Patents by Inventor Zhexun LI

Zhexun LI 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).

  • Patent number: 11692885
    Abstract: The present invention proposes a method for identifying the spatial-temporal distribution of the vehicle loads on a bridge based on the DenseNet. The method includes five steps: firstly, mounting a plurality of cameras in different positions of a bridge, acquiring images of the bridge from different directions, and outputting video images with time tags; secondly, acquiring multichannel characteristics of vehicles on the bridge by using DenseNet, including color characteristics, shape characteristics and position characteristics; thirdly, analyzing the data and characteristics of the vehicles from different cameras at a same moment to obtain vehicle distribution on the bridge at any time; fourthly, continuously monitoring the vehicle distribution in a time period to obtain a vehicle load situation on any section of the bridge; and finally, integrating the time and space distribution of the vehicles to obtain spatial-temporal distribution of the bridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Zhejiang University
    Inventors: Xiaowei Ye, Zhexun Li, Tao Jin
  • Patent number: 11593952
    Abstract: A structural vibration monitoring method based on computer vision and motion compensation provided in the present disclosure adopts a dual-camera system for self-motion compensation. The dual-camera system consists of a primary camera and a secondary camera rigidly connected to each other. The primary camera directly measures a structure displacement. This method inevitably includes an error generated due to motion of the primary camera. Meanwhile, the secondary camera measures displacements of translation and rotation, so as to estimate a measurement error caused by the motion of the primary camera. Then, with the displacement directly measured by the main camera minus the measurement error, a corrected structure displacement is obtained, thereby truthfully and accurately monitoring vibrations of a bridge structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Zhejiang University
    Inventors: Xiaowei Ye, Zhexun Li, Tao Jin
  • Patent number: 11516440
    Abstract: A method for modal analysis of bridge structures based on surveillance videos is provided. A plurality of continuous cameras are utilized for realizing high-precision surveillance for the structure of the bridge. Firstly, a plurality of regions are selected in the viewing angle of each of the cameras, and a conversion relation between images of the regions and actual displacements is calculated; next, displacements on the images shot by the cameras are converted into actual displacements of targets, so as to obtain displacements of the targets relative to the cameras; displacements of the adjacent cameras are sequentially passed according to a difference value from the ground of an abutment, so as to obtain displacements of all camera bodies; and finally, the displacements of all the targets relative to the ground of the abutment are calculated, and the structural mode of the bridge is calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xiaowei Ye, Zhexun Li, Tao Jin
  • Publication number: 20220166957
    Abstract: A method for modal analysis of bridge structures based on surveillance videos is provided. A plurality of continuous cameras are utilized for realizing high-precision surveillance for the structure of the bridge. Firstly, a plurality of regions are selected in the viewing angle of each of the cameras, and a conversion relation between images of the regions and actual displacements is calculated; next, displacements on the images shot by the cameras are converted into actual displacements of targets, so as to obtain displacements of the targets relative to the cameras; displacements of the adjacent cameras are sequentially passed according to a difference value from the ground of an abutment, so as to obtain displacements of all camera bodies; and finally, the displacements of all the targets relative to the ground of the abutment are calculated, and the structural mode of the bridge is calculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Xiaowei YE, Zhexun LI, Tao JIN
  • Publication number: 20220138970
    Abstract: A structural vibration monitoring method based on computer vision and motion compensation provided in the present disclosure adopts a dual-camera system for self-motion compensation. The dual-camera system consists of a primary camera and a secondary camera rigidly connected to each other. The primary camera directly measures a structure displacement. This method inevitably includes an error generated due to motion of the primary camera. Meanwhile, the secondary camera measures displacements of translation and rotation, so as to estimate a measurement error caused by the motion of the primary camera. Then, with the displacement directly measured by the main camera minus the measurement error, a corrected structure displacement is obtained, thereby truthfully and accurately monitoring vibrations of a bridge structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Xiaowei YE, Zhexun LI, Tao JIN
  • Publication number: 20210381911
    Abstract: The present invention proposes a method for identifying the spatial-temporal distribution of the vehicle loads on a bridge based on the DenseNet. The method includes five steps: firstly, mounting a plurality of cameras in different positions of a bridge, acquiring images of the bridge from different directions, and outputting video images with time tags; secondly, acquiring multichannel characteristics of vehicles on the bridge by using DenseNet, including color characteristics, shape characteristics and position characteristics; thirdly, analyzing the data and characteristics of the vehicles from different cameras at a same moment to obtain vehicle distribution on the bridge at any time; fourthly, continuously monitoring the vehicle distribution in a time period to obtain a vehicle load situation on any section of the bridge; and finally, integrating the time and space distribution of the vehicles to obtain spatial-temporal distribution of the bridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Xiaowei YE, Zhexun LI, Tao JIN