Patents by Inventor Dening LU

Dening LU 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: 11556732
    Abstract: A method for extracting rivet points in large scale three-dimensional point cloud based on deep learning is provided. Geometric attribute scalar of a point cloud of aircraft skin is calculated point by point, and the scalar attribute domain is mapped to the two-dimensional image to obtain a two-dimensional attribute scalar map of the point cloud. The 2D attribute scalar map is processed using a convolutional neural network and the probability that each point belongs to a rivet point is calculated. The rivet point cloud is divided through a threshold according to the probability; and the point clouds belonging to a same rivet is clustered from the divided rivet point cloud using Euclidean cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS
    Inventors: Jun Wang, Kun Long, Qian Xie, Dening Lu
  • Patent number: 11538181
    Abstract: A method for automated flushness measurement of point cloud rivets, including: extracting a rivet outline by adopting an RANSAC circle fitting algorithm, and determining a center, a radius and a normal vector of an outline circle; extracting point cloud of a rivet head for a single rivet outline; extracting point cloud around the rivet for the single rivet outline; and generating a distance color difference map reflecting rivet flushness according to the point cloud of the rivet head and the point cloud around the rivet. According to the present invention, the point cloud of the rivet head and the point cloud around the rivet can be respectively extracted, and the distance color difference map reflecting the rivet flushness is generated according to the point cloud of the rivet head and the point cloud around the rivet, so that the rivet flushness is rapidly and effectively measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS
    Inventors: Jun Wang, Qian Xie, Dening Lu, Yuan Zhang
  • Patent number: 11532121
    Abstract: A method for measuring a seam on aircraft skin based on a large-scale point cloud is disclosed. A point cloud density of each point in an aircraft skin point cloud is calculated. Seam and non-seam point clouds are divided according to a discrepancy of the calculated point cloud density. A point is selected from the point cloud of the seam area, and a section at the point is extracted. A certain range of the seam and non-seam point clouds is projected to the section and a projected point cloud is acquired. A calculation model of flush and gap is constructed, and the flush and the gap of the aircraft skin seam at the measuring point is calculated according to the projected point cloud and the calculation model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
    Inventors: Jun Wang, Kun Long, Qian Xie, Dening Lu
  • Patent number: 11514555
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a point cloud denoising method based on deep learning for an aircraft part, in which different degrees of Gaussian noise are added based on a theoretical data model of the aircraft part, a heightmap for each point in the theoretical data model is generated, and a deep learning training set is constructed. A deep learning network is trained based on the constructed deep learning training set, to obtain a deep learning network model. A real aircraft part is scanned via a laser scanner to obtain measured point cloud data. The normal information of the measured point cloud is predicted based on the trained deep learning network model. Based on the predicted normal information, a position of each point in the measured point cloud data is further updated, thereby completing denoising of the measured point cloud data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS
    Inventors: Jun Wang, Dening Lu, Dawei Li
  • Publication number: 20220236422
    Abstract: A point cloud of a tunnel is obtained. The point cloud of the tunnel is subjected to cylinder fitting. A central axis of the tunnel is extracted. A cross section of the tunnel is extracted. Point clouds of two rails are extracted. A base line of a contour of the tunnel clearance is constructed. A center of the cross section of the tunnel is extracted. A point cloud of the cross section of the tunnel is registered with a point cloud of a contour of the tunnel clearance according to a constraint condition. The point cloud of the cross section of the tunnel and the point cloud of the contour of the tunnel clearance after being registered with each other are analyzed to determine whether the tunnel clearance is intruded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Jun WANG, Yuxiang WU, Dening LU
  • Publication number: 20220121875
