Patents by Inventor Hsiu-An Tsai

Hsiu-An Tsai 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: 12209926
    Abstract: A residual stress measurement method of a curved surface block includes steps of: locating a point at which a to-be-detected curved surface of a curved surface block has a highest curvature as a to-be-detected point; applying an instrument integrating an X-ray light source and a detector, measuring the to-be-detected point by using an X-ray diffraction theory, and analyzing and calculating, in combination with a sin2 ? method, a strain value measured by using the instrument; and calculating, in combination with material property measurement data of the curved surface block material, a residual stress by introducing a curved surface block residual stress calculation model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: Zong Rong Liu, Hsiu An Tsai
  • Publication number: 20230088293
    Abstract: A residual stress measurement method of a curved surface block includes steps of: locating a point at which a to-be-detected curved surface of a curved surface block has a highest curvature as a to-be-detected point; applying an instrument integrating an X-ray light resource and a detector, measuring the to-be-detected point by using an X-ray diffraction theory, and analyzing and calculating, in combination with a sin2 ? method, a strain value measured by using the instrument; and calculating, in combination with material property measurement data of the curved surface block material, a residual stress by introducing a curved surface block residual stress calculation model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Zong Rong LIU, Hsiu An TSAI
  • Patent number: 11543310
    Abstract: A method for measuring a residual stress of a curved-surface bulk material includes steps of: locating a point at which a to-be-detected curved surface of a curved-surface bulk material has a highest curvature as a to-be-detected point; applying an instrument integrating an X-ray light resource and a detector, measuring the to-be-detected point by using an X-ray diffraction theory, and analyzing and calculating, in combination with a cos ? method, a strain value measured by using the instrument; and calculating, in combination with material property measurement data of the curved-surface bulk material, a curved-surface residual stress by introducing a curved-surface bulk material residual stress calculation model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: Zong-Rong Liu, Hsiu-An Tsai
  • Patent number: 11519798
    Abstract: A residual stress detection device for a curved surface coating and a detection method thereof is provided, where its structure includes: a detection piece carrier, configured to fix the detection piece, so that a to-be-detected point on the detection piece remains at a highest point; an X-ray generation source, radiating an X-ray to the to-be-detected point fixedly or along a path; a detection element, including a moving mechanism, where the moving mechanism moves the detection element along a path extending toward a direction orthogonal to an incident direction of the X-ray, so that the detection element receives and detects intensity of a diffraction X-ray at a position of the diffraction X-ray; and a stress calculation module, obtaining a strain value based on an intensity peak of the diffraction X-ray detected by the detection element, and calculating a residual stress value of the detection piece by using a formula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: Zong-Rong Liu, Hsiu-An Tsai
  • Publication number: 20220196496
    Abstract: A method for measuring a residual stress of a curved-surface bulk material includes steps of: locating a point at which a to-be-detected curved surface of a curved-surface bulk material has a highest curvature as a to-be-detected point; applying an instrument integrating an X-ray light resource and a detector, measuring the to-be-detected point by using an X-ray diffraction theory, and analyzing and calculating, in combination with a cos ? method, a strain value measured by using the instrument; and calculating, in combination with material property measurement data of the curved-surface bulk material, a curved-surface residual stress by introducing a curved-surface bulk material residual stress calculation model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: ZONG-RONG LIU, HSIU-AN TSAI
  • Patent number: 11041767
    Abstract: A sensing device of pressure and temperature in a mold comprises: a housing communicating with a mold cavity, and including a channel and an accommodating space; a base on a bottom surface of the housing, and including a mesa on a top; a strut in the accommodating space, and a front end thereof extended into the channel and exposed to the mold cavity; a strain structure between the mesa and a back end of the strut, and located on the mesa; a strain gage on the strain structure to measure a deformation amount of the strain structure the mold cavity and transforming the deformation amount into deformation amount information; a temperature-sensing element in the strut to measure a temperature of the strut, and transforming the temperature into strut temperature information; and a processing unit to obtain the deformation amount information and the strut temperature information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: Shuo-Ching Chen, Hsiu-An Tsai
  • Patent number: 10915718
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) positioning system comprises transceivers, positioning tags, processing units and a computing host. One or multiple positioning tags are attached to a target object being located. When the transceivers first generate and transmit transmission signals, one or multiple tag antennas in the positioning tag receive the transmission signals and transmit back modulated signals. The transceivers then receive and transmit the modulated signals to the processing units. The processing units are configured to obtain received signals, and calculate frequency differences based on the received signals and the transmission signals. The computing host calculates position coordinates of tag antennas based on the frequency differences, and then calculates the orientation of the target object being located according to the position coordinates of the tag antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: Nai-Chun An, Yuan-Chih Lin, Hsiu-An Tsai, Shuo-Ching Chen, Chih-Lung Lin
  • Publication number: 20200202087
