may include a flexible printed circuit board of which at least one lighting source may be mounted on an upper surface of the flexible printed circuit board, and a cover which may be made of flexible material, and connected on the printed circuit board for the at least one lighting source to be disposed within the cover, wherein the cover distributes a light emitted from the at least one lighting source to an upper direction of the cover. | 02-11-2016 |
20160041229 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A BATTERY STATE OF CHARGE - An apparatus for estimating battery state of charge may include a sensor configured to sense a voltage value and a current value of a battery, an internal resistance calculator configured to calculate an internal resistance using the voltage value and the current value, a noise remover configured to determine an output accumulation method or an open circuit using method using an open circuit voltage to remove a noise due to the internal resistance, an output accumulator configured to accumulate and calculate a residual capacity of the battery depending on the output accumulation method, a compensated state of charge calculator configured to calculate a compensated state of charge of the battery using a preset lookup table depending on the open circuit using method, and a battery state of charge estimator configured to calculate an estimated state of charge of the battery using the residual capacity or the compensated state of charge. | 02-11-2016 |
20160036290 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FIXING POWER LINE TERMINAL IN MOTOR - An apparatus for fixing a power line terminal may include a terminal guide configured to be mounted at one end of a motor cover to support a motor coil terminal and to have an upper surface provided with a plurality of insertion grooves, and a plurality of insert nuts configured to be inserted into the plurality of insertion grooves, the insert nuts manufactured separate from the terminal guide. | 02-04-2016 |
20160036278 | TERMINAL FOR VEHICLE TRACTION MOTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A terminal of a vehicle traction motor includes a plurality of bus bars placed on an assembly jig, a plurality of insulation spacers, where an insulation spacer is inserted between the a pair of bus bars, and a terminal mold placed over the plurality of bus bars and the plurality of insulation spacers, the terminal mold being coupled to an outermost bus bar of the plurality of bus bars, wherein a diameters of each of the plurality of bus bars is different from the other bus bars, and a diameters of each of the insulation spacers is different from the other insulation spacers. | 02-04-2016 |
20160033628 | OBJECT DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided are an object detection apparatus and method. The object detection apparatus includes an amplifier configured to amplify a reflected ultrasonic wave signal with a variable gain, a gain controller configured to set the variable gain such that the reflected ultrasonic wave signal received in at least one predetermined time zone is amplified with a high gain, compared to in other time zones, a comparator configured to compare a signal on an envelope corresponding to the signal amplified by the amplifier with a predetermined threshold and output the signal on the envelope when the signal is greater than the threshold, a calculator configured to calculate an absolute value of a first-order differential value of the signal on the envelope, and a time at which a maximum of the absolute value of the first-order differential value is calculated, and a detector configured to detect an object using a third time, the third time being a time at which the maximum is calculated, before a second time, the second time being a time at which the signal greater than the threshold is output. | 02-04-2016 |
20160033557 | ASSEMBLY OF CURRENT SENSOR AND POWER CONDUCTOR - An assembly of a current sensor and a power conductor may include a first conductor, a second conductor spaced apart from the first conductor, a third conductor connecting one end of the first conductor to one end of the second conductor, and a fourth conductor vertically spaced apart from the third conductor and connecting one end of the first conductor to one end of the second conductor, a fixed space being defined between the third and fourth conductors. | 02-04-2016 |
20160031333 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE HAVING USER INTERFACE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A wireless power transmission device may include a power transmitting module installed outside a vehicle for transmitting power, a power receiving module installed on the vehicle for receiving power from the power transmitting module, and a user interface module configured to control a position of the vehicle and the power transmitting and receiving modules so as to transmit power from the power transmitting module to the power receiving module. | 02-04-2016 |
20160026880 | DRIVING ASSIST SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOF - A driving assist system for a vehicle and a method thereof includes a broadband camera which photographs the surrounding area of the vehicle to create an image including four channels of light information having different wavelengths. The broadband image data and the position of the vehicle are matched so that a road and an obstacle are easily recognized using a minimal number of cameras while driving the vehicle. Recognition performance of a drivable area is significantly improved, navigation for the vehicle is easily measured, and thebiometric recognizing abilities of a driver monitoring camera is improved, thereby improving the convenience of a driver by the improvement of a the performance of a driving assist device. | 01-28-2016 |
20160026876 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF RECOGNIZING TRAVELLED LANE OF VEHICLE - Disclosed are a system and a method of recognizing a travelled lane of a vehicle, which recognize a currently travelled lane by using an image obtained through a camera of a vehicle or information received from a road system. Further, the system and the method detect whether the vehicle changes a lane by using sensing data of the vehicle, current location information, road map data, and the like, and when it is confirmed that the vehicle changes a lane or enters a new lane, the system and the method make the vehicle immediately recognize a currently travelled lane by combining information about the change of a lane or the new lane with information about the first recognized travelled lane. Accordingly, the present invention may make a vehicle recognize a travelled lane even when it is difficult to recognize a lane by a camera, and rapidly obtain information about the change of a lane and an entry lane, thereby determining a final lane. Further, the present invention provides a corresponding vehicle and surrounding vehicles with information about the final lane, so that the information may be utilized in an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) or a V2V application service. | 01-28-2016 |
20160023559 | VEHICLE DRIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Disclosed are a vehicle driving system and method. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the vehicle driving system converts a voltage of a second battery section, which supplies power to electric parts inside a vehicle, into a voltage of a first battery section, which supplies power to an inverter for operating a motor through a converter; and supplies power having the converted voltage to a capacitor of the inverter when the vehicle starts so that the capacitor can be charged with the power. With this, the pre-charge circuit is removed from the battery system to thereby make the battery system inexpensive, small and light weight. | 01-28-2016 |
20160021312 | AROUND VIEW MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLES - Provided are an around view monitoring (AVM) system and method for vehicles. A front camera of an AVM system for vehicles is replaced with a stereo camera of an AS system, and thus, a system is simplified. Also, the AVM system and the AS system use a camera in common, thereby reducing the cost. | 01-21-2016 |
20150376371 | ULTRASONIC SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RUBBER OF ULTRASONIC SENSOR ASSEMBLY - Provided is an ultrasonic sensor assembly for a vehicle. The ultrasonic sensor assembly is characterized by including a hollow housing, a rubber which couples a sensor cell to the housing, and a potting liquid with which the interior of the housing is filled, in which the rubber is made of fumed silica. | 12-31-2015 |
20150362658 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR BUTTON OF AUDIO-VISUAL SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a lighting device for a button, in which light incident into a light guide is prevented from leaking to a spacing clearance between a button unit and a light guide by a reflection layer, thereby enabling a lighting through the light guide to shine cleanly and uniformly to the outside. | 12-17-2015 |
20150360697 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DANGEROUS DRIVING INDEX FOR VEHICLE - Provided are a system and method for managing dangerous driving index for vehicle. The system includes a driver's vehicle driving trajectory generator configured to generate a driver's vehicle driving trajectory, based on driver's vehicle driving information input from an internal sensor which senses a driving situation of the driver's vehicle, a peripheral vehicle trajectory generator configured to generate a peripheral vehicle trajectory, based on ambient environment information input from an external sensor which senses the driving situation of the driver's vehicle, a trajectory load calculator configured to calculate a trajectory load representing a comparison result which is obtained by comparing a predetermined threshold value with a trajectory distance which is a difference between the peripheral vehicle trajectory and the driver's vehicle driving trajectory, and a dangerous index manager configured to generate a dangerous driving index corresponding to the calculated trajectory load. | 12-17-2015 |
20150360686 | SAFE DRIVING GUIDING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a safe driving guiding system. The safe driving guiding system includes: a vehicle-drivable space extracting unit configured to extract a vehicle-drivable space by using distance information from a vehicle to an object detected by a distance measuring sensor and a vehicle-drivable space by using object information detected by an object detecting sensor; a dynamic driving space extracting unit configured to extract a dynamic driving space by using movement information of a vehicle detected by a movement detecting sensor; and an accident occurrence predicting unit configured to determine an overlap degree between the vehicle-drivable space and the dynamic driving space, and control initiation of an operation of at least one of a lane departure warning system and a lane keeping assistance system. | 12-17-2015 |
20150327173 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A BLUETOOTH CONNECTION - A method for controlling a Bluetooth connection includes turning off an ignition of a vehicle. It is determined whether a terminal connected to a Bluetooth system provided in the vehicle exists or not. When it is determined that the connected terminal exists as a result of determining, a disconnection command for the Bluetooth connection is transmitted from the vehicle to the terminal. The Bluetooth system waits for a time predetermined by the Bluetooth system, after transmitting the disconnection command. After waiting for the predetermined time, it is determined whether a disconnection confirmation message responding to the disconnection command is received from the terminal or not. When it is determined that the disconnection message is received as a result of determining whether the disconnection message is received or not, the Bluetooth system is caused to enter into a sleep mode. | 11-12-2015 |
20150323608 | INTELLIGENT BATTERY SENSOR FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF STORING DATA IN SENSOR - Provided is an intelligent battery sensor for a vehicle which detects an overcurrent module generating an abnormal overcurrent within a vehicle. The intelligent battery sensor for a vehicle includes a data packetizing unit configured to extract internal data variables related to detection of an overcurrent module and packetize the extracted internal data variables, a volatile memory configured to temporarily store the packetized internal data variables, a fault and validity diagnosing unit configured to monitor the packetized internal data variables stored in the volatile memory and classify, when a diagnostic trouble code (DTC) related to the abnormal overcurrent is diagnosed, the packetized internal data variables with respect to a diagnosis time of the DTC, and a nonvolatile memory configured to store the classified internal data variables under the control of the fault and validity diagnosing unit. | 11-12-2015 |
20150301119 | BATTERY SENSOR FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING SEASON USING BATTERY SENSOR FOR VEHICLE - A season is determined by using a battery sensor for a vehicle, and as a result, a performance of a battery is predicted in advance to improve a monitoring performance of the battery sensor for the vehicle. | 10-22-2015 |
20150298563 | APPARATUS FOR CHARGING BATTERY AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a battery charging apparatus and a method thereof. The exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a battery charging apparatus, including: a sub battery sensor which detects a charged state (state of charge) of a sub battery; a main battery sensor which detects a charged state of the main battery which is connected to the sub battery in parallel and calculates a value of a collective charged state of the battery using the charged state of the sub battery transmitted from the sub battery sensor and the charged state of the main battery; and an electric control unit (ECU) which controls charging of a battery including the sub battery and the main battery based on the collective charged state. | 10-22-2015 |
20150253416 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTING PRECEDING VEHICLE BY USING SENSOR - The present invention provides a system and a method of detecting a preceding vehicle. The system for detecting a preceding vehicle includes: an image sensor configured to generate image information containing information on reception intensity of light reflected from a preceding vehicle; a pixel detection unit configured to detect pixel areas corresponding to light reflected from rear reflectors of the preceding vehicle from the generated image information; and an Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) operation point controller configured to group adjacent pixel areas among the detected pixel areas, and classify the kind of vehicle of the preceding vehicle by using at least one element of information between information on the number of grouped pixel areas and information on an interval. | 09-10-2015 |
