Patents by Inventor Pin-Yung Chen

Pin-Yung Chen 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: 10822030
    Abstract: A parking guidance system and method and an automatic parking system. The method includes: detecting corners of a marked parking space; planning a vehicle's parking path based on the corners; and providing parking guidance based on the parking path. The planned parking path includes: a first straight path the vehicle will travel straight to a first turning point; a first turning path the vehicle will turn a first angle from the first turning point along the circumference of a first turning circle; a second straight path the vehicle will travel from the end point of the first turning path to a second turning point; a second turning path the vehicle will turn a second angle from the second turning point along the circumference of a second turning circle; and an intra-parking-space path the vehicle will travel from the end point of the second turning point to a stop point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Tse-Lin Lee, Wen-Han Lu, Yu-Chung Chen, Pin-Yung Chen
  • Patent number: 10718620
    Abstract: A navigation and positioning device including a storage, a mark feature analyzer, a first coordinate fusion component and a second coordinate fusion component is provided. The storage stores map information including a traffic mark feature and its mark coordinate. The mark feature analyzer is used for analyzing whether a captured image has the traffic mark feature. When the captured image has the traffic mark feature, the mark feature analyzer analyzes the traffic mark feature in the captured image and calculates a device coordinate according to the mark coordinate. The first coordinate fusion component fuses the device coordinate and a first fusion coordinate and uses fused coordinate as a second fusion coordinate. The second coordinate fusion component fuses the second fusion coordinate, traffic carrier inertial information and a global positioning coordinate and uses fused coordinate as an updated first fusion coordinate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ming-Xuan Wu, Yu-Yin Peng, Pin-Yung Chen, Che-Tsung Lin, Kang Li
  • Publication number: 20190176888
    Abstract: A parking guidance system and method and an automatic parking system. The method includes: detecting corners of a marked parking space; planning a vehicle's parking path based on the corners; and providing parking guidance based on the parking path. The planned parking path includes: a first straight path the vehicle will travel straight to a first turning point; a first turning path the vehicle will turn a first angle from the first turning point along the circumference of a first turning circle; a second straight path the vehicle will travel from the end point of the first turning path to a second turning point; a second turning path the vehicle will turn a second angle from the second turning point along the circumference of a second turning circle; and an intra-parking-space path the vehicle will travel from the end point of the second turning point to a stop point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Tse-Lin Lee, Wen-Han Lu, Yu-Chung Chen, Pin-Yung Chen
  • Patent number: 10242575
    Abstract: A marked parking space identification system and a marked parking space identification method are disclosed. The marked parking space identification method includes: receiving a first image of a first parking space with markings; identifying a plurality of corners in the first image of the first parking space with markings; pairing up two adjacent corners to become a parking corner group; and using the parking corner group to identify a first marked parking space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sheng-Wei Chan, Yu-Chung Chen, Chantel Lin, Pin-Yung Chen
  • Publication number: 20190086215
    Abstract: A navigation and positioning device including a storage, a mark feature analyzer, a first coordinate fusion component and a second coordinate fusion component is provided. The storage stores map information including a traffic mark feature and its mark coordinate. The mark feature analyzer is used for analyzing whether a captured image has the traffic mark feature. When the captured image has the traffic mark feature, the mark feature analyzer analyzes the traffic mark feature in the captured image and calculates a device coordinate according to the mark coordinate. The first coordinate fusion component fuses the device coordinate and a first fusion coordinate and uses fused coordinate as a second fusion coordinate. The second coordinate fusion component fuses the second fusion coordinate, traffic carrier inertial information and a global positioning coordinate and uses fused coordinate as an updated first fusion coordinate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ming-Xuan WU, Yu-Yin PENG, Pin-Yung CHEN, Che-Tsung LIN, Kang LI
  • Publication number: 20190017802
    Abstract: An optical sensing device for a wheel set is provided. The optical sensing device comprises a first grating, a second grating, an elastic object and two optical sensors. The first grating is set in a first wheel of the wheel set. The second grating is set in a second wheel of the wheel set. The elastic object is connected between the first wheel and the second wheel, and is adapted to sustain a force applied when an angle difference is formed by a rotation of the second wheel with respect to the first wheel. The two optical sensors are set in a power module of the wheel set and provided respectively in correspondence to the first and the second gratings. The two optical sensors receive two optical signals reflected by the first and the second gratings, and the two optical sensors are used to calculate the angle difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Shao-Yu LEE, Chia-Jui HU, Pin-Yung CHEN, Yi-Ling LIN, Chin-Chang CHEN
  • Publication number: 20180072161
    Abstract: An electric wheelchair, a control method thereof and a control system thereof are provided. The control method includes the following steps. Firstly, a control signal is outputted to the electric wheelchair by way of wireless according to a posture of a handheld controller. Then, the electric wheelchair performs a corresponding motion according to the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Li-Zen Lin, Pin-Yung Chen, Yi-Ling Lin, Chin-Chang Chen
  • Patent number: 9732721
