Patents by Inventor Bohong Xiao

Bohong Xiao 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: 11875620
    Abstract: The invention relates to an auto-calibration apparatus, device, and server, an auto-calibration method, and a storage medium, where the auto-calibration apparatus includes: a communication unit configured to receive a target position; a positioning unit configured to determine a current position of the apparatus; a computing unit configured to generate a driving signal based on the target position and the current position; a driving unit configured to move the apparatus to the target position based on the driving signal; and a beacon unit configured to broadcast, at least at the target position, a beacon signal used for calibration. The auto-calibration apparatus may implement efficient auto-calibration on vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: NIO TECHNOLOGY (ANHUI) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Bohong Xiao, Yiqi Han, Zheng Liu, Yunwei He, Yang Liu, Xinyi Kong
  • Patent number: 11845314
    Abstract: This application relates to a suspension control method and system, a vehicle, and a storage medium. The suspension control method includes: acquiring a pavement image in a traveling direction; identifying a variation type corresponding to a pavement smoothness variation according to the pavement image; generating a control signal according to the identified variation type, to adjust a suspension parameter; detecting, by using a sensor coupled to a suspension, pavement characteristic information corresponding to the variation type; and generating a correction signal based on the pavement characteristic information, to correct the control signal. The suspension control method can identify the pavement smoothness variation more accurately and set the suspension damping parameter according to an identification result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: NIO TECHNOLOGY (ANHUI) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Qiang Wei, Shengwei Deng, Baotian Wang, Da Yuan, Chao Xu, Bohong Xiao
  • Publication number: 20230382328
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a power replenishment wake-up apparatus and method for a low-voltage battery. The low-voltage battery is applied to a vehicle, and the power replenishment wake-up apparatus includes: a timing unit, a charge monitoring unit, a voltage monitoring unit, and a comparison unit. The timing unit is configured to: start timing when the vehicle enters a vehicle sleep state. The charge monitoring unit and the voltage monitoring unit are respectively configured to monitor a state of charge and a voltage of a low-voltage battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Ming CHEN, Bohong XIAO, Wu LUO, Zhujun YAN, Yuhong ZHU
  • Publication number: 20230373518
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for prompting a driver, the method including: receiving driver status information from a driver status sensing system; determining a current driving scenario; and selecting a suitable prompt from among a plurality of candidate prompts based on the driver status information in combination with the driving scenario, to remind or alert a driver. The disclosure further relates to a vehicle control device, a computer program product, and a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Bohong XIAO, Yiqi HAN, Wu LUO, Yufeng GU
  • Publication number: 20230289334
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for managing a vehicle calibration database, and a storage medium. The portable device includes a communication unit and a processing unit. The method includes: A. generating a calibration database including one or more sets of calibration data and a default label set associated with each set of calibration data; B. in response to a calibration request, obtaining a current label set associated with a user account from a vehicle end and a digital key end; C. separately calculating relevances between the current label set and the one or more default label sets; and D. selecting a set of calibration data from the calibration database based at least on the relevances as calibration data to be distributed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Yiqi HAN, Bohong XIAO, Qizhuang SHEN, Zheng LIU, Cheng WANG, Yunwei HE, Xiang LI, Tongzhou ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20230280815
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a portable device for unlocking a vehicle, a method, and a storage medium. The portable device includes a communication unit and a processing unit. The communication unit is configured to scan a pairing request signal from the vehicle, and transmit a locking/unlocking signal to the vehicle. The processing unit is configured to: receive a motion status signal indicating a motion status of the portable device and a temperature signal indicating an ambient temperature of the portable device; and switch an operating mode of the portable device based on at least one of the motion status signal and the temperature signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Yiqi HAN, Bohong XIAO, Zheng LIU, Yunwei HE, Qizhuang SHEN, Tongzhou ZHOU, Zihan WANG, Cheng WANG
  • Publication number: 20230211781
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a vehicle control method. The vehicle control method includes: receiving a motion parameter of a vehicle; detecting, based on the motion parameter, whether there is a longitudinal obstacle in front of the vehicle; and when it is detected that there is a longitudinal obstacle in front of the vehicle, generating compensation torque based on the detected longitudinal obstacle, to perform compensation for control torque of the vehicle to generate required torque of the vehicle. The disclosure further relates to a vehicle control device, a computer-readable storage medium, and a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Mingyuan WANG, Xianhui ZHANG, Liren WU, Da YUAN, Bohong XIAO
