Patents by Inventor Fangrong PANG

Fangrong PANG 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: 11711992
    Abstract: A self-propelled platform for monitoring field crop phenotype is provided. The monitoring platform includes a traveling and steering mechanism, wheel track and ground clearance adjustment devices, damping devices, and a case. The traveling and steering mechanism includes wheel side motors, wheels, and torque motors. The wheels are connected to respective upright posts of the platform through respective rigid independent suspensions. Each upright post is of sleeve structure and includes an upper sleeve and a lower sleeve. A corresponding damping device is connected between the upper sleeve and the lower sleeve. The wheel track and ground clearance adjustment devices are configured for adjusting the height of the case and the tracks between the wheels. The lower ends of the wheel track and ground clearance adjustment devices are rotatably connected to respective upright posts, and the upper ends are rotatably connected to the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignees: Nanjing Agricultural University, Shennong Smart Agriculture Research Institute Nanjing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Ni, Huali Yuan, Weixing Cao, Yan Zhu, Xiaoping Jiang, Lili Yao, Fangrong Pang, Donghang Li
  • Publication number: 20220256761
    Abstract: A self-propelled platform for monitoring field crop phenotype is provided. The monitoring platform includes a traveling and steering mechanism, wheel track and ground clearance adjustment devices, damping devices, and a case. The traveling and steering mechanism includes wheel side motors, wheels, and torque motors. The wheels are connected to respective upright posts of the platform through respective rigid independent suspensions. Each upright post is of sleeve structure and includes an upper sleeve and a lower sleeve. A corresponding damping device is connected between the upper sleeve and the lower sleeve. The wheel track and ground clearance adjustment devices are configured for adjusting the height of the case and the tracks between the wheels. The lower ends of the wheel track and ground clearance adjustment devices are rotatably connected to respective upright posts, and the upper ends are rotatably connected to the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Jun NI, Huali YUAN, Weixing CAO, Yan ZHU, Xiaoping JIANG, Lili YAO, Fangrong PANG, Donghang LI
  • Patent number: 10845301
    Abstract: A crop growth monitoring device based on multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle platform includes a multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle, a payload and a ground receiver; the payload part includes a multispectral crop growth sensor module, a signal amplification module, a controller module, a wireless data transmission module, and a power module for power supply and a power supply control module, which are connected in sequence; further comprising a gimbal. The crop growth monitoring device based on the multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle platform overcomes the influence on measurement caused by the down-wash flow field of the unmanned aerial vehicle, and can transmit the measured data to the ground receiver in real time for online analysis and processing, realizing continuous, real-time, convenient and large-scope acquisition of crop growth information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jun Ni, Lili Yao, Yan Zhu, Weixing Cao, Xia Yao, Yongchao Tian, Fang Liu, Fangrong Pang
  • Patent number: 10539437
    Abstract: A crop growth sensing apparatus and method supporting agricultural machinery variable-quantity fertilization, includes a shock-absorbing support, a shock-absorbing frame, and a cantilever beam. The shock-absorbing support is connected to an agricultural machinery vehicle frame. The cantilever beam is pivotally connected above a shock-absorbing spring of the shock-absorbing support. The cantilever beam, by means shock-absorbing springs mounted thereabove and thereunder, is pivotally connected to the shock-absorbing frame. The shock-absorbing frame is fixedly connected to a crop growth sensor. The crop growth sensing method employs an engine vibration model of the agricultural machinery and a vibration model for vehicle wheels and farmland road surface as excitations in analyzing vibrations of a crop growth multispectral sensor shock-absorbing apparatus to determine the number and mount positions of sensitive elements of the crop growth multispectral sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jun Ni, Weixing Cao, Yan Zhu, Shanshan Yu, Yongchao Tian, Xia Yao, Fangrong Pang, Lili Yao, Fang Liu
  • Publication number: 20190017853
    Abstract: A crop growth sensing apparatus and method supporting agricultural machinery variable-quantity fertilization, includes a shock-absorbing support, a shock-absorbing frame, and a cantilever beam. The shock-absorbing support is connected to an agricultural machinery vehicle frame. The cantilever beam is pivotally connected above a shock-absorbing spring of the shock-absorbing support. The cantilever beam, by means shock-absorbing springs mounted thereabove and thereunder, is pivotally connected to the shock-absorbing frame. The shock-absorbing frame is fixedly connected to a crop growth sensor. The crop growth sensing method employs an engine vibration model of the agricultural machinery and a vibration model for vehicle wheels and farmland road surface as excitations in analyzing vibrations of a crop growth multispectral sensor shock-absorbing apparatus to determine the number and mount positions of sensitive elements of the crop growth multispectral sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jun NI, Weixing CAO, Yan ZHU, Shanshan YU, Yongchao TIAN, Xia YAO, Fangrong PANG, Lili YAO, Fang LIU
  • Publication number: 20190011355
    Abstract: A crop growth monitoring device based on a multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle platform includes a multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle, a payload and a ground receiver; the payload part includes a multispectral crop growth sensor module, a signal amplification module, a controller module, a wireless data transmission module, and a power module for power supply and a power supply control module, which are connected in sequence; further comprising a gimbal. The crop growth monitoring device based on the multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle platform overcomes the influence on measurement caused by the down-wash flow field of the unmanned aerial vehicle, and can transmit the measured data to the ground receiver in real time for online analysis and processing, realizing continuous, real-time, convenient and large-scope acquisition of crop growth information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jun NI, Lili YAO, Yan ZHU, Weixing CAO, Xia YAO, Yongchao TIAN, Fang LIU, Fangrong PANG