Patents by Inventor Xinkai ZUO

Xinkai ZUO 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: 11567502
    Abstract: An autonomous robotic exploration method based on a reduced approximated generalized Voronoi graph, the method including: 1) constructing a reduced approximated generalized Voronoi topological map based on a morphological method; 2) obtaining an Next-Best-View and planning a global path from the robot to the Next-Best-View; and 3) navigating to the Next-Best-View along the global path R={r0, r1, r2, . . . , pNBV} based on a visual force field (VFF) algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: WUHAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Lin Li, Xinkai Zuo, Haihong Zhu, Shen Ying, Fan Yang, Fei Su, Yifan Liang, Gang Zhou
  • Patent number: 11282270
    Abstract: A method, including: 1) inputting a multi-story point cloud, and segmenting a story and an inter-story connection region based on an elevation histogram of the point cloud in a vertical direction; 2) segmenting rooms for each story based on a grid map projected onto an XOY plane respectively, wherein the XOY plane is parallel to a flooring; 3) segmenting indoor space cells for each story based on a vector wall line respectively; constructing a vector indoor plan based on superimposition of the vector and the grid for each story respectively; and 5) establishing a three-dimensional model of a multi-story structure by deleting an overlapping surface between the story and the connection region according to the Boolean intersection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: WUHAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Lin Li, Fei Su, Haihong Zhu, Shen Ying, Fan Yang, Xinkai Zuo, Yifan Liang, Gang Zhou
  • Publication number: 20210109537
    Abstract: An autonomous robotic exploration method based on a reduced approximated generalized Voronoi graph, the method including: 1) constructing a reduced approximated generalized Voronoi topological map based on a morphological method; 2) obtaining an Next-Best-View and planning a global path from the robot to the Next-Best-View; and 3) navigating to the Next-Best-View along the global path R={r0, r1, r2, . . . , pNBV} based on a visual force field (VFF) algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Lin LI, Xinkai ZUO, Haihong ZHU, Shen YING, Fan YANG, Fei SU, Yifan LIANG, Gang ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20200364929
    Abstract: A method, including: 1) inputting a multi-story point cloud, and segmenting a story and an inter-story connection region based on an elevation histogram of the point cloud in a vertical direction; 2) segmenting rooms for each story based on a grid map projected onto an XOY plane respectively, wherein the XOY plane is parallel to a flooring; 3) segmenting indoor space cells for each story based on a vector wall line respectively; constructing a vector indoor plan based on superimposition of the vector and the grid for each story respectively; and 5) establishing a three-dimensional model of a multi-story structure by deleting an overlapping surface between the story and the connection region according to the Boolean intersection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Lin LI, Fei SU, Haihong ZHU, Shen YING, Fan YANG, Xinkai ZUO, Yifan LIANG, Gang ZHOU