Patents by Inventor CHIEH-YAO LIN

CHIEH-YAO LIN 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).

  • Sonar obstacle avoidance system and method, and unmanned aerial vehicle
    Patent number: 9910154
    Abstract: An obstacle avoidance system based on sonar for an unmanned aerial vehicle includes an electric motor, a single sonar module, and a control panel. The sonar module rotates with the electric motor. The control panel controls a rotation of the electric motor, thereby controlling the direction in which obstacles to the flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle are detected by the sonar module. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a fuselage, the sonar obstacle avoidance system, and an aerial vehicle controller. A sonar obstacle avoidance method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yea-Chin Yeh, Chung-Che Wei, Chieh-Yao Lin, I-Thun Lin
  • SONAR OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170192093
    Abstract: An obstacle avoidance system based on sonar for an unmanned aerial vehicle includes an electric motor, a single sonar module, and a control panel. The sonar module rotates with the electric motor. The control panel controls a rotation of the electric motor, thereby controlling the direction in which obstacles to the flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle are detected by the sonar module. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a fuselage, the sonar obstacle avoidance system, and an aerial vehicle controller. A sonar obstacle avoidance method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YEA-CHIN YEH, CHUNG-CHE WEI, CHIEH-YAO LIN, I-THUN LIN