20150213719 | LATERAL CONTROL APPARATUS OF VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - The present invention provides a lateral control apparatus including: an offset measuring unit that measures current lateral offsets of at least two other vehicles at a current time based on a center of a driving lane; a preview offset calculating unit that predicts a lateral offset of the other vehicle based on the center of the driving lane based on a location and a speed of the other vehicle at a time when a predetermined time has elapsed to calculate a preview offset; a priority determining unit that determines a priority of the other vehicles based on a difference between the lateral offset and the preview offset; and a controller that generates a route for lane keeping control of own vehicle based on the lateral offset of the other vehicle to which a top priority is assigned by the priority determining unit. | 07-30-2015 |
20150212825 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BOOTING APPLICATION OF TERMINAL - Provided are an application booting system and method that control a booting time and booting order of each application installed in a terminal (for example, an AVN) according to an importance of each application. The application booting system and method generate or update priority information of each application on the basis of an execution time and the number of executions of each application installed in the terminal, and when power is supplied to the terminal, the application booting system and method control an application to be booted according to the priority information while a system of the terminal is being booted. Accordingly, the application booting system and method enhance a booting speed of a whole system, and provide an execution convenience of an application having a high importance after booting of the system is completed. | 07-30-2015 |
20150193663 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING TRAFFIC SIGN BOARD - A method and apparatus for detecting and recognizing a traffic sign using a modified census transform (MCT) feature are disclosed. The traffic sign recognizing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes detecting a traffic sign candidate region from an input image using a modified census transform (MCT) feature; verifying whether the candidate region corresponds to a traffic sign using the MCT feature histogram for the candidate region; and lassifying a region of interest into the corresponding traffic sign step by step using the MCT feature histogram for the verified candidate region. | 07-09-2015 |
20150188471 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING OF 3-PHASE AC MOTOR - A method for controlling a 3-phase AC motor may include; transforming a torque command signal of an upper control into a voltage command, generating a current measurement value for a current flowing in two phases of the 3-phase AC motor depending on the voltage command by using a current sensor, generating a current estimation value by using driving sensing information of the 3-phase AC motor depending on the voltage command, calculating a current estimation error by using the current measurement value and the current estimation value, comparing with a preset reference value by using the calculated current estimation error, and performing a state transition changing a driving control type of the 3-phase AC motor depending on the comparison result. | 07-02-2015 |
20150188438 | POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A power conversion apparatus may include an output circuit unit configured to generate an output power, a first controller configured to sense the output power to compare the sensed output power with a reference value and to perform a switching control for generating a boosted power, a first-stage input unit configured to receive a battery power and to generate a boosted power according to the switching control, a second-stage input unit configured to convert the boosted power into another power, and a conversion unit configured to, perform a conversion operation on the other power for the sake of the output power. | 07-02-2015 |
20150187502 | CAPACITOR MODULE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND INVERTER FOR VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME - A capacitor module may include a case configured to have an open portion formed one surface thereof, and a multi-layer ceramic capacitor array provided in an inside of the open portion and configured to include a plurality of multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) disposed therein. | 07-02-2015 |
20150184822 | Head Lamp in Vehicle - A head lamp in a vehicle may include a light source for emitting a light, a reflector for reflecting the light forward from the light source, a lens for transmitting the light being forwarded toward a front from the light source and the reflector, a holder having one end coupled to the lens and the other end coupled to the reflector to make the lens spaced at a predetermined distance from the reflector, and a movable shield disposed between the light source and the reflector and the lens for selectively shielding a portion of the light being forwarded toward the lens from the light source and the reflector, or not shielding the portion of the light being forwarded toward the lens from the light source and the reflector when being moved to create a space between the movable shield and a lower end of the holder to allow the light pass through. | 07-02-2015 |
20150184821 | HEAD LAMP FOR VEHICLE - A head lamp for a vehicle is provided. The headlamp includes: a reflector which reflects light emitted from a light source; a lens which the light emitted from the light source penetrates; a lens holder which supports the lens; and a shield assembly which is provided between the reflector and the lens holder. | 07-02-2015 |
20150184820 | HEAD LAMP FOR VEHICLE - Provided is a head lamp for a vehicle. The headlamp includes: a reflector which reflects light emitted from a light source; a sliding unit which applies rotational force to the reflector; a first frame which accommodates the reflector; and a second frame which accommodates the first frame, in which the first frame is rotatably connected to the second frame. | 07-02-2015 |
20150183457 | METHOD OF ADJUSTING FRICTION OF MOTOR DRIVEN POWER STEERING AND THE APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - A method of adjusting friction of an MDPS unit may include detecting road surface conditions of a road on which a vehicle travels; classifying the road on which the vehicle travels into a normal road, a low frictional road, a road having a first uneven road surface, and a road having a second uneven road surface; and reducing friction of the MDPS unit of the vehicle when the road on which the vehicle travels is determined as the road having the first uneven road surface. | 07-02-2015 |
20150183334 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MULTI-VOLTAGE OUTPUT OF LOW VOLTAGE DC-DC CONVERTER OF ECO-FRIENDLY VEHICLE - An apparatus for providing a multi-voltage output of a low voltage DC-DC converter of an eco-friendly vehicle may include a transformer converting AC power of the high voltage into AC power of a first voltage, a rectifying unit generating the AC power of the first voltage as DC power of a first voltage, a first voltage output unit supplying the first voltage to a first electric field load of the eco-friendly vehicle from the DC power of the first voltage, a converter converting the DC power of the first voltage into DC power of a second voltage having a voltage value different from the first voltage, and a second voltage output unit supplying the second voltage from the DC power of the second voltage to a second electric field load. | 07-02-2015 |
20150176793 | HEAD LAMP APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES - A head lamp apparatus may include a light source that emits a first light, a light guide disposed in front of the light source and having an entrance through which the first light from the light source is incident, and an exit through which the first light emitted from the light source is collected and radiated; and a condensing lens disposed in front of the light guide to concentrate the first light radiated from the light guide. | 06-25-2015 |
20150176791 | LASER OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR HEAD LAMP - A laser optical system for a head lamp may include a laser diode emitting light, a PCB substrate to which the laser diode is attached, the PCB substrate controlling supply of current to the laser diode, a fluorescent body located in front of the laser diode, reacting with the light emitted from the laser diode and thereby outputting white light, a guide path located in front of the laser diode and guiding light, which is outputted from the laser diode, to the fluorescent body, and an internal reflecting surface located between the fluorescent body and the guide path and connected to the guide path, the internal reflecting surface reflecting light, which has been incident on the fluorescent body and scattered backwards, to the fluorescent body. | 06-25-2015 |
20150158381 | IN-WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE WITH THE IN-WHEEL ASSEMBLY - Disclosed is an in-wheel drive system including a motor inside a wheel, in which the motor is disposed inside the wheel, with the center of the rotary shaft ahead of and above the center of the wheel, so it provides an effect of more freely designing the inside of the wheel. | 06-11-2015 |
20150156662 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING INTER-VEHICULAR COMMUNICATION - A communication apparatus for inter-vehicular communication according to the present invention includes: a network state estimating unit configured to estimate network state information indicating a current network state based on driving information and channel state information of neighboring vehicles; a network access controller configured to control whether to transmit a message based on the network state information; a transmission scheduler configured to control a transmission time point of the message based on the network state information; and a transmission buffer unit configured to delay transmission of the message according to the control of the transmission time point of the transmission scheduler. | 06-04-2015 |
20150153178 | CAR NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD IN WHICH GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM (GNSS) AND DEAD RECKONING (DR) ARE MERGED - Disclosed is a car navigation system and method. The present invention includes a sensor unit including a plurality of sensors, each, configured to measure a state of a vehicle using a predetermined scheme and to obtain sensor data; a vehicle to everything (V2X) unit configured to receive the sensor data from the sensor unit, and including a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) module to thereby receive a satellite signal and to generate GNSS data; and a position estimator configured to receive the sensor data and the GNSS data from the V2X unit, to evaluate an accuracy of each of the sensor data and the GNSS data using a predetermined scheme, and to obtain position coordinates of the vehicle by merging GNSS position coordinates obtained from the GNSS data and dead reckoning (DR) position coordinates obtained from the sensor data based on the evaluation result. | 06-04-2015 |
20150151789 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HEAD-IN PERPENDICULAR PARKING OF VEHICLE, AND SYSTEM FOR HEAD-IN PERPENDICULAR PARKING OF VEHICLE WITH THE APPARATUS - The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for controlling head-in perpendicular parking of a vehicle, which front the vehicle to be subjected to head-in perpendicular parking in a parking area positioned perpendicular to a fronting direction of the vehicle to be parked, and a system for perpendicular head-in parking of the vehicle with the apparatus. The present invention has been made in an effort to provide an apparatus and a method for head-in perpendicular parking of a vehicle, which support a head-in perpendicular parking method and a system for head-in perpendicular parking of a vehicle with the apparatus. | 06-04-2015 |
20150151702 | APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING PASSENGER OF AUTOMBILE AND CONTROL METHODLAMP - Provided is an apparatus for protecting a passenger of an automobile, including: an automobile body; a biaxial FIS sensor mounted at a front center of the automobile body to sense decelerations on an X axis which is in a length direction of the automobile body and a Y axis which is in a width direction of the automobile body during an automobile impact; a deceleration meter sensing a first deceleration during the automobile impact; and a controller determining an airbag splaying time based on a displacement value and a predicted displacement value moving forward from an initial position of the passenger calculated based on the first deceleration, and an X-axial velocity variation and a Y-axial velocity variation measured from the biaxial FIS sensor. | 06-04-2015 |
20150149110 | TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided is an apparatus for estimating an external temperature for monitoring a tire pressure. The apparatus includes a sensor transmitter configured to transmit stop time information which is obtained by measuring a stop time of a vehicle at certain intervals, by using wireless communication, and a sensor receiver configured to receive the stop time information through the wireless communication, and measure the external temperature by using the received stop time information. | 05-28-2015 |
20150149083 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING COMPLEMENTING POSITION OF VEHICLE, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPLEMENTING POSITION OF VEHICLE WITH THE SAID APPARATUS - Disclosed are a system and a method for complementing a position of a vehicle and an apparatus for controlling complementing a position of a vehicle that select a representative vehicle within divided areas and complement a position of an own vehicle from a representative vehicle by using a DGPS complementation signal received through vehicle to vehicle (V2V) communication and vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) communication. | 05-28-2015 |
