Patents by Inventor Yundou Xu

Yundou Xu 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: 11872696
    Abstract: A redundant parallel mechanism with less actuation and multi-degree-of-freedom outputs and a control method thereof are provided, which relate to the field of robot mechanisms. The redundant parallel mechanism includes: a fixed platform, a moving platform, multiple moving branch chains, and one or more redundant branch chains. Two ends of each moving branch chain are respectively connected to the fixed platform and the moving platform, and a brake is arranged on each moving branch chain. Two ends of each redundant branch chain are respectively connected to the fixed platform and the moving platform, and an actuating part is arranged on each redundant branch chain. There are n redundant branch chains arranged. During control, the number of follow-up moving branch chains is set to n, and the n moving branch chains move to expected positions and postures under the control of the n redundant branch chains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Yanshan University
    Inventors: Yundou Xu, Yiming Zhang, Yongsheng Zhao, Xiaoyu Pang, Shenglong Nie, Pengyang Gao
  • Publication number: 20230344110
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hexagonal frustum deployable unit and the deployable mechanism formed by the same, which includes hexagonal frustum deployable units, unit connecting rods and support frames, 3N2+3N+1 hexagonal frustum deployable units are combined into a closely connected deployable mechanism through unit connecting rods and support frames; the present invention combines hexagonal frustum deployable units array into deployable mechanisms of any aperture size, which has advantages such as high rigidity, high retraction rate, high support performance and adjustable aperture size, which makes space deployable antenna mechanism safer, more efficient and convenient during operation process and solves problems of weak signal transmission or reception, small data capacity and low communication rate of traditional antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Bo Han, Zhantu Yuan, Yuan Jiang, Yundou Xu, Jiantao Yao, Yongsheng Zhao
  • Patent number: 11791568
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a bi-directional flat plate foldable unit, including a first row of antenna plates and a second row of antenna plates distributed along a first direction; the first row of antenna plates and the second row of antenna plates both include three antenna plates distributed in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, three antenna plates in the first row of antenna plates and three antenna plates in the second row of antenna plates are set opposite to each other and hinged to form a first rotating pair; any two antenna plates adjacent to each other in the same row of antenna plates are hinged to form a second rotating pair; three antenna plates in the first row of antenna plates and three antenna plates in the second row of antenna plates are connected by a vertical support mechanism, and the first row of antenna plates are connected to the second row of antenna plates by a lateral support mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: YANSHAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yundou Xu, Bo Chen, Sicheng Lu, Ming Li, Luyao Guo, Xinlu Wei, Jiantao Yao, Qifeng Cui, Yongsheng Zhao
  • Publication number: 20230048276
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a bi-directional flat plate foldable unit, including a first row of antenna plates and a second row of antenna plates distributed along a first direction; the first row of antenna plates and the second row of antenna plates both include three antenna plates distributed in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, three antenna plates in the first row of antenna plates and three antenna plates in the second row of antenna plates are set opposite to each other and hinged to form a first rotating pair; any two antenna plates adjacent to each other in the same row of antenna plates are hinged to form a second rotating pair; three antenna plates in the first row of antenna plates and three antenna plates in the second row of antenna plates are connected by a vertical support mechanism, and the first row of antenna plates are connected to the second row of antenna plates by a lateral support mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Yundou Xu, Bo Chen, Sicheng Lu, Ming Li, Luyao Guo, Xinlu Wei, Jiantao Yao, Qifeng Cui, Yongsheng Zhao
  • Patent number: 11426863
