Patents Assigned to University of Technology
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Patent number: 11823363Abstract: The present invention provides an infrared and visible light fusion method, and belongs to the field of image processing and computer vision. The present invention adopts a pair of infrared binocular camera and visible light binocular camera to acquire images, relates to the construction of a fusion image pyramid and a significant vision enhancement algorithm, and is an infrared and visible light fusion algorithm using multi-scale transform. The present invention uses the binocular cameras and NVIDIATX2 to construct a high-performance computing platform and to construct a high-performance solving algorithm to obtain a high-quality infrared and visible light fusion image. The present invention constructs an image pyramid by designing a filtering template according to different imaging principles of infrared and visible light cameras, obtains image information at different scales, performs image super-resolution and significant enhancement, and finally achieves real-time performance through GPU acceleration.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Risheng Liu, Xin Fan, Jinyuan Liu, Wei Zhong, Zhongxuan Luo
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Patent number: 11823057Abstract: An intelligent control method for a dynamic neural network-based variable cycle engine is provided. By adding a grey relation analysis method-based structure adjustment algorithm to the neural network training algorithm, the neural network structure is adjusted, a dynamic neural network controller is constructed, and thus the intelligent control of the variable cycle engine is realized. A dynamic neural network is trained through the grey relation analysis method-based network structure adjustment algorithm designed by the present invention, and an intelligent controller of the dynamic neural network-based variable cycle engine is constructed. Thus, the problem of coupling between nonlinear multiple variables caused by the increase of control variables of the variable cycle engine and the problem that the traditional control method relies too much on model accuracy are effectively solved.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Yanhua Ma, Xian Du, Ximing Sun, Weiguo Xia
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Patent number: 11823832Abstract: An alert system for a transformer includes a thermographic camera configured to capture thermal images of the transformer, a current sensor configured to generate a sensor signal indicating the current magnitude of a current outputted from the transformer, a storage configured to store a machine learning model, an alert device, and a processing unit configured to obtain image temperature values from the thermal images, obtain magnitude values from the sensor signal, obtain normal temperature values by using the machine learning model and the magnitude values, and instruct the alert device to deliver an alerting signal based on a result of comparison between the image temperature values and the normal temperature values.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Shun-Hung Tsai, Men-Shen Tsai, Kuan-Wei Ko
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Patent number: 11820002Abstract: A flange device using a voice coil motor and a contact control method thereof are disclosed. In the flange device, a force sensor, displacement sensor and an inertial measurement unit (IMU) are used to sense contact data, the contact data is filtered, and the filer contact data is calculated based on an attitude & heading reference systems (AHRS) algorithm, to obtain a force control command to control a displacement direction and a displacement distance of the flange device, so that the flange device is able to adjust a contact status between a polishing device and a to-be-polished object by using the voice coil motor, thereby achieving the technical effect of providing an electromagnetic contact-state adjustment device with quiet and precise control and fast response.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Hsien-I Lin, Yu-Han Chen
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Patent number: 11823405Abstract: A three-dimensional measurement method comprises: converting a total number of levels of sawtooth fringes into a Gray code and acquiring a sawtooth slope coefficient; fusing the coefficient into a sawtooth fringe image to generate a target sawtooth fringe pattern; projecting each target sawtooth fringe pattern to a surface of a to-be-measured object through a projector, and collecting a deformed target sawtooth fringe pattern on the surface through a camera; solving a Gray code of each sawtooth fringe collection pattern at each pixel point according to a differential property of adjacent pixels in each sawtooth fringe collection pattern and solving a fringe level and a wrapped phase at each pixel point; calculating an absolute phase at each pixel point according to the fringe level and the wrapped phase at each pixel point, and reconstructing a three-dimensional point cloud through triangulation ranging to obtain a three-dimensional model of the to-be-measured object.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2023Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: GUANGDONG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Zhuojun Zheng, Jian Gao, Lanyu Zhang, Haixiang Deng, Yun Chen, Xin Chen
