Patents by Inventor Weifeng Yu

Weifeng Yu 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).

  • Publication number: 20250035569
    Abstract: A security inspection device, a security inspection system and a security inspection method are provided, the device includes: a support frame defining an inspection channel; a first X-ray accelerator provided at a position of a top portion of the support frame and the position is offset from a centerline of the inspection channel, where the first X-ray accelerator is configured to radiate a first X-ray towards the inspection channel to inspect an object; a second X-ray accelerator configured to radiate a second X-ray to the inspection channel to inspect the object; and a detector apparatus, including: detector modules provided on the support frame and facing the first X-ray accelerator and the second X-ray accelerator, the detector modules receive the first X-ray and/or the second X-ray to form a transmission image of the object; the first X-ray, the second X-ray, and the detector modules are located in the same plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2022
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Yuanjing LI, Shangmin SUN, Chunguang ZONG, Tao SONG, Lei LIU, Yuan MA, Weifeng YU, Bicheng LIU
  • Publication number: 20240411045
    Abstract: A mobile radiation inspection apparatus includes a vehicle body, a traveling mechanism, a boom assembly, a first imaging device, and a second imaging device. The boom assembly is mounted on the vehicle body and is configured to switch between an inspection state and a transportation state. The first imaging device includes a first ray source and a first ray detector both mounted on the boom assembly. The first ray source is positioned at the top of an inspection channel. The second imaging device includes a second ray source and a second ray detector. The second ray detector cooperates with the second ray source to detect rays emitted by the second ray source, and the second ray source is positioned on a side surface of the inspection channel. The mobile radiation inspection apparatus implements multi-angle and multi-mode scanning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Shangmin SUN, Chunguang ZONG, Xuejing YANG, Xuping FAN, Quanwei SONG, Junping SHI, Hui MENG, Yang YANG, Weifeng YU, Ying LI, Dongyu WANG, Lei LIU, Bicheng LIU, Haojie CHI
  • Patent number: 12020518
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a vehicle inspection method, apparatus, system, and computer-readable storage medium and relates to the field of security inspection technologies. The vehicle inspection method of the present disclosure includes: acquiring vehicle profile information of a vehicle through a first sensor that performs measurement in a direction perpendicular to a passage, and determining a feature point of the vehicle according to the vehicle profile information; determining a position of the vehicle in the passage through a second sensor that performs measurement in a direction along the passage, and determining a position of the feature point according to the position of the vehicle in the passage; and switching an operating mode of a ray source based on a preset strategy according to a position relation between the position of the feature point and the ray source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignees: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED, NUCTECH (BEIJING) COMPANY LIMITED, TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yongming Wang, Junjie Tu, Chuan Gao, Yanwei Xu, Weifeng Yu, Chunguang Zong, Yu Hu
  • Patent number: 11952027
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a train identification system and method, and a train safety inspection system and method. The train identification system includes: a remote detection component, configured to acquire overall feature information of an inspected train through remote monitoring; and an identification device, configured to determine at least one of a type and a traveling situation of the inspected train according to the acquired overall feature information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yanwei Xu, Weifeng Yu, Yu Hu, Shangmin Sun
  • Patent number: 11822040
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a security scanning inspection system and method. The security scanning inspection system comprises a detector, a scanning device and a controller, wherein the detector is configured to detect a protective attribute of an object to be inspected; the scanning device is movably arranged and the scanning device is configured to emit a scanning ray during movement to perform a security scanning inspection on the object to be inspected, the scanning device comprising at least two working modes, wherein a dose of a scanning ray in each working mode is different from a dose of a scanning ray in any other working modes; and the controller configured to select a working mode of the scanning device according to the protective attribute of the object to be inspected detected by the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Inventors: Yanwei Xu, Weifeng Yu, Yu Hu, Chunguang Zong, Shangmin Sun
  • Patent number: 11822043
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a radiation inspection apparatus and a radiation inspection method. The radiation inspection apparatus includes: a radiation inspection device comprising a ray source and a detector that cooperates with the ray source to perform scanning inspection on an object to be inspected, the radiation inspection device having an inspection channel for the object to be inspected to pass through when scanning inspection is performed thereon; and traveling wheels provided at the bottom of the radiation inspection device to enable the radiation inspection apparatus to travel in an extension direction of the inspection channel, and the traveling wheels are configured to rotate 90° to enable the radiation inspection apparatus to travel in a direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the inspection channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanjing Li, Li Zhang, Jianmin Li, Shangmin Sun, Chunguang Zong, Yu Hu, Quanwei Song, Hejun Zhou, Weifeng Yu, Jinguo Cao, Bing Fu
  • Patent number: 11573322
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a laser speed measuring method, control device and a laser velocimeter, and relates to the technical field of security inspection. The laser speed measuring method comprises the steps of: acquiring detection data within a predetermined detection angle range in a plurality of paralleled horizontal planes having different heights, from a plurality of laser rays detected towards a road extending direction in the horizontal plane; acquiring three-dimensional point cloud data according to the detection data; determining a position of a measured object in the road extending direction according to the three-dimensional point cloud data; and determining a speed of the measured object according to the position change of the measured object along the road extending direction at different timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Inventors: Jian Li, Shangmin Sun, Yongming Wang, Yanwei Xu, Weifeng Yu, Yu Hu, Chunguang Zong