20150149059 | AUTOMATIC SPEED CONTROLLABLE VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SPEED THEREOF - Disclosed are an automatic speed controllable vehicle and a speed controlling method thereof. The vehicle collects vehicle information and transmitted collected vehicle information to an RSE, and the RSE receives vehicle information from each vehicle within a management section and transmits again, to each vehicle, information required for each vehicle to adjust a speed. The vehicle receiving information required to adjust the speed may adjust the speed of the vehicle based on the received information and may display a warning notification for a driver. | 05-28-2015 |
20150149036 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LANE KEEPING OF VEHICLE - A lane keeping assistance system (LKAS) is a system that detects a lane through a sensor and prevents a vehicle from deviating from the lane by changing positional information of the detected lane to a torque value. Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for controlling lane keeping of a vehicle that start or cancel a lane keeping function based on driving state of the vehicle. | 05-28-2015 |
20150148985 | VEHICLE DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND AUTOMATIC ACTIVATING METHOD OF VEHICLE DRIVING ASSISTANCE FUNCTION BY THE SAME - The present invention provides a vehicle driving assistance device, including: a collecting unit which collects vehicle safety information including positional information of a vehicle; a determining unit which determines a kind of driving road on which the vehicle is driven using the positional information; and a control unit which activates at least one driving assistance function related with the kind of driving road, among a plurality of driving assistance functions which is implemented in the vehicle and an automatic activating method of a vehicle driving assistance function by the vehicle driving assistance device. | 05-28-2015 |
20150146919 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING PEDESTRIANS - Provided is an image processing apparatus for detecting pedestrians. The image processing apparatus includes a lane detecting module configured to extract a lane coordinate value from an input image and a pedestrian detecting module configured to set, as a pedestrian region of interest (ROI), a region between a first line passing through ends of first left and right lanes and a second line passing through ends of second left and right lanes which are respectively disposed above the left and right lanes, and search for the pedestrian ROI by using a predetermined window to detect a pedestrian region having a pedestrian feature. | 05-28-2015 |
20150146448 | MULTI-ARRAY LED CHIP FOR VEHICLE AND HEAD LAMP HAVING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a multi-array chip for a vehicle, including a plurality of LED element having different sizes arranged and installed to emit light, and a head lamp having the multi-array chip for a vehicle. Accordingly, with variable LED elements which are individually turned on and off so as to correspond to a location of an oncoming vehicle, and have different sizes, visibility at the front side of a vehicle may be secured, and light blindness to a driver in the oncoming vehicle, may be prevented. | 05-28-2015 |
20150146440 | AUTOMOTIVE HEAD LAMP - Disclosed is an automotive head lamp, including: a fixed lamp module including a first lamp unit and a second lamp unit; a rotating lamp module including a third lamp unit and a fourth lamp unit; and a control unit configured to control a driving of the fixed lamp module and the rotating lamp module, in which the rotating lamp module is disposed closely to a side of a vehicle than the fixed lamp module. | 05-28-2015 |
20150146189 | LIDAR SENSOR SYSTEM - Disclosed is a lidar sensor system, including: a transmission unit including one DV lens which emits laser light to a front area of a vehicle, and two SV lenses which emit laser light to left and right side areas of the vehicle; and a reception unit including one DV reception lens which receives light reflected from the front area of the vehicle, and two SV reception lenses which receive light reflected from the left and right side areas of the vehicle. | 05-28-2015 |
20150145664 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL LANE, AND SYSTEM SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING LANE KEEPING OF VEHICLE WITH THE APPARATUS - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for generating a virtual lane, which correct or estimate an undetected lane depending on detection of a lane at each side and a system for controlling lane keeping of a vehicle with the apparatus. The apparatus for generating a virtual lane according to the present invention includes: a lane detection judging unit configured to judge whether both lanes of a front road are normally detected based on a front image; a lane correction unit configured to generate a virtual lane by correcting one lane based on the other lane when it is judged that the one lane of both lanes is not normally detected; and a lane estimation unit configured to generate the virtual lane by estimating both lanes based on previously detected lane information when it is judged that either lane is not normally detected. | 05-28-2015 |
20150145411 | LIGHT CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE - A light control apparatus for a vehicle may include: an operation unit configured to receive a selection for an auto-light function; a control unit configured to determine whether or not a light operation condition is satisfied based on position information provided from a GPS module and plural pieces of information for operating a light unit, received through a wireless communication module, and output a light operating signal according to the determination result, when the auto-light function is selected through the operation unit; and a light control unit configured to operate a light unit according to the light operating signal provided from the control unit. | 05-28-2015 |
20150145238 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR SEAT BELT - A safety device for a set belt includes a retractor having a rack gear on a circumferential outer surface of which the seat belt is wound; a pretensioner operated upon a collision of a car and rotating the rack gear in a direction for winding the seat belt; a release unit installed adjacent to the pretensioner, operated after the pretensioner operates the rack gear, and rotating the rack gear in a direction for unwinding the seat belt; and a switch unit receiving a manipulation force for operating the release unit, generating electricity, transferring the electricity to the release unit, and operating the release unit. | 05-28-2015 |
20150142267 | PARKING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed is a parking assistance system and method for a vehicle. The system for assisting parking for a vehicle includes: an image composition unit configured to generate a composed image in a form of a top view or an around view; a parking line detection unit configured to detect a parking line through image-processing of the composed image; a distance and inclination calculation unit configured to calculate a distance and an inclination (slope) between the detected parking line and the vehicle; and a movement path generation unit configured to generate a movement path for deposing the vehicle at an initial position, the initial position being set to a position at which the detected parking line is parallel to a longitudinal center axis of the vehicle, and the detected parking line and the vehicle are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined interval. | 05-21-2015 |
20150140390 | APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING OVERCHARGE OF BATTERY - The present invention relates to an apparatus for preventing overcharge of a battery, and more particularly, to an apparatus for preventing overcharge of a battery, which interrupts power of the battery by inducing a fracture of a busbar to prevent overcharge and to this end, provided is an apparatus for preventing overcharge of a battery, including: a battery cell; an electrode tab extended from both sides of the battery cell and constituted by a negative tab and a positive tab; and a busbar connecting the negative tab and the positive tab, wherein the busbar has a cut part fractured by expansion of the battery cell. | 05-21-2015 |
20150138774 | LASER OPTIC MODULE - Provided is a laser optic module including: a laser light source which generates laser light; a beam guide which includes a light path whose side wall is a reflective surface to introduce the laser light into the light path to guide the laser light; and a fluorescent substance which is provided at a point where the light path of the beam guide ends and emits fluorescence by the laser light, in which a width of the light path is formed by a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the laser light in a position where the laser light is incident onto the fluorescent substance. Therefore, the laser light is directly used to improve luminance efficiency and reduce a size by adopting a simple structure. | 05-21-2015 |
20150138045 | VEHICLE HEAD UNIT AND METHOD FOR SETTING SCREEN OF VEHICLE HEAD UNIT - Provided is a vehicle head unit. The vehicle head unit includes: a controller configured to analyze a screen configuration element associated with a preference of a user from a screen image obtained by capturing a screen of a user terminal and create a screen configuration of the vehicle head unit with reference to the analyzed screen configuration element; and a storage unit configured to store the screen configuration of the head unit according to control of the controller. | 05-21-2015 |
20150137495 | AIRBAG - The present invention relates to an airbag including: an inflator; and an airbag cushion which is deployed by gas flowing into the airbag cushion from the inflator, in which the airbag cushion has a burst portion at least a part of which is torn from the airbag cushion so as to form a burst hole through which gas flowing into the airbag cushion is discharged to the outside. | 05-21-2015 |
20150136542 | ACTUATOR FOR ELECTRICAL PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM - An actuator for an electrical parking brake system can decrease the number of components and reduce noise generated in an operation of the actuator. The actuator includes a case, a motor installed in the case to provide power, a driving gear provided to a rotary shaft of the motor, a pair of transmission members installed inside the case to reduce torque of the driving gear and transmit the reduced torque, and an output gear provided to an output shaft to additionally reduce the reduced torque transmitted through the transmission member and output the additionally reduced torque through the output shaft. | 05-21-2015 |
20150136538 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INITIALIZING OF ELECTROMECHANICAL BRAKE - An apparatus for initializing an electromechanical brake (EMB) may include: a solenoid valve for transmitting oil pressure generated through a manipulation force for a brake pedal; a piston unit for pressurizing a brake disk through at least one of the oil pressure transmitted through the solenoid valve and power generated by a motor; and an electronic control unit for controlling at least one of the oil pressure transmitted through the solenoid valve and the power transmitted by the motor to control advance and retreat of pistons included in the piston unit and adjust a braking force of the brake, wherein when the brake system is initialized, the electronic control unit retreats and depressurizes the pistons in case where a vehicle is in a parking brake state, and advances and pressurizes the pistons in case where the vehicle is not in a parking brake state. | 05-21-2015 |
20150134222 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING SPEED OF VEHICLE ON CURVED ROAD AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a system and method for controlling a speed of a vehicle on a curved road according to the present invention. The system for controlling a speed of a vehicle on a curved road according to the present invention includes: a trace corrector configured to correct a trace of a curved road on which the vehicle is to be driven; a curvature calculator configured to calculate a curvature based on feature points of the corrected driving trace; a proper speed calculator configured to calculate a proper speed for each feature point of the driving trace based on the calculated curvature; and a curved road goal acceleration calculator configured to determine a speed control point for controlling a speed based on the calculated proper speed, and to calculate a curved road goal acceleration of the determined speed control point. | 05-14-2015 |
20150134176 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING AUTOMATIC DRIVING OF VEHICLE - Provided are an apparatus and a method of controlling automatic driving of a vehicle, which adjust an operation mode of a map-supported system to a limited operation, a normal operation, and an emergent operation according to a driving situation for a safe operation of a map-supported driving assistant or automatic driving system. | 05-14-2015 |
20150130639 | VEHICLE ULTRASONIC PARKING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS INCLUDING CHARGE PUMPING CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - Provided are a vehicle ultrasonic parking assistance apparatus including a charge pumping circuit and a method of operating the same. The vehicle ultrasonic parking assistance apparatus changes a transmission output voltage in a voltage driving scheme without using a transformer. By using the charge pumping circuit instead of the transformer so as to boost a voltage, the manufacturing cost is reduced, and a signal is input to the ultrasonic converter at the same voltage as a voltage of when the transformer is used. Also, the charge pumping circuit is provided at a region in which the variable current source was provided, and thus, the manufacturing cost is not additionally expended. Furthermore, since only a conversion of energy by the ultrasonic converter is considered, designing is simplified. | 05-14-2015 |
20150123639 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING POWER-UP SEQUENCE - Disclosed is a system for controlling a power-up sequence applicable to a power controller of a lane departure warning system, including: one DC/DC converter unit configured to convert a first input voltage of input power and output the converted first input voltage as a first output voltage, and including four output terminals; and a comparator block unit including two comparators configured to monitor a state of the input power, and one or more comparators configured to generate a control signal for enabling a power output of a next sequence from the first output voltage. | 05-07-2015 |