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Patent number: 11821806Abstract: The invention discloses a calculation method of ultimate moment resistance and moment-rotation relation for steel beam to concrete-filled steel tube column connections with bidirectional bolts, wherein the calculation method as follows: calculate ultimate moment resistance values of the connection for different failure modes, i.e. yielding of the endplate or T-stub in bending, failure of bolts in tension, failure of column in transverse compression, failure of panel zone in shear, and yielding of the steel beam in bending; the smallest one in the five ultimate moment resistance values is taken as the ultimate moment resistance of the connection; obtain the initial rotational stiffness of the connection by the test, simulation or theoretical calculation; then, the moment-rotation curve of the connection is obtained by substituting the initial rotational stiffness and the ultimate moment resistance into the proposed exponential model for the moment-rotation relation.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Yonghui An, Guojie Zhou, Jinping Ou
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Publication number: 20230365442Abstract: Disclosed is an electrified membrane flow-cell reactor system and method for nitrogen wastewater treatment and upcycling towards ammonia nitrogen without external acid/base consumption. This electrified membrane flow-cell reactor includes a cathodic membrane module having a gas-permeable or gas-exchange membrane and a cathodic catalytic layer, an anode, and a semi-permeable membrane between the cathodic and anodic chamber. Three chambers in the flow-cell reactor include (i) a cathode chamber for nitrate reduction and upcycling towards NH3, (ii) a trap chamber for NH3 capture and storage, and (iii) an anode chamber for H+ production and protonation of gaseous NH3 to NH4+. The cathodic membrane and anode are connected to an electric power source to provide a stable cathodic potential and enable electrode reactions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicants: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Qingdao University of TechnologyInventors: Wen Zhang, Jianan Gao, Bo Jiang
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Publication number: 20230365431Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus and a method for hydrate-based wastewater treatment and cold storage. The apparatus for hydrate-based wastewater treatment and cold storage includes a water chilling unit, a hydrate-based cold storage tank, an airflow disturbance device, a water layer positioning system, a spraying system, a suction filtration system, a heat exchange system, and a system monitoring device. The water chilling unit provides a secondary refrigerant at a low temperature. The secondary refrigerant flows through an evaporator coil in the hydrate-based cold storage tank for heat exchange. The airflow disturbance device induces hydrate nucleation. The water layer positioning system positions a contact surface between a water layer and a hydrate former after hydrate decomposition to facilitate drawing and separation of the treated upper water layer. The spraying system and the suction filtration system enhance the solid-liquid separation efficiency to improve the removal rate of pollutants.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Lunxiang ZHANG, Xiaodong WU, Jiazhu BAO, Xiaohang XIE, Yongchen SONG, Jiafei ZHAO, Ruize CUI, Zisong FAN, Yunhui WANG, Qinjian YU, Jie WANG
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Publication number: 20230365430Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of wastewater treatment, and provides a wastewater treatment method and apparatus based on hydrate-based water vapor adsorption. The apparatus includes a wastewater evaporation zone, a hydrate formation zone, a hydrate decomposition zone, and a data acquisition and control system. Rising water vapor and condensed water formed during evaporation of wastewater at normal temperature react with a hydrate former on a cooling wall surface to form a hydrate, continuous evaporation of the wastewater is promoted, the hydrate is scraped off to a collecting zone below by a scraper after being formed, and the hydrate is decomposed into fresh water, thereby realizing wastewater treatment. The present disclosure provides a method for treating complex wastewater containing a plurality of pollutants, where water vapor is consumed to form the hydrate to promote wastewater evaporation, and water obtained from the decomposition does not contain pollutants theoretically.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Yongchen SONG, Huilian SUN, Lunxiang ZHANG, Jiafei ZHAO, Lingjie SUN, Zheng LING, Lei YANG, Yu LIU, Weiguo LIU, Yanghui LI, Xiang SUN, Lanlan JIANG
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Publication number: 20230366787Abstract: The invention provides a sampling device for geological fluid detection, relates to the technical field of fluid detection. The sampling device comprises a support frame, the support frame is of an L-shaped structure, and a second support plate is arranged above the support frame; the protection cover is mounted at the corner of the bottom of the support frame. The water fixing cone is clamped above the support frame; the locking inclined block is mounted at the upper part; and the detector is provided with a water inlet pipe. Fluid at different depths is detected through cooperation of the mounting sleeve and the lifting frame, a fluid drainage tube is wound through the winding wheel, the mounting sleeve is driven by the lifting frame to adjust the position through the arrangement of the gear and the rack, the fluid is sampled through the sampling test tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: Chengdu University of TechnologyInventors: Chen ZHANG, Huaguo WEN, Chao MA, Jintong LIANG, Yiquan MA, Yixin DONG, Shaohui WANG, Gang ZHOU, Yuan ZHONG, Wenbin TANG, Bolin ZHANG, Yiting SUN, Yunchuan ZENG
