Patents by Inventor Ted,S HUANG
Ted,S HUANG 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).
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Patent number: 11318925Abstract: A vehicle power distribution control method, apparatus and system are provided. The method includes: acquiring an image of a road surface on which a vehicle drives currently, and recognizing, according to the image of the road surface, the type of the road surface on which the vehicle drives currently; starting a corresponding terrain mode in an all-terrain adaptive mode according to the current type of the road surface; determining a power distribution strategy corresponding to the current terrain mode according to a correspondence between terrain modes and preset power distribution strategies; and switching a center differential of the vehicle to a corresponding locking mode according to the current power distribution strategy, and distributing, in the locking mode, torques to front and rear axles of the vehicle according to a torque distribution curve corresponding to the current power distribution strategy.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2018Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Lingtao Han, Chao Ding, Qiang Ren, Wei Xu, Ted S Huang, Chunyun Zheng
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Patent number: 11247683Abstract: Disclosed is a bidirectional transmission control system for a vehicle. A road surface recognition apparatus collects an image of a road surface on which a vehicle drives currently, and forwards, after recognizing the type of the road surface on which the vehicle drives currently according to the image of the road surface, a corresponding first terrain mode request signal to an all-terrain controller through a signal transfer apparatus, so as to start a corresponding terrain mode in an all-terrain adaptive mode. In addition, the all-terrain controller forwards execution information about the terrain mode to the road surface recognition apparatus through the signal transfer apparatus, so as to implement state feedback of the terrain mode currently executed. The inconsistency of information transmission rates between an all-terrain control system of a vehicle and an input system can be coordinated, thereby aiding in real-time switching of various terrain modes.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2018Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Qiang Ren, Lingtao Han, Ang Yao, Ted S Huang, Wei Xu, Chunyun Zheng
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Patent number: 11221224Abstract: Provide are a method and device for generating a path of an unmanned vehicle on a construction section. The method includes: when detecting a construction section, detected obstacle information is acquired; a current accessible area of the construction section is determined according to the type and position information of the obstacle, and each road point included in the current accessible area is determined; a terminal road point of a target driving path is determined according to the current accessible area; a current location of a vehicle is taken as a start road point, path search is performed in the road points included in the current accessible area according to the start road point and the terminal road point, and passing road points of the target driving path in the construction section are determined; and a target driving path is generated according to the start road point, the passing road points and the terminal road point.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Xinhua Gan, Hongshan Zha, Ted S Huang, Wei Xu, Caijing Xiu
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Publication number: 20210276529Abstract: A vehicle power distribution control method, apparatus and system are provided. The method includes: acquiring an image of a road surface on which a vehicle drives currently, and recognizing, according to the image of the road surface, the type of the road surface on which the vehicle drives currently; starting a corresponding terrain mode in an all-terrain adaptive mode according to the current type of the road surface; determining a power distribution strategy corresponding to the current terrain mode according to a correspondence between terrain modes and preset power distribution strategies; and switching a center differential of the vehicle to a corresponding locking mode according to the current power distribution strategy, and distributing, in the locking mode, torques to front and rear axles of the vehicle according to a torque distribution curve corresponding to the current power distribution strategy.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2018Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Lingtao HAN, Chao DING, Qiang REN, Wei XU, Ted, S HUANG, Chunyun ZHENG
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Publication number: 20210276555Abstract: Disclosed is a bidirectional transmission control system for a vehicle. A road surface recognition apparatus collects an image of a road surface on which a vehicle drives currently, and forwards, after recognizing the type of the road surface on which the vehicle drives currently according to the image of the road surface, a corresponding first terrain mode request signal to an all-terrain controller through a signal transfer apparatus, so as to start a corresponding terrain mode in an all-terrain adaptive mode. In addition, the all-terrain controller forwards execution information about the terrain mode to the road surface recognition apparatus through the signal transfer apparatus, so as to implement state feedback of the terrain mode currently executed. The inconsistency of information transmission rates between an all-terrain control system of a vehicle and an input system can be coordinated, thereby aiding in real-time switching of various terrain modes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2018Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Qiang REN, Lingtao HAN, Ang YAO, Ted, S HUANG, Wei XU, Chunyun ZHENG
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Patent number: 11022052Abstract: A vehicle power output control method, apparatus and system are provided. The method includes: collecting an image of a road surface on which a vehicle drives currently, and recognizing, according to the image of the road surface, the type of the road surface on which the vehicle drives currently; starting, according to the current type of the road surface, a terrain mode corresponding to an all-terrain adaptive mode; determining, in the terrain mode, a power output strategy corresponding to the current terrain mode; and adjusting an output torque of an engine according to a power output curve corresponding to the current power output strategy, the power output curve being a function curve using a stepping depth of an accelerator pedal as a variable and the output torque of the engine as an output. The method facilitates outputting an adaptive power by an engine when a vehicle drives on different road surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2018Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Lingtao Han, Qiang Ren, Ted S Huang, Wei Xu, Chunyun Zheng
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Publication number: 20210080267Abstract: Provided are a path planning method and device for an unmanned vehicle, road segments of an origin and destination of a path are acquired; path search is performed to generate an initial path according to an exit endpoint of the road segment where the origin is located, an entrance endpoint of the road segment where the destination is located, and entrance endpoints and exit endpoints of the road segments for connecting the exit endpoint of the road, segment where the origin is located to the entrance endpoint of the road segment where the destination is located; an exit endpoint of a previous road section of the connecting passages in a passable direction is updated according to entrance endpoints of the connecting passages in the initial path; and a final planed path is generated according to different endpoints in the updated initial path.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2018Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xinhua GAN, Hongshan ZHA, Ted S HUANG, Wei XU, Feng PEI, Caijing XIU
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Publication number: 20200249037Abstract: Provide are a method and device for generating a path of an unmanned vehicle on a construction section. The method includes: when detecting a construction section, detected obstacle information is acquired; a current accessible area of the construction section is determined according to the type and position information of the obstacle, and each road point included in the current accessible area is determined; a terminal road point of a target driving path is determined according to the current accessible area; a current location of a vehicle is taken as a start road point, path search is performed in the road points included in the current accessible area according to the start road point and the terminal road point, and passing road points of the target driving path in the construction section are determined; and a target driving path is generated according to the start road point, the passing, road poin is and the terminal road point.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2018Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: Xinhua GAN, Hongshan ZHA, Ted S HUANG, Wei XU, Caijing XIU
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Publication number: 20200040826Abstract: A vehicle power output control method, apparatus and system are provided. The method includes: collecting an image of a road surface on which a vehicle drives currently, and recognizing, according to the image of the road surface, the type of the road surface on which the vehicle drives currently; starting, according to the current type of the road surface, a terrain mode corresponding to an all-terrain adaptive mode; determining, in the terrain mode, a power output strategy corresponding to the current terrain mode; and adjusting an output torque of an engine according to a power output curve corresponding to the current power output strategy, the power output curve being a function curve using a stepping depth of an accelerator pedal as a variable and the output torque of the engine as an output. The method facilitates outputting an adaptive power by an engine when a vehicle drives on different road surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2018Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Lingtao HAN, Qiang REN, Ted,S HUANG, Wei XU, Chunyun ZHENG