20150120225 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING DEGRADATION OF HIGH-VOLTAGE VEHICLE BATTERY - Provided are an apparatus and method for determining degradation of a high-voltage vehicle battery, and the apparatus for determining degradation of a high-voltage vehicle battery is configured to measure a battery state of health (SOH) according to a preset estimation calculation, thereby minimizing a battery degradation estimation error. According to the present invention, it is possible to calculate a capacity of a battery only using a current value and a state of charge (SOC) change value to estimate an SOH of the battery, thereby simplifying an algorithm for the estimation. In particular, it is also advantageously possible to estimate a battery SOH through a first estimation algorithm, compare the estimated battery SOH with a threshold value, determine whether to perform re-estimation, and if the re-estimation is determined, re-estimate the battery SOH through a second estimation algorithm, using a least mean square method, thereby minimizing an error in a battery SOH estimation value. | 04-30-2015 |
20150120188 | VEHICLE LOCATION TRACKING DEVICE AND METHOD - A vehicle location tracking device may include: a GPS (Global Positioning System) module configured to detect location information and time information of an owner vehicle using a GPS satellite; a transmitter/receiver configured to transmit/receive a tracking message required for vehicle tracking; a main processor configured to generate a tracking message of the owner vehicle using the location information and time information of the owner vehicle, detected through the GPS module, transmit the tracking message of the owner vehicle through the transmitter/receiver, analyze a tracking message of a tracked vehicle, received through the transmitter/receiver, and generate tracking information on the tracked vehicle; and a navigation terminal configured to output the tracking information on the tracked vehicle, generated through the main processor. | 04-30-2015 |
20150115701 | BRAKE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A brake device for a vehicle includes: a cylinder body in which brake oil is compressed; a first piston pressurizing brake oil while moving along the inside of the cylinder body; a connection part having a smaller outer diameter than the first piston, and including one side connected to the first piston and the other side extended to the outside of the cylinder body; a pipe line part connecting the cylinder body and a wheel brake, and transferring the brake oil compressed through the movement of the connection part to the wheel brake; and a valve controlling the flow of the brake oil transferred along the pipe line part. | 04-30-2015 |
20150114769 | BRAKE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A brake apparatus for a vehicle according to the present invention may comprise: a caliper body in which a hydraulic chamber is formed; a motor unit mounted in the caliper body; a gear unit coupled with the motor unit; a spindle unit coaxially coupled with the gear unit; a first piston which is movably mounted in the hydraulic chamber, receives a working fluid therein, and is associated with the brake pad; and a second piston movably coupled with the spindle unit for pressurizing the first piston by the working fluid as the second piston is moved toward inside the first piston. | 04-30-2015 |
20150112551 | FRICTION COMPENSATION LOGIC OF MOTOR DRIVEN POWER STEERING AND METHOD THEREOF - Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to a friction compensation logic of MDPS and a friction compensation method using the same. The friction compensation logic of MDPS in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a signal processor configured to extract only a signal having a limited range from column torque signals input from a column torque; a friction compensation sign calculator configured to determine a friction compensation sign by integrating the column torque signal extracted by the signal processor and calculating the friction compensation sign by limiting the integrated value to a set value; and a friction compensation torque calculator configured to calculate a friction compensation torque by reflecting a friction compensation amount to a value calculated by the friction compensation sign calculator. | 04-23-2015 |
20150109806 | HEAD LAMP FOR VEHICLE - A head lamp for a vehicle includes a laser light source module. The laser light source module comprises a laser diode generating a laser beam. A phosphor is mounted in front of the laser diode to react to light from the laser diode to output white light. A short wave pass filter is coupled with the phosphor to transmit a laser beam from the laser diode to the phosphor and retro-reflect light scattered in remaining directions avoiding a light emitting surface of the phosphor among the laser beam incident on the phosphor to the phosphor. | 04-23-2015 |
20150103171 | CAMERA POSITION RECOGNITION SYSTEM - Disclosed is a camera position recognition system including a smart key module which transmits/receives a wireless signal to recognize a smart key; one or more camera modules which receive the wireless signal of the smart key module to obtain an image around a vehicle; an around view module which controls the camera module; and a camera position recognition module which recognizes a position of the camera module based on a strength of the wireless signal which is received by each of the camera modules. | 04-16-2015 |
20150102921 | MICRO LEAKAGE DETECTING DEVICE OF SUSPENSION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING MICRO LEAKAGE - A micro leakage detecting device of a suspension device includes a detecting unit, a driving state determining unit that checks whether or not a vehicle is driving when it is checked in the detecting unit that the vehicle-height correcting control occurs, a vehicle-height increasing control checking unit that checks whether or not the vehicle-height correcting control is control for increasing a vehicle height when it is checked in the driving state determining unit that the vehicle is driving, a micro leakage determining unit that updates vehicle-height correcting control information according to a vehicle-height correcting type when it is checked in the vehicle-height increasing control checking unit that the the vehicle-height correcting control is the control for increasing the vehicle height, and determines whether or not micro leakage occurs when the vehicle-height correcting control information is detected one or more times, and a warning unit that warns a driver. | 04-16-2015 |
20150102543 | HYDRAULIC BUSHING OF VEHICLE - A hydraulic bushing of a lower arm for a vehicle includes an inner pipe, an outer pipe, an elastic member disposed between the inner and outer pipes and connecting the inner pipe to the outer pipe, and a fluid chamber defined in the elastic member. Fluid is sealed inside the fluid chamber. A stopper protrudes radially from an outer circumference of the inner pipe toward the outer pipe. The elastic member is coupled to the stopper such that the elastic member surrounds the stopper. | 04-16-2015 |
20150098157 | VEHICLE POWER CONTROLLING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a vehicle power controlling apparatus, and more particularly, to a vehicle power controlling apparatus for interrupting a dark current from an ECU power front stage of a motor driven power steering (MDPS) system. | 04-09-2015 |
20150097418 | ELECTRONIC HYDRAULIC BRAKE DEVICE - An electronic hydraulic brake device may include: a reservoir storing brake oil; a reaction cylinder connected to the reservoir, and changing a pedal force and brake oil pressure in connection with motion of a pedal; a reaction valve installed between the reservoir and the reaction cylinder so as to control transfer of brake oil; a wheel brake restraining rotation of each wheel in connection with the operation of the reaction cylinder; and a brake valve installed on a connection pipeline for connecting the wheel brake and the reaction cylinder so as to control transfer of brake oil. | 04-09-2015 |
20150075922 | PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM OF EMB USING HYDRAULIC DEVICE AND PARKING BRAKE CONTROL METHOD FOR EMB - Disclosed are a parking brake system of an EMB used in combination with a hydraulic device, and a parking brake control method for an EMB. The parking brake system of an EMB according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a pedal unit which has a configuration in which a pedal simulator and a master cylinder are coupled; electromechanical brakes (EMBs) each of which has a hydraulic piston device; first hydraulic lines which are connected so as to supply hydraulic pressure from the master cylinder to the hydraulic piston devices of the EMBs; first solenoid valves which are provided to change a communication state of the first hydraulic lines; second hydraulic lines which are extended between the first solenoid valves and the EMBs, and connected to a reservoir; and second solenoid valves which are provided to change a communication state of the second hydraulic lines. | 03-19-2015 |
20150075763 | CUSTOMIZED AIR CONDITIONER CONTROLLING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are an air conditioner controlling system and a method thereof that control an air conditioner so as to provide cooling or heating customized to each occupant by measuring a body temperature of each occupant. The customized air conditioner controlling system includes: a body temperature measuring unit measuring a body temperature of each occupant in a vehicle; a personalized service determining unit determining a personalized service including whether to drive a cooling device or a heating device for each occupant based on the body temperature of each occupant; and an air conditioner controlling unit controlling an air conditioner discriminatively for each occupant based on the personalized service. | 03-19-2015 |
20150073660 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING STEERING WHEEL AND SYSTEM THEREFOR - Provided are a method for controlling a steering wheel and an apparatus therefor: for example, a method using an AVM composite image and a distance sensing sensor based parking support system. For example, a method for controlling a steering wheel, includes: detecting a parking line and at least two intersecting points intersecting the parking line from a first image obtained by composing images input from a plurality of cameras equipped in a vehicle; detecting a rotating amount and a moving amount of the vehicle from the first image and a second image continued to the first image; compensating for a rotating angle error and a moving error of the vehicle from the detected rotating amount and moving amount; constructing an obstacle map by reflecting the compensated rotating angle error and moving error; and controlling the steering wheel based on the constructed obstacle map. | 03-12-2015 |
20150066302 | CONTROL APPARATUS OF MOTOR DRIVEN POWER STEERING - A control apparatus of a motor-driven power steering (MDPS) includes: a torque sensor configured to measure a driver's steering torque inputted to a steering wheel and output a steering torque signal; a steering angle sensor configured to measure a steering angle of the steering wheel; a variable notch filter configured to reduce a torque ripple for the steering torque signal depending on a steering angle speed which is a change rate of the steering angle with respect to time; a vehicle speed sensor configured to measure vehicle speed; and a controller configured to receive the steering angle, the steering torque signal, and the vehicle speed from the steering angle sensor, the variable notch filter, and the vehicle sensor, respectively, and control drivability of a driving motor according to a driving speed of a vehicle. | 03-05-2015 |
20150066299 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STABILIZING STEERING FEEL IN MOTOR-DRIVEN POWER STEERING - An apparatus for stabilizing a steering feel in a motor-driven power steering (MDPS) includes: an input unit configured to receive a column torque of a steering wheel; a calculation unit configured to convert the column torque signal inputted from the input unit into a target signal for generating a compensation signal of the steering wheel; and a compensation unit configured to calculate an assist torque for compensating for a main assist torque based on the target signal from the calculation unit. | 03-05-2015 |
20150066237 | CONTROL METHOD FOR AROUND VIEW STOP MODE - Disclosed is a control method for an around view stop mode. A control method for an around view stop mode in an around view stop guide system, including a plurality of cameras provided on an exterior of a vehicle to photograph a situation outside the vehicle, a monitor provided inside the vehicle to output images photographed by the cameras, a door opening sensor provided on one side of a vehicle door to check whether the door is opened or closed, and an around view mode operating switch operating an around view mode while stopping, includes stopping the vehicle; changing a gear to a P state or a parking brake to a brake-on state; and outputting the images from the monitor. | 03-05-2015 |
20150062947 | LAMP FOR VEHICLE - The present invention provides a lamp for a vehicle including: a lamp module including: a lens having a first focal point; a shield formed behind the lens; a first reflector formed above the shield and having a second focal point; and a second reflector formed below the shield and having a third focal point, in which an edge of the shield and the second focal point are formed to be positioned on the first focal point, and the third focal point is formed behind and below the first focal point, thereby implementing a low beam and a high beam using a single optical module and greatly reducing a size, a weight, and the number of components. | 03-05-2015 |
20150062555 | LIDAR SENSOR SYSTEM - A LIDAR sensor system includes: a transmitting unit including one or more emitting units so as to transmit polarization lasers to an object; a receiving unit configured to receive reflection light reflected on the object; and a processing unit configured to sense the object from the reflection light, and the transmitting unit may include a first emitting unit emitting a first laser and a second emitting unit emitting a second laser having polarization light orthogonal to the first laser. | 03-05-2015 |
20150062011 | REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF AUDIO VIDEO NAVIGATION SYSTEM - Provided are a remote control apparatus and method that remotely control an operation of an AVN system through a virtual touch panel generated by using a stylus pen and a sensor equipped in the AVN system. Therefore, the AVN system is remotely controlled by using the virtual touch panel generated in a vehicle, thus enhancing a user's convenience. | 03-05-2015 |
