Patents by Inventor Kunsong Shi

Kunsong Shi 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: 11735041
    Abstract: The technology provides systems and methods for a system providing customized and route-specific operations, control, and services for connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) according to user origin and destination requests, based on connected automated vehicle highway (CAVH) systems which includes an intelligent road infrastructure system providing transportation management and operations and individual vehicle control for CAV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: CAVH LLC
    Inventors: Yang Cheng, Bin Ran, Zhen Zhang, Tianyi Chen, Shen Li, Shuoxuan Dong, Kunsong Shi, Jian Zhang, Xia Wan, Xiaoxuan Chen, Linchao Li, Qin Li, Linghui Xu
  • Publication number: 20230056023
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods that allocate, arrange, and distribute certain types of functions and intelligence, for connected automated vehicle highway (CAVH) systems, to facilitate vehicle operations and controls, to improve the general safety of the whole transportation system, and to ensure the efficiency, intelligence, reliability, and resilience of CAVH systems. The present invention also provides methods to define CAVH system intelligence and its levels, which are based on two dimensions: the vehicle intelligence and infrastructure intelligence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Bin Ran, Tianyi Chen, Yang Cheng, Xiaotian Li, Kunsong Shi, Shen Li, Yang Zhou, Zhen Zhang, Shuoxuan Dong, Fan Ding, Huachun Tan
  • Publication number: 20230012934
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an intelligent road infrastructure system and, more particularly, to systems and methods for a heterogeneous connected automated vehicle highway (CAVH) network in which the road network has various RSU and TCU/TCC coverages and functionalities. The heterogeneous CAVH network facilitates control and operations for vehicles of various automation level and other road users by implementing various levels of coordinated control among CAVH system entities and providing individual road users with detailed customized information and time-sensitive control instructions, and operations and maintenance services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Bin Ran, Yang Cheng, Tianyi Chen, Yang Zhou, Zhen Zhang, Xiaotian Li, Shen Li, Shuoxuan Dong, Kunsong Shi
  • Publication number: 20220406178
    Abstract: Provided herein is technology relating to automated driving and particularly, but not exclusively, to a connected reference marker technology configured to serve automated driving systems by providing, supplementing, and/or enhancing autonomous driving functions for connected automated vehicles under normal and abnormal driving scenarios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Bin Ran, Kunsong Shi, Wenqi Lu, Yang Cheng, Hongbin Zhang, Haotian Shi, Tianyi Chen, Bingjie Liang, Yifan Yao, Keshu Wu, Sicheng Fu
  • Publication number: 20220406184
    Abstract: The technology provided herein relates to a roadside infrastructure sensing system for Intelligent Road Infrastructure Systems (IRIS) and, in particular, to devices, systems, and methods for data fusion and communication that provide proactive sensing support to connected and automated vehicle highway (CAVH) systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Bin Ran, Huachun Tan, Zhen Zhang, Yang Cheng, Xiaotian Li, Tianyi Chen, Shuoxuan Dong, Kunsong Shi
  • Publication number: 20220375335
    Abstract: The invention provides systems and methods for an Intelligent Road Infrastructure System (IRIS), which facilitates vehicle operations and control for connected automated vehicle highway (CAVH) systems. IRIS systems and methods provide vehicles with individually customized information and real-time control instructions for vehicle to fulfill the driving tasks such as car following, lane changing, and route guidance. IRIS systems and methods also manage transportation operations and management services for both freeways and urban arterials. In some embodiments, the IRIS comprises or consists of one of more of the following physical subsystems: (1) Roadside unit (RSU) network, (2) Traffic Control Unit (TCU) and Traffic Control Center (TCC) network, (3) vehicle onboard unit (OBU), (4) traffic operations centers (TOCs), and (5) cloud information and computing services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Bin Ran, Yang Cheng, Tianyi Chen, Yifan Yao, Keshu Wu, Haotian Shi, Shen Li, Kunsong Shi, Zhen Zhang, Fan Ding, Huachun Tan, Yuankai Wu, Shuoxuan Dong, Linhui Ye, Xiaotian Li
  • Publication number: 20220375337
    Abstract: The invention provides systems and methods for an Intelligent Road Infrastructure System (IRIS), which facilitates vehicle operations and control for connected automated vehicle highway (CAVH) systems. IRIS systems and methods provide vehicles with individually customized information and real-time control instructions for vehicle to fulfill the driving tasks such as car following, lane changing, and route guidance. IRIS systems and methods also manage transportation operations and management services for both freeways and urban arterials. In some embodiments, the IRIS comprises or consists of one of more of the following physical subsystems: (1) Roadside unit (RSU) network, (2) Traffic Control Unit (TCU) and Traffic Control Center (TCC) network, (3) vehicle onboard unit (OBU), (4) traffic operations centers (TOCs), and (5) cloud information and computing services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Bin Ran, Yang Cheng, Tianyi Chen, Yifan Yao, Keshu Wu, Haotian Shi, Shen Li, Kunsong Shi, Zhen Zhang, Fan Ding, Huachun Tan, Yuankai Wu, Shuoxuan Dong, Linhui Ye, Xiaotian Li
