Patents by Inventor Feng-Yeang Chung

Feng-Yeang Chung 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: 11676494
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a vessel collision avoiding system and method based on Artificial Potential Field algorithm, the method comprises the following steps: (S1) obtaining a vessel information, at least one obstacle information and a target information; (S2) establishing an Artificial Potential Field (APF) by the vessel information, the at least one obstacle information and the target information, wherein the Artificial Potential Field comprises an attractive field of the target and a repulsive field of the obstacle; (S3) combining the attractive field and the repulsive field to obtain a first resultant force; (S4) Adding an external force to the Artificial Potential Field based on the vessel information or the obstacle information; (S5) combining the first resultant force and the external force to obtain a second resultant force; and (S6) the vessel sails in the direction of the second resultant force to avoid the obstacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: SHIP AND OCEAN INDUSTRIES R&D CENTER
    Inventors: Feng-Yeang Chung, Chun-Han Chu, Chi-Min Liao, Mu-Hua Chen, Ling-Ji Mu, Li-Yuan Zhang, Sheng-Wei Huang
  • Patent number: 11307589
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vessel navigation system and navigation method thereof, the method includes: (a) driving a vessel to sail along a sailing path including at least two nodes, the at least two nodes include a first node and a second node connected by a first line segment; (b) generating a first tracking point on the first line segment when a distance between the vessel and the first node being less than a first length, and driving the vessel to sail according to the first tracking point; (c) generating a second tracking point on the first line segment when a distance between the vessel and the first tracking point being less than the first length, and driving the vessel to sail according to the second tracking point; and then completing the navigation of the sailing path by repeating the step (b) and step (c) until the vessel passes through each node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: SHIP AND OCEAN INDUSTRIES R&D CENTER
    Inventors: Feng-Yeang Chung, Ching-Chin Tu, Chun-Han Chu, Min-Hsiang Hsu
  • Publication number: 20210295708
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a vessel collision avoiding system and method based on Artificial Potential Field algorithm, the method comprises the following steps: (S1) obtaining a vessel information, at least one obstacle information and a target information; (S2) establishing an Artificial Potential Field (APF) by the vessel information, the at least one obstacle information and the target information, wherein the Artificial Potential Field comprises an attractive field of the target and a repulsive field of the obstacle; (S3) combining the attractive field and the repulsive field to obtain a first resultant force; (S4) Adding an external force to the Artificial Potential Field based on the vessel information or the obstacle information; (S5) combining the first resultant force and the external force to obtain a second resultant force; and (S6) the vessel sails in the direction of the second resultant force to avoid the obstacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: FENG-YEANG CHUNG, CHUN-HAN CHU, CHI-MIN LIAO, MU-HUA CHEN, LING-JI MU, LI-YUAN ZHANG, SHENG-WEI HUANG
  • Publication number: 20210191400
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an autonomous vessel simulation system, comprising an environment model building system, a vessel model building system and a central processing system. The environment model building system builds at least one environment model; the vessel model building system builds at least one vessel model and an operation module of the central processing system integrates the environment model and the vessel model. The vessel model is navigated in the environment model according to at least one navigational parameter, and a display module displays the navigation status of the vessel model. In addition, an operating method of the autonomous vessel simulation system is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: FENG-YEANG CHUNG, CHUN-HAN CHU, CHIA-CHUAN OU, MING-HSIANG HSU, CHUN-JUNG CHEN, CHI-MIN LIAO, YING-CHAO LIAO
  • Publication number: 20200310434
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates a vessel navigation system and method, including: (a) driving a vessel to sail along a sailing path including at least two nodes, the at least two nodes include a first node and a second node connected by a first line segment; (b) generating a first tracking point on the first line segment when a distance between the vessel and the first node being less than a first length, and driving the vessel to sail according to the first tracking point; (c) generating a second tracking point on the first line segment when a distance between the vessel and the first tracking point being less than the first length, and driving the vessel to sail according to the second tracking point; and (d) repeating the step (b) and step (c) until the vessel passes through each node. Thereby, the vessel completes the navigation of the sailing path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: FENG-YEANG CHUNG, CHING-CHIN TU, CHUN-HAN CHU, MIN-HSIANG HSU
  • Patent number: 10494785
    Abstract: A pile guide frame is coupled with at least one rotatable arm and includes a plurality of leveling modules for compensating for differences in height of the seabed. The rotatable arm can be rotated along a supporting frame and thereby move a pile guide module to facilitate pile-driving operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: SHIP AND OCEAN INDUSTRIES R&D CENTER
    Inventors: Chun-Chia Huang, Feng-Yeang Chung, Chia-Chuan Ou, Ying-Chao Liao
  • Patent number: 10487470
    Abstract: A pile guide frame is coupled with at least one rotatable arm and includes a plurality of leveling modules for compensating for differences in height of the seabed. The rotatable arm can be rotated along a supporting frame and thereby move a pile guide module to facilitate pile-driving operations. A method for operating a pile guide frame coupled with at least one rotatable arm is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: SHIP AND OCEAN INDUSTRIES R&D CENTER
    Inventors: Chun-Chia Huang, Feng-Yeang Chung, Chia-Chuan Ou, Ying-Chao Liao
  • Publication number: 20180355575
    Abstract: A pile guide frame is coupled with at least one rotatable arm and includes a plurality of leveling modules for compensating for differences in height of the seabed. The rotatable arm can be rotated along a supporting frame and thereby move a pile guide module to facilitate pile-driving operations. A method for operating a pile guide frame coupled with at least one rotatable arm is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: CHUN-CHIA HUANG, FENG-YEANG CHUNG, CHIA-CHUAN OU, YING-CHAO LIAO
  • Publication number: 20180355574
    Abstract: A pile guide frame is coupled with at least one rotatable arm and includes a plurality of leveling modules for compensating for differences in height of the seabed. The rotatable arm can be rotated along a supporting frame and thereby move a pile guide module to facilitate pile-driving operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: CHUN-CHIA HUANG, FENG-YEANG CHUNG, CHIA-CHUAN OU, YING-CHAO LIAO
  • Publication number: 20130187592
    Abstract: An on-shore electrical charging system and a method thereof are provided. The on-shore electrical charging system for vessels includes an on-shore electrical charging apparatus and a management platform. The electrical charging apparatus includes at least one digital watt hour meter, an identification apparatus, an electromagnetic lock, an emergency switch, a charge management module, and at least one plug. The method of on-shore electrical charging allows a vessel charge record to be sent to the management platform, so that users and system managers can obtain and management information such as charge status and charge amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: Ship and Ocean Industries R&D Center
    Inventors: Feng-Yeang Chung, Ying-Chao Liao, Hung-Hsi Lin, Shean-Kwang Chou