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Publication number: 20230366855Abstract: Disclosed is a method for predicting surface quality of a burnishing workpiece. The method includes the steps: using vibration sensors and signal acquisition instrument to acquire vibration signals generated on a surface of the burnishing workpiece during machining, evaluating the surface quality of the burnishing workpiece based on a coupling coordination degree model, processing signals by using an ensemble empirical mode decomposition method, identifying power spectral density, kurtosis and form factor as signal characteristics, identifying a support vector machine as a decision-making model, optimizing penalty parameters and kernel function parameters by using the Bayesian optimization method, and establishing the relationship between the signal characteristics and the surface quality.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Cong Ding, Shiqing Feng, Zhongyu Piao, Zhipeng Yuan, Jing Liu
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Patent number: 11816556Abstract: A method for predicting an air quality index (AQI) based on a fusion model proposes a differential fusion seasonal prediction model (DF-SPM) based on a random forest (RF) model and a convolutional neural network (CNN)-long short-term memory (LSTM)-attention (CLA) model. This method uses the optimal threshold interval (OTI) search algorithm to search and learn the OTI of four seasons during the prediction process, and obtains the final prediction results according to the predicted values of RF model and CLA model. The fusion model combines the prediction advantages of two independent models, and fully considers the seasonal and periodic characteristics of AQI, so as to accurately search OTI in different time periods with the seasonal scale, so as to achieve higher prediction accuracy. The OTI strategy of fusion model is superior to the single threshold strategy, which can extract the historical fluctuation characteristics of AQI and achieve higher prediction accuracy.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2023Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Chengdu University of TechnologyInventors: Song Gao, Hengsheng Zhang, Simin Wang, Lun Zhou, Ruochen Liu
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Patent number: 11813557Abstract: A fabrication method for a water-absorbent filter includes obtaining a homogenized tragacanth suspension by dissolving tragacanth in a solvent, where the solvent may include distilled water, ethyl acetate, acetic acid, and formic acid, obtaining a support layer by coating a stainless steel mesh with a thin layer of a hydrophobic polymer, coating a stainless steel mesh with the thin layer of the hydrophobic polymer comprising electrospinning a hydrophobic polymer solution onto the stainless steel mesh, forming a tragacanth nanofibrous web on the support layer by electrospinning the homogenized tragacanth suspension onto the support layer, and cross-linking the tragacanth nanofibrous web by exposing the tragacanth nanofibrous web to a saturated vapor of a cross-linking agent.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2020Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Fatemeh Esmaelion, Hossein Tavanai, Ali Akbar Miran Beigi, Mehdi Bazarganipour, Mohammad Agha Morshed, Zhinoos Javadi
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Patent number: 11815474Abstract: A method for accurately characterizing a crystal three-dimensional orientation and a crystallographic orientation, including the following steps: acquiring a two-dimensional structure topography and an EBSD pattern in an area to-be-detected of a crystal material; using three-dimensional image analysis software to perform three-dimensional image synthesis through so as to obtain a three-dimensional topography; extracting a three-dimensional orientation of a characteristic topography in a coordinate system where the three-dimensional topography is located; and by converting the three-dimensional orientation into a crystallographic coordinate system obtained by EBSD, obtaining the crystallographic orientation of the characteristic topography.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2020Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Guoqing Chen, Yakun Wang, Xuesong Fu
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Patent number: 11815497Abstract: A triaxial test apparatus for measuring eroded soil particles under action of seepage force includes a constant-flow seepage system, a soil particle transport grading measurement system, a large-range volume pressure control vacuum system and a data processing and analyzing system, where the constant-flow seepage system is connected to the soil particle transport grading measurement system and the large-range volume pressure control vacuum system by means of pipelines separately, the data processing and analyzing system includes a data acquisition device and a computer, the constant-flow seepage system, the soil particle transport grading measurement system and the large-range volume pressure control vacuum system are connected to the data acquisition device by means of lines separately, and the computer is connected to the data acquisition device by means of a line.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Yuanqiang Cai, Honglei Sun, Tingyu Wu, Yaochen Jiang