  • Patent number: 11327198
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of CT detection, in particular to a CT inspection system and a CT imaging method. The CT inspection system provided by the present disclosure includes a scanning device and an imaging device, wherein the scanning device having a radioactive source device and a detection device is configured to rotate at a nonuniform speed in at least partial process of scanning an object to be detected; and the imaging device generates a CT image based on effective detection data, wherein the effective detection data refer to data acquired each time the detection device rotates by a preset angle. In the present disclosure, the imaging device of the CT inspection system generates a CT image based on data acquired each time the detection device rotates by a preset angle, which, compared with traditional image collection solutions, can effectively reduce image deformation and improve accuracy of detection results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Inventors: Xiulin Ni, Jianmin Li, Haitian Tan, Yulan Li, Weifeng Yu, Yuanjing Li, Hejun Zhou, Zhiqiang Chen, Chunguang Zong, Li Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220099601
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a radiation inspection apparatus and a radiation inspection method. The radiation inspection apparatus includes: a radiation inspection device comprising a ray source and a detector that cooperates with the ray source to perform scanning inspection on an object to be inspected, the radiation inspection device having an inspection channel for the object to be inspected to pass through when scanning inspection is performed thereon; and traveling wheels provided at the bottom of the radiation inspection device to enable the radiation inspection apparatus to travel in an extension direction of the inspection channel, and the traveling wheels are configured to rotate 90° to enable the radiation inspection apparatus to travel in a direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the inspection channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Zhiqiang CHEN, Yuanjing LI, Li ZHANG, Jianmin LI, Shangmin SUN, Chunguang ZONG, Yu HU, Quanwei SONG, Hejun ZHOU, Weifeng YU, Jinguo CAO, Bing FU
  • Publication number: 20220084336
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a vehicle inspection method, apparatus, system, and computer-readable storage medium and relates to the field of security inspection technologies. The vehicle inspection method of the present disclosure includes: acquiring vehicle profile information of a vehicle through a first sensor that performs measurement in a direction perpendicular to a passage, and determining a feature point of the vehicle according to the vehicle profile information; determining a position of the vehicle in the passage through a second sensor that performs measurement in a direction along the passage, and determining a position of the feature point according to the position of the vehicle in the passage; and switching an operating mode of a ray source based on a preset strategy according to a position relation between the position of the feature point and the ray source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Yongming WANG, Junjie TU, Chuan GAO, Yanwei XU, Weifeng YU, Chunguang ZONG, Yu HU
  • Patent number: 11203239
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a traction device and a traction method. The traction device includes: a support chassis; a swing arm, one end of the swing arm is rotatably connected to the support chassis by a rotating shaft such that the swing arm can be switched in a retracted state and a deployed state, wherein the swing arm in the deployed state is adapted to drive the wheel of the vehicle to rotate and tow the vehicle; a driving mechanism, connected to the swing arm, wherein the driving mechanism is capable of driving the swing arm to horizontally rotate around the rotating shaft to switch the swing arm between the retracted state and the deployed state; and a rolling assembly, disposed on a side of the support chassis and being capable of preventing the wheel from contacting with the side of the support chassis when the vehicle is towed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Shangmin Sun, Hongqi Li, Yuan He, Quanwei Song, Qiangqiang Wang, Weifeng Yu
  • Publication number: 20210354738
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a train identification system and method, and a train safety inspection system and method. The train identification system includes: a remote detection component, configured to acquire overall feature information of an inspected train through remote monitoring; and an identification device, configured to determine at least one of a type and a traveling situation of the inspected train according to the acquired overall feature information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Yanwei XU, Weifeng YU, Yu HU, Shangmin SUN
  • Publication number: 20210270991
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a security scanning inspection system and method. The security scanning inspection system comprises a detector, a scanning device and a controller, wherein the detector is configured to detect a protective attribute of an object to be inspected; the scanning device is movably arranged and the scanning device is configured to emit a scanning ray during movement to perform a security scanning inspection on the object to be inspected, the scanning device comprising at least two working modes, wherein a dose of a scanning ray in each working mode is different from a dose of a scanning ray in any other working modes; and the controller configured to select a working mode of the scanning device according to the protective attribute of the object to be inspected detected by the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Yanwei XU, Weifeng YU, Yu HU, Chunguang ZONG, Shangmin SUN
  • Patent number: 10948427
