Patents by Inventor Yifan Yao

Yifan Yao 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: 20220375336
    Abstract: The invention provides systems and methods for an Intelligent Road Infrastructure System (IRIS), which facilitates vehicle operations and control for connected automated vehicle highway (CAVH) systems. IRIS systems and methods provide vehicles with individually customized information and real-time control instructions for vehicle to fulfill the driving tasks such as car following, lane changing, and route guidance. IRIS systems and methods also manage transportation operations and management services for both freeways and urban arterials. In some embodiments, the IRIS comprises or consists of one of more of the following physical subsystems: (1) Roadside unit (RSU) network, (2) Traffic Control Unit (TCU) and Traffic Control Center (TCC) network, (3) vehicle onboard unit (OBU), (4) traffic operations centers (TOCs), and (5) cloud information and computing services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Bin Ran, Yang Cheng, Tianyi Chen, Yifan Yao, Keshu Wu, Haotian Shi, Shen Li, Kunsong Shi, Zhen Zhang, Fan Ding, Huachun Tan, Yuankai Wu, Shuoxuan Dong, Linhui Ye, Xiaotian Li
  • Publication number: 20220375337
    Abstract: The invention provides systems and methods for an Intelligent Road Infrastructure System (IRIS), which facilitates vehicle operations and control for connected automated vehicle highway (CAVH) systems. IRIS systems and methods provide vehicles with individually customized information and real-time control instructions for vehicle to fulfill the driving tasks such as car following, lane changing, and route guidance. IRIS systems and methods also manage transportation operations and management services for both freeways and urban arterials. In some embodiments, the IRIS comprises or consists of one of more of the following physical subsystems: (1) Roadside unit (RSU) network, (2) Traffic Control Unit (TCU) and Traffic Control Center (TCC) network, (3) vehicle onboard unit (OBU), (4) traffic operations centers (TOCs), and (5) cloud information and computing services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Bin Ran, Yang Cheng, Tianyi Chen, Yifan Yao, Keshu Wu, Haotian Shi, Shen Li, Kunsong Shi, Zhen Zhang, Fan Ding, Huachun Tan, Yuankai Wu, Shuoxuan Dong, Linhui Ye, Xiaotian Li
  • Publication number: 20220375335
    Abstract: The invention provides systems and methods for an Intelligent Road Infrastructure System (IRIS), which facilitates vehicle operations and control for connected automated vehicle highway (CAVH) systems. IRIS systems and methods provide vehicles with individually customized information and real-time control instructions for vehicle to fulfill the driving tasks such as car following, lane changing, and route guidance. IRIS systems and methods also manage transportation operations and management services for both freeways and urban arterials. In some embodiments, the IRIS comprises or consists of one of more of the following physical subsystems: (1) Roadside unit (RSU) network, (2) Traffic Control Unit (TCU) and Traffic Control Center (TCC) network, (3) vehicle onboard unit (OBU), (4) traffic operations centers (TOCs), and (5) cloud information and computing services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Bin Ran, Yang Cheng, Tianyi Chen, Yifan Yao, Keshu Wu, Haotian Shi, Shen Li, Kunsong Shi, Zhen Zhang, Fan Ding, Huachun Tan, Yuankai Wu, Shuoxuan Dong, Linhui Ye, Xiaotian Li
  • Publication number: 20220366115
    Abstract: A general decoupling method and system for electromagnetic transient simulation of a VSC are provided. The method includes: determining state equations of equivalent circuits and switch state tables of different VSCs; splitting the state equations, and decoupling and delaying capacitor elements and inductor elements to determine split equations; determining a recurrence relation of a state variable group with respect to a time sequence based on each split equation; obtaining a topological structure of a to-be-simulated VSC, and determining a decoupling model circuit; determining a switch state of the to-be-simulated VSC at a current simulation moment, and constructing a final decoupling model circuit; determining an external port voltage based on the final decoupling model circuit; and updating the state variable group at the current simulation moment based on the external port voltage and the parameters of the decoupling model circuit corresponding to the switch state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Shujun Yao, Bohan Pang, Mingwang Xu, Ziwen Zeng, Zijian Qiu, Gang Liu, Chunqiang Zhang, Jiahao Ma, Yan Wang, Jin Liu, Yifan Yao, Mengtong Wu
  • Publication number: 20220343755
