Patents by Inventor Ping-Min Hsu

Ping-Min Hsu 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: 10408932
    Abstract: An environment recognition system using vehicular millimeter wave radar includes a millimeter wave radar device detecting obstructions outside a vehicle and transforming detection results into reflection information. An energy intensity calculation device, an anti-noise calculation device, and an obstruction width calculation device are signally connected with the millimeter wave radar device to receive the reflection information, respectively calculate energy intensity information, signal-to-noise ratios and width information of the obstructions and transmit them to a control device. The control device integrates the energy intensity information, the signal-to-noise ratios and the width information to recognize types of the obstructions. The present invention can effectively recognize various obstructions outside the vehicle whereby the vehicle immediately reacts like performing a corresponding safety anti-collision system when detecting pedestrians.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Automotive Research & Testing Center
    Inventors: Ping-Min Hsu, Tzu-Sung Wu
  • Publication number: 20180172825
    Abstract: An environment recognition system using vehicular millimeter wave radar includes a millimeter wave radar device detecting obstructions outside a vehicle and transforming detection results into reflection information. An energy intensity calculation device, an anti-noise calculation device, and an obstruction width calculation device are signally connected with the millimeter wave radar device to receive the reflection information, respectively calculate energy intensity information, signal-to-noise ratios and width information of the obstructions and transmit them to a control device. The control device integrates the energy intensity information, the signal-to-noise ratios and the width information to recognize types of the obstructions. The present invention can effectively recognize various obstructions outside the vehicle whereby the vehicle immediately reacts like performing a corresponding safety anti-collision system when detecting pedestrians.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: PING-MIN HSU, TZU-SUNG WU
  • Patent number: 9785846
    Abstract: A method for quantifying classification confidence of obstructions applied to a perception mergence system of a vehicular computer in a vehicle. The method includes steps of: the vehicular computer receiving obstruction information of at least obstruction, image information corresponding to the obstruction information and vehicle body signals, and using a classifier to classify them; calculating a detection result of each range sensor to calculate a existence confidence; using the existence confidences and precision of the classifier to calculate a classification belief assignment of each range sensor corresponding to each obstruction; performing mergence calculation on the classification belief assignments to respectively quantify an obstruction classification confidence of all the range sensor corresponding to each obstruction; and performing a classification ineffectiveness filtering mechanism to exclude the obstruction whose obstruction classification confidence less than a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH & TEST CENTER
    Inventors: Ping-Min Hsu, Ming-Hung Li
  • Publication number: 20170185850
    Abstract: A method for quantifying classification confidence of obstructions applied to a perception mergence system of a vehicular computer in a vehicle. The method includes steps of: the vehicular computer receiving obstruction information of at least obstruction, image information corresponding to the obstruction information and vehicle body signals, and using a classifier to classify them; calculating a detection result of each range sensor to calculate a existence confidence; using the existence confidences and precision of the classifier to calculate a classification belief assignment of each range sensor corresponding to each obstruction; performing mergence calculation on the classification belief assignments to respectively quantify an obstruction classification confidence of all the range sensor corresponding to each obstruction; and performing a classification ineffectiveness filtering mechanism to exclude the obstruction whose obstruction classification confidence less than a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Ping-Min Hsu, Ming-Hung Li
  • Patent number: 9478139
    Abstract: A driving safety system mounted in a vehicle includes an image acquisition module and a distance detection module connected to a vehicle-mounted computer and respectively acquiring at least one piece of barrier information and at least one frame of image information. The vehicle-mounted computer analyzes the barrier information and the image information, constantly receives barrier information in the course of driving, and performs a screen and analysis algorithm to screen out noise from the surrounding environment and a comparison analysis algorithm to eliminate noise reflected from objects on the ground, to accurately acquire front target information. Accordingly, the driving safety system can correctly determine barriers in the front when the vehicle is moving to achieve the goal of enhancing driving safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Automotive Research & Testing Center
    Inventors: Ping-Min Hsu, Ming-Hung Li
  • Publication number: 20160189547
    Abstract: A driving safety system mounted in a vehicle includes an image acquisition module and a distance detection module connected to a vehicle-mounted computer and respectively acquiring at least one piece of barrier information and at least one frame of image information. The vehicle-mounted computer analyzes the barrier information and the image information, constantly receives barrier information in the course of driving, and performs a screen and analysis algorithm to screen out noise from the surrounding environment and a comparison analysis algorithm to eliminate noise reflected from objects on the ground, to accurately acquire front target information. Accordingly, the driving safety system can correctly determine barriers in the front when the vehicle is moving to achieve the goal of enhancing driving safety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Ping-Min Hsu, Ming-Hung Li