Patents by Inventor Tixiao Shan

Tixiao Shan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for autonomous exploration for mapping underwater environments
    Patent number: 11958579
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a system and method for performing an inspection of an underwater environment. Embodiments may include providing an autonomous underwater vehicle (“AUV”) and performing an inspection of an underwater environment using the AUV. Embodiments may further include acquiring real-time sensor data during the inspection of the underwater environment and applying an active simultaneous localization and mapping (“SLAM”) algorithm during the inspection, wherein applying includes estimating one or more virtual landmarks based upon, at least in part, at least one past measurement and a current estimate of AUV activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Brendan J. Englot, Jinkun Wang, Tixiao Shan, Timothy Paul Osedach
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS EXPLORATION FOR MAPPING UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENTS
    Publication number: 20210031891
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a system and method for performing an inspection of an underwater environment. Embodiments may include providing an autonomous underwater vehicle (“AUV”) and performing an inspection of an underwater environment using the AUV. Embodiments may further include acquiring real-time sensor data during the inspection of the underwater environment and applying an active simultaneous localization and mapping (“SLAM”) algorithm during the inspection, wherein applying includes estimating one or more virtual landmarks based upon, at least in part, at least one past measurement and a current estimate of AUV activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Brendan Englot, Jinkun Wang, Tixiao Shan, Timothy Paul Osedach