Patents by Inventor Guohua GU

Guohua GU 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).

  • Publication number: 20240140619
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for autonomous mission planning of Carbon Satellite, which triggers autonomous mission planning for the satellite when it detects the satellite switching from a shadow area to a light area, comprising: determining planning time sequence, wherein the planning time sequence comprise several time nodes; and then, for each time node, carrying out a prediction of the ground attributes of the sub-satellite point, and setting observation arc segment according to the prediction result; and finally, determining the load power-on-off time sequence according to the observation arc segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: INNOVATION ACADEMY FOR MICROSATELLITES OF CAS, SHANGHAI ENGINEERING CENTER FOR MICROSATELLITES
    Inventors: Longfei TIAN, Zengshan YIN, Guohua LIU, Denghui HU, Wenjuan GU, Shuang GAO, Zeying DONG, Xiaosong YAO, Dinghui SHANG
  • Patent number: 11906286
    Abstract: The invention discloses a deep learning-based temporal phase unwrapping method for fringe projection profilometry. First, four sets of three-step phase-shifting fringe patterns with different frequencies (including 1, 8, 32, and 64) are projected to the tested objects. The three-step phase-shifting fringe images acquired by the camera are processed to obtain the wrapped phase map using a three-step phase-shifting algorithm. Then, a multi-frequency temporal phase unwrapping (MF-TPU) algorithm is used to unwrap the wrapped phase map to obtain a fringe order map of the high-frequency phase with 64 periods. A residual convolutional neural network is built, and its input data are set to be the wrapped phase maps with frequencies of 1 and 64, and the output data are set to be the fringe order map of the high-frequency phase with 64 periods. Finally, the training dataset and the validation dataset are built to train and validate the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Qian Chen, Chao Zuo, Shijie Feng, Yuzhen Zhang, Guohua Gu
  • Patent number: 11893719
    Abstract: A single-shot differential phase contrast quantitative phase imaging method based on color multiplexing illumination. A color multiplexing illumination solution is used to realize single-shot differential phase contrast quantitative phase imaging. In the single-shot color multiplexing illumination solution, three illumination wavelengths of red, green, and blue are used to simultaneously illuminate a sample, and the information of the sample in multiple directions is converted into intensity information on different channels of a color image. By performing channel separation on this color image, the information about the sample at different spatial frequencies can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Qian Chen, Yao Fan, Chao Zuo, Jiasong Sun, Xiangpeng Pan, Shijie Feng, Yuzhen Zhang, Guohua Gu, Jiaji Li, Jialin Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240020866
    Abstract: The invention discloses a three-dimensional (3D) measurement method based on end-to-end deep learning for speckle projection. First, the speckle pattern was projected by the projector and collected simultaneously by the stereo camera. The speckle images after stereo rectification are fed into the stereo matching network. A feature extraction sub-network based on shared weights processes the speckle images to obtain a series of low-resolution 3D feature tensors, The feature tensor is fed into the saliency object detection sub-network to detect foreground information in the speckle images, producing a full-resolution valid mask map. A 4D matching cost volume is generated using the feature tensor of both views based on the candidate disparity range, filtered by a series of 3D convolutional layers to achieve cost aggregation, so that the initial disparity map is obtained by disparity regression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Nanjing University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Chao Zuo, Qian Chen, Shijie Feng, Jiasong Sun, Yuzhen Zhang, Guohua Gu
  • Publication number: 20230359010
    Abstract: The invention discloses a miniaturized, low-cost, multi-contrast label-free microscopic imaging system. The imaging system is based on an inverted microscopic structure, a highly integrated optical system is designed by adopting a micro lens having a fixed focal length, and a complex optical system of a traditional microscope system is replaced, such that the whole microscope is highly integrated. The system uses a programmable LED array as an illumination light source the LED array is controlled by a computer to display different illumination modes, six imaging functions of a bright field, a dark field a rainbow dark field, Rheinberg optical dyeing, differential phase contrast, and quantitative phase imaging are achieved; and diversified unmarked imaging methods are provided for biological applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Nanjing University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Qian Chen, Chao Zuo, Jiasong Sun, Shijie Feng, Yuzhen Zhang, Guohua Gu
