Patents by Inventor Yutian ZHOU

Yutian ZHOU 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: 11408736
    Abstract: A master control system for a remote-sensing satellite image processing device, the system including: a master control management module, a first FPGA module, and a second FPGA module. The master control management module is in connection and communication with the first FPGA module, the second FPGA module, and a housekeeping computer. The first FPGA module is in connection and communication with the second FPGA module and a remote-sensing satellite image processing device. The master control management module is adapted to perform assignment of tasks. The first FPGA module is adapted to communicate with a processor in the satellite image processing device, monitor an operation state of the satellite image processing device, send the operation state information to the master control management module, receive a task assignment command issued by the master control management module, and transmit the task assignment command to the satellite image processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Tianxu Zhang, Yutian Zhou, Zongyang Cui, Lei Zhang, Shoukui Yao, Mingming Que
  • Patent number: 10521888
    Abstract: An aerothermal-radiation correction method, including: using a Gaussian surface to approximate a thermal radiation noise, performing a Fourier transform on the Gaussian surface so as to obtain a centralized spectrum of the thermal radiation noise, constructing a filter function H based on the centralized spectrum of the thermal radiation noise; performing a Fourier transform on the aerothermal-radiation degraded image f so as to obtain a centralized spectrum F, taking dot product of F and H to obtain a filtered spectrum G; and performing an inverse Fourier transform on filtered spectrum G to obtain a modulus, and acquire a corrected image. The method effectively removes background noise generated by aerothermal radiation, greatly improves image quality and image signal-to-noise ratio. The method features reduced computational complexity and a shorter operation time, and is suited for real-time processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Tianxu Zhang, Xuan Hou, Chuan Zhang, Li Liu, Quan Chen, Ao Zhong, Mingxing Xu, Yutian Zhou
  • Publication number: 20190316908
    Abstract: A master control system for a remote-sensing satellite image processing device, the system including: a master control management module, a first FPGA module, and a second FPGA module. The master control management module is in connection and communication with the first FPGA module, the second FPGA module, and a housekeeping computer. The first FPGA module is in connection and communication with the second FPGA module and a remote-sensing satellite image processing device. The master control management module is adapted to perform assignment of tasks. The first FPGA module is adapted to communicate with a processor in the satellite image processing device, monitor an operation state of the satellite image processing device, send the operation state information to the master control management module, receive a task assignment command issued by the master control management module, and transmit the task assignment command to the satellite image processing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Tianxu ZHANG, Yutian ZHOU, Zongyang CUI, Lei ZHANG, Shoukui YAO, Mingming QUE
  • Publication number: 20190220958
    Abstract: An aerothermal-radiation correction method, including: using a Gaussian surface to approximate a thermal radiation noise, performing a Fourier transform on the Gaussian surface so as to obtain a centralized spectrum of the thermal radiation noise, constructing a filter function H based on the centralized spectrum of the thermal radiation noise; performing a Fourier transform on the aerothermal-radiation degraded image f so as to obtain a centralized spectrum F, taking dot product of F and H to obtain a filtered spectrum G; and performing an inverse Fourier transform on filtered spectrum G to obtain a modulus, and acquire a corrected image. The method effectively removes background noise generated by aerothermal radiation, greatly improves image quality and image signal-to-noise ratio. The method features reduced computational complexity and a shorter operation time, and is suited for real-time processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Tianxu ZHANG, Xuan HOU, Chuan ZHANG, Li LIU, Quan CHEN, Ao ZHONG, Mingxing XU, Yutian ZHOU
  • Patent number: 10297013
    Abstract: An aerodynamic optical effect correction and identification integrated real-time processing system, comprising an FPGA module, a multi-core main processor DSP, a plurality of auxiliary processors ASICs and an infrared image non-uniformity correction system-on-chip (SoC). By means of the system, full-image thermal radiation correction, denoising, transmission effect correction and target detection processes of an aerodynamic optical effect degradation image are achieved. Correspondingly, provided is the corresponding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Tianxu Zhang, Xuan Hou, Chuan Zhang, Li Liu, Quan Chen, Ao Zhong, Mingxing Xu, Yutian Zhou
  • Publication number: 20180350041