    Abstract: A method for extracting rivet points in large scale three-dimensional point cloud based on deep learning is provided. Geometric attribute scalar of a point cloud of aircraft skin is calculated point by point, and the scalar attribute domain is mapped to the two-dimensional image to obtain a two-dimensional attribute scalar map of the point cloud. The 2D attribute scalar map is processed using a convolutional neural network and the probability that each point belongs to a rivet point is calculated. The rivet point cloud is divided through a threshold according to the probability; and the point clouds belonging to a same rivet is clustered from the divided rivet point cloud using Euclidean cluster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Jun WANG, Kun LONG, Qian XIE, Dening LU
  • Publication number: 20220122317
    Abstract: A method for measuring a seam on aircraft skin based on a large-scale point cloud is disclosed. A point cloud density of each point in an aircraft skin point cloud is calculated. Seam and non-seam point clouds are divided according to a discrepancy of the calculated point cloud density. A point is selected from the point cloud of the seam area, and a section at the point is extracted. A certain range of the seam and non-seam point clouds is projected to the section and a projected point cloud is acquired. A calculation model of flush and gap is constructed, and the flush and the gap of the aircraft skin seam at the measuring point is calculated according to the projected point cloud and the calculation model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Jun WANG, Kun LONG, Qian XIE, Dening LU
  • Publication number: 20210327032
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a point cloud denoising method based on deep learning for an aircraft part, in which different degrees of Gaussian noise are added based on a theoretical data model of the aircraft part, a heightmap for each point in the theoretical data model is generated, and a deep learning training set is constructed. A deep learning network is trained based on the constructed deep learning training set, to obtain a deep learning network model. A real aircraft part is scanned via a laser scanner to obtain measured point cloud data. The normal information of the measured point cloud is predicted based on the trained deep learning network model. Based on the predicted normal information, a position of each point in the measured point cloud data is further updated, thereby completing denoising of the measured point cloud data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Jun WANG, Dening LU, Dawei LI
  • Publication number: 20210302157
    Abstract: A point cloud of a tunnel is obtained. A cylinder is fitted using the point cloud of the tunnel. A central axis of the tunnel is extracted. A section of the tunnel is intercepted based on the central axis of the tunnel. Point cloud subsets of two rails are extracted. A base line of a contour of the tunnel clearance is constructed. A center of the section of the tunnel is extracted. A point cloud of the section of the tunnel is registered with a point cloud of the tunnel clearance based on a constraint condition. The point cloud of the section of the tunnel and the point cloud of the tunnel clearance which are registered with each other are analyzed to determine whether the tunnel clearance is intruded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Jun WANG, Yuxiang WU, Dening LU
  • Publication number: 20210303751
    Abstract: A method for rapid analysis of tunnel section convergence including: S obtaining a three-dimensional point cloud of tunnel structure; S2, fitting a cylinder based on the three-dimensional point cloud of the tunnel structure to obtain a central axis of tunnel point cloud; S3, constructing a plane based on the central axis of the tunnel point cloud and a given point, and intercepting a section of the tunnel point cloud based on the plane; S4, determining a center of the section of the tunnel point cloud; S5, extracting outline point clouds at a fixed angle range on both sides of the section based on the center of the section, and performing circle fitting on the outline point clouds respectively to obtain two outline circles; and S6, carrying out analysis of section convergence according to centers and radii of the outline circles on both sides of the section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Jun WANG, Kun LONG, Dening LU
  • Publication number: 20210180945
    Abstract: A method for automated flushness measurement of point cloud rivets, including: extracting a rivet outline by adopting an RANSAC circle fitting algorithm, and determining a center, a radius and a normal vector of an outline circle; extracting point cloud of a rivet head for a single rivet outline; extracting point cloud around the rivet for the single rivet outline; and generating a distance color difference map reflecting rivet flushness according to the point cloud of the rivet head and the point cloud around the rivet. According to the present invention, the point cloud of the rivet head and the point cloud around the rivet can be respectively extracted, and the distance color difference map reflecting the rivet flushness is generated according to the point cloud of the rivet head and the point cloud around the rivet, so that the rivet flushness is rapidly and effectively measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Jun WANG, Qian XIE, Dening LU, Yuan ZHANG