  • Publication number: 20220375336
    Abstract: The invention provides systems and methods for an Intelligent Road Infrastructure System (IRIS), which facilitates vehicle operations and control for connected automated vehicle highway (CAVH) systems. IRIS systems and methods provide vehicles with individually customized information and real-time control instructions for vehicle to fulfill the driving tasks such as car following, lane changing, and route guidance. IRIS systems and methods also manage transportation operations and management services for both freeways and urban arterials. In some embodiments, the IRIS comprises or consists of one of more of the following physical subsystems: (1) Roadside unit (RSU) network, (2) Traffic Control Unit (TCU) and Traffic Control Center (TCC) network, (3) vehicle onboard unit (OBU), (4) traffic operations centers (TOCs), and (5) cloud information and computing services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Bin Ran, Yang Cheng, Tianyi Chen, Yifan Yao, Keshu Wu, Haotian Shi, Shen Li, Kunsong Shi, Zhen Zhang, Fan Ding, Huachun Tan, Yuankai Wu, Shuoxuan Dong, Linhui Ye, Xiaotian Li
  • Patent number: 11495126
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods that allocate, arrange, and distribute certain types of functions and intelligence, for connected automated vehicle highway (CAVH) systems, to facilitate vehicle operations and controls, to improve the general safety of the whole transportation system, and to ensure the efficiency, intelligence, reliability, and resilience of CAVH systems. The present invention also provides methods to define CAVH system intelligence and its levels, which are based on two dimensions: the vehicle intelligence and infrastructure intelligence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: CAVH LLC
    Inventors: Fan Ding, Bin Ran, Yang Cheng, Shen Li, Zhen Zhang, Yang Zhou, Huachun Tan, Shuoxuan Dong, Tianyi Chen, Xiaotian Li, Kunsong Shi
  • Publication number: 20220343755
    Abstract: The invention provides systems and methods for an Intelligent Road Infrastructure System (IRIS), which facilitates vehicle operations and control for connected automated vehicle highway (CAVH) systems. IRIS systems and methods provide vehicles with individually customized information and real-time control instructions for vehicle to fulfill the driving tasks such as car following, lane changing, and route guidance. IRIS systems and methods also manage transportation operations and management services for both freeways and urban arterials. In some embodiments, the IRIS comprises or consists of one of more of the following physical subsystems: (1) Roadside unit (RSU) network, (2) Traffic Control Unit (TCU) and Traffic Control Center (TCC) network, (3) vehicle onboard unit (OBU), (4) traffic operations centers (TOCs), and (5) cloud information and computing services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Bin Ran, Yang Cheng, Tianyi Chen, Shen Li, Kunsong Shi, Yifan Yao, Keshu Wu, Zhen Zhang, Fan Ding, Huachun Tan, Yuankai Wu, Shuoxuan Dong, Linhui Ye, Xiaotian Li
  • Patent number: 11447152
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an intelligent road infrastructure system and, more particularly, to systems and methods for a heterogeneous connected automated vehicle highway (CAVH) network in which the road network has various RSU and TCU/TCC coverages and functionalities. The heterogeneous CAVH network facilitates control and operations for vehicles of various automation level and other road users by implementing various levels of coordinated control among CAVH system entities and providing individual road users with detailed customized information and time-sensitive control instructions, and operations and maintenance services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: CAVH LLC
    Inventors: Bin Ran, Yang Cheng, Tianyi Chen, Yang Zhou, Zhen Zhang, Xiaotian Li, Shen Li, Shuoxuan Dong, Kunsong Shi
  • Publication number: 20220281484
    Abstract: Provided herein is technology relating to automated driving and particularly, but not exclusively, to a mobile intelligent road infrastructure technology configured to serve automated driving systems by providing, supplementing, and/or enhancing autonomous driving functions for connected automated vehicles under common and unusual driving scenarios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Bin Ran, Wenqi Lu, Tianyi Chen, Yang Cheng, Linheng Li, Bingjie Liang, Yifan Yao, Kunsong Shi, Keshu Wu
  • Patent number: 11436923
    Abstract: The technology provided herein relates to a roadside infrastructure sensing system for Intelligent Road Infrastructure Systems (IRIS) and, in particular, to devices, systems, and methods for data fusion and communication that provide proactive sensing support to connected and automated vehicle highway (CAVH) systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: CAVH LLC
    Inventors: Bin Ran, Huachun Tan, Zhen Zhang, Yang Cheng, Xiaotian Li, Tianyi Chen, Shuoxuan Dong, Kunsong Shi