  • Publication number: 20230158892
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a control method and system for braking backup in autonomous driving, a computer storage medium, a computer device, and a vehicle. The control method for braking backup in autonomous driving according to an aspect of the disclosure includes: receiving a status indication of an execution module associated with braking and a status indication of a function module associated with stability control; determining, based at least in part on the received status indication of the execution module associated with braking and the received status indication of the function module associated with stability control, a braking capability of the execution module associated with braking; and assigning a braking command based at least in part on the received status indication of the execution module associated with braking and the determined braking capability of the execution module associated with braking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Xianhui ZHANG, Danilo TEOBALDI, Bohong XIAO, Da YUAN, Tong ZHANG, Baotian WANG
  • Publication number: 20230129173
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for recognizing roughness of a road on which a vehicle is traveling, a vehicle, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method for recognizing roughness of a road on which a vehicle is traveling includes the steps of: A. obtaining a traveling speed of the vehicle on a current road; B. determining whether the obtained traveling speed is not greater than a preset threshold, and if the obtained traveling speed is not greater than the preset threshold, obtaining operating data of the vehicle at a preset time interval; and C. determining the roughness of the current road of the vehicle based on a change feature of the obtained operating data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Liren WU, Shengwei DENG, Mingyuan WANG, Qiang WEI, Xianhui ZHANG, Da YUAN, Bohong XIAO
  • Publication number: 20230115978
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a vehicle control method. The vehicle control method includes: receiving a first control instruction; sending a first output signal based on the first control instruction, where the first output signal is used to instruct a hydraulic parking system to start pressure build-up; and sending a second output signal upon the hydraulic parking system reaching a predetermined first state, where the second output signal is used to instruct an electronic parking system to start to be pulled up or released. The disclosure further relates to a vehicle control device, a computer-readable storage medium, and a vehicle. According to the vehicle control solution provided in the disclosure, a hydraulic parking system and an electronic parking system are controlled in a coupled manner in vehicle starting and stopping conditions, thereby providing a user with highly comfortable, reliable, and safe vehicle starting and stopping experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Qiang WEI, Xianhui ZHANG, Da YUAN, Shengwei DENG, Liren WU, Bohong XIAO, Mingyuan WANG
  • Publication number: 20230019390
    Abstract: This application relates to a suspension control method and system, a vehicle, and a storage medium. The suspension control method includes: acquiring a pavement image in a traveling direction; identifying a variation type corresponding to a pavement smoothness variation according to the pavement image; generating a control signal according to the identified variation type, to adjust a suspension parameter; detecting, by using a sensor coupled to a suspension, pavement characteristic information corresponding to the variation type; and generating a correction signal based on the pavement characteristic information, to correct the control signal. The suspension control method can identify the pavement smoothness variation more accurately and set the suspension damping parameter according to an identification result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Qiang WEI, Shengwei DENG, Baotian WANG, Da YUAN, Chao XU, Bohong XIAO
  • Publication number: 20220371654
    Abstract: The application relates to a lateral motion control method and system for a vehicle, an automatic driving controller, a steering system, a vehicle, and a storage medium, wherein the lateral motion control method for the vehicle comprises: generating and outputting a steering control command according to a desired track of the vehicle, such that the vehicle moves along an actual track according to the steering control command; determining a vehicle running state, wherein the vehicle running state is generated according to an error value between the desired track and the actual track; and determining whether to stop/limit outputting of the steering control command or not according to the vehicle running state. The lateral motion of the vehicle can be controlled according to the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Bohong XIAO, Da YUAN, Chao XU, Qiang WEI, Baotian WANG
  • Publication number: 20220332284
    Abstract: The invention relates to a passive entry passive start system and method, and a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Bohong XIAO, Yiqi HAN, Zheng LIU, Yang LIU, Yunwei HE, Xinyi KONG, Tongzhou ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20220305949
