Patents by Inventor Yicai JIANG

Yicai JIANG 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).

  • VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20230159057
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for a vehicular safety system in autonomous vehicles are described. An example method for safely controlling a vehicle includes selecting, based on a first control command from a first vehicle control unit, an operating mode of the vehicle, and transmitting, based on the selecting, the operating mode to an autonomous driving system, wherein the first control command is generated based on input from a first plurality of sensors, and wherein the operating mode corresponds to one of (a) a default operating mode, (b) a minimal risk condition mode of a first type that configures the vehicle to pull over to a nearest pre-designated safety location, (c) a minimal risk condition mode of a second type that configures the vehicle to immediately stop in a current lane, or (d) a minimal risk condition mode of a third type that configures the vehicle to come to a gentle stop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2023
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Xiaoling HAN, Yu-Ju HSU, Mohamed Hassan Ahmed Hassan WAHBA, Kun ZHANG, Zehua HUANG, Qiong XU, Zhujia SHI, Yicai JIANG, Junjun XIN
  • Vehicle safety system for autonomous vehicles
    Patent number: 11554793
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for a vehicular safety system in autonomous vehicles are described. An example method for safely controlling a vehicle includes selecting, based on a first control command from a first vehicle control unit, an operating mode of the vehicle, and transmitting, based on the selecting, the operating mode to an autonomous driving system, wherein the first control command is generated based on input from a first plurality of sensors, and wherein the operating mode corresponds to one of (a) a default operating mode, (b) a minimal risk condition mode of a first type that configures the vehicle to pull over to a nearest pre-designated safety location, (c) a minimal risk condition mode of a second type that configures the vehicle to immediately stop in a current lane, or (d) a minimal risk condition mode of a third type that configures the vehicle to come to a gentle stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: TUSIMPLE, INC.
    Inventors: Xiaoling Han, Yu-Ju Hsu, Mohamed Hassan Ahmed Hassan Wahba, Kun Zhang, Zehua Huang, Qiong Xu, Zhujia Shi, Yicai Jiang, Junjun Xin
  • VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20220126872
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for a vehicular safety system in autonomous vehicles are described. An example method for safely controlling a vehicle includes selecting, based on a first control command from a first vehicle control unit, an operating mode of the vehicle, and transmitting, based on the selecting, the operating mode to an autonomous driving system, wherein the first control command is generated based on input from a first plurality of sensors, and wherein the operating mode corresponds to one of (a) a default operating mode, (b) a minimal risk condition mode of a first type that configures the vehicle to pull over to a nearest pre-designated safety location, (c) a minimal risk condition mode of a second type that configures the vehicle to immediately stop in a current lane, or (d) a minimal risk condition mode of a third type that configures the vehicle to come to a gentle stop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Xiaoling HAN, Yu-Ju HSU, Mohamed Hassan Ahmed Hassan WAHBA, Kun ZHANG, Zehua HUANG, Qiong XU, Zhujia SHI, Yicai JIANG, Junjun XIN