Patents by Inventor Xiang Tian

Xiang Tian 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: 11408496
    Abstract: A gear-hydraulic-metal belt integrated multi-mode hydro-mechanical hybrid transmission device includes an input assembly, an output assembly, a metal belt transmission mechanism, a planetary gear assembly, a hydraulic transmission mechanism, a clutch assembly and a brake assembly. The input assembly is connected to the metal belt transmission mechanism, the planetary gear assembly and the hydraulic transmission mechanism. The metal belt transmission mechanism and the hydraulic transmission mechanism are connected to the planetary gear assembly. The planetary gear assembly is connected to the output assembly. The clutch assembly connects the input assembly to the metal belt transmission mechanism and the planetary gear assembly, and connects each of the metal belt transmission mechanism and the hydraulic transmission mechanism to the planetary gear assembly. The clutch assembly and the brake assembly provide a continuous transmission ratio between the input assembly and the output assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Jiangsu University
    Inventors: Zhen Zhu, Yingfeng Cai, Long Chen, Xiang Tian, Changgao Xia, Falin Zeng, Chaochun Yuan, Jiajia Wang, Xiaodong Sun, Dehua Shi
  • Publication number: 20220213951
    Abstract: A hydro-mechanical hybrid transmission device with an energy management mechanism includes an input member, a mechanical transmission mechanism, an energy management mechanism, a power output mechanism, an output member, a convergence mechanism, a start mechanism, a hydraulic transmission mechanism, a clutch assembly, and a brake assembly. The clutch assembly connects the input member to the mechanical transmission mechanism, the power output mechanism, and the hydraulic transmission mechanism, and connects the energy management mechanism to the mechanical transmission mechanism and the power output mechanism. The clutch assembly and the brake assembly provide a continuous transmission ratio between the input member and the output member and/or the power output mechanism, between the energy management mechanism and the output member and/or the power output mechanism, and between the energy management mechanism together with the input member and the output member and/or the power output mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: JIANGSU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yingfeng CAI, Zhen ZHU, Long CHEN, Changgao XIA, Juncheng WANG, Xiang TIAN, Jiangyi HAN, Jianguo ZHU, LongHui LAI, Xing XU
  • Patent number: 11359707
    Abstract: A hydro-mechanical transmission device with a dual-clutch transmission includes an input mechanism, a pump-controlled motor mechanism, an odd-numbered gear transmission mechanism, an even-numbered gear transmission mechanism, an output mechanism, and a jackshaft. The input mechanism is connected to the odd-numbered gear transmission mechanism and the even-numbered gear transmission mechanism that are connected in parallel, and is connected to an input end of the pump-controlled motor mechanism. An output end of the pump-controlled motor mechanism is connected, through the jackshaft, to the odd-numbered gear transmission mechanism and the even-numbered gear transmission mechanism that are connected in parallel, and is connected to the output mechanism. Switching among hydraulic transmission, hydro-mechanical transmission, and mechanical transmission modes between the input mechanism and the output mechanism is implemented by controlling combination and engagement/disengagement of clutches and a brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: JIANGSU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Zhen Zhu, Yingfeng Cai, Long Chen, Changgao Xia, Xiang Tian, Jiajia Wang, Falin Zeng, Xiaodong Sun, Dehua Shi, Xing Xu
  • Patent number: 11300188
    Abstract: A gear-double ring-hydraulic hybrid transmission device includes an input mechanism, a double ring series transmission mechanism, a hydraulic transmission mechanism, an output member, a front planetary gear mechanism, a middle planetary gear mechanism, a rear planetary gear mechanism, a clutch assembly, and a brake assembly. An output of the double ring series transmission mechanism is connected to the middle planetary gear mechanism. The clutch assembly connects the input mechanism to the double ring series transmission mechanism, the hydraulic transmission mechanism, and the front planetary gear mechanism, connects an output of the hydraulic transmission mechanism to the middle planetary gear mechanism, and connects an output of the rear planetary gear mechanism to the output member. The clutch assembly and the brake assembly provide a continuous transmission ratio between the input mechanism and the output member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: JIANGSU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Zhen Zhu, Xiang Tian, Yingfeng Cai, Long Chen, Changgao Xia, Juncheng Wang, Jiangyi Han, Jianguo Zhu, Rong Zou, Lingxin Zeng
  • Publication number: 20220042587
