Patents Assigned to SHANGHAI HUACE NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY LTD.
  • Patent number: 11971489
    Abstract: A method for converting state space representation (SSR) information to observation space representation (OSR) information includes: obtaining the SSR information, obtaining the OSR information, obtaining information of a virtual observation distance, and obtaining delay information of a troposphere and delay information of an ionosphere. A device for converting SSR information to OSR information includes: a satellite antenna, a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) board, a radio antenna, a mobile network module and antenna, a Bluetooth module and antenna, a Wi-Fi module and antenna, a status indicator light, a plurality of output interfaces, and a power supply unit. A conversion algorithm is realized for converting SSR information to OSR information, and the converted OSR information follows the international standard protocols and can be received by most GNSS receivers. A conversion device is developed based on the aforementioned method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SHANGHAI HUACE NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY LTD.
    Inventors: Yutong He, Xiaomeng Wu, Jialin Zhang
  • Patent number: 11799203
    Abstract: A modified-material-based high-precision combined antenna for satellite navigation and communications includes a high-frequency satellite navigation antenna metal radiating surface, a low-frequency satellite navigation antenna metal radiating surface, a WIFI/Bluetooth antenna metal radiating surface, a PCB, a shielding metal cavity and an injection molded modified-material-based substrate. The low-frequency satellite navigation antenna metal radiating surface is located between the high-frequency satellite navigation antenna metal radiating surface and the PCB. The WIFI/Bluetooth antenna metal radiating surface is located on a side of the low-frequency satellite navigation antenna metal radiating surface. The injection molded modified-material-based substrate is made of polyphenyl ether doped with a modified material, and the modified material has a relative permittivity of 2.65 and a density of 1.06 g/cm3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SHANGHAI HUACE NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY LTD.
    Inventors: Ding Wu, Bo Lv, Wentao Zhong
  • Patent number: 11789163
    Abstract: Provided is a navigation board, a multi-source data fusion method for a navigation board and a transporter. The navigation board includes a printed circuit board, a global navigation satellite system module, an inertial sensor, a processor, and a data interface; the processor is configured to execute a large misalignment angle initialization algorithm, an inertial strapdown solution algorithm, and a multi-source data fusion solution; and a size of the navigation board is smaller than or equal to a size of a standard GNSS board, and the navigation board at least includes the same data interface as a data interface of the standard GNSS board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: SHANGHAI HUACE NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventors: Shengfei Dong, Haifeng Deng, Yan Gao, Qingqing Wang, Xiangzhen Dang, Jianbo Wang, Hanxu Luo, Jun Wang
  • Patent number: 11598886
    Abstract: A GNSS/IMU-based tilt measurement system includes a GNSS/IMU receiver. The GNSS/IMU receiver includes a GNSS antenna, a GNSS positioning board, an IMU inertial sensor and a position transfer device. The GNSS antenna is configured to receive a satellite navigation positioning signal. The GNSS positioning board is configured to calculate coordinates of the phase center of the GNSS antenna according to a signal received by the GNSS antenna and use the coordinates of the phase center as reference coordinates for measuring a relative position point. The IMU inertial sensor is configured to measure the acceleration and the angular velocity of the receiver. The relative position transfer medium is configured to connect the reference coordinates and the coordinates of the relative position point to be measured. The position transfer device is configured to implement the measurement function of the relative position point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Shanghai Huace Navigation Technology LTD.
    Inventors: Haifeng Deng, Benyin Yuan, Xuefeng Shen
  • Patent number: 11572078
    Abstract: Disclosed are a vehicle navigation guidance system and a vehicle. The system includes: a navigation controller, a steering angle sensor, a motor steering controller and a display controller. The steering angle sensor is communicatively connected to the navigation controller, and is configured to acquire rotational angular velocity information of a wheel relative to a vehicle body, and output the angular velocity information to the navigation controller. The navigation controller is configured to output navigation guidance information according to positioning information and the angular velocity information, where the navigation controller includes a first positioning device, and the first positioning device is configured to acquire the positioning information. The motor steering controller is communicatively connected to the navigation controller, and is configured to perform steering control according to the navigation guidance information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Shanghai Huace Navigation Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Xuefeng Shen, Qiang Ren, Haifeng Deng, Wei Tian, Mangmang Xie, Changnan Guo, Xiaoyu Chen, Kewu Hu
  • Publication number: 20220317310
    Abstract: A method for converting state space representation (SSR) information to observation space representation (OSR) information includes: obtaining the SSR information, obtaining the OSR information, obtaining information of a virtual observation distance, and obtaining delay information of a troposphere and delay information of an ionosphere. A device for converting SSR information to OSR information includes: a satellite antenna, a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) board, a radio antenna, a mobile network module and antenna, a Bluetooth module and antenna, a Wi-Fi module and antenna, a status indicator light, a plurality of output interfaces, and a power supply unit. A conversion algorithm is realized for converting SSR information to OSR information, and the converted OSR information follows the international standard protocols and can be received by most GNSS receivers. A conversion device is developed based on the aforementioned method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: SHANGHAI HUACE NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY LTD.
