ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,003, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Apparatus and method for separately estimating backlash and compliance of vehicle driving system" was invented by Ji Won Oh (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Jeong Soo Eo (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Sang Joon Kim (Seoul, South Korea) and Lee Hyoung Cho (Suwon-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and a method estimate backlash and compliance. The apparatus and the method are configured to distinguish and determine the backlash and the compliance occurring in a vehicle driving system. The method include...