IP Library Granted Patent US 12662105
Granted Patent B2
US 12662105 · App. 18/637,216 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Off-road driving assistance device and method

Inventors: Jun Han Kang (Seoul, KR); Ik Jin Um (Busan, KR); Ji Hun Byun (Hwaseong-si, KR); Moon Joon Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jung Ho Park (Incheon, KR); Young Ho Shin (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION
B60W10/04B60W10/18B60W50/045B60W2520/04B60W2710/0672B60W2710/085B60W2710/18
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12662105
App. No.
18/637,216
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An off-road driving assistance device may include: a receiver configured to receive driving information of a vehicle; a first controller configured to determine a stuck state probability score based on the driving information; and a second controller configured to control a magnitude of a driving torque or a braking torque based on the driving information and the stuck state probability score. The second controller may be configured to adjust a change in slope of the driving torque or the braking torque based on the stuck state probability score and control the magnitude of the driving torque or the braking torque.

Claims (32)

1 . An off-road driving assistance device, comprising:

a receiver configured to receive driving information of a vehicle;

a first controller configured to determine a stuck state probability score based on the driving information; and

a second controller configured to control a magnitude of a driving torque or a braking torque based on the driving information and the stuck state probability score,

wherein the second controller is configured to adjust a change in slope of the driving torque or the braking torque according to the stuck state probability score and control the magnitude of the driving torque or the braking torque.

2 . The off-road driving assistance device according to claim 1 , wherein the second controller is configured to decrease or increase the change in the slope of the driving torque or the braking torque as the stuck state probability score increases or decreases.

3 . The off-road driving assistance device according to claim 1 , wherein the second controller is configured to control the driving torque or the braking torque by one of a first off-road driving control and a second off-road driving control.

4 . The off-road driving assistance device according to claim 3 , wherein in the first off-road driving control, the second controller is configured to control the driving torque or the braking torque to occur immediately.

5 . The off-road driving assistance device according to claim 3 , wherein in the second off-road driving control, the second controller is configured to adjust the change in the slope of the driving torque or the braking torque based on the stuck state probability score and control the magnitude of the driving torque or the braking torque.

6 . The off-road driving assistance device according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a determination unit configured to determine performance of control by one of the first off-road driving control and the second off-road driving control.

7 . The off-road driving assistance device according to claim 6 , wherein the determination unit is configured to determine the second controller to perform control by one of the first off-road driving control and the second off-road driving control, based on the magnitude of the driving torque or the braking torque and the stuck state probability score.

8 . The off-road driving assistance device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a storage unit configured to store a table in which the change in the slope of the driving torque and the braking torque based on the stuck state probability score is previously set.

9 . The off-road driving assistance device according to claim 8 , wherein the second controller is configured to adjust the change in the slope of the driving torque or the braking torque based on the table and control the magnitude of the driving torque or the braking torque.

10 . The off-road driving assistance device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit the magnitude of the driving torque or the braking torque to a driving device or a braking device.

11 . An off-road driving assistance method, comprising:

receiving driving information of a vehicle;

determining, by a first controller, a stuck state probability score; and

controlling off-road driving based on the driving information and the stuck state probability score,

wherein, in controlling off-road driving, a change in slope of a driving torque or a braking torque is adjusted based on the stuck state probability score and wherein a magnitude of the driving torque or the braking torque is controlled.

12 . The off-road driving assistance method according to claim 11 , wherein, in controlling off-road driving, as the stuck state probability score increases or decreases, the change in the slope of the driving torque or the braking torque decreases or increases.

13 . The off-road driving assistance method according to claim 11 , wherein, in controlling off-road driving, the driving torque or the braking torque is controlled by one of a first off-road driving control and a second off-road driving control.

14 . The off-road driving assistance method according to claim 13 , wherein, in the first off-road driving control, in controlling off-road driving, the driving torque or the braking torque is controlled to occur immediately.

15 . The off-road driving assistance method according to claim 13 , wherein, in the second off-road driving control, in controlling off-road driving, the change in the slope of the driving torque or the braking torque is adjusted based on the stuck state probability score and wherein the magnitude of the driving torque or the braking torque is controlled.

16 . The off-road driving assistance method according to claim 13 , wherein controlling off-road driving further comprises:

a second condition determination operation for determining performance of control by one of the first off-road driving control or the second off-road driving control.

17 . The off-road driving assistance method according to claim 16 , wherein, in controlling off-road driving, a second controller is configured to perform control by one of the first off-road driving control or the second off-road driving control based on the magnitude of the driving torque or the braking torque and the stuck state probability score.

18 . The off-road driving assistance method according to claim 11 , wherein, in the controlling off-road driving, the change in the slope of the driving torque or the braking torque is adjusted and the magnitude of the driving torque or the braking torque is controlled based on a table regarding a change in slope of the driving torque and the braking torque depending on the stuck state probability score, which is preset and stored in a storage unit.

19 . The off-road driving assistance method according to claim 11 , wherein controlling off-road driving further comprises:

transmitting the magnitude of the driving torque or the braking torque to a driving device or a braking device.