    Inventors: Yutong HE, Xiaomeng WU, Jialin ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20210376467
    Abstract: A modified-material-based high-precision combined antenna for satellite navigation and communications includes a high-frequency satellite navigation antenna metal radiating surface, a low-frequency satellite navigation antenna metal radiating surface, a WIFI/Bluetooth antenna metal radiating surface, a PCB, a shielding metal cavity and an injection molded modified-material-based substrate. The low-frequency satellite navigation antenna metal radiating surface is located between the high-frequency satellite navigation antenna metal radiating surface and the PCB. The WIFI/Bluetooth antenna metal radiating surface is located on a side of the low-frequency satellite navigation antenna metal radiating surface. The injection molded modified-material-based substrate is made of polyphenyl ether doped with a modified material, and the modified material has a relative permittivity of 2.65 and a density of 1.06 g/cm3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Shanghai Huace Navigation Technology LTD.
    Inventors: Ding WU, Bo LV, Wentao ZHONG
  • Publication number: 20210364654
    Abstract: A GNSS/IMU-based tilt measurement system includes a GNSS/IMU receiver. The GNSS/IMU receiver includes a GNSS antenna, a GNSS positioning board, an IMU inertial sensor and a position transfer device. The GNSS antenna is configured to receive a satellite navigation positioning signal. The GNSS positioning board is configured to calculate coordinates of the phase center of the GNSS antenna according to a signal received by the GNSS antenna and use the coordinates of the phase center as reference coordinates for measuring a relative position point. The IMU inertial sensor is configured to measure the acceleration and the angular velocity of the receiver. The relative position transfer medium is configured to connect the reference coordinates and the coordinates of the relative position point to be measured. The position transfer device is configured to implement the measurement function of the relative position point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: Shanghai Huace Navigation Technology LTD.
    Inventors: Haifeng DENG, Benyin YUAN, Xuefeng SHEN
  • Publication number: 20210213968
    Abstract: Disclosed are a vehicle navigation guidance system and a vehicle. The system includes: a navigation controller, a steering angle sensor, a motor steering controller and a display controller. The steering angle sensor is communicatively connected to the navigation controller, and is configured to acquire rotational angular velocity information of a wheel relative to a vehicle body, and output the angular velocity information to the navigation controller. The navigation controller is configured to output navigation guidance information according to positioning information and the angular velocity information, where the navigation controller includes a first positioning device, and the first positioning device is configured to acquire the positioning information. The motor steering controller is communicatively connected to the navigation controller, and is configured to perform steering control according to the navigation guidance information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Shanghai Huace Navigation Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Xuefeng Shen, Qiang Ren, Haifeng Deng, Wei Tian, Mangmang Xie, Changnan Guo, Xiaoyu Chen, Kewu Hu
  • Patent number: 10772066
    Abstract: A method of automatically switching a mode of receiving differential data for driving test and driver training using a mobile station includes the following steps of: after a mobile station installed on a training vehicle is powered on, using a mode of receiving the differential data by a radio station; if the differential data cannot be received within a preset time period under the mode, switching the radio station to a GPRS mode; if the radio station of the mobile station receives failure information, feeding the information back to a back-end server by the mobile station; informing a technician, by the back-end server, to perform troubleshooting, after the radio station failure is eliminated, feeding information back to the mobile station through the back-end server, and switching the mobile station back to the mode of receiving the differential data by the radio station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI HUACE NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventors: Hao Zhuang, Zhiqiang Fang, Jiejun Wang, Huazhong Xie, Kangde Zhao
  • Patent number: 10670424
    Abstract: A method for initial alignment of an inertial navigation apparatus, comprising the following steps: providing an apparatus loaded with a sensor, and preprocessing the sensor; carrying out relative alignment to calculate an installation error angle of the sensor; carrying out absolute alignment to calculate an installation attitude angle error of the sensor to increase an accuracy of an error attitude angle calculated during the relative alignment. The relative alignment process calculates a relative error attitude angle, the relative error attitude angle being used as the initial value for attitude error in a stat vector in the absolute alignment process, thereby accelerating convergence of the Kalman filter. Alignment precision is further enhanced by the absolute alignment process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI HUACE NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventors: Qiang Ren, Jiejun Wang, Xuefeng Shen, Lilong Wei, Guiyan Cui