    Abstract: A crankshaft rotating angle controlling method and a crankshaft rotating angle controlling system are provided. A shut-off signal is obtained, and an engine speed is judged. If the engine speed is lower than a specific value, a generator is set in a driving mode at an ending point of a missing tooth signal in a gear pulse signal, such that the generator in the driving mode drives a crankshaft to exceed a top-dead-center of a cylinder. When the crankshaft arrives at a bottom-dead-center of the cylinder, the generator is set to be in a holding mode of an error phase of a three-phase current. Through the generator in the driving mode, the given error phase of the three-phase current stops the generator immediately and the crankshaft is fixed within an angle range of a default stop position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Pin-Yung Chen, Chin-Hone Lin, Wen-Yen Chen, Shin-Hsiang Chien, Ta-Chuan Liu
  • Publication number: 20160131100
    Abstract: A crankshaft rotating angle controlling method and a crankshaft rotating angle controlling system are provided. A shut-off signal is obtained, and an engine speed is judged. If the engine speed is lower than a specific value, a generator is set in a driving mode at an ending point of a missing tooth signal in a gear pulse signal, such that the generator in the driving mode drives a crankshaft to exceed a top-dead-center of a cylinder. When the crankshaft arrives at a bottom-dead-center of the cylinder, the generator is set to be in a holding mode of an error phase of a three-phase current. Through the generator in the driving mode, the given error phase of the three-phase current stops the generator immediately and the crankshaft is fixed within an angle range of a default stop position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Pin-Yung CHEN, Chin-Hone LIN, Wen-Yen CHEN, Shin-Hsiang CHIEN, Ta-Chuan LIU
  • Patent number: 9300231
    Abstract: An output control apparatus of a motor includes a controller formed by having a power device to bridge a motor and a power supply. The controller incorporating the power device provides voltage control modulation during different motor speeds so as to fix the recharging voltage at the DC bus in a specific range without involvement of any voltage converter. It is unnecessary to use additional complex circuits or other DC/DC converters to reduce the voltage recharged from the motor running at a high speed. In addition, space for the apparatus is reduced, and the specification and function of the original controller can be maintained without trading off work in redesigning the motor system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Shih-Hsiang Chien, Chin-Hone Lin, Hsieh-Tai Su, Pin-Yung Chen, Yung-Chen Wang
  • Publication number: 20150162855
    Abstract: An output control apparatus of a motor includes a controller formed by having a power device to bridge a motor and a power supply. The controller incorporating the power device provides voltage control modulation during different motor speeds so as to fix the recharging voltage at the DC bus in a specific range without involvement of any voltage converter. It is unnecessary to use additional complex circuits or other DC/DC converters to reduce the voltage recharged from the motor running at a high speed. In addition, space for the apparatus is reduced, and the specification and function of the original controller can be maintained without trading off work in redesigning the motor system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: SHIH-HSIANG CHIEN, CHIN-HONE LIN, HSIEH-TAI SU, PIN-YUNG CHEN, YUNG-CHEN WANG
  • Patent number: 8217771
    Abstract: A method and a system of determining the deviation of dynamic position are provided. The determining method includes the follow steps. First, a server receives a plurality of first position data from a first mobile device. Next, the server receives a plurality of second position data from a second mobile device. Then, the server transmits the first position data to the second mobile device. Thereon, the server transmits the second position data to the first mobile device. Later, the server determines whether the first mobile device and the second mobile device deviate from each other according to the first position data and the second position data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Pin-Yung Chen, Ya-Wen Shih
  • Publication number: 20120123619
    Abstract: An apparatus for prolonging battery life of a plug-in hybrid vehicle includes an engine generator set, a motor, a storage battery, a first automatic switch apparatus, a second automatic switch apparatus and a system control unit. The motor, the engine generator set and the storage battery are electrically connected to one another. The first automatic switch apparatus is coupled between the motor and the storage battery, so as to conduct or cut off the electrical connection between the two. The second automatic switch apparatus is coupled between the engine generator set and the storage battery, so as to conduct or cut off the electrical connection between the two. The system control unit is electrically connected to the above components, and judges a residual electric quantity of the storage battery and an efficiency value of the engine generator set, so as to control the first or the second automatic switch apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Pin Yung Chen, E In Wu, Chien Hsun Wu
  • Publication number: 20120115656
    Abstract: An electric-control belt-type continuous variable-speed transmission mechanism includes a driving-shaft, a driven-shaft, a driving-wheel, a driven-wheel, a transmission belt, a force-exerting device, an electric-control motor speed-adjusting device and an idle wheel. The electric-control motor speed-adjusting device operates along with the driving-wheel and the driven-wheel to dynamically control and adjust the overall configuration position of the transmission belt to thereby achieve effects of variable speeds, separation and restoration of dynamics. The idle wheel is rotatably disposed on the driving-shaft or the driven-shaft to axially support the transmission belt during the state of separate dynamics to prevent friction therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Huan-Lung GU, Pin-Yung Chen, Chin-Hone Lin, Pan-Hsiang Hsieh, Shao-Yu Li
  • Publication number: 20100259370
    Abstract: A method and a system of determining the deviation of dynamic position are provided. The determining method includes the follow steps. First, a server receives a plurality of first position data from a first mobile device. Next, the server receives a plurality of second position data from a second mobile device. Then, the server transmits the first position data to the second mobile device. Thereon, the server transmits the second position data to the first mobile device. Later, the server determines whether the first mobile device and the second mobile device deviate from each other according to the first position data and the second position data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Pin-Yung Chen, Ya-Wen Shih