  • Patent number: 11650406
    Abstract: A microscopic imaging method of phase contrast (PC) and differential interference contrast (DIC) based on the transport of intensity equation (TIE) includes capturing three intensity images along the optical axis; solving the TIE by deconvolution to obtain the quantitative phase; obtaining the intensity image under the DIC imaging mode according to the DIC imaging principle; and obtaining the corresponding phase image of PC imaging mode according to the PC imaging principle. The method can endow the bright-field microscope with the ability to realize PC and DIC imaging without complex modification of the traditional bright-field microscope. In addition, it has the same imaging performance as the phase contrast microscope and differential interference contrast microscope, which are expensive, complex-structure, and has strict environmental conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Chao Zuo, Qian Chen, Jiasong Sun, Yuzhen Zhang, Guohua Gu
  • Patent number: 11555992
    Abstract: The invention discloses a programmable annular LED illumination-based high efficiency quantitative phase microscopy imaging method, the proposed method comprising the following steps: the derivation of system optical transfer function in a partially coherent illumination imaging system; the derivation of phase transfer function with the weak object approximation under the illumination of tilted axially symmetric coherent point illumination source; the extension of illumination from an axially symmetric coherence point source to a discrete annular point source, and the optical transfer function can be treated as an incoherent superposition of each pair of tilted axially symmetric coherent point sources. The acquisition of raw intensity dataset; the implementation of deconvolution for quantitative phase reconstruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Qian Chen, Chao Zuo, Jiasong Sun, Shijie Feng, Yuzhen Zhang, Guohua Gu
  • Publication number: 20220407678
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a signal sampling method and apparatus, and an optical receiver. The method includes sampling a burst signal that is received according to a first sampling frequency to obtain a first sampling signal; sampling a preamble signal in the first sampling signal according to a second sampling frequency to obtain a second sampling signal; determining a phase difference between the burst signal and a local sampling clock corresponding to the first sampling frequency according to the second sampling signal; and interpolating the first sampling signal according to the phase difference to obtain a target sampling signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Guohua GU, Yangzhong YAO, Nanshan CAO, Chungui TAO
  • Publication number: 20220366552
    Abstract: A single-shot differential phase contrast quantitative phase imaging method based on color multiplexing illumination. A color multiplexing illumination solution is used to realize single-shot differential phase contrast quantitative phase imaging. In the single-shot color multiplexing illumination solution, three illumination wavelengths of red, green, and blue are used to simultaneously illuminate a sample, and the information of the sample in multiple directions is converted into intensity information on different channels of a color image. By performing channel separation on this color image, the information about the sample at different spatial frequencies can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Qian CHEN, Yao FAN, Chao ZUO, Jiasong SUN, Xiangpeng PAN, Shijie FENG, Yuzhen ZHANG, Guohua GU, Jiaji LI, Jialin ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20220011563
    Abstract: The invention claims a microscopic imaging method of phase contrast (PC) and differential interference contrast (DIC) based on the transport of intensity equation (TIE). Firstly, three intensity images are captured along the optical axis; secondly, TIE is solved by deconvolution to obtain the quantitative phase; then, the intensity image under the DIC imaging mode is obtained according to the DIC imaging principle; finally, the corresponding phase image of PC imaging mode is obtained according to the PC imaging principle. The proposed approach can endow the bright-field microscope with the ability to realize PC and DIC imaging without complex modification of the traditional bright-field microscope. In other words, this method only needs to use the traditional bright-field microscope without adding any complex hardware. Through the PC and DIC algorithms, this method has the advantages of quantitative, high-speed, low-cost, simple structure, and less external interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Chao ZUO, Qian CHEN, Jiasong SUN, Yuzhen ZHANG, Guohua GU