  • Patent number: 10605619
    Abstract: A precision calibration method of attitude measuring systems is provided. The precision calibration method of attitude measuring systems includes the following steps: calibrating a zero-deviation, a scale coefficient, and a non-orthogonal angle between axes of an accelerometer to the attitude measuring system via an ellipsoid fitting model (S1); compensating original data of the accelerometer using a calculated ellipsoid parameter (S2); calibrating an electronic compass via the ellipsoid fitting model according to compensated accelerometer data (S3); compensating original electronic compass data by the calculated ellipsoid parameter (S4); calculating an attitude according to the compensated data of the accelerometer and compensated data of the electronic compass (S5). The above steps of the method have a reliable calibration result and a high precision with a less time consumption of calibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI HUACE NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventors: Rui Tu, Xuefeng Shen, Wenlong Zhao, Wending Dai, Qiang Yue
  • Patent number: 10605605
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a GNSS-INS vehicle attitude determination method based on a single antenna, including the steps as below: mounting a GNSS antenna at a centroid and in the center of the vehicle, and mounting the IMU measuring unit of the MEMS sensor on the steering shaft of the vehicle; obtaining the position and velocity information of the vehicle by means of the GNSS antenna, obtaining the heading angular speed information of the vehicle by means of the IMU measuring unit; calculating the attitude angle of the vehicle by means of the combination with accelerometer and gyroscope; calculating the heading angle of the vehicle based on the position, velocity, and heading angular speed of the vehicle. The method combines the advantages of the short-term high precision of the IMU gyroscope and the long-term high stability of the GNSS single antenna, so as to avoid the divergence phenomenon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI HUACE NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY LTD.
    Inventors: Xuefeng Shen, Xianghui Che, Qiang Ren, Guangjie Cao, Guangyang Dong, Rui Tu
  • Patent number: 10591295
    Abstract: A tilt measurement method for an RTK measuring receiver includes the following steps: step S1: fixing the bottom of a centering rod and performing a measurement after an inclination and shake; step S2: obtaining a measurement point sequence, a measurement point tilt sequence, a length of the centering rod, and a height of an antenna phase center based on the measurement; step S3: obtaining a positioning quality threshold and a geodetic coordinate of the to-be-measured point based on values obtained from the measurement; and step S4: determining whether the positioning quality threshold meets a requirement or not to decide whether to finish the measurement or not. In the method, the position of a to-be-measured point is calculated according to the position and the tilt angle of the antenna phase center of the receiver, and the length of the centering rod etc. during multiple tilt measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI HUACE NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventors: Rui Song, Jin Zhou, Benyin Yuan, Jiejun Wang, Dongguo Piao
  • Publication number: 20190310083
    Abstract: A tilt measurement method for an RTK measuring receiver includes the following steps: step Si: fixing the bottom of a centering rod and performing a measurement after an inclination and shake; step S2: obtaining a measurement point sequence, a measurement point tilt sequence, a length of the centering rod, and a height of an antenna phase center based on the measurement; step S3: obtaining a positioning quality threshold and a geodetic coordinate of the to-be-measured point based on values obtained from the measurement; and step S4: determining whether the positioning quality threshold meets a requirement or not to decide whether to finish the measurement or not. In the method, the position of a to-be-measured point is calculated according to the position and the tilt angle of the antenna phase center of the receiver, and the length of the centering rod etc. during multiple tilt measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: SHANGHAI HUACE NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventors: Rui SONG, Jin ZHOU, Benyin YUAN, Jiejun WANG, Dongguo PIAO
  • Publication number: 20190243389
