Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090073000 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALERTING ABOUT DRIVING STATE OF VEHICLE - A method and apparatus for alerting a driving state of a vehicle is provided. The method of alerting about a driving state of a vehicle includes: identifying an adjacent vehicle from a photographed image and extracting identification information about the adjacent vehicle; determining whether the adjacent vehicle approaches based on the identification information; and alerting a driver of the vehicle about a hazard due to the adjacent vehicle approaching, when the adjacent vehicle approaches. | 03-19-2009 |
20110095904 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING SAFETY GUIDANCE SERVICE - A method for providing a safety guidance service from a local server to a nomadic device includes gathering information regarding surrounding conditions within a service area on a road, receiving device information from the nomadic device, which enters the service area, determining whether or not the nomadic device is placed in a situation based on the device information, and when it is recognized that the situation has happened, providing safety guidance message suitable to the situation to the nomadic device. | 04-28-2011 |
20110125344 | AUTOMATIC VEHICLE GUIDANCE SYSTEM - A vehicle controller includes a communications unit for performing data communications with local servers; a local path generation unit for generating, in response to an automatic vehicle guidance service request, a local path based on a driving control command and sensing information received from the local servers via the communications unit; a path-following control unit for generating actuator control signals for controlling actuators of a vehicle to drive the vehicle along the local path; and a vehicle driving unit for driving the actuators according to the actuator control signals. Each local server pre-processes and merges sensor data received from the infra-sensor to generate the sensing information. A global server generates the driving control command based on the sensing information and transmits the driving control command to the local servers. | 05-26-2011 |
20110130894 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DRIVING GUIDANCE SERVICE TO VEHICLES - A system for remotely controlling a vehicle in a service area divided into plural service sectors includes: an infra sensor module installed in each service sector for periodically sensing obstacles and vehicles within the service sector; a vehicle controller mounted in each vehicle for requesting the driving guidance service and automatically controlling the vehicle in accordance with a vehicle control signal; and a local server installed in each service sector for communicating with the vehicle controllers through a driving guidance network based on information on the obstacles and vehicles sensed by the infra sensor module. The system further includes a global server for allocating network resources of the driving guidance network to allow the local server to communicate with the vehicle controllers using the allocated network resources. | 06-02-2011 |
20110130918 | CELL-BASED VEHICLE DRIVING CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM - A cell-based vehicle driving control system includes a local server for obtaining road environment information on roads within a cell and target vehicle information on a target vehicle within the cell and generating local waypoints based on the road environment information and the target vehicle information; a global server for monitoring the target vehicle information, the road environment information and local server information on the local server received from the local server; and a vehicle control terminal, mounted in the target vehicle, for receiving the local waypoints from the local server and controlling the target vehicle based on the local waypoints. The road environment information is obtained by using at least one sensor installed on the roads. | 06-02-2011 |
20130287291 | METHOD OF PROCESSING DISPARITY SPACE IMAGE - The present invention relates to a processing method that emphasizes neighboring information around a disparity surface included in a source disparity space image by means of processing that emphasizes similarity at true matching points using inherent geometric information, that is, coherence and symmetry. The method of processing the disparity space image includes capturing stereo images satisfying epipolar geometry constraints using at least two cameras having parallax, generating pixels of a 3D disparity space image based on the captured images, reducing dispersion of luminance distribution of the disparity space image while keeping information included in the disparity space image, generating a symmetry-enhanced disparity space image by performing processing for emphasizing similarities of pixels arranged at reflective symmetric locations along a disparity-changing direction in the disparity space image, and extracting a disparity surface by connecting at least three matching points in the symmetry-enhanced disparity space image. | 10-31-2013 |
20140210951 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECONSTRUCTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL INFORMATION - Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for reconstructing 3D information. The present invention calculates a normalized cross correlation value using luminance information included in two or more stereo images, calculates a normalized edge correlation value using local edge information, and extracts disparity surface information from a composite disparity image generated based on two types of matching costs. | 07-31-2014 |
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20130151048 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF HYBRID VEHICLE - Disclosed is a control system and method for controlling starting of an engine in a hybrid vehicle. More specifically, a controller is implemented that confirms first and second brake and the first and second clutch are released so that the system is in a neutral condition, confirm that the engine is stopped, and control the first motor-generator and the second motor-generator to rotate the engine at a predetermined rotational speed to start the engine. | 06-13-2013 |