    Abstract: The present invention provides a four-chain six-degree-of-freedom hybrid mechanism. The four-chain six-degree-of-freedom hybrid mechanism comprises a fixed platform, a sliding rail mounted on the fixed platform, two sliding blocks, a mobile platform and four linear actuator chains connecting the mobile platform with a first sliding block and a second sliding block. The mobile platform is square-shaped. In the four linear actuator chains, the first linear actuator chain and the third linear actuator chain have the same structure while the second linear actuator chain and the fourth linear actuator chain have the same structure. The mobile platform can achieve six degrees of freedom. The four linear actuator chains coordinate to drive so as to achieve two translational degrees of freedom and two rotational degrees of freedom; the first sliding block and the second sliding block coordinate to drive so as to achieve the other translational and rotational degrees of freedom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Yanshan University
    Inventors: Yundou Xu, Shaoshuai Tong, Xiaofei Ma, Ze Zhao, Jiantao Yao, Zhirong Huang, Yongsheng Zhao
  • Publication number: 20220234192
    Abstract: A redundant parallel mechanism with less actuation and multi-degree-of-freedom outputs and a control method thereof are provided, which relate to the field of robot mechanisms. The redundant parallel mechanism includes: a fixed platform, a moving platform, multiple moving branch chains, and one or more redundant branch chains. Two ends of each moving branch chain are respectively connected to the fixed platform and the moving platform, and a brake is arranged on each moving branch chain. Two ends of each redundant branch chain are respectively connected to the fixed platform and the moving platform, and an actuating part is arranged on each redundant branch chain. There are n redundant branch chains arranged. During control, the number of follow-up moving branch chains is set to n, and the n moving branch chains move to expected positions and postures under the control of the n redundant branch chains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: YUNDOU XU, YIMING ZHANG, YONGSHENG ZHAO, XIAOYU PANG, SHENGLONG NIE, PENGYANG GAO
  • Patent number: 11101538
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a modular deployable antenna mechanism based on a symmetrically structural tetrahedron combination unit. The deployable antenna mechanism is formed by multiple deployable antenna modules, two adjacent deployable antenna modules are connected through a first face plate at the bottom of one deployable antenna module and a second face plate at the bottom of the other deployable antenna module, the first face plate and the second face plate are connected through a Hooke joint, an unconnected first face plate and second face plate of the two adjacent deployable antenna modules are connected through a first synchronizing bar, a middle portion of a bar body of the first synchronizing bar can be folded, and the first synchronizing bar is rotationally connected with the first face plate and the second face plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Inventors: Yundou Xu, Luyao Guo, Jinwei Guo, Yang Chen, Jiantao Yao, Yongsheng Zhao
  • Publication number: 20210060763
    Abstract: The present invention provides a four-chain six-degree-of-freedom hybrid mechanism. The four-chain six-degree-of-freedom hybrid mechanism comprises a fixed platform, a sliding rail mounted on the fixed platform, two sliding blocks, a mobile platform and four linear actuator chains connecting the mobile platform with a first sliding block and a second sliding block. The mobile platform is square-shaped. In the four linear actuator chains, the first linear actuator chain and the third linear actuator chain have the same structure while the second linear actuator chain and the fourth linear actuator chain have the same structure. The mobile platform can achieve six degrees of freedom. The four linear actuator chains coordinate to drive so as to achieve two translational degrees of freedom and two rotational degrees of freedom; the first sliding block and the second sliding block coordinate to drive so as to achieve the other translational and rotational degrees of freedom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Yundou XU, Shaoshuai TONG, Xiaofei MA, Ze ZHAO, Jiantao YAO, Zhirong HUANG, Yongsheng ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20200203799
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a modular deployable antenna mechanism based on a symmetrically structural tetrahedron combination unit. The deployable antenna mechanism is formed by multiple deployable antenna modules, two adjacent deployable antenna modules are connected through a first face plate at the bottom of one deployable antenna module and a second face plate at the bottom of the other deployable antenna module, the first face plate and the second face plate are connected through a Hooke joint, an unconnected first face plate and second face plate of the two adjacent deployable antenna modules are connected through a first synchronizing bar, a middle portion of a bar body of the first synchronizing bar can be folded, and the first synchronizing bar is rotationally connected with the first face plate and the second face plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: Yanshan University
    Inventors: Yundou Xu, Luyao Guo, Jinwei Guo, Yang Chen, Jiantao Yao, Yongsheng Zhao