Hyundai Motor Company

Kia Corporation

Kia Motors Corporation

Jeewook Huh

Dong Jun Shin

Jae Young Choi

Hoon Hee Han

Teh Hwan Cho

Kyoungcheol Oh

Gwangil Du

Mingyun Jo

Hyukjin Lee

A vehicle system of a hybrid vehicle includes: a navigation device that searches a movement path to a destination of a vehicle; and a vehicle control device configured to predict driving energy of a road section included in the movement path according to a vehicle speed of the vehicle when the movement path includes an exhaust gas emission restriction zone, predict first consumption State of charge (SOC) value of the battery consumed within the exhaust gas emission restriction zone based on the driving energy for a case in which the vehicle drives in the exhaust gas emission restriction zone without driving the engine, determine a target SOC value of the battery at a time when the vehicle enters the exhaust gas emission restriction zone based on the predicted first consumption SOC, and control the operation of the vehicle.

Driving control method of hybrid vehicle, and vehicle system performing the same

A method of controlling inertia driving of an electrified vehicle includes: determining, by a controller, a target speed of an electrified vehicle based on a type of tollgate in front of the electrified vehicle; and controlling, by the controller, a drive motor of the electrified vehicle so that the electrified vehicle performs inertia driving to be decelerated to the target speed.

Method of controlling inertia driving of an electrified vehicle

A method of controlling regenerative braking of a hybrid vehicle is provided. The method includes controlling, by a controller, a hybrid vehicle to start a braking operation in response to a brake pedal operation signal, and, after the braking operation of the hybrid vehicle is started, controlling, by the controller, a second motor that is connected to an output shaft of a transmission of the hybrid vehicle to perform regenerative braking.

Method and device for controlling regenerative braking of hybrid vehicle

A hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a drive motor selectively operated as a generator to generate electrical energy; a battery charged with the electrical energy generated in the drive motor; a navigation device determining a travelling path of the hybrid vehicle from a departure of the hybrid vehicle to a destination of the hybrid vehicle and an expected vehicle speed of the travelling path; and a controller which divides an entire travelling path of the hybrid vehicle expected by the navigation device into one or more travelling sections based on the travelling information, determines an average vehicle speed of each travelling section, an average vehicle speed of the entire travelling path, and travelling energy of the vehicle in each travelling section, determines an expected State Of Charge (SOC) profile of the battery based on the travelling energy, and determines a charge mode of the battery based on the average vehicle speed and an initial SOC value of the expected SOC profile.

Hybrid vehicle and control method thereof

Disclosed is a method of controlling regenerative braking of a hybrid vehicle, and a device thereof. The method includes: controlling, by a controller, a hybrid vehicle to start a braking operation in response to a brake pedal operation signal; and after the braking operation of the hybrid vehicle is started, controlling, by the controller, a second motor that is connected to an input shaft of a transmission of the hybrid vehicle to perform regenerative braking.

A control apparatus of a hybrid vehicle includes an input and output module for a driver to select a driving mode, an engine that generates power required for vehicle driving by fuel combustion, a driving motor that generates power required for vehicle driving and operates as a generator, a hybrid starter-generator (HSG) that starts the engine and operates as a generator, and a controller. When the driving mode is inputted to a stopping mode through the input and output module, based on an expected stop time, a current SOC of a battery, a target SOC of the battery, output of the driving motor, and output of the HSG, the controller that performs a first charging mode that charges the power generated by the engine in the battery through the driving motor and a second charging mode that charges the power generated by the engine in the battery through the driving motor and the HSG.

Control apparatus and method of hybrid vehicle

A method of controlling inertial driving of a vehicle is provided. The method includes, when in an inertial driving guidance mode, obtaining information related to at least one event in consideration of a vehicle ahead situation, wherein the at least one event is a stop event, a deceleration event, or a re-acceleration event, determining a target shift stage corresponding to the at least one event based on the information related to the at least one event, and performing a shift control to the target shift stage.

Vehicle and method of controlling the same

Disclosed is a system and method for controlling a vehicle using a predetermined driving mode of a driving route. A vehicle includes an engine, a speed detector configured to detect a driving speed; a slope detector configured to detect a slope of a road. The vehicle further comprises a controller configured to control driving of the engine using a predetermined driving mode. While controlling the vehicle according to the predetermined driving mode, the controller obtains current road condition information based on the vehicle's driving speed and slope of the load, and determines whether the vehicle deviates from a route based on the current road condition information and reference road condition information. When it is determined that the vehicle deviates from the route of the predetermined driving mode, the controller ends the predetermined driving mode and starts a general driving mode.

Vehicle and method for controlling the same

A vehicle includes an engine for applying a driving force to a vehicle wheel, a speed detector for detecting a driving speed, a slope detector for detecting a slope of a road, an input for receiving a departure command and an arrival command, and a controller, when a route addition mode is selected, acquiring and storing road condition information of a route between a departure time and an arrival time based on a driving speed and a slope of the road, which is detected from when the departure time at which the departure command is received until the arrival time at which the arrival command is received, and the controller, when a route driving mode is selected, controlling driving of the engine based on the stored road condition information of the road.

Vehicle and method for controlling the vehicle

An apparatus and method of controlling a braking force of a vehicle can improve fuel efficiency by increasing the rate of regenerative braking in the vehicle. The method includes: determining a required deceleration based on a running state of other vehicle ahead; determining a maximum value of a maximum creep torque of a motor and a maximum creep torque of a battery as an amount of available creep torque; determining a smaller value of a required deceleration and the amount of available creep torque as the creep torque; determining a motor torque based on the creep torque; performing regenerative braking by controlling the motor so as to follow the determined motor torque; calculating a deceleration torque based on the creep torque and calculating an amount of hydraulic braking based on the deceleration torque; and performing hydraulic braking according to the calculated hydraulic braking amount.

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Gwangmyeong-si, South Korea

Jeewook Huh