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US 12,214,790 · App. 18/071,419 · Granted Feb 4, 2025

Eco-friendly vehicle and method for evaluating valet mode driving therefor

Inventors: Gyu Ri Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Seong Wook Moon (Seoul, KR); Do Hwa Kim (Seoul, KR); Sung Bae Jeon (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Sung Il Jung (Busan, KR); Jae Young Park (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jeong Eun Kim (Seoul, KR); Hui Un Son (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Corporation
B60W40/09B60W40/02B60W50/04B60W2556/45
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Patent No.
US 12,214,790
App. No.
18/071,419
Granted
Feb 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed may be a method for evaluating valet mode driving of a vehicle. The method includes determining whether or not a valet mode entry condition may be satisfied, determining a plurality of driving evaluation factors for valet parking based on at least one of a vehicle status or a driving environment, upon determining that the valet mode entry condition may be satisfied, calculating a valet driving evaluation score by analyzing the determined driving evaluation factors and collecting result values acquired through analysis, and displaying the calculated valet driving evaluation score.

Claims (25)

1. A method for evaluating valet mode driving of a vehicle, the method comprising:

determining whether or not a valet mode entry condition is satisfied;

determining a plurality of driving evaluation factors for valet parking based on at least one of a vehicle status or a driving environment, upon determining that the valet mode entry condition is satisfied;

calculating a valet driving evaluation score by analyzing the determined driving evaluation factors and collecting result values acquired through analysis; and

displaying the calculated valet driving evaluation score.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising guiding the valet parking so as to allow the valet driving evaluation score to reach a high score.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein different weights predetermined depending on the plurality of determined driving evaluation factors are applied to the respective driving evaluation factors.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of driving evaluation factors comprises at least one of impulse of the vehicle, sudden acceleration and sudden braking, a driving distance of the vehicle, a frequency of turning-on of an engine of the vehicle, a frequency of gear shifts of the vehicle, or shaking of the vehicle.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the impulse of the vehicle is extracted or calculated using at least one of a wheel speed change of the vehicle, a difference between a wheel speed and an acceleration sensor value of the vehicle, or a pitch rate.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, in the calculating the valet driving evaluation score, the valet driving evaluation score is continuously calculated until the valet parking has been completed.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, in the displaying the calculated valet driving evaluation score, the calculated valet driving evaluation score is compared with a predetermined evaluation score, and a warning notification is output and is transmitted to a smart device of a vehicle owner, when the calculated valet driving evaluation score is less than the predetermined evaluation score.

8. The method according to claim 2 , wherein, upon determining that the valet mode entry condition is satisfied, an emergency braking apparatus, a Blind Spot Detection (BSD) system, a lane departure warning system, or safety assistance systems and functions are controlled to be activated based on the vehicle status or the driving environment in a valet mode.

9. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program to execute the method according to claim 1 .

10. An apparatus for evaluating valet mode driving of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

an entry determiner configured to determine whether or not a valet mode entry condition is satisfied;

an evaluation factor determiner configured to determine a plurality of driving evaluation factors for valet parking based on at least one of a vehicle status or a driving environment, upon determining that the valet mode entry condition is satisfied;

a controller comprising an evaluation score calculator configured to calculate a valet driving evaluation score by analyzing the determined driving evaluation factors and collecting result values acquired through analysis; and

a display configured to display the calculated valet driving evaluation score.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the controller further comprises a driving guide unit configured to guide the valet parking so as to allow the valet driving evaluation score to reach a high score.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein different weights predetermined depending on the plurality of determined driving evaluation factors are applied to the respective driving evaluation factors.

13. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the plurality of driving evaluation factors comprises at least one of impulse of the vehicle, sudden acceleration and sudden braking, a driving distance of the vehicle, a frequency of turning-on of an engine of the vehicle, a frequency of gear shifts of the vehicle, or shaking of the vehicle.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the impulse of the vehicle is extracted or calculated using at least one of a wheel speed change of the vehicle, a difference between a wheel speed and an acceleration sensor value of the vehicle, or a pitch rate.

15. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the evaluation score calculator continuously calculates the valet driving evaluation score until the valet parking has been completed.

16. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the display outputs a warning notification and transmits the warning notification to a smart device of a vehicle owner, when the calculated valet driving evaluation score is less than a predetermined evaluation score.

17. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the evaluation factor determiner activates an emergency braking apparatus, a Blind Spot Detection (BSD) system, a lane departure warning system, or safety assistance systems and functions based on the vehicle status or the driving environment in a valet mode, upon determining that the valet mode entry condition is satisfied.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 30, 2022
From: LEE, GYU RI; MOON, SEONG WOOK; KIM, DO HWA; JEON, SUNG BAE; JUNG, SUNG IL; PARK, JAE YOUNG; KIM, JEONG EUN; SON, HUI UN
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0191762 · Dec 29, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230202484A1 · Jun 29, 2023
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