    Abstract: The invention relates to a state control system and method for a vehicle with a battery to be swapped. The system includes: a central gateway, a vehicle state control module, and a vehicle state monitoring module that are communicatively connected, where after receiving a state-to-be-adjusted signal, the central gateway sends a control instruction to the vehicle state control module and/or the vehicle state monitoring module; the vehicle state control module and/or the vehicle state monitoring module adjust/adjusts, according to the control instruction, a state of the vehicle with a battery to be swapped; and the vehicle state monitoring module obtains an adjusted vehicle state of the vehicle with a battery to be swapped, and determines whether the vehicle state is a preset vehicle state required for a battery swap process of the vehicle with a battery to be swapped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Yizhi LIU, Zhe SUN, Xinyi SHEN, Bohong XIAO, Jianing QI, Chengqun NI
  • Publication number: 20220289153
    Abstract: The invention relates to a slope brake pressure determining method and system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Xianhui ZHANG, Bohong XIAO, Shan ZOU, Da YUAN
  • Publication number: 20220289234
    Abstract: The invention relates to an autonomous driving control method, an autonomous driving control system, and a vehicle. The autonomous driving control method includes: estimating motion control capacities of a vehicle on the basis of performance parameters and/or structure parameters of the vehicle; grading autonomous driving functions of the vehicle on the basis of the motion control capacities; and providing the graded autonomous driving functions on the basis of a state of the vehicle. The autonomous driving control method of the invention can provide different grades of autonomous driving functions in different vehicle states, thereby improving driving experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Xianhui ZHANG, Da YUAN, Chao XU, Baotian WANG, Shengwei DENG, Bohong XIAO
  • Publication number: 20220219715
    Abstract: This application relates to a vehicle control system, a vehicle control method, and a storage medium. The vehicle control system includes: a planning layer in which a service is configured to generate an operation instruction according to a driving task; a reference layer in which a service is configured to generate a target parameter according to the operation instruction, the target parameter reflecting a requirement for state control of a vehicle; an advanced control layer in which a service is configured to generate an execution parameter according to the target parameter, the execution parameter reflecting an execution capability of a vehicle executor for the requirement for state control; an allocation control layer in which a service is configured to allocate category task parameters to category executors according to the execution parameter; and an underlying control layer in which a service is configured to provide the category task parameter for at least one of the category executors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Bohong XIAO, Danilo TEOBALDI, Da YUAN, Baotian WANG
  • Publication number: 20220222989
    Abstract: The invention relates to an auto-calibration apparatus, device, and server, an auto-calibration method, and a storage medium, where the auto-calibration apparatus includes: a communication unit configured to receive a target position; a positioning unit configured to determine a current position of the apparatus; a computing unit configured to generate a driving signal based on the target position and the current position; a driving unit configured to move the apparatus to the target position based on the driving signal; and a beacon unit configured to broadcast, at least at the target position, a beacon signal used for calibration. The auto-calibration apparatus may implement efficient auto-calibration on vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Bohong XIAO, Yiqi HAN, Zheng LIU, Yunwei HE, Yang LIU, Xinyi KONG
  • Publication number: 20220212682
    Abstract: This application relates to a vehicle control method and system, a vehicle, and a storage medium. The vehicle control method includes: when a braking system fails, activating a backup braking system, the backup braking system decelerating a vehicle by controlling a regenerative motor; when a steering system fails, implementing transverse control over the vehicle by controlling the braking system; and when a parking system fails, implementing parking by controlling a motor and the braking system to work alternately. According to this method, safety control over the vehicle can be implemented when the original braking system, steering system, or parking system fails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Bohong XIAO, Danilo TEOBALDI, Da YUAN, Chao XU, Baotian WANG, Xianhui ZHANG, Zelei ZHOU, Jiawang ZHONG, Jiajia XIA, Ze LIU
  • Publication number: 20220176973
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for driver assistance for determining habits of a driver, a computer storage medium, and a vehicle. The method for driver assistance for determining the habits of the driver includes: recognizing a vehicle working condition; recognizing a vehicle status; and determining the habits of the driver based on the vehicle working condition and the vehicle status, where the recognizing a vehicle working condition includes: performing first vehicle working condition recognition based on vehicle speed information; and performing second vehicle working condition recognition based on a combination of map information and positioning information and/or camera information. By performing working condition recognition twice, accuracy of vehicle working condition recognition can be improved and a vehicle working condition recognition result can be prevented from incorrectly and frequently switching between various vehicle working conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Bohong XIAO, Xianhui ZHANG