Patents by Inventor Chiao-Tung Chan

Chiao-Tung Chan 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).

  • Safe following distance estimation system and estimation method thereof
    Patent number: 11891063
    Abstract: A safe following distance estimation system and an estimation method thereof are provided. The safe following distance estimation system adapted for an autonomous vehicle includes a sensor and a processor. The sensor senses an adjacent vehicle to generate first sensing data, and senses the autonomous vehicle to generate second sensing data. The processor estimates a first friction parameter between wheels of the adjacent vehicle and a pavement according to pavement material data, and estimates a second friction parameter between wheels of the autonomous vehicle and the pavement according to the second sensing data. The processor calculates a safe following distance between the autonomous vehicle and the adjacent vehicle according to the first sensing data, the second sensing data, the first friction parameter, the second friction parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chen-Hui Hu, Hsiu-Wei Hsu, Kun-Lung Ku, Chiao-Tung Chan
  • SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE ESTIMATION SYSTEM AND ESTIMATION METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20230159031
    Abstract: A safe following distance estimation system and an estimation method thereof are provided. The safe following distance estimation system adapted for an autonomous vehicle includes a sensor and a processor. The sensor senses an adjacent vehicle to generate first sensing data, and senses the autonomous vehicle to generate second sensing data. The processor estimates a first friction parameter between wheels of the adjacent vehicle and a pavement according to pavement material data, and estimates a second friction parameter between wheels of the autonomous vehicle and the pavement according to the second sensing data. The processor calculates a safe following distance between the autonomous vehicle and the adjacent vehicle according to the first sensing data, the second sensing data, the first friction parameter, the second friction parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chen-Hui Hu, Hsiu-Wei Hsu, Kun-Lung Ku, Chiao-Tung Chan