  • Publication number: 20210356258
    Abstract: The invention discloses a deep learning-based temporal phase unwrapping method for fringe projection profilometry. First, four sets of three-step phase-shifting fringe patterns with different frequencies (including 1, 8, 32, and 64) are projected to the tested objects. The three-step phase-shifting fringe images acquired by the camera are processed to obtain the wrapped phase map using a three-step phase-shifting algorithm. Then, a multi-frequency temporal phase unwrapping (MF-TPU) algorithm is used to unwrap the wrapped phase map to obtain a fringe order map of the high-frequency phase with 64 periods. A residual convolutional neural network is built, and its input data are set to be the wrapped phase maps with frequencies of 1 and 64, and the output data are set to be the fringe order map of the high-frequency phase with 64 periods. Finally, the training dataset and the validation dataset are built to train and validate the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Nanjing University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Qian CHEN, Chao ZUO, Shijie FENG, Yuzhen ZHANG, Guohua GU
  • Patent number: 11156821
    Abstract: A high-illumination numerical aperture-based large field-of-view high-resolution microimaging device, and a method for iterative reconstruction, the device comprising an LED array (1), a stage (2), a condenser (3), a microscopic objective (5), a tube lens (6), and a camera (7), the LED array (1) being arranged on the forward focal plane of the condenser (3). Light emitted by the i-th lit LED unit (8) of the LED array (1) passes through the condenser (3) and converges to become parallel light illuminating a specimen (4) to be examined, which is placed on the stage (2); part of the diffracted light passing through the specimen (4) is collected by the microscopic objective (5), converged by the tube lens (6), and reaches the imaging plane of the camera (7), forming an intensity image recorded by the camera (1). The present device and method ensure controllable programming of the illumination direction, while also ensuring an illumination-numerical-aperture up to 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Qian Chen, Chao Zuo, Jiasong Sun, Shijie Feng, Yuzhen Zhang, Guohua Gu
  • Patent number: 11106029
    Abstract: An annular-irradiation high-resolution quantitative phase microimaging based on light intensity transfer equation is proposed here includes designing an annular aperture for the imaging system illumination; invoking the weak object approximation by using the parameters of annular illumination aperture and bright field microscopy to calculate a weak object optical transfer function (WOTF) on the basis of a partially coherent imaging theory; and collecting three intensity images by a camera and obtaining the quantitative phase image of object by resolving the light intensity transfer equation with a deconvolution algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Qian Chen, Chao Zuo, Jiasong Sun, Shijie Feng, Yuzhen Zhang, Guohua Gu
  • Patent number: 11029144
    Abstract: A super-rapid three-dimensional measurement method and system based on an improved Fourier transform contour technique is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Qian Chen, Chao Zuo, Shijie Feng, Jiasong Sun, Yuzhen Zhang, Guohua Gu
  • Publication number: 20210112187
    Abstract: A high-illumination numerical aperture-based large field-of-view high-resolution microimaging device, and a method for iterative reconstruction, the device comprising an LED array (1), a stage (2), a condenser (3), a microscopic objective (5), a tube lens (6), and a camera (7), the LED array (1) being arranged on the forward focal plane of the condenser (3). Light emitted by the i-th lit LED unit (8) of the LED array (1) passes through the condenser (3) and converges to become parallel light illuminating a specimen (4) to be examined, which is placed on the stage (2); part of the diffracted light passing through the specimen (4) is collected by the microscopic objective (5), converged by the tube lens (6), and reaches the imaging plane of the camera (7), forming an intensity image recorded by the camera (1). The present device and method ensure controllable programming of the illumination direction, while also ensuring an illumination-numerical-aperture up to 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Qian CHEN, Chao ZUO, Jiasong SUN, Shijie FENG, Yuzhen ZHANG, Guohua GU