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Patent number: 11813695Abstract: A method for forming a large-diameter special-shaped cross section thin-wall tubular part. A tailor welded barrel blank is adopted as an original blank for forming of the large-diameter special-shaped cross section thin-wall tubular part. After a desired shape is formed, the original weld joint is removed and butt joint tailor welding is performed on the tubular part again. Since the tailor weld joint of the original barrel blank is removed from the final part, there is no need to consider the consistency or coordination of the microstructure of the weld joint and the base metal during the forming process and the subsequent thermal treatment process.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Zhubin He, Shijian Yuan, Kailun Zheng, Wei Du, Jianshu Liu
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Patent number: 11816843Abstract: A method for segmenting a camouflaged object image based on distraction mining is disclosed. PFNet successively includes a multi-layer feature extractor, a positioning module, and a focusing module. The multi-layer feature extractor uses a traditional feature extraction network to obtain different levels of contextual features; the positioning module first uses RGB feature information to initially determine the position of the camouflaged object in the image; the focusing module mines the information and removes the distraction information based on the image RGB feature information and preliminary position information, and finally determines the boundary of the camouflaged object step by step. The method of the present invention introduces the concept of distraction information into the problem of segmentation of the camouflaged object and develops a new information exploration and distraction information removal strategy to help the segmentation of the camouflaged object image.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Xin Yang, Haiyang Mei, Wen Dong, Xiaopeng Wei, Dengping Fan
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Patent number: 11813652Abstract: A hydraulically controlled backing roller includes a mandrel, two cover plates which are installed at two ends of the mandrel through screws respectively, and two screwdown gears which are installed at two end portions of the mandrel respectively. The two screwdown gears are engaged with an output rack of a screwdown hydraulic cylinder, multiple saddle ring sets are sleeved on the mandrel at equal intervals, a saddle ring of each of the saddle ring sets is fixed with a frame through a fan-shaped plate, a backing bearing is provided between two adjacent saddle ring sets; an inner eccentric ring of the each of the saddle ring sets is driven to rotate by hydraulic driving, so that the mandrel has a deflection deformation, and the deflection deformation is transmitted to other adjacent rollers through the backing bearing.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Tao Wang, Qingshan Ding, Shufeng Wei, Zhenhua Wang, Xiao Liu, Xiaobin Fu, Zhongkai Ren
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Patent number: 11814705Abstract: An Inconel 625 alloy with high aluminum content and a preparation method thereof are provided. The alloy includes following components by mass percentage: chromium 5˜13%, ferrum 5%, niobium 4.15%, molybdenum 10%, aluminum 5˜9% and a rest is nickel. The preparation method includes: step (1): weighing reactive materials according to a preset ratio and putting the reactive materials into a planetary ball miller for ball milling; step (2): pressing the ball milled reactive materials into a cake-shaped slab; step (3) putting the cake-shaped slab into a reactor and putting an igniter on the cake-shaped slab, then adding the reactor with protective gas, heating up until a self-propagating reaction occurs in the reactor, thereby obtaining a base alloy; step (4): performing secondary smelting on the base alloy to obtain an ingot; step (5): performing a solution treatment on the ingot to obtain the Inconel 625 alloy with high aluminum content.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Lanzhou University of TechnologyInventors: Peiqing La, Mingchen Du, Jing Jin, Penghui Yang, Jie Sheng, Haicun Yu, Yunteng Gao, Linlin Du, Zemin Bai
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Patent number: 11816605Abstract: A packing method for a defective sheet based on branch-and-cut algorithm, including: acquiring sheet information, where the sheet information includes size information of the defect sheet, size information of a target block and position information of a defect; based on actual cutting requirements, establishing constraints; and establishing a primal problem model according to the constraints; converting the primal problem model into a relaxed problem model; checking and verifying the obtained solution by x-check method to determine whether the obtained solution meets the constraints of the primal problem model; outputting the optimal solution to obtain an optimal cutting plan that meets the actual cutting requirements; and cutting the defective sheet according to the optimal cutting plan. A system for implement the packing method is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2023Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Guangdong University of TechnologyInventors: Lijun Wei, Shaowen Yao, Qiang Liu, Ting Liu