    Abstract: A gear-double ring-hydraulic hybrid transmission device includes an input mechanism, a double ring series transmission mechanism, a hydraulic transmission mechanism, an output member, a front planetary gear mechanism, a middle planetary gear mechanism, a rear planetary gear mechanism, a clutch assembly, and a brake assembly. An output of the double ring series transmission mechanism is connected to the middle planetary gear mechanism. The clutch assembly connects the input mechanism to the double ring series transmission mechanism, the hydraulic transmission mechanism, and the front planetary gear mechanism, connects an output of the hydraulic transmission mechanism to the middle planetary gear mechanism, and connects an output of the rear planetary gear mechanism to the output member. The clutch assembly and the brake assembly provide a continuous transmission ratio between the input mechanism and the output member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: JIANGSU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Zhen ZHU, Xiang TIAN, Yingfeng CAI, Long CHEN, Changgao XIA, Juncheng WANG, Jiangyi HAN, Jianguo ZHU, Rong ZOU, Lingxin ZENG
  • Publication number: 20220005491
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a dual-microphone adaptive filtering algorithm for collecting body sound signals, characterized in that, using at least two microphones, a primary microphone and a secondary microphone, to collect signals; the primary microphone is used to collect noisy body sound signals, and the secondary microphone is used to collect environmental noise; applying a same high-pass filtering to signals collected by the primary microphone and signals collected by the secondary microphone; using a normalized least mean square algorithm on the primary microphone signals and the secondary microphone signals after the high-pass filtering to calculate a weight of the adaptive filter and to calculate an error signal to filter out environmental noise in the primary microphone signals; processing the error signal for a first time by a low-pass filtering to restore the body sound signals, to obtain the body sound signals output by the adaptive filtering algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicants: SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, FOSHAN BAIBUTI MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hongqiang MO, Xiang TIAN
  • Publication number: 20210372512
    Abstract: A gear-hydraulic-metal belt integrated multi-mode hydro-mechanical hybrid transmission device includes an input assembly, an output assembly, a metal belt transmission mechanism, a planetary gear assembly, a hydraulic transmission mechanism, a clutch assembly and a brake assembly. The input assembly is connected to the metal belt transmission mechanism, the planetary gear assembly and the hydraulic transmission mechanism. The metal belt transmission mechanism and the hydraulic transmission mechanism are connected to the planetary gear assembly. The planetary gear assembly is connected to the output assembly. The clutch assembly connects the input assembly to the metal belt transmission mechanism and the planetary gear assembly, and connects each of the metal belt transmission mechanism and the hydraulic transmission mechanism to the planetary gear assembly. The clutch assembly and the brake assembly provide a continuous transmission ratio between the input assembly and the output assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Jiangsu University
    Inventors: Zhen ZHU, Yingfeng CAI, Long CHEN, Xiang TIAN, Changgao XIA, Falin ZENG, Chaochun YUAN, Jiajia WANG, Xiaodong SUN, Dehua SHI
  • Publication number: 20210356024
    Abstract: A hydro-mechanical transmission device with a dual-clutch transmission includes an input mechanism, a pump-controlled motor mechanism, an odd-numbered gear transmission mechanism, an even-numbered gear transmission mechanism, an output mechanism, and a jackshaft. The input mechanism is connected to the odd-numbered gear transmission mechanism and the even-numbered gear transmission mechanism that are connected in parallel, and is connected to an input end of the pump-controlled motor mechanism. An output end of the pump-controlled motor mechanism is connected, through the jackshaft, to the odd-numbered gear transmission mechanism and the even-numbered gear transmission mechanism that are connected in parallel, and is connected to the output mechanism. Switching among hydraulic transmission, hydro-mechanical transmission, and mechanical transmission modes between the input mechanism and the output mechanism is implemented by controlling combination and engagement/disengagement of clutches and a brake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: JIANGSU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Zhen ZHU, Yingfeng CAI, Long CHEN, Changgao XIA, Xiang TIAN, Jiajia WANG, Falin ZENG, Xiaodong SUN, Dehua SHI, Xing XU
  • Patent number: 11155154
    Abstract: A multi-pump driven single-motor hydro-mechanical hybrid transmission device includes an input shaft, a planetary gear split mechanism, a hydraulic transmission system, a planetary gear convergence mechanism, and an output shaft. The input shaft is connected to the hydraulic transmission system and the planetary gear convergence mechanism through the planetary gear split mechanism. The hydraulic transmission system and the planetary gear convergence mechanism are both connected to the output shaft. The hydraulic transmission system includes a multi-pump driving mechanism, a fixed displacement motor mechanism, and a hydraulic transmission output mechanism. The multi-pump driving mechanism is connected to the fixed displacement motor mechanism. The fixed displacement motor mechanism is connected to the planetary gear convergence mechanism and is connected to the output shaft through the hydraulic transmission output mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: JIANGSU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Long Chen, Zhen Zhu, Yingfeng Cai, Xiang Tian, Changgao Xia, Falin Zeng, Jiajia Wang, Dehua Shi, Chaochun Yuan, Xiaodong Sun