20150061357 | MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A master cylinder including: a primary chamber; a first piston which is provided in the primary chamber, and has one portion that is moved to the outside of the primary chamber by pressing a pedal; a secondary chamber which is provided to be adjacent to the primary chamber; a second piston which is provided in the secondary chamber, and has one portion that protrudes to the outside of the secondary chamber and is provided to be spaced apart from the first piston at a predetermined interval; and a hydraulic line which connects the primary chamber and the secondary chamber, and is connected with a wheel cylinder, in which the first piston is moved by pressing the pedal, and after the first piston is moved at a predetermined interval, the first piston and the second piston come into contact with each other, and are moved together. | 03-05-2015 |
20150060174 | IN-WHEEL SYSTEM FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE - Disclosed is an in-wheel system for a hybrid electric vehicle. The in-wheel system includes an engine that provides a rotational driving power to front wheels or rear wheels, at least one in-wheel motor that is driven by a battery, and is provided at each of the front wheels or each of the rear wheels so as to correspond to the wheels to which the driving power of the engine is transmitted to provide a rotational driving power to the same wheels as wheels driven by the engine, and a controller that controls the engine and the in-wheel motor to be driven. | 03-05-2015 |
20150049950 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPOSITING VARIOUS IMAGES USING CLUSTERING TECHNIQUE - Disclosed are a system and a method for compositing various images that minimize a brightness difference in connection areas of various images by using a clustering technique at the time of compositing various images. The method for compositing various images may include receiving two or more input images; compositing the two or more input images into one composite image; calculating a brightness distribution degree; calculating representative brightness values; determining clustering; calculating a correction target value; and calculating a correction value of an increase/decrease curve. | 02-19-2015 |
20150049196 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMPOSITION IMAGE FOR AVM SYSTEM - An image composing apparatus includes an image input unit which captures original images using front, rear, left, and right cameras of a vehicle; an external memory which stores the original images, a look up table, and a composite image; an original image window generating unit which sets an M×N basic pixel group to analyze a coordinate value based on the look up table and calculates a starting coordinate and a window size of the window in accordance with the coordinate value; an internal memory control unit which reads the original images in accordance with the starting coordinate and the window size to store the original image; an image composing unit which composes the original images read out based on the coordinate value to generate the composite image; and an image output unit which reads the composite image to output the composite image to a display device. | 02-19-2015 |
20150046040 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING MOTOR DRIVEN POWER STEERING - An apparatus for driving a motor driven power steering (MDPS) may include: a first calculation unit configured to calculate a damping force gain based on an MDPS output current; a second calculation unit configured to calculate a damping force using vehicle speed and steering angle speed; and a damping force calculation unit configured to calculate a final damping force using the damping force gain calculated through the first calculation unit and the damping force calculated through the second calculation unit. | 02-12-2015 |
20150043239 | LAMP FOR VEHICLE AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME - Provided is a lamp for a vehicle. The lamp includes: an LED array; and an aspherical lens disposed in front of the LED array, in which a first stepped portion is provided on a light incident surface of the aspherical lens, and a second stepped portion is provided on a light exit surface of the aspherical lens, thereby reducing a brightness difference between a central portion and both side portions of a lighting image, and preventing light blurring. | 02-12-2015 |
20150043237 | LAMP FOR VEHICLE - Provided is a lamp for a vehicle. The lamp includes: a first reflector disposed above an LED array and including an elliptical reflective surface that defines a first focal point and a second focal point; and a second reflector disposed below the LED array and including a parabolic reflective surface that defines a third focal point, and may increase an amount of light in a front region and a light width region of a vehicle by utilizing the existing light source without adding a separate light source. | 02-12-2015 |
20150043234 | LIGHT SOURCE MODULE AND LAMP FOR VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME - An light source module according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a substrate; a light source which is provided on the substrate; a reflective sheet which is stacked on the substrate; an optical sheet which is stacked on the reflective sheet and has a protruding pattern; an optical resin which is formed on the protruding pattern; and a light diffusion sheet which is stacked on the optical resin, and the light source module may implement a surface emission image, and diffuse light so as to satisfy regulations on visible angle light distribution. | 02-12-2015 |
20150042454 | SMART KEY SYSTEM USING MOVEMENT PATTERN RECOGNITION OF MOBILE DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a smart key system using movement pattern recognition of a mobile terminal includes a mobile terminal configured to continuously transmit position information generated when a position is moved according to manipulation of a user, and a control module configured to acquire a movement pattern of the mobile terminal using the position information received from the mobile terminal and unlock a door of a vehicle when the acquired movement pattern is matched with a previously stored preset pattern. | 02-12-2015 |
20150031278 | DAMPER UNIT AND AIR VENT FOR VEHICLE USING THE SAME - The present invention provides an air vent for a vehicle, including: a housing which has an air outlet to which a duct is connected; and a damper unit which is inserted into and installed in the housing so as to open and close the air outlet, in which the damper unit includes: a damper knob which has a through hole into which a duct boss, which protrudes on the duct, is inserted, and one side surface connected to a damper, and drives the damper while being rotated; and a knob rubber which is made of rubber, covers a partial region of the damper knob, and extends to an inner surface of the through hole so as to be inserted into the through hole. | 01-29-2015 |
20150029739 | LAMP FOR VEHICLE - The present invention provides a lamp for a vehicle, including: a light source assembly in which a plurality of light sources, which produces a blue beam, is provided; and an upper substrate which is made of a transparent material that transmits light, is provided to cover upper portions of the light sources, and has one side surface on which a phosphor film is formed, and as a result, a dark zone on a beam pattern, which occurs due to a distance between the light sources in the lamp in which the plurality of light sources is mounted, may be eliminated. | 01-29-2015 |
20150028167 | CRASH PAD UPPER MOUNTING BRACKET - The present invention relates to a crash pad upper mounting bracket which is installed between an HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) to which a connecting duct of a vehicle is connected, and a crash pad, the crash pad upper mounting bracket including: a base which is installed at a lower side of the crash pad; and a mounting portion which protrudes from the base so as to press one region of the connecting duct. Accordingly, the crash pad upper mounting bracket presses the connecting duct so as to maintain airtightness between the HVAC and the connecting duct, thereby preventing deterioration in air conditioning performance. | 01-29-2015 |
20150025771 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING OFFSET OF YAW RATE SENSOR AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING SPEED OF VEHICLE WITH THE SAID APPARATUS - The present invention suggests an offset correcting apparatus of a yaw rate sensor which corrects an offset of a yaw sensor in accordance with a status of a vehicle in a cruise control system, a method thereof, and a vehicle speed control system including the apparatus. | 01-22-2015 |
20150022381 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING POSITION OF VEHICLE - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for recognizing a position of a vehicle to notify the position to a driver. The vehicle position recognizing apparatus includes a WiFi module configured to receive signals from a plurality of WiFi APs, a WPS module configured to measure RSSI values of the signals received by the WiFi module, and estimate a position of a vehicle, and a WPS correction controller configured to correct the RSSI values measured by the WPS module to recognize the position of the vehicle. | 01-22-2015 |
20150022143 | SMARTKEY OPERATING SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH WIRELESS CHARGING FUNCTION AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a smartkey operating system equipped with a wireless charging function and an operating method thereof, which controls performing of a wireless charging function equipped in a smartkey system, thereby preventing an overlap of frequencies even when there is an overlap section between a wireless charging operating frequency and a low frequency of the smartkey system. The smartkey operating system includes a switching unit configured to cut off or supply the wireless charging power, and a control unit configured to determine whether to cut off the wireless charging power to control the switching unit according to a current mode. When the current mode is a fob search mode, the control unit cuts off the wireless charging power by using the switching unit. | 01-22-2015 |
20150019096 | MOTOR INITIALIZATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC BOOSTER BRAKE SYSTEM - A motor initialization method for an electric booster brake system may include: determining, by a control unit, whether a key on signal of a vehicle is inputted; turning on a warning light and determining a battery voltage state of the vehicle, when the key on signal is inputted; and performing a motor initialization mode according to the determined battery voltage state. | 01-15-2015 |
20150009698 | LAMP FOR VEHICLE AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME - A lamp for a vehicle is provided. The lamp includes an LED array in which a plurality of LEDs is aligned at the same position based on an illumination direction, an aspherical lens which is disposed in front of the LED array, and a plurality of reflectors on the plurality of LEDs so as to reflect light emitted from the LEDs to the aspherical lens, in which a distance from a rear end to a front end of the reflector based on the illumination direction becomes greater as the reflector is disposed farther away from an optical axis that passes through a focal point of the aspherical lens, and the lamp reduces an aberration so as to prevent a light blurring phenomenon. | 01-08-2015 |
20150008796 | ULTRASONIC SENSOR ASSEMBLY - Provided is an ultrasonic sensor assembly. The present invention simplifies an assembly structure of the ultrasonic sensor assembly, and thus enables a process of the ultrasonic sensor assembly to be performed as an automation process. | 01-08-2015 |
20150008299 | APPARATUS FOR OPERATING AVN MONITOR - An apparatus for operating an AVN (Audio, Video and Navigation) monitor for a vehicle may include a belt guider which is installed in an accommodation space of a dashboard and around which a belt, moving in a longitudinal direction of the belt guider, is wound, a guide rail fixed to the belt guider and extending in the longitudinal direction of the belt guider, a monitor hinge connected to the belt and engaged to the guide rail and an end of a connection bracket so as to move along the guide rail, wherein the connection bracket is connected to the AVN monitor, and a driving force transmission gear engaged with the belt to move the belt in the longitudinal direction. | 01-08-2015 |
20150008064 | EXTERNAL AIRBAG APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to an external airbag apparatus for a vehicle, including: an inflator; an airbag cushion which is deployed by gas flowing into the airbag cushion from the inflator; a separator which is disposed in the airbag cushion so as to separate an internal space of the airbag cushion into a plurality of chambers; and a vent hole which is formed in the airbag cushion so as to discharge gas flowing into the chamber to the outside. | 01-08-2015 |
20140377033 | STRUCTURE FOR RELEASE PREVENTING - The present invention relates to a fastening structure for release prevention, and more particularly, to a fastening structure for release prevention which may prevent a bolt and a nut from being released due to an external impact, and provides a fastening structure for release prevention including: a release prevention washer which is formed in a ring shape, and has a plurality of projections that protrudes on both surfaces of the release prevention washer in a radial direction from a center; and a nut which has a plurality of grooves that corresponds to the plurality of projections formed on the surfaces of the release prevention washer. | 12-25-2014 |
20140368636 | PARKING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - A parking assistance system may include: an image obtaining unit including a plurality of cameras, and configured to obtain images at front, rear, left, and right sides of the vehicle; an image composing unit configured to compose the image and generate a composed image in a form of an around view; an image processing unit configured to generate a contour line image from the composed image; a parking line recognizer configured to extract parking lines from the contour line image and calculate a parking space through the detected parking lines; and a parking path generating unit configured to generate a parking path or a guide line of the vehicle based on the parking lines or the detected parking space, and provide the parking path or the guide line to a steering wheel controller for automatically controlling a steering wheel or a display unit for displaying the composed image. | 12-18-2014 |
