Patents by Inventor XICHUAN LIU

XICHUAN LIU 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: 20250076538
    Abstract: Provided are a device and a method for multi-angle stereoscopic imaging measurement of precipitation particles, including an optical illumination unit used for illuminating a sampling space; a multi-angle imaging unit used for performing multi-angle imaging on the precipitation particles; a data acquisition control unit used for controlling the optical illumination unit and the multi-angle imaging unit; a data processing unit used for processing and displaying image data of the precipitation particles; and a protection unit used for protecting the optical illumination unit, the multi-angle imaging unit and the data acquisition control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Xichuan LIU, Lei LIU, Qingwei ZENG, Shulei LI, Jinfeng DING
  • Publication number: 20230161071
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for distinguishing sunny-rainy weather based on time division long-term evolution network, including the following steps: acquiring sunny-rainy feature by extracting communication measurement statistics of time division long-term evolution network base stations in a certain area; establishing a training set according to that observation result of multiple statistical periods, multiple base stations and multiple rain gauges in the region; establishing a sunny-rainy discrimination model combined with machine learning binary classification algorithm, so as to realize the identification of rainfall events covered by a single base station; calculating the reliability of rainfall events at specific locations based on the comprehensive judgment results of multiple base stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: National University of Defense Technology
    Inventors: Kang PU, Xichuan LIU, Lei LIU
  • Publication number: 20220035074
    Abstract: A method for identifying sunny and rainy moments by utilizing multiple characteristic quantities of high-frequency satellite-ground links is provided. The method may include the following steps of: extracting multiple characteristic quantities including standard deviation, trend, maximum value, minimum value, average value, skewness, kurtosis and information entropy; selecting an optimal time window through adjustment; and finally realizing the identification of the sunny and rainy moments by utilizing a classification algorithm. According to the method for identifying the sunny and rainy moments, sunny and rainy periods can be accurately distinguished by utilizing the signals of the high-frequency satellite-ground links, and real-time monitoring of large-range sunny and rainy distribution conditions is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Xichuan Liu, Minghao Xian, Shuai Hu, Taichang Gao, Min Yin
  • Patent number: 10649070
    Abstract: The complex temporal-spatial variation of raindrop size distribution will affect the precision of quantitative precipitation estimation (QPE) produced from radar data, making it difficult to correct echo attenuation. This invention presents a method for regional attenuation correction of weather radar using a multiple microwave links (ML) network. By measuring the rain attenuation of multiple microwave links in a specific frequency, matching with the weather radar in time and space and processed with discretization. Based on a series of attenuation values of the microwave link network and combined iterations, the attenuation coefficient of each grids is obtained; the total attenuation value of the path is obtained by combining the distance between the radar and each grid point, by which the reginal attenuation of radar echo can be corrected by the ML network efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Xichuan Liu, Taichang Gao, Yang Xue, Peng Zhang, Kun Song, Yan Ma
  • Patent number: 10084971
    Abstract: This invention discloses a method for measurement and 3D reconstruction of precipitation particles based on orthogonal dual-view imaging. An orthogonal 3D sampling space are formed by a pair of line camera and continuum light source, two pairs of planar cameras and pulse light sources placed orthogonally. The line camera scans with a speed no less than 20,000 lines per second, two cameras and pulse light sources are triggered when the line camera detects the particles in sampling area, two orthogonal images are recorded by two planar cameras using the double-exposure or multiple-exposure in one frame. The 3D images of particles are obtained by pixel matching and grid reconstruction method, based on which the 3D sizes, axis ratio, orientation, fall velocity, and other characteristics of particles are calculated. This method can measure the 3D micro-physical characteristics of precipitation particles automatically and precisely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Xichuan Liu, Taichang Gao, Lei Liu, Shijun Zhao, Dongli Zhai
  • Publication number: 20180120418
    Abstract: The complex temporal-spatial variation of raindrop size distribution will affect the precision of quantitative precipitation estimation (QPE) produced from radar data, making it difficult to correct echo attenuation. This invention presents a method for regional attenuation correction of weather radar using a multiple microwave links (ML) network. By measuring the rain attenuation of multiple microwave links in a specific frequency, matching with the weather radar in time and space and processed with discretization. Based on a series of attenuation values of the microwave link network and combined iterations, the attenuation coefficient of each grids is obtained; the total attenuation value of the path is obtained by combining the distance between the radar and each grid point, by which the reginal attenuation of radar echo can be corrected by the ML network efficiently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: National University of Defense Technology