  • Patent number: 11430328
    Abstract: The invention provides systems and methods for an Intelligent Road Infrastructure System (IRIS), which facilitates vehicle operations and control for connected automated vehicle highway (CAVH) systems. IRIS systems and methods provide vehicles with individually customized information and real-time control instructions for vehicle driving tasks such as car following, lane changing, and route guidance. IRIS systems and methods also manage transportation operations and management services for both freeways and urban arterials. The IRIS manages one or more of the following function categories: sensing, transportation behavior prediction and management, planning and decision making, and vehicle control. IRIS is supported by real-time wired and/or wireless communication, power supply networks, and cyber safety and security services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: CAVH LLC
    Inventors: Bin Ran, Yang Cheng, Shen Li, Zhen Zhang, Fan Ding, Huachun Tan, Yuankai Wu, Shuoxuan Dong, Linhui Ye, Xiaotian Li, Tianyi Chen, Kunsong Shi, Jing Jin, Xiaoxuan Chen
  • Publication number: 20220270476
    Abstract: Provided herein is technology relating to automated driving and particularly, but not exclusively, to a system configured to provide full vehicle operations and control for connected and automated vehicles (CAV) and, more particularly, to a system configured to manage and/or control CAV by sending individual vehicles with detailed and time-sensitive control instructions for lateral and longitudinal movement of vehicles, including vehicle following, lane changing, route guidance, and related information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Bin Ran, Tianyi Chen, Xiaotian Li, Yang Cheng, Shen Li, Shuoxuan Dong, Yifan Yao, Kunsong Shi, Haotian Shi, Keshu Wu, Sicheng Fu
  • Publication number: 20220171400
    Abstract: The technology relates to a systematic intelligent system (SIS) configured to share data and allocate computing resources among automated driving systems (ADS), e.g., using unified data specifications and interfaces. The SIS comprises systematic intelligent units (STU) that serve components of ADS, including vehicle intelligent units (VIU) and roadside intelligent units (RIU), and is configured to perform methods to serve an entire trip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Tianyi Chen, Bin Ran, Shuoxuan Dong, Keshu Wu, Yang Cheng, Linheng Li, Shen Li, Xiaotian Li, Yanghui Mo, Yifan Yao, Kunsong Shi, Haotian Shi, Hanchu Li
  • Publication number: 20210394797
    Abstract: Provided herein is technology relating to automated driving and particularly, but not exclusively, to systems comprising roadside intelligent units (RIU) and infrastructure of specific intelligence levels and related methods for providing and/or supplementing automated driving capabilities of connected and automated vehicles (CAV).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Bin Ran, Tianyi Chen, Shuoxuan Dong, Yang Cheng, Mingheng Zhang, Xiaotian Li, Shen Li, Kunsong Shi, Haotian Shi, Yifan Yao, Yanghui Mo, Hongjie Liu, Keshu Wu, Ran Yi
  • Publication number: 20210314752
    Abstract: Provided herein is technology relating to aspects of a Distributed Driving System (DDS) for managing Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) and particularly, but not exclusively, to systems, designs, and methods for a Device Allocation System (DAS) configured to allocate and distribute resources to devices of a Distributed Driving Systems (DDS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Bin Ran, Shuoxuan Dong, Yang Cheng, Tianyi Chen, Shen Li, Xiaotian Li, Kunsong Shi, Haotian Shi, Keshu Wu, Yifan Yao, Ran Yi
  • Publication number: 20210311491
    Abstract: Provided herein is technology relating to transportation operations and management services and particularly, but not exclusively, to systems and methods for an intelligent roadside toolbox (IRT) that facilitates vehicle operations and control for distributed driving systems (DDS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Shen Li, Bin Ran, Yang Cheng, Tianyi Chen, Xiaotian Li, Shuoxuan Dong, Kunsong Shi, Haotian Shi, Yifan Yao, Ran Yi, Keshu Wu, Yang Zhou
  • Publication number: 20210118294
    Abstract: The invention provides systems and methods for an Intelligent Road Infrastructure System (IRIS), which facilitates vehicle operations and control for connected automated vehicle highway (CAVH) systems. IRIS systems and methods provide vehicles with individually customized information and real-time control instructions for vehicle to fulfill the driving tasks such as car following, lane changing, and route guidance. IRIS systems and methods also manage transportation operations and management services for both freeways and urban arterials. In some embodiments, the IRIS comprises or consists of one of more of the following physical subsystems: (1) Roadside unit (RSU) network, (2) Traffic Control Unit (TCU) and Traffic Control Center (TCC) network, (3) vehicle onboard unit (OBU), (4) traffic operations centers (TOCs), and (5) cloud information and computing services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Bin Ran, Yang Cheng, Shen Li, Zhen Zhang, Fan Ding, Huachun Tan, Yuankai Wu, Shuoxuan Dong, Linhui Ye, Xiaotian Li, Tianyi Chen, Kunsong Shi