20140368328 | VEHICLE STATE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A vehicle state display apparatus includes: a sensor unit configured to sense a state and information of a vehicle, including vehicle speed; a cluster control unit configured to receive the state and information of the vehicle, sensed by the sensor unit, and display the received state and information; an AVN (Audio-Video Navigation) control unit configured to receive the state and information of the vehicle from the cluster control unit; and an AVN display unit configured to display the state and information of the vehicle according to control of the AVN control unit. | 12-18-2014 |
20140364520 | COMPOSITION FOR PAINTING AND VARNISHING PARTS OF VEHICLE AND VARNISHING PARTS OF VEHICLE USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a composition for painting and varnishing parts of a vehicle, including: 20 to 50 wt % of thermosetting resin; | 12-11-2014 |
20140358426 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal includes a receiving unit configured to receive GPS information from a GPS satellite, an acquisition unit configured to acquire sensing information from at least one of a speed sensor and a steering sensor of a vehicle connected through an external interface, a determination unit configured to determine whether the vehicle is positioned within at least one of a shadow area and a multi-path area using at least one of the GPS information and the sensing information, and a calculation unit configured to correct a current position coordinate value of the vehicle calculated from the GPS information using the sense information when the vehicle is determined to be positioned within the at least one area. | 12-04-2014 |
20140354037 | SOLENOID VALVE - A solenoid valve includes: a valve body; a plunger inserted into the valve body so as to reciprocate inside the valve body; a pump housing connected to the valve body and having an inlet and outlet formed therein; and a seat member mounted on the pump housing and changing the moving direction of fluid introduced through the inlet toward the plunger. | 12-04-2014 |
20140354036 | ELECTRONIC HYDRAULIC BRAKE DEVICE - Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to an electronic hydraulic brake device, including: a pedal cylinder configured to generate an oil pressure by a pressure of a pedal; a master cylinder configured to generate the oil pressure by sensing the pedal; wheel cylinders configured to be each mounted at a plurality of wheels and provide a braking force to the wheels; a storage configured to store a fluid; a mixing circuit configured to connect the pedal cylinder to some of the wheel cylinders, and communicate with the storage and the master cylinder; a master circuit configured to connect the master cylinder to the wheel cylinder and communicate with the storage; and a hydraulic compartment configured to connect the mixing circuit to the master circuit and limit a movement of the fluid. | 12-04-2014 |
20140352118 | DEVICE FOR ASSEMBLING AIRBAG COVER - A device for assembling an airbag cover according to the present invention includes: a mounting plate; and an airbag cover which covers the mounting plate, in which a hook portion is formed on the airbag cover, a fastening unit into which the hook portion is inserted, and an insertion member, which pushes the hook portion toward the fastening unit after the hook portion is inserted into the fastening unit, are formed on the mounting plate, and as a result, the airbag cover may be securely assembled to the mounting plate. | 12-04-2014 |
20140341467 | METHOD FOR BRIGHTNESS EQUALIZATION OF VARIOUS IMAGES - The present invention provides a method for brightness equalization of a plurality of images to equalize brightness when composing, into a single image, a plurality of images acquired from a plurality of cameras. | 11-20-2014 |
20140336879 | ACTIVE SEAT BELT APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided is an active seat belt apparatus, including: a motor which is driven to fasten or unfasten an active seat belt; a motor driving unit which includes the motor and drives the motor; a current measuring unit which measures a value of a current of the motor driving unit in order to determine whether to perform or stop a belt parking function when the active seat belt is unfastened; and a control unit which sends a signal for performing the belt parking function to the motor when the value of the current measured by the current measuring unit is smaller than a limit current value and sends a signal for stopping the belt parking function to the motor when the value of the current measured by the current measuring unit is larger than the limit current value. | 11-13-2014 |
20140334672 | METHOD FOR DETECTING PEDESTRIANS BASED ON FAR INFRARED RAY CAMERA AT NIGHT - The present invention relates to a method for detecting a pedestrian based on a far infrared ray (IR) camera at night, which provides a method of receiving a thermal image of a pedestrian from a far IR camera, setting a candidate using a DoG filter having a robust characteristic against image noise, and accurately detecting the pedestrian using a classifier based on a behavioral characteristic of the pedestrian. | 11-13-2014 |
20140333455 | PARKING GUIDANCE METHOD FOR VEHICLE USING AROUND VIEW MONITOR - There is provided a parking guidance method for a vehicle, of displaying a guidance line for guidance of perpendicular, parallel parking in an AVM synthetic image to provide parking guidance. The method includes entering a parking support mode, displaying parking type information in the parking support mode to select a parking type, displaying a parking reference region or a parking reference line with regard to a parking target space in which the vehicle is to be parked depending on the parking type, displaying a parking alignment reference line when the vehicle travels at a relatively low speed and a steering angle thereof is changed by a threshold value or more, and guiding the vehicle to be aligned such that the parking alignment reference line coincides with a parking section line based on the parking reference region or the parking reference line. | 11-13-2014 |
20140333124 | INTEGRATED BRAKING SYSTEM - Disclosed is an integrated braking system including a hydraulic piston cylinder that is moved by a brake pedal, a pressure medium storage that is connected to the hydraulic piston cylinder, a pressure generating unit that is driven by a motor, and has two first and second hydraulic chambers that are divided by a piston within a housing, and a pressure control unit that transmits a pressure to a wheel unit from the hydraulic piston cylinder and the pressure generating unit. A hydraulic line connecting the first hydraulic chamber and the pressure medium storage is formed. | 11-13-2014 |
20140333051 | AIRBAG FOR VEHICLE - An airbag for a vehicle of the present invention includes: an inflator; and an airbag cushion, in which first and second slits are formed in the airbag cushion so as to be spaced apart at a predetermined distance, and one end of the inflator is inserted into the airbag cushion through the first slit, and then protrudes to the outside of the airbag cushion through the second slit, and as a result, the inflator is securely and conveniently coupled to the airbag cushion. | 11-13-2014 |
20140333018 | HYDRO BUSH - A hydro bush includes an outer pipe, an inner pipe, a rubber portion that is installed between the outer pipe and the inner pipe, and stoppers that are installed at both side ends. The hydro bush further includes a liquid chamber which is formed between the outer pipe and the rubber portion, and filled with a working fluid; and a flow path which is formed between the outer pipe and the rubber portion, and connected to the liquid chamber so as to guide the working fluid when the working fluid flows, in which the flow path includes a protruding portion which is formed to protrude inward. Accordingly, a flow distance of a working fluid flowing along the flow path may be increased without increasing a size of the hydro bush, thereby securing various dynamic characteristics. | 11-13-2014 |
20140332327 | BRAKE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A brake apparatus for a vehicle includes: a wedge unit connected to a brake pad; a driving device coupled to the wedge unit so as to pressurize the wedge unit toward a brake disk; a piston supported by a caliper body and having a hydraulic chamber formed therein; a housing movably coupled to the piston, connected to the wedge unit, and moving the wedge unit toward the brake disk when oil is supplied to the hydraulic chamber; a sealing member disposed between an outer surface of the piston and an inner surface of the housing; and an elastic member disposed in the hydraulic chamber and pressurizing the housing toward the brake disk. | 11-13-2014 |
20140320262 | SMARTKEY SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a smartkey system and an operating method thereof. The smartkey system reflects an intensity of RF noise, which is detected in a zone having strong RF noise, in a fob indoor/outdoor position determination reference, and thus can prevent a determination error in which the presence of a fob is determined despite there being no fob registered in a vehicle, and prevent an operational reaction to a user's request from becoming slow. | 10-30-2014 |
20140316642 | METHOD OF DETECTING SOLENOID VALVE FAILURE OF VEHICLE ELECTRIC BRAKE BOOSTER AND FAILURE DETECTING APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SAME - The present invention provides a method of detecting solenoid valve failure of a vehicle electric brake booster, the method including: a) driving the motor so that the piston moves forward until the piston closes at least the cut-off hole in a state in which the solenoid valve is locked; b) measuring pressure in the master cylinder in a state in which the piston is moved forward; c) determining whether the pressure in the master cylinder which is measured in step b) exceeds a predetermined reference value; and d) determining that the solenoid valve is in a failure state when the pressure in the master cylinder which is measured in step b) is the predetermined reference value or less, to detect failure of the solenoid valve only by a software control change, thereby providing an advantageous effect that secures braking safety. | 10-23-2014 |
20140315478 | AIR VENT DEVICE OF VEHICLE - The present invention relates to an air vent device of a vehicle, including: a damper door which adjusts a flow rate of air that is supplied to the interior of the vehicle; a knob which is provided to operate the damper door; and an operating member which connects the damper door and the knob, in which the operating member includes: a link portion connected to the damper door; a rod portion connected to the knob; and a connecting portion which is connected between the link portion and the rod portion, and is formed to be bent or rotated, in which the link portion, the rod portion, and the connecting portion are integrally formed by injection molding. | 10-23-2014 |
20140309837 | AUTOMATIC DRIVING CONTROL SYSTEM - Disclosed is an automatic driving control system including a road curvature calculating unit that receives shape information of a road ahead from a navigation to calculate curvatures of the road ahead, an optimum speed calculating unit that calculates optimum speeds on the basis of the curvatures of the road calculated by the road curvature calculating unit and selects speed control points, and a target acceleration calculating unit that receives information from the optimum speed calculating unit and calculates a target acceleration on the basis of the calculated optimum speeds and a current speed of a vehicle. | 10-16-2014 |
20140306435 | DIFFUSER POCKET FOR AIRBAG AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A diffuser pocket for an airbag according to the present invention includes: an insertion portion into which a tip portion of an inflator is inserted; and a gas discharging portion which guides and discharges high-pressure gas injected from the inflator to an airbag cushion, in which the insertion portion has front and rear insertion portions in which lower portions are folded and upper portions are sewn, and the gas discharging portion has front and rear gas discharging surfaces in which a left line is folded, and upper portions and left portions are sewed, thereby preventing damage due to high-temperature and high-pressure gas injected from the inflator. | 10-16-2014 |
20140306434 | AIRBAG FOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to an airbag for a vehicle including: an inflator which discharges high-pressure gas; an airbag cushion which has a vent hole so as to discharge a part of the high-pressure gas; a vent hole cover which is installed to shield the vent hole; and an operating unit which allows the vent hole cover to shield the vent hole when a predetermined time has passed at the time of deploying the airbag cushion, and provides advantages in that the severity of a neck injury to an occupant is reduced, and regulation satisfaction by the United States New Car Assessment Program (US-NCAP) is improved. | 10-16-2014 |
20140301102 | MULTI-ARRAY LED CHIP FOR EMBODYING CUT-OFF LINE AND HEAD LAMP HAVING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a multi-array LED chip for embodying a cut-off line, and the multi-array LED chip includes: a plurality of LED modules which emits light; and at least one low beam LED module which emits light, in which the LED module and the low beam LED module are disposed to match a cut-off line, and the LED module and the low beam LED module are individually turned on and off such that a low beam is emitted. Accordingly, a direct type of light is emitted, and thus a low beam, which complies with regulations regarding the cut-off line, is embodied, and light efficiency does not deteriorate. | 10-09-2014 |
20140294025 | LASER DIODE MOUNTING SUBSTRATE FOR AUTOMOTIVE LAMP MODULE - Provided is a laser diode mounting substrate for an automotive lamp module using a laser diode. The substrate includes: a substrate body with a power supply circuit pattern, which electrically connects a connector with a contact point of the laser diode, on the top; a first heat conduction layer disposed at the area except for the power supply circuit pattern, on the top of the substrate body; and a second heat conduction layer disposed on the bottom of the substrate body, in which at least one heat transfer hole is disposed through the first heat conduction layer, the substrate body, and the second heat conduction layer. Therefore, the present invention provides an effect that heat generated by the laser diode can be effectively dissipated. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293631 | AUTOMOTIVE LAMP MODULE - An automotive lamp module includes a laser diode, a substrate with the laser diode on the top, a lower heat sink coupled to the bottom of the substrate, an upper heat sink coupled to the top of the substrate and having a light channel disposed through the upper heat sink and in which the laser diode is inserted, and a phosphor disposed in the light channel. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a simple configuration and a compact size and to effectively dissipate heat generated from the laser diode. | 10-02-2014 |
