# US 2026/0062015 A1 · Automotive storage device, vehicle system including automotive storage device, and vehicle including the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2026/0062015 A1 - Document ID: US20260062015A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 19/266,398 - Filed: 2025-07-11 - Published: 2026-03-05 - Earliest claimed: 2024-09-03 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Seungcheol LEE - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260062015A1 ## CPC - B60T 17/22: Devices for monitoring or checking brake systems; Signal devices - B60W 50/0205: {Diagnosing or detecting failures; Failure detection models} - B60L 3/0046: {relating to electric energy storage systems, e.g. batteries or capacitors} - B60L 58/10: for monitoring or controlling batteries - B60L 58/12: responding to state of charge [SoC] - B60L 58/16: responding to battery ageing, e.g. to the number of charging cycles or the state of health [SoH] - B60T 7/042: {by electrical means, e.g. using travel or force sensors} - B60W 30/143: {Speed control (B60W30/16 takes precedence)} - B60W 30/18127: {Regenerative braking} - B60W 50/14: Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention - B60W 60/001: {Planning or execution of driving tasks} - G06V 10/82: using neural networks - G06V 20/58: Recognition of moving objects or obstacles, e.g. vehicles or pedestrians; Recognition of traffic objects, e.g. traffic signs, traffic lights or roads - H02J 7/82: Control of state of charge [SOC] - H02J 7/84: Control of state of health [SOH] - B60L 2240/545: Temperature - B60L 2250/26: by pedal actuation - B60T 2220/04: Pedal travel sensor, stroke sensor; Sensing brake request - B60W 2050/0005: {Processor details or data handling, e.g. memory registers or chip architecture} - B60W 2050/021: {Means for detecting failure or malfunction} - B60W 2050/146: {Display means} - B60W 2420/403: Image sensing, e.g. optical camera - B60W 2510/244: Charge state - B60W 2540/12: Brake pedal position - H02J 2105/37: exchanging power with electric vehicles [EV] or with hybrid electric vehicles [HEV] - B60T: VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL (electrodynamic brake systems for vehicle, in general B60L; brakes per se, i.e. devices where braking effect occurs, including ultimate brake actuators, F16D); ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES - B60W: CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT - B60L: PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K1/00, B60K6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K17/12, B60K17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY ## Abstract A vehicle system may include a sensor configured to detect at least one of a position of a brake pedal, a state of a plurality of battery cells, or a first image outside the vehicle and generate detection information, and an automotive storage device including a storage controller and a non-volatile memory device, the storage controller configured to generate vehicle information based on detection information, the vehicle information including at least one of first braking information, state-of-charge information of the plurality of battery cells, or first object information outside the vehicle, the non-volatile memory device configured to store the detection information and the vehicle information according to a control of the storage controller. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vehicle system, comprising: a sensor configured to detect at least one of a position of a brake pedal, a state of a plurality of battery cells, or a first image outside a vehicle and generate detection information; and an automotive storage device comprising a storage controller and a non-volatile memory device, wherein the storage controller is configured to generate vehicle information based on the detection information, the vehicle information comprising at least one of first braking information, state-of-charge information of the plurality of battery cells, or first object information outside the vehicle, and the non-volatile memory device configured to store the detection information and the vehicle information according to a control of the storage controller. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vehicle system of claim 1, further comprising: a brake; a motor; a vehicle control unit configured to control a regenerative braking of the motor; and a brake control unit configured to generate a second braking information based on the detection information, wherein the storage controller comprises a powertrain processor, the powertrain processor configured to receive the second braking information and provide a first braking value or a second braking value to the brake or the vehicle control unit based on the first braking value represented by the first braking information and the second braking value represented by the second braking information. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The vehicle system of claim 2, wherein the powertrain processor is configured to provide the first braking value to the brake or the vehicle control unit, when a difference between the first braking value and the second braking value is greater than a desired value. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The vehicle system of claim 3, wherein the powertrain processor is configured to provide the first braking value to the brake when the first braking value is greater than a threshold braking value, and provide the first braking value to the vehicle control unit when the first braking value is smaller than the threshold braking value. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The vehicle system of claim 2, wherein the powertrain processor is configured to output a notification signal for notifying a defect of the brake control unit, when a difference between the first braking value and the second braking value is greater than a desired value. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The vehicle system of claim 1, further comprising: a first camera comprising the sensor, wherein the storage controller comprises a first camera serial interface connected to the first camera, and a first image processor configured to generate first image data based on the detection information. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The vehicle system of claim 6, wherein the storage controller further comprises a first neural processing unit, the first neural processing unit configured to generate the first object information identifying an object included in the first image outside the vehicle based on the first image data. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The vehicle system of claim 7, wherein the first object information comprises information on at least one of other vehicles, pedestrians, or traffic signs outside the vehicle. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The vehicle system of claim 6, further comprising: a second camera comprising an image sensor; and an autonomous driving system connected to the second camera through a second camera serial interface, wherein the storage controller comprises a Peripheral Component Interconnect express (PCIe) interface, the PCIe interface configured to provide the first object information to the autonomous driving system. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The vehicle system of claim 9, wherein the autonomous driving system comprises: a second image processor configured to generate second image data based on a second image outside the vehicle that is detected by the second camera; a second neural processing unit configured to generate second object information based on the second image data, the second object information identifying an object included in the second image; and an autonomous driving processor configured to output a control signal for controlling a speed of the vehicle based on the first object information and the second object information. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The vehicle system of claim 1, further comprising: a battery pack comprising the plurality of battery cells, wherein the sensor is configured to generate at least one of voltage, current, or temperature of the plurality of battery cells as the detection information, and wherein the storage controller comprises a powertrain processor, the powertrain processor configured to generate first state-of-health information of the plurality of battery cells based on the detection information and the state-of-charge information. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The vehicle system of claim 11, wherein the powertrain processor is configured to generate life-span information based on the first state-of-health information and second state-of-health information, the second state-of-health information generated before the first state-of-health information, the life-span information predicting a life-span of the plurality of battery cells. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The vehicle system of claim 11, wherein the powertrain processor is configured to detect a battery cell of an overcharged or over-discharged state among the plurality of battery cells based on the state-of-charge information. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The vehicle system of claim 11, wherein the powertrain processor is configured to control the sensor to perform a cell balancing operation based on the state-of-charge information, the cell balancing operation being an operation of decreasing a voltage difference between the plurality of battery cells. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The vehicle system of claim 11, further comprising: a battery junction box configured to connect the battery pack to a charging terminal through a charging path, wherein the powertrain processor is configured to detect a defect of the plurality of battery cells based on the state-of-charge information, and control the battery junction box to release an electrical connection between the battery pack and the charging path. ### Claim 16 A vehicle system, comprising: a brake; an autonomous driving system configured to control driving of a vehicle; a sensor configured to detect at least one of a position of a brake pedal or a first image outside the vehicle and generate detection information; and an automotive storage device comprising a storage controller and a non-volatile memory device, wherein the storage controller configured to generate vehicle information based on the detection information and provide the vehicle information to the brake or the autonomous driving system, the vehicle information comprising at least one of first braking information relating to a speed of the vehicle or first object information relating to a first object included in the first image, and the non-volatile memory device configured to store the detection information and the vehicle information according to a control of the storage controller. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The vehicle system of claim 16, further comprising: a brake control unit configured to generate a second braking information based on the detection information, wherein the storage controller is configured to receive the second braking information, and provide the first braking information to the brake when a difference between a first braking value represented by the first braking information and a second braking value represented by the second braking information is greater than a desired value. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The vehicle system of claim 17, wherein the storage controller is configured to provide the second braking information to the brake when the difference between the first braking value and the second braking value is smaller than the desired value. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The vehicle system of claim 16, further comprising: a first camera comprising the sensor, the first camera connected to an automotive storage device; and a second camera connected to the autonomous driving system, the second camera configured to detect a second image outside the vehicle, wherein the autonomous driving system comprises a neural processing unit configured to generate second object information based on the second image, the second object information identifying a second object included in the second image, and an autonomous driving processor configured to output a signal for controlling the speed of the vehicle based on the first object information and the second object information. ### Claim 20 A vehicle, comprising: a brake; a battery pack comprising a plurality of battery cells; a sensor configured to generate detection information based on at least of a position of a brake pedal or a state of the plurality of battery cells; a brake control unit configured to control the brake based on the detection information; and an automotive storage device comprising a storage controller and a non-volatile memory device, wherein the storage controller configured to generate vehicle information based on the detection information and detect a defect of the brake control unit or the battery pack based on the vehicle information, the vehicle information comprising at least one of braking information or state-of-charge information of the plurality of battery cells, and the non-volatile memory device configured to store the detection information and the vehicle information according to a control of the storage controller.