    Abstract: A flight control system of an unmanned aerial vehicle with differential positioning based on a CORS network includes a MEMS sensing unit for collecting data of angular velocity, linear velocity, air pressure, and magnetic field; a GNSS positioning unit for acquiring GNSS positioning data; a network communication unit for acquiring CORS differential data; an attitude/navigation control unit for controlling the attitude and navigation of the unmanned aerial vehicle, a main control unit for performing data processing, data fusion and system control operations among functional units. The 3G mobile network is used to obtain the differential data from CORS base station and realize an RTK differential positioning of the flight control system, which can satisfy the requirements of centimeter-level positioning accuracy of unmanned aerial vehicles for high-end consumer market and professional surveying and mapping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: SHANGHAI HUACE NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventors: Shengfei DONG, Jiejun WANG, Caimeng LI, Huazhong XIE, Wei HE
  • Patent number: 10352829
    Abstract: An automatic calibration method of an angle sensor for an automatic drive control system of a farm machine includes the following steps. S1: fixing a steering wheel of the farm machine to make front wheels of a vehicle kept at a fixed angle. S2: collecting a plurality of pieces of current position information of the farm machine, and processing the plurality of pieces of current position information to obtain an average value. S3: establishing a two-wheel farm machine kinematics model based on a center of a rear axle. S4: performing a radius calculation to obtain a set of angle correspondences. S5: rotating the farm machine by a preset angle at a constant speed with the rear axle of the farm machine as a center, and performing S1 through S4. S6: after performing S5 for several times, performing an angle value fitting calculation to obtain a calibration coefficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: SHANGHAI HUACE NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventors: Qiang Ren, Jiejun Wang, Xuefeng Shen, Shaoxi Feng, Guangyang Dong
  • Patent number: 10330129
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hydraulic control valve assembly of automatic steering system for agricultural machine including a proportional directional valve (3). A balancing valve (1) is arranged between the proportional directional valve (3) and the steering cylinder. A first shuttle valve (2) is arranged between the proportional directional valve (3) and the balancing valve (1). The first shuttle valve (2) is positioned on one side of the proportional directional valve (3). An overflow valve (4) is positioned on another side of the proportional directional valve (3). The overflow valve (4) is connected to a second shuttle valve (6) and a logic valve (5) respectively. The hydraulic control valve assembly has a large control power, a rapid response, and is more suitable for the autonomous navigation operation of agricultural machine. Moreover, the system saves more energy, such that the autonomous navigation operation of agricultural machine is more stable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: SHANGHAI HUACE NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventors: Guangjie Cao, Yanping Zhao, Wending Dai, Anbang Wang, Xiaohan Gao, Xunye Mao, Kai Chen
  • Publication number: 20190186913
    Abstract: A method far verifying accuracy of RTK tilt compensation measurement is provided by the present invention. By firstly collecting the central coordinates and subsequently collecting the compensation measurement points, the offset and the height difference of the measurement points are calculated in real time, recorded and displayed. The maximum and minimum errors of the compensation measurement points near a point location are automatically counted, and whether an accuracy of the tilt compensation measurement of the RTK equipment meets the designed requirement of accuracy is verified. Therefore, the requirements for the operators are minimized. The method of the present invention can be used to detect the accuracy of the tilt compensation measurement of the RTK equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: SHANGHAI HUACE NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventors: Pengfei LI, Qingliang WANG, Yaoyao ZHAO, Xuan WANG, Wei HE
  • Publication number: 20190154546
    Abstract: An automatic calibration method of an angle sensor for an automatic drive control system of a farm machine includes the following steps. S1: fixing a steering wheel of the farm machine to make front wheels of a vehicle kept at a fixed angle. S2: collecting a plurality of pieces of current position information of the farm machine, and processing the plurality of pieces of current position information to obtain an average value. S3: establishing a two-wheel farm machine kinematics model based on a center of a rear axle. S4: performing a radius calculation to obtain a set of angle correspondences. S5: rotating the farm machine by a preset angle at a constant speed with the rear axle of the farm machine as a center, and performing S1 through S4. S6: after performing S5 for several times, performing an angle value fitting calculation to obtain a calibration coefficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: SHANGHAI HUACE NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventors: Qiang REN, Jiejun WANG, Xuefeng SHEN, Shaoxi FENG, Guangyang DONG