Patents by Inventor Hongping Zhou

Hongping Zhou 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: 11954895
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for automatically identifying south troughs by improved Laplace and relates to the technical field of meteorology. The method includes the following steps: acquiring grid data of a geopotential height field; calculating a gradient field of the geopotential height field in an x direction; searching for a turning point where a gradient value turned from being negative to being positive, and cleaning the gradient field; calculating a divergence of the x direction to obtain an improved Laplacian numerical value L?; performing 0,1 binarization processing on the L? to obtain a black-and-white image and a plurality of targets of potential troughs, merging the black-and-white image and the plurality of targets of the potential troughs by expansion, recovering original scale through erosion, and selecting an effective target through an angle of direction of a contour and an axial ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Chengdu University of Information Technology
    Inventors: Wendong Hu, Yanqiong Hao, Hongping Shu, Tiangui Xiao, Yan Chen, Ying Zhang, Jian Shao, Jianhong Gan, Yaqiang Wang, Fei Luo, Huahong Li, Balin Xu, Qiyang Peng, Juzhang Ren, Chengchao Li, Tao Zhang, Xiaohang Wen, Chao Wang, Yongkai Zhang, Wenjie Zhou, Jingyi Tao
  • Patent number: 11694343
    Abstract: A binocular-vision-based method for tracking fruit space attitude and fruit space motion, the method comprising: establishing a connected base coordinate system by taking a junction of a fruit and a fruit stem as an origin; statically photographing a feature point on the surface of the fruit and a point of the connected base coordinate system established at the junction of the fruit and the fruit stem; storing a photographed image; acquiring an inherent relationship between the feature point and the connected base coordinate system; photographing dynamic motion of the fruit; acquiring absolute coordinates of the feature point on the surface of the fruit; calculating, according to the inherent relationship between the feature point and the connected base coordinate system, absolute coordinates of a point of the connected base coordinate system at each moment corresponding to each frame of image; and respectively calculating the displacement, instantaneous speed and instantaneous acceleration of the fruit, calc
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Inventors: Linyun Xu, Hongping Zhou, Guanhua Liu, Jie Zhou, Yan Xuan, Xuesong Jiang, Qing Chen
  • Publication number: 20220005209
    Abstract: A binocular-vision-based method for tracking fruit space attitude and fruit space motion, the method comprising: establishing a connected base coordinate system by taking a junction of a fruit and a fruit stem as an origin; statically photographing a feature point on the surface of the fruit and a point of the connected base coordinate system established at the junction of the fruit and the fruit stem; storing a photographed image; acquiring an inherent relationship between the feature point and the connected base coordinate system; photographing dynamic motion of the fruit; acquiring absolute coordinates of the feature point on the surface of the fruit; calculating, according to the inherent relationship between the feature point and the connected base coordinate system, absolute coordinates of a point of the connected base coordinate system at each moment corresponding to each frame of image; and respectively calculating the displacement, instantaneous speed and instantaneous acceleration of the fruit, calc
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Linyun XU, Hongping ZHOU, Guanhua LIU, Jie ZHOU, Yan XUAN, Xuesong JIANG, Qing CHEN
  • Patent number: 6657416
    Abstract: A generator structure is provided for generating an AC power for a load. The generator structure includes a generator connectable to a load and an engine operatively connected to the generator for driving the same. A generator controller is operatively connected to the engine for controlling operation thereof and operatively connected to a generator for controlling the AC power generated thereby. A communications link connects the generator control to a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Generac Power Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Kern, Gerald C. Ruehlow, Steven J. Wilcox, Francis X. Wedel, Graham McLean, Phillip Harrison, Hongping Zhou
  • Patent number: 6653821
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, a system controller and method for monitoring and controlling a plurality of generator sets are provided. Each generator set generates electrical power and includes a generator communications link for connecting a generator set to a network. A user interface allows a user to select a generator set and set values for various predetermined operating parameters of the selected generator sets. Thereafter, a communications link connectable to the network transmits the user set values of the predetermined operating parameters to the selected generator set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Generac Power Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D Kern, Gerald C. Ruehlow, Steven J. Wilcox, Francis X. Wedel, Graham McLean, Phillip Harrison, Hongping Zhou
  • Publication number: 20020190527
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, a system controller and method for monitoring and controlling a plurality of generator sets are provided. Each generator set generates electrical power and includes a generator communications link for connecting a generator set to a network. A user interface allows a user to select a generator set and set values for various predetermined operating parameters of the selected generator sets. Thereafter, a communications link connectable to the network transmits the user set values of the predetermined operating parameters to the selected generator set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Robert D. Kern, Gerald C. Ruehlow, Steven J. Wilcox, Francis X. Wedel, Graham McLean, Phillip Harrison, Hongping Zhou
  • Publication number: 20020190576
    Abstract: A network controller and method is provided for managing the supply and distribution of electrical power. The network controller includes a plurality of power generation systems which are connected to a power network for communication thereon. Each power generation system includes at least one power generation unit connected to a corresponding sub-network. A user interface is connected to the power network for communicating with the first and second power generation systems. The network user interface allows a network user to set values for various predetermined operating parameters of the power generation units of the first and second power generation systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Robert D. Kern, Gerald C. Ruehlow, Steven J. Wilcox, Francis X. Wedel, Graham McLean, Phillip Harrison, Hongping Zhou
  • Publication number: 20020190526
    Abstract: A generator structure is provided for generating an AC power for a load. The generator structure includes a generator connectable to a load and an engine operatively connected to the generator for driving the same. A generator controller is operatively connected to the engine for controlling operation thereof and operatively connected to a generator for controlling the AC power generated thereby. A communications link connects the generator control to a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Robert D. Kern, Gerald C. Ruehlow, Steven J. Wilcox, Francis X. Wedel, Graham McLean, Phillip Harrison, Hongping Zhou
  • Patent number: RE44084
    Abstract: A generator structure is provided for generating an AC power for a load. The generator structure includes a generator connectable to a load and an engine operatively connected to the generator for driving the same. A generator controller is operatively connected to the engine for controlling operation thereof and operatively connected to a generator for controlling the AC power generated thereby. A communications link connects the generator control to a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Generac Power Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Kern, Steven J. Wilcox, Gerald C Ruehlow, Frank X. Wedel, Graham McLean, Phillip Harrison, Hongping Zhou