    Inventors: Xichuan LIU, Taichang GAO, Yang Xue, Peng Zhang, Kun Song, Yan Ma
  • Publication number: 20180124328
    Abstract: This invention discloses a method for measurement and 3D reconstruction of precipitation particles based on orthogonal dual-view imaging. An orthogonal 3D sampling space are formed by a pair of line camera and continuum light source, two pairs of planar cameras and pulse light sources placed orthogonally. The line camera scans with a speed no less than 20,000 lines per second, two cameras and pulse light sources are triggered when the line camera detects the particles in sampling area, two orthogonal images are recorded by two planar cameras using the double-exposure or multiple-exposure in one frame. The 3D images of particles are obtained by pixel matching and grid reconstruction method, based on which the 3D sizes, axis ratio, orientation, fall velocity, and other characteristics of particles are calculated. This method can measure the 3D micro-physical characteristics of precipitation particles automatically and precisely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: National University of Defense Technology
    Inventors: Xichuan LIU, Taichang GAO, Lei LIU, Shijun Zhao, Dongli ZHAI
  • Patent number: 9425676
    Abstract: Disclosed is a control method for a series resonant converter is provided, which includes: a feedback signal is acquired by collecting an analog output signal of a series resonant converter, and an operating frequency of the series resonant converter is changed according to the feedback signal; the series resonant converter adopts a hybrid control mode combing frequency and width modulation with width-fixed frequency modulation when lightly loaded or unloaded and a frequency modulation control mode when heavily loaded, wherein a switching can be conducted between the hybrid control mode and the frequency modulation control mode through hysteresis control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Xichuan Liu, Shenghua Bao, Zhou Chen
  • Patent number: 9342899
    Abstract: A method and video sensor for precipitation microphysical features measurement based on particle image velocimetry. The CCD camera is placed facing towards the light source, which forms a three-dimensional sampling space. As the precipitation particles fall through the sampling space, double-exposure images of precipitation particles illuminated by pulse light source are recorded by CCD camera. Combined with the telecentric imaging system, the time between the two exposures are adaptive and can be adjusted according to the velocity of precipitation particles. The size and shape can be obtained by the images of particles; the fall velocity can be calculated by particle displacement in the double-exposure image and interval time; the drop size distribution and velocity distribution, precipitation intensity, and accumulated precipitation amount can be calculated by time integration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: PLA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Taichang Gao, Xichuan Liu, Lei Liu, Shijun Zhao, Dongli Zhai
  • Publication number: 20150263598
    Abstract: Disclosed is a control method for a series resonant converter is provided, which includes: a feedback signal is acquired by collecting an analog output signal of a series resonant converter, and an operating frequency of the series resonant converter is changed according to the feedback signal; the series resonant converter adopts a hybrid control mode combing frequency and width modulation with width-fixed frequency modulation when lightly loaded or unloaded and a frequency modulation control mode when heavily loaded, wherein a switching can be conducted between the hybrid control mode and the frequency modulation control mode through hysteresis control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Xichuan Liu, Shenghua Bao, Zhou Chen
  • Publication number: 20150035944
    Abstract: A method and video sensor for precipitation microphysical features measurement based on particle image velocimetry. The CCD camera is placed facing towards the light source, which forms a three-dimensional sampling space. As the precipitation particles fall through the sampling space, double-exposure images of precipitation particles illuminated by pulse light source are recorded by CCD camera. Combined with the telecentric imaging system, the time between the two exposures are adaptive and can be adjusted according to the velocity of precipitation particles. The size and shape can be obtained by the images of particles; the fall velocity can be calculated by particle displacement in the double-exposure image and interval time; the drop size distribution and velocity distribution, precipitation intensity, and accumulated precipitation amount can be calculated by time integration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: PLA University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: TAICHANG GAO, XICHUAN LIU, LEI LIU, SHIJUN ZHAO, DONGLI ZHAI