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) positioning system comprises transceivers, positioning tags, processing units and a computing host. One or multiple positioning tags are attached to a target object being located. When the transceivers first generate and transmit transmission signals, one or multiple tag antennas in the positioning tag receive the transmission signals and transmit back modulated signals. The transceivers then receive and transmit the modulated signals to the processing units. The processing units are configured to obtain received signals, and calculate frequency differences based on the received signals and the transmission signals. The computing host calculates position coordinates of tag antennas based on the frequency differences, and then calculates the orientation of the target object being located according to the position coordinates of the tag antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: NAI-CHUN AN, YUAN-CHIH LIN, HSIU-AN TSAI, SHUO-CHING CHEN, CHIH-LUNG LIN
  • Publication number: 20200191670
    Abstract: A residual stress detection device for a curved surface coating and a detection method thereof is provided, where its structure includes: a detection piece carrier, configured to fix the detection piece, so that a to-be-detected point on the detection piece remains at a highest point; an X-ray generation source, radiating an X-ray to the to-be-detected point fixedly or along a path; a detection element, including a moving mechanism, where the moving mechanism moves the detection element along a path extending toward a direction orthogonal to an incident direction of the X-ray, so that the detection element receives and detects intensity of a diffraction X-ray at a position of the diffraction X-ray; and a stress calculation module, obtaining a strain value based on an intensity peak of the diffraction X-ray detected by the detection element, and calculating a residual stress value of the detection piece by using a formula.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Zong-Rong LIU, Hsiu-An TSAI
  • Publication number: 20200173871
    Abstract: A sensing device of pressure and temperature in a mold comprises: a housing communicating with a mold cavity, and including a channel and an accommodating space; a base on a bottom surface of the housing, and including a mesa on a top; a strut in the accommodating space, and a front end thereof extended into the channel and exposed to the mold cavity; a strain structure between the mesa and a back end of the strut, and located on the mesa; a strain gage on the strain structure to measure a deformation amount of the strain structure the mold cavity and transforming the deformation amount into deformation amount information; a temperature-sensing element in the strut to measure a temperature of the strut, and transforming the temperature into strut temperature information; and a processing unit to obtain the deformation amount information and the strut temperature information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Shuo-Ching CHEN, Hsiu-An TSAI
  • Patent number: 9891428
    Abstract: An optical measurement system including a two-dimensional sine wave annuls grating and a measurement unit is provided. The two-dimensional sine wave annuls grating includes a rotary shaft and a plurality of sine wave structures surrounding the rotary shaft and continuously arranged. The measurement unit is adapted to output a light beam towards the two-dimensional sine wave annuls grating, wherein each of the sine wave structures is adapted to reflect the light beam from the two-dimensional sine wave annuls grating back to the measurement unit. A measurement method for errors of a rotating platform and a two-dimensional sine wave annuls grating are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Hsiu-An Tsai, Nai-Chun An
  • Patent number: 9841298
    Abstract: A measurement device for a linear stage includes a two-dimensional grating and a measurement unit respectively disposed on first and second moving stages of the linear stage. The measurement unit includes a light source, a two-dimensional sensor and a processor. The light source emits incident light to the two-dimensional grating so that the incident light is reflected thereby to result in reflection light. The two-dimensional sensor receives the reflection light and converts the same to a reflection signal. The processor receives the reflection signal and determines accordingly a first rotational angle, and first and second displacement components of a displacement of the first moving stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Metal Industries Research And Development Centre
    Inventors: Hsiu-An Tsai, Shuo-Ching Chen, Kuo-Yu Chien
  • Publication number: 20170160103
    Abstract: An optical measurement system including a two-dimensional sine wave annuls grating and a measurement unit is provided. The two-dimensional sine wave annuls grating includes a rotary shaft and a plurality of sine wave structures surrounding the rotary shaft and continuously arranged. The measurement unit is adapted to output a light beam towards the two-dimensional sine wave annuls grating, wherein each of the sine wave structures is adapted to reflect the light beam from the two-dimensional sine wave annuls grating back to the measurement unit. A measurement method for errors of a rotating platform and a two-dimensional sine wave annuls grating are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Hsiu-An Tsai, Nai-Chun An
  • Patent number: 9255788
    Abstract: A measuring method for linear stage used for measuring a displacement volume of a linear stage includes a light source, a two-dimensional grating, a quadrant photodiode and a processor. The light source provides an incident light, and the two-dimensional grating is disposed in light path of the incident light and reflects the incident to form a reflection light. The quadrant photodiode is disposed in light path of the reflection light and receives the reflection light for generating a plurality of sensing signals. The processor receives the sensing signals and utilizes the sensing signals to calculate a slope signal by a slope signal equation of the two-dimensional grating and an initial position signal and an end position signal by a position signal equation of the two-dimensional grating. The processor obtains the displacement volume of the linear stage by the slope signal, the initial position signal and the end position signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: Hsiu-An Tsai, Nai-Chun An