Patents by Inventor Wesley Hanan Huang

Wesley Hanan 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).

  • Auto-reach method and system for a remote vehicle
    Patent number: 9770823
    Abstract: The present teachings provide a method of controlling a remote vehicle having an end effector and an image sensing device. The method includes obtaining an image of an object with the image sensing device, determining a ray from a focal point of the image to the object based on the obtained image, positioning the end effector of the remote vehicle to align with the determined ray, and moving the end effector along the determined ray to approach the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: IROBOT DEFENSE HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Wesley Hanan Huang, Emilie A. Phillips
  • Auto-Reach Method and System for a Remote Vehicle
    Publication number: 20150273684
    Abstract: The present teachings provide a method of controlling a remote vehicle having an end effector and an image sensing device. The method includes obtaining an image of an object with the image sensing device, determining a ray from a focal point of the image to the object based on the obtained image, positioning the end effector of the remote vehicle to align with the determined ray, and moving the end effector along the determined ray to approach the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Wesley Hanan Huang, Emilie A. Phillips
  • Auto-reach method for a remote vehicle
    Patent number: 9031697
    Abstract: The present teachings provide a method of controlling a remote vehicle having an end effector and an image sensing device. The method includes obtaining an image of an object with the image sensing device, determining a ray from a focal point of the image to the object based on the obtained image, positioning the end effector of the remote vehicle to align with the determined ray, and moving the end effector along the determined ray to approach the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Wesley Hanan Huang, Emilie A. Phillips
  • AUTO-REACH METHOD FOR A REMOTE VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20130054029
    Abstract: The present teachings provide a method of controlling a remote vehicle having an end effector and an image sensing device. The method includes obtaining an image of an object with the image sensing device, determining a ray from a focal point of the image to the object based on the obtained image, positioning the end effector of the remote vehicle to align with the determined ray, and moving the end effector along the determined ray to approach the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: iRobot
    Inventors: Wesley Hanan Huang, Emilie A. Phillips