    Abstract: An aerothermal radiation effect frequency domain correction method, comprising: use a Gaussian surface to approximate a thermal radiation noise, perform a Fourier transform on the thermal radiation noise to obtain an amplitude spectrum, then normalize and segment the amplitude spectrum to obtain a filter thresholding template, BW, then use the filter thresholding template, BW, to construct a filter function, H; perform a Fourier transform on an image degraded by aerodynamic thermal radiation, f, to obtain a centralized frequency spectrum, F, then take the dot product of F and H to obtain a real-time image frequency spectrum, G; and perform an inverse Fourier transform on G to obtain a modulus, and acquire an image corrected for thermal radiation, g. Using the method effectively removes background noise generated by aerothermal radiation to restore a clear image, greatly improving image quality and image signal-to-noise ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Tianxu ZHANG, Xuan HOU, Chuan ZHANG, Li LIU, Quan CHEN, Ao ZHONG, Mingxing XU, Yutian ZHOU
  • Patent number: 10127641
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention is a contrast constrained aerothermal radiation correction method. By analyzing features of images at different intensities of aerothermal radiation, it has been discovered that the stronger the aerothermal radiation effect is, the smaller the image contrast becomes, and when thermal radiation correction is performed using a gradient fitting algorithm, it has been discovered that time consumption thereof grows exponentially with an increase in a degree of a fitting surface and with an increase in an image size. The present invention can rapidly and effectively restore an aerothermal radiation image, remarkably improving a signal to noise ratio and quality of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Tianxu Zhang, Chuan Zhang, Xuan Hou, Li Liu, Quan Chen, Ao Zhong, Mingxing Xu, Yutian Zhou
  • Publication number: 20180293709
    Abstract: An aerodynamic optical effect correction and identification integrated real-time processing system, comprising an FPGA module, a multi-core main processor DSP, a plurality of auxiliary processors ASICs and an infrared image non-uniformity correction system-on-chip (SoC). By means of the system, full-image thermal radiation correction, denoising, transmission effect correction and target detection processes of an aerodynamic optical effect degradation image are achieved. Correspondingly, provided is the corresponding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Tianxu ZHANG, Xuan HOU, Chuan ZHANG, Li LIU, Quan CHEN, Ao ZHONG, Mingxing XU, Yutian ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20180286017
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention is a contrast constrained aerothermal radiation correction method. By analyzing features of images at different intensities of aerothermal radiation, it has been discovered that the stronger the aerothermal radiation effect is, the smaller the image contrast becomes, and when thermal radiation correction is performed using a gradient fitting algorithm, it has been discovered that time consumption thereof grows exponentially with an increase in a degree of a fitting surface and with an increase in an image size. The present invention can rapidly and effectively restore an aerothermal radiation image, remarkably improving a signal to noise ratio and quality of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Tianxu ZHANG, Chuan ZHANG, Xuan HOU, Li LIU, Quan CHEN, Ao ZHONG, Mingxing XU, Yutian ZHOU
  • Patent number: 9759605
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a low-orbit satellite-borne image-spectrum associated detection method and payload. The method includes: (1) detecting and tracking moving targets and dynamic phenomena based on a pixel offset compensation method; and (2) performing multi-dimensional characteristic analysis on infrared spectra of the moving targets and the dynamic phenomena, to identify the moving targets and the dynamic phenomena. The payload includes a two-dimensional servo turntable, an infrared reflector, a multispectral infrared optical system, an infrared imaging unit, a broadband infrared spectrum measuring unit, a data processing unit and a control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Huazhong University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Tianxu Zhang, Zhihui Yang, Jiayu Liu, Yutian Zhou, Shoukui Yao, Junqing Zhang
  • Publication number: 20160356650
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a low-orbit satellite-borne image-spectrum associated detection method and payload. The method includes: (1) detecting and tracking moving targets and dynamic phenomena based on a pixel offset compensation method; and (2) performing multi-dimensional characteristic analysis on infrared spectra of the moving targets and the dynamic phenomena, to identify the moving targets and the dynamic phenomena. The payload includes a two-dimensional servo turntable, an infrared reflector, a multispectral infrared optical system, an infrared imaging unit, a broadband infrared spectrum measuring unit, a data processing unit and a control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Tianxu ZHANG, Zhihui YANG, Jiayu LIU, Yutian ZHOU, Shoukui YAO, Junqing ZHANG