20140292117 | AXIAL FLUX PERMANENT MAGNENT - According to an aspect of the present invention, an axial flux permanent magnet motor includes: a stator assembly configured to produce magnetic flux in a rotating axis direction; and a housing assembly including a motor housing in which the stator assembly is accommodated, in which a first cooling groove is formed in an inner circumferential surface of the motor housing to be predeterminedly and circumferentially extended, a second cooling groove, which corresponds to the first cooling groove, is formed in an outer circumferential surface of the stator assembly so as to be predeterminedly and circumferentially extended, and the first and second cooling grooves meet together to form a cooling flow path for a flow of a coolant. | 10-02-2014 |
20140284904 | AIRBAG DOOR - Disclosed is an airbag door including: a panel which has tear lines, in which the tear lines include: a first tear line which is extended in a left and right direction of the panel; second tear lines which are extended from left and right end portions of the first tear line in an up and down direction of the panel, respectively; and third tear lines which are extended from upper and lower end portions of the second tear lines toward corners of the panel, respectively, thereby preventing an airbag from being torn by broken parts of the panel of the airbag door when the airbag is deployed. | 09-25-2014 |
20140283405 | PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL INJECTION DEVICE AND STRUCTURE FOR REMOVING MOISTURE OF HEAD LAMP WITH THE SAME - Disclosed is a phase change material injection device, which is disposed in a housing or a vehicle headlamp in which a predetermined heat source is provided. The phase change material injection device is configured to eject a phase change material, which has been changed into a gas from liquid by heating of the heat source, into the housing, and may include: i) a container storing the phase change material in a liquid state; ii) a discharge unit disposed at the container for discharging a predetermined amount of the phase change material in a gas state; and iii) a valve unit having an ejection port connecting the discharge unit with the inside of the housing, disposed at the container, the valve unit selectively opening and closing the ejection port based on the internal temperature of the housing. | 09-25-2014 |
20140188360 | LATERAL CONTROL APPARATUS OF VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - The present invention provides a lateral control apparatus including: an offset measuring unit that measures current lateral offsets of at least two other vehicles at a current time based on a center of a driving lane; a preview offset calculating unit that predicts a lateral offset of the other vehicle based on the center of the driving lane based on a location and a speed of the other vehicle at a time when a predetermined time has elapsed to calculate a preview offset; a priority determining unit that determines a priority of the other vehicles based on a difference between the lateral offset and the preview offset; and a controller that generates a route for lane keeping control of own vehicle based on the lateral offset of the other vehicle to which a top priority is assigned by the priority determining unit. | 07-03-2014 |
20140185307 | HEADLAMP FOR VEHICLE - A headlamp for a vehicle, includes: a lower lamp module configured to form a first beam pattern at a front close range region of the vehicle while being fixed; and an upper lamp module including an ADB (adaptive drive beam) lamp module and a low beam lamp module, which are rotatably installed at an upper portion of the lower lamp module, respectively, and configured to form a variable second beam pattern which is combined with the first beam pattern. Therefore, stable driving visibility may be secured at a region close to a driver, various beam patterns may be implemented, light blindness to a driver of an oncoming vehicle may be prevented, and thereby forward recognition of the driver and the opposite driver may be improved. | 07-03-2014 |
20140184246 | PASSENGER DETECTING SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a passenger detecting sensor which is installed in a seat to detect whether a passenger is seated on a seat, and a method of manufacturing the same. A method of manufacturing a passenger detecting sensor includes printing corrosion preventive ink on aluminum bonded on a flexible panel in accordance with a pattern; forming an aluminum pattern by corroding the aluminum; cleaning the corrosion preventive ink on the aluminum pattern; and printing a carbon paste on the aluminum pattern. | 07-03-2014 |
20140183896 | MULTIBOX FOR VEHICLES - A multibox for vehicles includes a housing, a sliding plate, a cover and a knob unit. The housing has a receiving space for receiving articles. The sliding plate is disposed around the housing to translate forward and rearward by a force of a spring of the housing. The cover finishes a front surface of the receiving space of the housing and is supported on the sliding plate by a hinge structure though hinge arms thereof. The cover is rotated upward and downward by a force of a spring. The knob unit is disposed at one side of a front surface of the housing to lock or unlock the housing and the cover through a pushing operation. The multibox is opened and closed by translation of the sliding plate and rotation of the cover. | 07-03-2014 |
20140176304 | METHOD AND SMARTKEY SYSTEM FOR REDUCING BATTERY CONSUMPTION - Provided is a smartkey system for reducing battery consumption. The smartkey system in a sleep mode wakes up at every certain interval, and first checks whether there is a fob near a vehicle. Only when there is the fob near the vehicle, the smartkey system receives authentication information from the fob to authenticate the fob. Therefore, an authentication operation is not performed when there is no fob near the vehicle, and thus, a wakeup time is shortened, thereby reducing an amount of dark current consumed by the vehicle. Moreover, the wakeup time of the smartkey system is shortened, thus securing a time margin that enables an additional operation to be performed in the sleep mode. | 06-26-2014 |
20140175870 | ELECTRIC CURRENT DETECTION APPARATUS OF LOW VOLTAGE DC-DC CONVERTER FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - Disclosed is an electric current detection apparatus of a low voltage DC-DC converter for an electric vehicle, including: a low voltage DC-DC converter (LDC) which converts a voltage of an electric power source applied from a high voltage battery into a low voltage; a current transformer (CT) which is provided at a front terminal of a main voltage transformer to convert an electric current value of an input terminal of the main voltage transformer; and a calculation unit which calculates an electric current value of an output terminal of the main voltage transformer by receiving an output side electric current of the current transformer. The electric current detection apparatus may detect an output electric current of the low voltage DC-DC converter without using a high priced electric current sensor. | 06-26-2014 |
20140171548 | POLYOLEFIN-BASED THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER COMPOSITE AND COVER MATERIAL FOR AN AIR BAG USING SAME, AND AIR BAG MODULE USING THE COVER MATERIAL - The present invention relates to a polyolefin-based thermoplastic elastomer composition for a vehicle airbag cover, including a polypropylene-based resin, a denatured polypropylene resin, an ionomer resin, an olefin-based copolymer elastomer and a styrene-based copolymer elastomer, an airbag cover material using the composition, and an airbag module using the airbag cover material. | 06-19-2014 |
20140147267 | LOAD SUPPORTING STRUCTURE OF ELECTRIC BOOSTER TYPE BRAKE APPARATUS - A load supporting structure of an electric booster type brake apparatus, includes: a housing including a rear housing member and a front housing member so as to define a receiving space therein; a ball screw shaft rotatably installed in the receiving space of the housing; a rotor installed at one side of the ball screw shaft so as to transmit torque; a first bearing installed between the rear housing member and one side of the rotor and configured to support a radial direction load due to a hydraulic reaction force; and a second bearing installed between the front housing member and the other side of the rotor and configured to support an axial direction load due to a hydraulic reaction force. Therefore, the number of components and the thickness of the housing are reduced, and therefore weight reduction of the electric booster type brake apparatus may be implemented. | 05-29-2014 |
20140132058 | IN-WHEEL MOTOR SYSTEM - Disclosed is an in-wheel motor system including: an in-wheel motor mounted inside a wheel and generating a driving force; an oil pump provided adjacent to the in-wheel motor and supplying cooling oil into the in-wheel motor; and an oil tank provided under the in-wheel motor and collecting cooling oil discharged from the in-wheel motor, wherein the oil pump and the oil tank are arranged at a lower end of the in-wheel motor and between the in-wheel motor and a steering tie-rod in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle so as to be located at a more inner position than a knuckle in a widthwise direction of the vehicle. In the in-wheel motor system, the oil tank and the oil pump may be efficiently arranged to minimize the size of the oil tank and to improve the cooling performance. | 05-15-2014 |
20140130944 | AlMgSi-BASED ALUMINUM ALLOY HAVING HIGH MACHINABILITY, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND AUTOMOTIVE PARTS MANUFACTURED THEREFROM - The present invention relates to an AlMgSi-based aluminum alloy comprising 1.0-1.4 wt % of silicon (Si), 0.70-0.85 wt % of magnesium (Mg), 0.8-1.20 wt % of tin (Sn), 0.01-0.4 wt % of manganese (Mn), 0.001-0.50 wt % of iron (Fe), 0.01-0.10 wt % of copper (Cu), 0.01-0.25 wt % of chromium (Cr), 0.01-0.20 wt % of zinc (Zn), and the balance of unavoidable impurities and aluminum (Al), and to a manufacturing method thereof. | 05-15-2014 |
20140129084 | CONTROL APPARATUS OF VEHICLE FOR CHANGING LANE AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - Provided is a control apparatus of a vehicle for changing a lane, including: a target lane generator configured to generate a target lane; a target distance generator configured to generate a target distance; a circular trace generator configured to generate a circular trace passing a current point of a vehicle and a point on a center line of the target lane spaced by the target distance based on the vehicle, and having a driving direction of the vehicle as a tangential direction in real time; and a steering controller configured to calculate a target rate and a target steering angle so as for the vehicle to follow the generated circular trace, thereby providing an advantageous effect of preventing a sense of steering difference and a pulling phenomenon of the vehicle when changing a lane. | 05-08-2014 |
20140129078 | ACTIVE AIR FLAP APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND DEFECT DIAGNOSIS METHOD THEREOF - An active air flap apparatus for a vehicle may include a drive flap positional sensor connected with a drive shaft connecting an actuator and a drive flap and detecting a rotational angle of the drive flap, a driven flap pivotally connected with the drive flap through a link mechanism, a driven flap positional sensor connected with a driven shaft pivotally connected with the link member and detecting a rotational angle of the driven flap, and a controller determining whether the drive flap positional sensor, the driven flap positional sensor, a motor of the actuator, and the link member may be defective by monitoring a feedback voltage value of the drive flap positional sensor, a feedback voltage value of the driven flap positional sensor, and a current applied to the motor of the actuator. | 05-08-2014 |
20140105464 | PARKING ASSIST APPARATUS AND PARKING ASSIST METHOD AND PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM USING THE SAME - Disclosed are a parking assist apparatus, a parking assist method capable of more accurately recognizing a parking space and identifying and recognizing obstacles using a three-dimensional flash Lidar and a parking assist system using the same. The parking assist apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: an information unit acquiring information collected by using a three-dimensional flash Lidar; and a determination unit determining at least any one of a parking space and presence and absence of obstacles using the information acquired by the information unit. | 04-17-2014 |
20140085067 | APPARATUS FOR TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING, INFORMATION TRANSMISSING METHOD THEREOF AND INTERGRATED RECEIVER SYSTEM - Provided are a tire pressure monitoring device, an information transmitting method thereof, and an integrated receiver system. A tire pressure monitoring device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a first sensing unit sensing a pressure of a tire, a second sensing unit detecting whether a vehicle is driving by sensing at least one of acceleration, motion, and shock, and a calculation unit transmitting, to an integrated system of the vehicle, pressure information of the tire at a first data transfer rate corresponding to a data transfer rate of a body control module or a smart key system when the second sensing unit detects that the vehicle is not driving. | 03-27-2014 |
20140078689 | CARD KEY FOR VEHICLE AND MAKING METHOD OF THE SAME - Provided are a vehicle card key and a method of manufacturing the same. The vehicle card key is used to lock/unlock a vehicle door or start an engine in wireless communication with a vehicle. The vehicle card key includes a lower cover, a circuit board stacked on and coupled to a top of the lower cover, and an upper cover coupled to the lower cover as one body to cover an upper side of the circuit board. The lower cover and the upper cover are formed of a thermo-hardening resin. | 03-20-2014 |