  • Publication number: 20210323394
    Abstract: A multi-pump driven single-motor hydro-mechanical hybrid transmission device includes an input shaft, a planetary gear split mechanism, a hydraulic transmission system, a planetary gear convergence mechanism, and an output shaft. The input shaft is connected to the hydraulic transmission system and the planetary gear convergence mechanism through the planetary gear split mechanism. The hydraulic transmission system and the planetary gear convergence mechanism are both connected to the output shaft. The hydraulic transmission system includes a multi-pump driving mechanism, a fixed displacement motor mechanism, and a hydraulic transmission output mechanism. The multi-pump driving mechanism is connected to the fixed displacement motor mechanism. The fixed displacement motor mechanism is connected to the planetary gear convergence mechanism and is connected to the output shaft through the hydraulic transmission output mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: JIANGSU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Long CHEN, Zhen ZHU, Yingfeng CAI, Xiang TIAN, Changgao XIA, Falin ZENG, Jiajia WANG, Dehua SHI, Chaochun YUAN, Xiaodong SUN
  • Patent number: 11149543
    Abstract: A communication system can include a first transceiver and a second transceiver that can communicate digital baseband data via a direct current (DC) power line bus in the wellbore. One or more of the transceivers includes a demodulator for demodulating the digital baseband data received from the DC power line bus into multiple digital data streams, and includes a digital processor for filtering and applying error correction to the digital data streams to produce a decoded digital data stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Peng Li, Wei Sun, Xiang Tian
  • Patent number: 11093790
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a distance statistics based method for 3D sonar point cloud image enhancement, comprising the following steps: (1) obtaining sonar data, and converting 3D sonar range image information corresponding to sonar data per frame into point cloud data in global coordinate; (2) using a kd-tree to search the point cloud data, and calculate Euclidean distance Lij between point Pi and the nearest K point cloud data; wherein, value range of i and j is 1?i?N and 1?j?K respectively; N refers to the total quantity of point cloud data; (3) excluding point cloud data corresponding to mean value of Lij which do not match the certain Gaussian distribution, and complete enhancement of 3D sonar point cloud image. Such method features in easy operation, high efficiency and convenience, which can effectively remove outlier points to minimize noise, and enhance point cloud image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yaowu Chen, Xiang Tian, Rongxin Jiang, Xuesong Liu
  • Publication number: 20210245597
    Abstract: A hydro-mechanical hybrid transmission device and a control method thereof, including an input shaft, a split mechanism, a hydraulic transmission assembly, a mechanical transmission assembly, a convergence mechanism, and an output shaft, wherein the input shaft is connected, through the split mechanism, to the hydraulic transmission assembly and the mechanical transmission assembly, wherein the hydraulic transmission assembly and the mechanical transmission assembly are connected in parallel, and the hydraulic transmission assembly and the mechanical transmission assembly are each connected to the output shaft through the convergence mechanism. In the hydro-mechanical hybrid transmission device, planetary gear structures are combined with engagement/disengagement of brakes and clutches, to implement switching of power split and convergence structural forms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: JIANGSU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Zhen ZHU, Yingfeng CAI, Long CHEN, Changgao XIA, Jiangyi HAN, Xiang TIAN, Xiaodong SUN, Longhui LAI, Dehua SHI, Chaochun YUAN
  • Patent number: 11072231
    Abstract: A hydro-mechanical hybrid transmission device and a control method thereof, including an input shaft, a split mechanism, a hydraulic transmission assembly, a mechanical transmission assembly, a convergence mechanism, and an output shaft, wherein the input shaft is connected, through the split mechanism, to the hydraulic transmission assembly and the mechanical transmission assembly, wherein the hydraulic transmission assembly and the mechanical transmission assembly are connected in parallel, and the hydraulic transmission assembly and the mechanical transmission assembly are each connected to the output shaft through the convergence mechanism. In the hydro-mechanical hybrid transmission device, planetary gear structures are combined with engagement/disengagement of brakes and clutches, to implement switching of power split and convergence structural forms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: JIANGSU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Zhen Zhu, Yingfeng Cai, Long Chen, Changgao Xia, Jiangyi Han, Xiang Tian, Xiaodong Sun, Longhui Lai, Dehua Shi, Chaochun Yuan
  • Publication number: 20210192268