20130158760 | CONTROL METHOD OF HYBRID VEHICLE - A control method of a hybrid vehicle that includes engages a second clutch and in response outputs a torque through an output shaft that is connected to the second carrier via torque supplied from an engine and a first and second motor-generators. Accordingly, the speed of the engine is controlled via the first motor-generator, and a torque of an output shaft is control via the second motor-generator. Accordingly, the second motor-generator is used to control an operating point of the engine so that a base motor torque is effectively set. | 06-20-2013 |
20140244088 | CONTROL METHOD OF HYBRID VEHICLE - A control method of a hybrid vehicle that includes engages a second clutch and in response outputs a torque through an output shaft that is connected to the second carrier via torque supplied from an engine and a first and second motor-generators. Accordingly, the speed of the engine is controlled via the first motor-generator, and a torque of an output shaft is control via the second motor-generator. Accordingly, the second motor-generator is used to control an operating point of the engine so that a base motor torque is effectively set. | 08-28-2014 |
20150105201 | POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A power transmission system for a hybrid vehicle including an engine, a first planetary gearset and a second planetary gear set is provided. In particular, the first planetary gearset includes a plurality of first rotational elements, one of which is coupled with an output shaft of the engine and one of which is coupled with a first motor generator, and two of which are allowed to be directly selectively connected directly by a clutch. The second planetary gearset includes a plurality of second rotational elements, one of which is permanently coupled with one of the first rotational elements of the first planetary gearset, one of which is coupled with a second motor generator and one of which is connected directly with drive unit. | 04-16-2015 |
20150175156 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A control apparatus of a hybrid electric vehicle includes: a clutch provided between an engine and a motor generating power; a transmission serially connected to the motor; a driving information detector detecting driving information including an output speed of the motor, an output speed of the transmission, and a rotation speed of a driving shaft serially connected to the transmission; and a controller limiting an input torque of the motor or an input speed of the motor to a predetermined level or less when a difference between the output speed of the motor and the output speed of the transmission detected by the driving information detector is higher than a predetermined value. As a result, it is possible to prevent a hybrid electric vehicle from starting at an unwanted speed. | 06-25-2015 |
20160040758 | POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A power transmission system for a hybrid vehicle including an engine, a first planetary gearset and a second planetary gear set is provided. In particular, the first planetary gearset includes a plurality of first rotational elements, one of which is coupled with an output shaft of the engine and one of which is coupled with a first motor generator, and two of which are allowed to be directly selectively connected directly by a clutch. The second planetary gearset includes a plurality of second rotational elements, one of which is permanently coupled with one of the first rotational elements of the first planetary gearset, one of which is coupled with a second motor generator and one of which is connected directly with drive unit. | 02-11-2016 |
20160046280 | SHIFT CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF HYBRID VEHICLE - A shift control system and method of a hybrid vehicle are provided and controlled by dualizing a brake shift pattern based on whether an engine clutch release is possible when a hybrid vehicle brake is engaged. The system includes a hybrid controller that is configured to detect whether engine clutch release is possible, based on battery state information and input data from a operation. In addition, a shift controller is configured to execute a gear shift by a brake shift pattern based on whether the engine clutch release is possible. | 02-18-2016 |
20160059841 | CONTROL SYSTEM OF HYBRID VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOF - A control system of a hybrid vehicle includes: an engine that generates power by burning fuel; a driving motor that assists the power from the engine by generating power using electricity supplied from a battery; an integrated starter-generator that starts the engine and charges the battery by operating selectively as a power generator; an atmospheric sensor that measures the atmospheric pressure; a temperature sensor that measures the temperature of intake air flowing into the engine; and a controller that calculates a control factor, using the atmospheric pressure measured by the atmospheric sensor and the temperature of intake air measured by the temperature sensor, and adjusts a State of Charge (SOC) charge band between an SOC where charging the battery is started and an SOC where a hybrid vehicle runs in a charge mode, in accordance with the magnitude of the control mode. | 03-03-2016 |
20160059848 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPENING ENGINE CLUTCH OF HYBRID VEHICLE - A system and method for opening an engine clutch of a hybrid vehicle are provided. The method and system enhance fuel efficiency by saving a fuel injection amount based on a fuel injection time of an engine, by adjusting an input torque of an engine clutch to be zero using an HSG torque connected to the engine while reducing the fuel injection time into the engine from the time when the opening of the engine clutch starts to adjust. | 03-03-2016 |