20140077479 | AIRBAG HOUSING FOR VEHICLE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An airbag housing for a vehicle and a manufacturing method thereof may include a main body receiving an airbag configured to expand upon collision of the vehicle and an inflator expanding the airbag, and including an end being open such that expansion of the airbag spreads in one direction, and a door portion coupled with the main body at the end of the main body to form a closed space therebetween in which the airbag and the inflator may be disposed, wherein the door portion may be open by the expansion of the airbag, wherein the door portion may be formed by combining a stiffness portion with a ductile portion, a ductility of which may be higher than a ductility of the stiffness portion. | 03-20-2014 |
20140063830 | LIGHTING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A lighting apparatus for a vehicle may include a flexible printed circuit board of which at least one lighting source may be mounted on an upper surface of the flexible printed circuit board, and a cover which may be made of flexible material, and connected on the printed circuit board for the at least one lighting source to be disposed within the cover, wherein the cover distributes a light emitted from the at least one lighting source to an upper direction of the cover. | 03-06-2014 |
20140055255 | TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided are an apparatus and method for monitoring tire pressure, and in particular, a method of identifying a position of a TPM sensor attached to a tire using tooth data of ABS. The apparatus identifies the position of the TPM sensor using a point where tooth data of ABS has a variation different for each wheel, by estimating wheel tooth data from wheel position angle information measured by a rotation sensor of the TPM sensor, comparing the actual measured value with the estimated value, and recognizing that the TPM sensor is attached to a tire where the actual measured value is the same as or closest to the estimated value. | 02-27-2014 |
20140048688 | OBJECT DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE - Provided is an object detection apparatus using a general camera sensor for adjusting detection sensitivity to an object (pedestrian or animal) even in an urban area in which the scattered reflection of a light source is severe. The object detection apparatus overcomes the limitations of a related art object detection apparatus using a thermal imaging camera which is incapable of adjusting detection sensitivity to an obstacle (pedestrian or animal) in an urban area in which the scattered reflection of a light source is severe. | 02-20-2014 |
20140043844 | MOISTURE GENERATION PREVENTING STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE HEAD LAMP - A moisture generation preventing apparatus of a vehicle head lamp, may include a phase change material (PCM) unit mounted in a housing of the vehicle head lamp having a lens mounted at a front end portion of the housing to prevent moisture from being generated in the lens when an internal temperature of the head lamp drops below a predetermined degree, wherein the PCM unit sprays gaseous phase change material (PCM) to an inner portion of the head lamp. | 02-13-2014 |
20140043153 | TIRE LOCATION INFORMATION TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided are an apparatus and method for transmitting information on a location of a tire with information on pressure of the tire. The present disclosure provides logic for calculating rotation angles among a plurality of magnetic field samples obtained from a geomagnetic sensor, calculating rotational directions, and determining the left/right locations of the tire on the basis of the number of times of accumulation of the rotational directions. | 02-13-2014 |
20140039760 | REAR CAMERA SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE HAVING PARKING GUIDE FUNCTION AND PARKING GUIDE SYSTEM USING THE SAME - Provided are a rear camera system for vehicles and a parking guide system using the same, which displays the minimum width and maximum width of a parking area guideline in consideration of the dimensions of a vehicle in displaying a parking area, and displays a stop position in backing. The parking guide system includes a camera mounted on a vehicle, a display unit disposed inside the vehicle, and a parking guide control unit connected to the camera and the display unit. The parking guide control unit includes a parking logic operation unit receiving a steering angle, a speed, or a parking mode from the vehicle, a parking area guideline display unit displaying a guideline for parking guide on the basis of the result of the logic operation, and an image synthesizer synthesizing the results, displayed by the parking area guideline display unit, and an image obtained by the camera. | 02-06-2014 |
20140036063 | AROUND VIEW MONITOR SYSTEM AND MONITORING METHOD - The present disclosure relates to an around view monitor (AVM) system that provides image information on the ambient conditions of a vehicle to a driver. In displaying a top-view image in which the front, rear, left, and right conditions of a vehicle are seen downward from a portion over the vehicle, an AVM system and method checks a driving state or driving direction of the vehicle on the basis of information received from sensors and elements included in the vehicle, and outputs the top-view image which is suitably edited depending on the driving conditions, thereby providing information necessary for driving to a driver. | 02-06-2014 |
20140022052 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTOMATIC OPENING OF TRUNK - Provided are an apparatus and method for controlling automatic opening of a vehicle's trunk through wireless communication between a fob key for the vehicle and a bumper LF antenna disposed in the rear of the vehicle. The apparatus controls the trunk so as to be automatically opened through communication with the bumper LF antenna on the basis of the position of the fob key and the number of receptions of an RF signal, when a fob key holder approaches the trunk for opening the trunk. Alternatively, a sensor module is attached near the trunk (particularly, a lower end center of a rear bumper) and determines whether there is the fob key, thereby allowing the trunk to be automatically opened when a sensing signal is inputted by simple movement. | 01-23-2014 |
20140015382 | IN-WHEEL MOTOR AND IN-WHEEL DRIVING DEVICE - An in-wheel motor includes: a motor rotor installed inside a wheel of a vehicle; and a plurality of motor stators installed on the circumference of the motor rotor so as to be separated from each other, and forming magnetic fields to rotate the motor rotor. | 01-16-2014 |
20130336120 | CONGESTION CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INTER-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION - The present invention relates to a vehicle communication system and method used when transmitting and receiving driving information of a vehicle to and from surrounding vehicles. According to the present invention, a host vehicle may transmit and receive driving information to and from its surrounding vehicles to find out information about a position, a speed, a driving direction, etc., thereby decreasing traffic accident risk. However, transmission and reception of the driving information may not be smoothly performed depending on surrounding communication conditions. The present invention provides a communication congestion control device and method for smoothly performing data transmission and reception between vehicles depending on surrounding conditions, by setting a time frame variably depending on surrounding communication conditions and transmitting data on the basis of the changed time frame. | 12-19-2013 |
20130332029 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING FAILURE OF MOTOR-DRIVEN POWER STEERING SYSTEM - A method and apparatus of controlling failure of a Motor-Driven Power Steering (MDPS) system may include monitoring a first torque sensor signal and a second torque sensor signal detected by a torque sensor, performing a safety mode operation in which control of the MDPS may be performed such that when a fault signal of the first torque sensor signal or the second torque sensor signal may be detected, the MDPS may be controlled to decrease a steering assist power, and performing a manual mode operation in which control of the MDPS may be performed such that when a fault signal of a remaining torque sensor signal out of the first and second torque sensor signals, which was not detected during the safety mode operation, may be detected, the MDPS may be controlled to completely lose the steering assist power. | 12-12-2013 |
20130328509 | METHOD FOR OPERATING MOTOR OF MOTOR-DRIVEN POWER STEERING - A method for operating a motor of a motor-driven power steering (MDPS) includes: generating, by an inverter operating unit, a two-phase operation command by projecting a Q-axis command onto a two-phase operation axis, when an error occurs in any one of three phases; converting, by the inverter operating unit, coordinates of the two-phase operation command into an actual operation axis; calculating, by the inverter operating unit, a two-phase operation voltage by performing proportional integral (PI) control on the two-phase operation command converted into the actual operation axis; and operating, by the inverter diving unit, a motor by applying the two-phase operation voltage to an inverter unit. | 12-12-2013 |
20130322783 | IMAGE COMPOSING APPARATUS OF AROUND VIEW MONITOR SYSTEM FOR CHANGING VIEW MODE EASILY AND METHOD THEREOF - Provided are an image composing apparatus of an around view monitor system for changing a view mode easily and a method thereof. According to the apparatus and method, images are composed by using a look up table including records in which color representation information or coordinate information of input images is recorded for each screen output pixel and the composed image is outputted to a display device. Accordingly, the view mode can be freely configured by changing the look up table without changing the design of image composing logic. | 12-05-2013 |
20130322310 | TELEMATICS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A communication system included in a telematics unit is provided. A GPIO communication port connects a plurality of communication modules included in the telematics unit, and thus enables each of the communication modules to transmit/receive data depending on the data transmission/reception state of the other communication module. Accordingly, provided are a telematics communication system and method that prevents a data transmission/reception speed from being reduced due to frequency interference between the plurality of communication modules. | 12-05-2013 |
20130322103 | VEHICLE LAMP - Disclosed is a vehicle lamp, including a reflector reflecting light of a light guide, wherein the reflector includes a first reflection surface and a second reflection surface forming an inner circumferential surface, together with at least a part of a light emitting surface of the light guide and the inner circumferential surface is converged in a direction opposite to an irradiation direction to form a convergent point. By this configuration, it is possible to reduce manufacturing costs and manufacturing man hour of the vehicle lamp while increasing aesthetic appearance of the vehicle. | 12-05-2013 |
20130321630 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LANE DEPARTURE WARNING - A lane departure warning system and method are provided. The lane departure warning system includes a camera, a tunnel recognition module, a virtual lane module, and a determination/warning module. The camera captures a front image of a vehicle. The tunnel recognition module determines whether a current position of the vehicle is in a tunnel section, using the front image captured by the camera. The virtual lane module determines whether two or more lanes are detected from the front image when the current position is in the tunnel section and, when only one lane is detected, generates a virtual lane at a position corresponding to the one lane using a pre-calculated road width. The determination/warning module determines whether the vehicle departs from a lane, using the one lane and the virtual lane or the two or more lanes detected, and warns of lane departures accordingly. | 12-05-2013 |
20130317719 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STOPPING VEHICLE - Provided are a control system and method for stopping a vehicle, which reduce jerk when a vehicle controlled by an SCC system is stopped by the SCC system without a driver's manipulation. A desired target stop distance between a controlled vehicle and a front vehicle is set. Proposed is a formula for calculating a target acceleration in which a jerk is not caused when the target stop distance is maintained and then the controlled vehicle stops. By controlling the stop of the controlled vehicle according to the acceleration that has been calculated with the formula, the controlled vehicle is stopped without the occurrence of a jerk. | 11-28-2013 |
20130317698 | LANE KEEPING ASSIST SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present disclosure relates to a lane keeping assist system for controlling a vehicle on the basis of traveling information and road information of the vehicle when the vehicle begins to leave its lane in order to prevent the vehicle from deviating from its lane, which is a system for assisting the vehicle in keeping the lane by generating multiple target routes each being a path for the vehicle to travel without deviating from the lane, calculating a target yaw rate for each target route, and controls the vehicle according to a target steering angle calculated using the target yaw rate. | 11-28-2013 |
20130313789 | GASKET MOUNTED BETWEEN POWER MODULES FOR SEPARATING COOLANT PASSAGE - Disclosed herein is a gasket mounted between power modules for separating a coolant passage, the gasket is inserted between an upper power module formed with a cooling passage on a lower surface thereof and a lower power module formed with a cooling passage on an upper surface to seal coupling surfaces of the upper power module and the lower power module, wherein a circumference of an upper surface of the gasket is closely attached on the lower surface of the upper power module, a circumference of a lower surface of the gasket is closely attached on the upper surface of the lower power module, and the cooling passage of the upper power module and the cooling passage of the lower power module are separated up and down by the gasket. | 11-28-2013 |
20130311049 | HEAD LAMP APPARATUS OF AUTOMOBILE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A head lamp apparatus of an automobile and a method of controlling the same light a curved road by rotating one of a left DBL and a right DBL to the left or right according to a relative distance reflecting a driving speed of the automobile, not an absolute distance from a driving position of the automobile before the automobile enters the curved road on a driving path. | 11-21-2013 |