Patents by Inventor Ruiming Zhang

Ruiming Zhang 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).

  • Automatic vehicle following system
    Patent number: 5572449
    Abstract: An automatic vehicle following system is provided for controlling a following vehicle to maintain at least a predetermined distance behind a preceding vehicle and to substantially follow the path of the preceding vehicle. An on-line measurement system of the preceding vehicle generates signals indicative of the velocity (having speed and directional components) of the preceding vehicle, and a communication system transmits the velocity signals to the following vehicle. The following vehicle likewise has a communication system for receiving the signals from the preceding vehicle, and an on-line measurement system for providing signals indicative of the velocity of the following vehicle and signals indicative of the distance between the two vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: VI&T Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Qing Tang, Wei-Ping Wang, Zhongxue Gan, Ruiming Zhang, John Moh