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a scanned image correction apparatus, method and a mobile scanning device. The apparatus includes an image collector, an arm swing detector, and an image processor. The image collector is configured to collect a scanned image of an object under inspection during a scanning process of scanning the object under inspection by the mobile scanning device, and determine an image parameter of the scanned image. The arm swing detector is disposed at a monitor point on a detector arm of the mobile scanning device, and configured to detect a displacement offset of the detector arm in a specified direction and build an arm swing model of the detector arm. The image processor is configured to determine a change relationship between the image parameter of the scanned image and the displacement offset of the detector arm, and correct the scanned image based on the change relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignees: Nuctech Company Limited, Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Ke Li, Jianmin Li, Weifeng Yu, Yulan Li, Xuejing Yang, Yuanjing Li, Chunguang Zong, Zhiqiang Chen, Li Zhang
  • Patent number: 10935691
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of CT detection, and in particular to a CT inspection system and a CT imaging method. The CT inspection system provided by the present disclosure comprises a radioactive source device, a detection device, a rotation monitoring device and an imaging device, wherein the detection device obtains detection data at a frequency that is N times a beam emitting frequency of the radioactive source device; the rotation monitoring device detects a rotation angle of the detection device and transmits a signal to the imaging device each time the detection device rotates by a preset angle; the imaging device determines a rotational position of the detection device each time the radioactive source device emits a beam according to the signal transmitted by the rotation monitoring device and the detection data of the detection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Inventors: Kejun Kang, Jianmin Li, Xiulin Ni, Yulan Li, Yuanjing Li, Zhiqiang Chen, Li Zhang, Liang Li, Xiang Zou, Weifeng Yu, Hejun Zhou, Chunguang Zong
  • Publication number: 20200217963
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a laser speed measuring method, control device and a laser velocimeter, and relates to the technical field of security inspection. The laser speed measuring method comprises the steps of: acquiring detection data within a predetermined detection angle range in a plurality of paralleled horizontal planes having different heights, from a plurality of laser rays detected towards a road extending direction in the horizontal plane; acquiring three-dimensional point cloud data according to the detection data; determining a position of a measured object in the road extending direction according to the three-dimensional point cloud data; and determining a speed of the measured object according to the position change of the measured object along the road extending direction at different timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Jian LI, Shangmin SUN, Yongming WANG, Yanwei XU, Weifeng YU, Yu HU, Chunguang ZONG
  • Patent number: 10690803
    Abstract: A mobile scanning inspection system, comprising a vehicle body and an inspection arm including a cross arm and a vertical arm, wherein a first inspection device and a second inspection device are provided on the cross arm; the first inspection device is on the side close to the vehicle body and it emits a first laser inspection plane parallel to the side plane of the vehicle body, and the length of the longest portion of the first laser inspection plane is longer than the length of the vehicle body; the second inspection device is provided on the side close to the vertical arm and it emits a second laser inspection plane parallel to the side plane of the vehicle body and the second laser inspection plane is centered on the vertical arm, and extends a first preset distance and a second preset distance forward and backward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Tao Jiang, Yanwei Xu, Shangmin Sun, Yu Hu, Weifeng Yu, Xuejing Yang, Youai Yu, Ke Li, Defang Meng
  • Publication number: 20200055355
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a traction device and a traction method. The traction device includes: a support chassis; a swing arm, one end of the swing arm is rotatably connected to the support chassis by a rotating shaft such that the swing arm can be switched in a retracted state and a deployed state, wherein the swing arm in the deployed state is adapted to drive the wheel of the vehicle to rotate and tow the vehicle; a driving mechanism, connected to the swing arm, wherein the driving mechanism is capable of driving the swing arm to horizontally rotate around the rotating shaft to switch the swing arm between the retracted state and the deployed state; and a rolling assembly, disposed on a side of the support chassis and being capable of preventing the wheel from contacting with the side of the support chassis when the vehicle is towed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Shangmin Sun, Hongqi Li, Yuan He, Quanwei Song, Qiangqiang Wang, Weifeng Yu
  • Patent number: 10527525
    Abstract: A method and a system for fast inspecting a vehicle based on a length measuring device, including: when a subject vehicle enters an inspection region, measuring a first length and a second length of the subject vehicle; determining whether the first length and the second length is respectively larger than or equal to a preset second length threshold; if so, determining whether a gap portion of the subject vehicle between a first portion and a second portion of the subject vehicle appears in a beam emitting region formed by a beam of radiation rays emitted by the system for fast inspecting a vehicle; and when the gap portion appears in the beam emitting region, emitting a beam of radiation rays of a first radiation dose to the subject vehicle according to the gap portion, wherein the subject vehicle moves with respect to the system for fast inspecting a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Yanwei Xu, Weifeng Yu
  • Patent number: 10495661
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and a device for monitoring a state of a moving object and a system for fast inspecting a vehicle. The method and a device for monitoring a state of a moving object positions and measures speed of the moving object by using a laser scanner. The device includes: a laser scanner configured to monitor at least one moving object entering a monitoring region, by emitting a plurality of laser beams of different angles to the at least one moving object with a preset scanning frequency; and a processing unit configured to, for each moving object, determine and output a relative position of the moving object with respect to the laser scanner at each time instance. It can significantly improve the accuracy of measuring a low speed of the moving object, and the laser scanner is easy to install and has a low cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Junjie Tu, Yanwei Xu, Weifeng Yu, Yongming Wang