Patents by Inventor Ho-Kong NG

Ho-Kong NG 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: 11865852
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a robotic printing system for printing images on the surface of an object. One exemplary system includes a printing module carried by a motion platform to directly eject printing materials on a surface. One aspect of this disclosure provides methods for accurately controlling the motion of the motion platform, generating accurate triggering signals for printing heads, and properly aligning adjacent swaths of an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: MACDONALD, DETTWILER AND ASSOCIATES INC.
    Inventors: Mingfeng Zhang, Michel Bondy, Piotr Jasiobedzki, Darrell Gaudette, Ho-Kong Ng, Timothy John Reedman
  • Patent number: 11841707
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a driving assistance method and system for a mobile vehicle to avoid hazards in its environment. This system can detect hazards in a vehicle's surroundings and unobtrusively adjust its driving module's driving commands when necessary to avoid hazards. The system is configured to allow it to provide interference-free assistance to the operator of a human-operated vehicle or the motion controller of an autonomous vehicle to avoid hazards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: MACDONALD, DETTWILER AND ASSOCIATES INC.
    Inventors: Mingfeng Zhang, Ho-Kong Ng, Piotr Jasiobedzki
  • Patent number: 11571911
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a robotic printing system for printing images on the surface of an object. One exemplary system includes a printing module carried by a motion platform to directly eject printing materials on a surface. One aspect of this disclosure provides methods for accurately controlling the motion of the motion platform, generating accurate triggering signals for printing heads, and properly aligning adjacent swaths of an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: MACDONALD, DETTWILER AND ASSOCIATES INC.
    Inventors: Mingfeng Zhang, Michel Bondy, Piotr Jasiobedzki, Darrell Gaudette, Ho-Kong Ng, Timothy John Reedman
  • Publication number: 20220097411
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a robotic printing system for printing images on the surface of an object. One exemplary system includes a printing module carried by a motion platform to directly eject printing materials on a surface. One aspect of this disclosure provides methods for accurately controlling the motion of the motion platform, generating accurate triggering signals for printing heads, and properly aligning adjacent swaths of an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: MINGFENG ZHANG, MICHEL BONDY, PIOTR JASIOBEDZKI, DARRELL GAUDETTE, HO-KONG NG, TIMOTHY JOHN REEDMAN
  • Publication number: 20220083064
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a driving assistance method and system for a mobile vehicle to avoid hazards in its environment. This system can detect hazards in a vehicle's surroundings and unobtrusively adjust its driving module's driving commands when necessary to avoid hazards. The system is configured to allow it to provide interference-free assistance to the operator of a human-operated vehicle or the motion controller of an autonomous vehicle to avoid hazards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Mingfeng ZHANG, Ho-Kong NG, Piotr JASIOBEDZKI
  • Publication number: 20220050467
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a driving assistance method and system for a mobile vehicle to avoid hazards in its environment. This system can detect hazards in a vehicle's surroundings and unobtrusively adjust its driving module's driving commands when necessary to avoid hazards. The system is configured to allow it to provide interference-free assistance to the operator of a human-operated vehicle or the motion controller of an autonomous vehicle to avoid hazards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Mingfeng ZHANG, Ho-Kong NG, Piotr JASIOBEDZKI
  • Patent number: 11231714
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a driving assistance method and system for a mobile vehicle to avoid hazards in its environment. This system can detect hazards in a vehicle's surroundings and unobtrusively adjust its driving module's driving commands when necessary to avoid hazards. The system is configured to allow it to provide interference-free assistance to the operator of a human-operated vehicle or the motion controller of an autonomous vehicle to avoid hazards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: MACDONALD, DETTWILER AND ASSOICIATES INC.
    Inventors: Mingfeng Zhang, Ho-Kong Ng, Piotr Jasiobedzki
  • Publication number: 20200198367
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a robotic printing system for printing images on the surface of an object. One exemplary system includes a printing module carried by a motion platform to directly eject printing materials on a surface. One aspect of this disclosure provides methods for accurately controlling the motion of the motion platform, generating accurate triggering signals for printing heads, and properly aligning adjacent swaths of an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: MINGFENG ZHANG, MICHEL BONDY, PIOTR JASIOBEDZKI, DARRELL GAUDETTE, HO-KONG NG, TIMOTHY JOHN REEDMAN
  • Publication number: 20180181133
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a driving assistance method and system for a mobile vehicle to avoid hazards in its environment. This system can detect hazards in a vehicle's surroundings and unobtrusively adjust its driving module's driving commands when necessary to avoid hazards. The system is configured to allow it to provide interference-free assistance to the operator of a human-operated vehicle or the motion controller of an autonomous vehicle to avoid hazards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Mingfeng ZHANG, Ho-Kong NG, Piotr JASIOBEDZKI
  • Patent number: 9285481
    Abstract: An object locator system for locating an object of interest in a scene. The locator system includes: a) a body mounted pedestrian localization unit worn by an operator; b) a hand-held rangefinder configured to be grasped by the operator; c) a pose sensor for estimating relative position and orientation of the hand-held rangefinder relative to the localization device; and d) a computer control system coupled to the pedestrian localization unit, the rangefinder, and the pose sensor, the computer control system being programmed to compute a relative location of the object with respect to the body worn localization unit using range data from the rangefinder and relative pose from the pose sensor, and transform the relative location to a global location using data from the pedestrian localization unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: MACDONALD, DETTWILER AND ASSOCIATES INC.
    Inventors: Piotr Jasiobedzki, Cameron Scott Dickinson, Ho-Kong Ng, Michel Bondy
  • Publication number: 20140062772
    Abstract: An object locator system for locating an object of interest in a scene. The locator system includes: a) a body mounted pedestrian localization unit worn by an operator; b) a hand-held rangefinder configured to be grasped by the operator; c) a pose sensor for estimating relative position and orientation of the hand-held rangefinder relative to the localization device; and d) a computer control system coupled to the pedestrian localization unit, the rangefinder, and the pose sensor, the computer control system being programmed to compute a relative location of the object with respect to the body worn localization unit using range data from the rangefinder and relative pose from the pose sensor, and transform the relative location to a global location using data from the pedestrian localization unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Piotr JASIOBEDZKI, Cameron Scott DICKINSON, Ho-Kong NG, Michel BONDY