    Abstract: The invention provides systems and methods for an Intelligent Road Infrastructure System (IRIS), which facilitates vehicle operations and control for connected automated vehicle highway (CAVH) systems. IRIS systems and methods provide vehicles with individually customized information and real-time control instructions for vehicle to fulfill the driving tasks such as car following, lane changing, and route guidance. IRIS systems and methods also manage transportation operations and management services for both freeways and urban arterials. In some embodiments, the IRIS comprises or consists of one of more of the following physical subsystems: (1) Roadside unit (RSU) network, (2) Traffic Control Unit (TCU) and Traffic Control Center (TCC) network, (3) vehicle onboard unit (OBU), (4) traffic operations centers (TOCs), and (5) cloud information and computing services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Bin Ran, Yang Cheng, Tianyi Chen, Shen Li, Kunsong Shi, Yifan Yao, Keshu Wu, Zhen Zhang, Fan Ding, Huachun Tan, Yuankai Wu, Shuoxuan Dong, Linhui Ye, Xiaotian Li
  • Publication number: 20220281484
    Abstract: Provided herein is technology relating to automated driving and particularly, but not exclusively, to a mobile intelligent road infrastructure technology configured to serve automated driving systems by providing, supplementing, and/or enhancing autonomous driving functions for connected automated vehicles under common and unusual driving scenarios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Bin Ran, Wenqi Lu, Tianyi Chen, Yang Cheng, Linheng Li, Bingjie Liang, Yifan Yao, Kunsong Shi, Keshu Wu
  • Publication number: 20220270476
    Abstract: Provided herein is technology relating to automated driving and particularly, but not exclusively, to a system configured to provide full vehicle operations and control for connected and automated vehicles (CAV) and, more particularly, to a system configured to manage and/or control CAV by sending individual vehicles with detailed and time-sensitive control instructions for lateral and longitudinal movement of vehicles, including vehicle following, lane changing, route guidance, and related information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Bin Ran, Tianyi Chen, Xiaotian Li, Yang Cheng, Shen Li, Shuoxuan Dong, Yifan Yao, Kunsong Shi, Haotian Shi, Keshu Wu, Sicheng Fu
  • Publication number: 20220171400
    Abstract: The technology relates to a systematic intelligent system (SIS) configured to share data and allocate computing resources among automated driving systems (ADS), e.g., using unified data specifications and interfaces. The SIS comprises systematic intelligent units (STU) that serve components of ADS, including vehicle intelligent units (VIU) and roadside intelligent units (RIU), and is configured to perform methods to serve an entire trip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Tianyi Chen, Bin Ran, Shuoxuan Dong, Keshu Wu, Yang Cheng, Linheng Li, Shen Li, Xiaotian Li, Yanghui Mo, Yifan Yao, Kunsong Shi, Haotian Shi, Hanchu Li
  • Publication number: 20210394797
    Abstract: Provided herein is technology relating to automated driving and particularly, but not exclusively, to systems comprising roadside intelligent units (RIU) and infrastructure of specific intelligence levels and related methods for providing and/or supplementing automated driving capabilities of connected and automated vehicles (CAV).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Bin Ran, Tianyi Chen, Shuoxuan Dong, Yang Cheng, Mingheng Zhang, Xiaotian Li, Shen Li, Kunsong Shi, Haotian Shi, Yifan Yao, Yanghui Mo, Hongjie Liu, Keshu Wu, Ran Yi
  • Publication number: 20210314752
    Abstract: Provided herein is technology relating to aspects of a Distributed Driving System (DDS) for managing Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) and particularly, but not exclusively, to systems, designs, and methods for a Device Allocation System (DAS) configured to allocate and distribute resources to devices of a Distributed Driving Systems (DDS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Bin Ran, Shuoxuan Dong, Yang Cheng, Tianyi Chen, Shen Li, Xiaotian Li, Kunsong Shi, Haotian Shi, Keshu Wu, Yifan Yao, Ran Yi
  • Publication number: 20210311491
    Abstract: Provided herein is technology relating to transportation operations and management services and particularly, but not exclusively, to systems and methods for an intelligent roadside toolbox (IRT) that facilitates vehicle operations and control for distributed driving systems (DDS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Shen Li, Bin Ran, Yang Cheng, Tianyi Chen, Xiaotian Li, Shuoxuan Dong, Kunsong Shi, Haotian Shi, Yifan Yao, Ran Yi, Keshu Wu, Yang Zhou