  • Publication number: 20210103135
    Abstract: Annular-irradiation high-resolution quantitative phase microimaging based on light intensity transfer equation is proposed here. First, an annular aperture is designed for the imaging system illumination. And then, by invoking the weak object approximation, the parameters of annular illumination aperture and bright field microscopy are used to calculate a weak object optical transfer function (WOTF) on the basis of a partially coherent imaging theory. Finally, three intensity images are collected by a camera and the quantitative phase image of object is obtained by resolving the light intensity transfer equation with a deconvolution algorithm. The present method effectively resolves the tradeoff between the cloudy low-frequency noise and high-frequency fuzziness in the light intensity transfer equation, and the spatial imaging resolution of phase reconstruction is greatly increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Qian CHEN, Chao ZUO, Jiasong SUN, Shijie FENG, Yuzhen ZHANG, Guohua GU
  • Publication number: 20210102801
    Abstract: A super-rapid three-dimensional measurement method and system based on an improved Fourier transform contour technique is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Qian CHEN, Chao ZUO, Shijie FENG, Jiasong SUN, Yuzhen ZHANG, Guohua GU
  • Patent number: 10911672
    Abstract: A highly efficient three-dimensional image acquisition method based on multi-mode composite encoding and epipolar constraint, respectively using a fast imaging mode or a high-precision imaging mode, wherein in the fast imaging mode, two phase maps having different frequencies are obtained by four stripe gratings, and a high-frequency absolute phase is obtained by means of the epipolar constraint and a left-right consistency check, and the three-dimensional image is obtained by means of a mapping relationship between the phase and three-dimensional coordinates; and in the high precision imaging mode, two phases having different frequencies are obtained by means of N+2 stripe gratings, a low-frequency absolute phase is obtained by the epipolar constraint, and the unwrapping of a high-frequency phase is assisted by means of the low-frequency absolute phase, so as to obtain the high-frequency absolute phase, and finally, the three-dimensional image is obtained by the mapping relationship between the phase and the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Qian Chen, Chao Zuo, Shijie Feng, Jiasong Sun, Yuzhen Zhang, Guohua Gu
  • Publication number: 20200209604
    Abstract: The invention discloses a programmable annular LED illumination-based high efficiency quantitative phase microscopy imaging method, the proposed method comprising the following steps: the derivation of system optical transfer function in a partially coherent illumination imaging system; the derivation of phase transfer function with the weak object approximation under the illumination of tilted axially symmetric coherent point illumination source; the extension of illumination from an axially symmetric coherence point source to a discrete annular point source, and the optical transfer function can be treated as an incoherent superposition of each pair of tilted axially symmetric coherent point sources. The acquisition of raw intensity dataset; the implementation of deconvolution for quantitative phase reconstruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Qian CHEN, Chao Zuo, Jiasong SUN, Shijie FENG, Yuzhen ZHANG, Guohua GU
  • Publication number: 20200128180
    Abstract: A highly efficient three-dimensional image acquisition method based on multi-mode composite encoding and epipolar constraint, respectively using a fast imaging mode or a high-precision imaging mode, wherein in the fast imaging mode, two phase maps having different frequencies are obtained by four stripe gratings, and a high-frequency absolute phase is obtained by means of the epipolar constraint and a left-right consistency check, and the three-dimensional image is obtained by means of a mapping relationship between the phase and three-dimensional coordinates; and in the high precision imaging mode, two phases having different frequencies are obtained by means of N+2 stripe gratings, a low-frequency absolute phase is obtained by the epipolar constraint, and the unwrapping of a high-frequency phase is assisted by means of the low-frequency absolute phase, so as to obtain the high-frequency absolute phase, and finally, the three-dimensional image is obtained by the mapping relationship between the phase and the
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: Nanjing University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Qian Chen, Chao Zuo, Shijie Feng, Jiasong Sun, Yuzhen Zhang, Guohua Gu