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a distance statistics based method for 3D sonar point cloud image enhancement, comprising the following steps: (1) obtaining sonar data, and converting 3D sonar range image information corresponding to sonar data per frame into point cloud data in global coordinate; (2) using a kd-tree to search the point cloud data, and calculate Euclidean distance Lij between point Pi and the nearest K point cloud data; wherein, value range of i and j is 1?i?N and 1?j?K respectively; N refers to the total quantity of point cloud data; (3) excluding point cloud data corresponding to mean value of Lij which do not match the certain Gaussian distribution, and complete enhancement of 3D sonar point cloud image. Such method features in easy operation, high efficiency and convenience, which can effectively remove outlier points to minimize noise, and enhance point cloud image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: YAOWU CHEN, XIANG TIAN, RONGXIN JIANG, XUESONG LIU
  • Publication number: 20210102611
    Abstract: A hydro-mechanical hybrid transmission device and a control method thereof are provided. The device includes an input shaft, a split mechanism, a mechanical transmission assembly, a hydraulic transmission assembly, and an output shaft, wherein the input shaft is connected, through the split mechanism, to the mechanical transmission assembly and the hydraulic transmission assembly that are connected in parallel, and the mechanical transmission assembly and the hydraulic transmission assembly are both connected to the output shaft. The mechanical transmission assembly includes a front planetary-gear-set assembly and a rear planetary-gear-set assembly. The front planetary-gear-set assembly and the rear planetary-gear-set assembly are connected in series. The control method includes three modes of transmission: pure hydraulic transmission, hydro-mechanical hybrid transmission, and pure mechanical transmission are implemented through combination and engagement/disengagement of gear-shift components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: JIANGSU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Zhen ZHU, Yingfeng CAI, Long CHEN, Changgao XIA, Xiang TIAN, Jiangyi HAN, Xiaodong SUN, Dehua SHI, Feng WANG, Chaochun YUAN
  • Patent number: 10955038
    Abstract: A hydro-mechanical hybrid transmission device and a control method thereof are provided. The device includes an input shaft, a split mechanism, a mechanical transmission assembly, a hydraulic transmission assembly, and an output shaft, wherein the input shaft is connected, through the split mechanism, to the mechanical transmission assembly and the hydraulic transmission assembly that are connected in parallel, and the mechanical transmission assembly and the hydraulic transmission assembly are both connected to the output shaft. The mechanical transmission assembly includes a front planetary-gear-set assembly and a rear planetary-gear-set assembly. The front planetary-gear-set assembly and the rear planetary-gear-set assembly are connected in series. The control method includes three modes of transmission: pure hydraulic transmission, hydro-mechanical hybrid transmission, and pure mechanical transmission are implemented through combination and engagement/disengagement of gear-shift components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: JIANGSU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Zhen Zhu, Yingfeng Cai, Long Chen, Changgao Xia, Xiang Tian, Jiangyi Han, Xiaodong Sun, Dehua Shi, Feng Wang, Chaochun Yuan
  • Publication number: 20210049769
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a ViBe-based three-dimensional sonar point cloud image segmentation method, characterized by including: (1) acquiring sonar data, and converting three-dimensional sonar depth image data corresponding to each frame of the sonar data to point cloud data under an orthogonal coordinate system; (2) sampling the point cloud data, and down-sampling the point cloud data to a plurality of adjacent voxels with side length being R by taking a variable resolution R as a function; (3) carrying out image segmentation on the down-sampled point cloud data by a ViBe algorithm; (4) carrying out accumulative scoring on each voxel according to an image segmentation result, and sorting foreground data and background data according to accumulative score; and (5) clustering the foreground data, and then carrying out expansion operation on the foreground data by taking an original point in the voxel as a center to obtain final foreground point cloud data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: YAOWU CHEN, XIANG TIAN, XUESONG LIU, RONGXIN JIANG
  • Publication number: 20200325768
    Abstract: A communication system can include a first transceiver and a second transceiver that can communicate digital baseband data via a direct current (DC) power line bus in the wellbore. One or more of the transceivers includes a demodulator for demodulating the digital baseband data received from the DC power line bus into multiple digital data streams, and includes a digital processor for filtering and applying error correction to the digital data streams to produce a decoded digital data stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Peng Li, Wei Sun, Xiang Tian
  • Patent number: 10597018
    Abstract: A pneumatic boat is provided. The pneumatic boat includes a floating body which is suitable for floating on a water surface and a pneumatic propulsion device arranged on the floating body, wherein the pneumatic propulsion device is suitable for forming airflow to generate a propulsive force, so as to push the floating body to move. Technical solutions of the present invention have a higher flexibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Inventor: Xiang Tian