Patents by Inventor Haiyan CEN

Haiyan CEN 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: 11623722
    Abstract: Aerodynamic aquatic weed removal and decontamination devices and decontamination methods are disclosed. In an embodiment, the aerodynamic aquatic weed removal and decontamination device includes a boat body and a shore-based device for remotely controlling the boat body. The boat body includes a power unit, a weed removal and decontamination unit, a positioning system, an environment perception system, and a shipborne controller. The power unit includes an engine, a propeller connected to the engine, and a rudder servo motor configured to control a heading of the boat body. The weed removal and decontamination unit includes a mesh conveyor. The positioning system includes a positioner configured to obtain real-time location information and heading information of the boat body. The environment perception system includes a wind sensor and a visual sensor. The shipborne controller is configured to control a navigation state of the boat body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Zhejiang University
    Inventors: Yufei Liu, Yong He, Fei Liu, Yidan Bao, Hui Fang, Xiaoli Li, Haiyan Cen, Yue Yu, Hangjian Chu
  • Patent number: 11284561
    Abstract: An agricultural aircraft for spreading granular fertilizer and a spreading method thereof. The agricultural aircraft includes an aircraft body, a power system, and a spreading device, where the spreading device is located at a front part of the aircraft body, and the aircraft body is also provided at the front thereof with a wind direction sensor and a wind speed sensor communicatively connected a controller; the spreading device includes a box body, a throwing disc, and a tray connected to the box body, where a left baffle plate and a right baffle plate with controllable opening angles are disposed on the tray; an upper part of the box body is a material box for storing granular fertilizer, a cavity for accommodating the tray and the throwing disc is disposed on one side of the box body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Zhejiang University
    Inventors: Yong He, Yufei Liu, Hui Fang, Haiyan Cen, Hangyu Zhou, Zhengyu Zheng, Shiwei Yu
  • Patent number: 11113835
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a plant point cloud acquisition, registration, and optimization method based on a time of flight (TOF) camera, which includes the following steps: (1) placing a to-be-tested plant on a turntable, adjusting a view angle of the TOF camera, and aligning the TOF camera with the to-be-tested plant; (2) turning on the turntable so that it rotates automatically, and enabling the TOF camera to acquire point cloud data of the to-be-tested plant at intervals; (3) performing real-time preprocessing on each frame of point cloud data acquired by the TOF camera; (4) performing registration and optimization on every two adjacent frames of point cloud data, and then integrating the data to obtain complete plant point cloud data; and (5) using statistical filtering to remove the discrete noise in the plant point cloud data obtained in the registration and optimization process to obtain final point cloud data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Haiyan Cen, Yong He, Zhihong Ma, Hui Fang
  • Publication number: 20210094666
    Abstract: Aerodynamic aquatic weed removal and decontamination devices and decontamination methods are disclosed. In an embodiment, the aerodynamic aquatic weed removal and decontamination device includes a boat body and a shore-based device for remotely controlling the boat body. The boat body includes a power unit, a weed removal and decontamination unit, a positioning system, an environment perception system, and a shipborne controller. The power unit includes an engine, a propeller connected to the engine, and a rudder servo motor configured to control a heading of the boat body. The weed removal and decontamination unit includes a mesh conveyor. The positioning system includes a positioner configured to obtain real-time location information and heading information of the boat body. The environment perception system includes a wind sensor and a visual sensor. The shipborne controller is configured to control a navigation state of the boat body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: Zhejiang University
    Inventors: Yufei LIU, Yong HE, Fei LIU, Yidan BAO, Hui FANG, Xiaoli LI, Haiyan CEN, Yue YU, Hangjian CHU
  • Publication number: 20210068339
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an agricultural aircraft for spreading granular fertilizer and a spreading method thereof. The agricultural aircraft includes an aircraft body, a power system, and a spreading device, where the spreading device is located at a front part of the aircraft body, and the aircraft body is also provided at the front thereof with a wind direction sensor and a wind speed sensor communicatively connected a controller; the spreading device includes a box body, a throwing disc, and a tray connected to the box body, where a left baffle plate and a right baffle plate with controllable opening angles are disposed on the tray; an upper part of the box body is a material box for storing granular fertilizer, a cavity for accommodating the tray and the throwing disc is disposed on one side of the box body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Yong He, Yufei Liu, Hui Fang, Haiyan Cen, Hangyu Zhou, Zhengyu Zheng, Shiwei Yu
  • Publication number: 20200388044
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a plant point cloud acquisition, registration, and optimization method based on a time of flight (TOF) camera, which includes the following steps: (1) placing a to-be-tested plant on a turntable, adjusting a view angle of the TOF camera, and aligning the TOF camera with the to-be-tested plant; (2) turning on the turntable so that it rotates automatically, and enabling the TOF camera to acquire point cloud data of the to-be-tested plant at intervals; (3) performing real-time preprocessing on each frame of point cloud data acquired by the TOF camera; (4) performing registration and optimization on every two adjacent frames of point cloud data, and then integrating the data to obtain complete plant point cloud data; and (5) using statistical filtering to remove the discrete noise in the plant point cloud data obtained in the registration and optimization process to obtain final point cloud data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Zhejiang University
    Inventors: Haiyan CEN, Yong HE, Zhihong MA, Hui FANG