Patents by Inventor Zhenghao Xu

Zhenghao 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: 12251903
    Abstract: Curved origami-based meta-material, manufacturing method of the same, curved origami-based haptic module and a method for producing active mechanical haptics. The curved origami-based metamaterial includes a panel having a single curved crease extending in its longitudinal direction, which divides the panel into two facets at its two opposite sides. The panel is configured to be folded along the single curved crease to form a folding angle between the two facets. The folding angle is configured to be adjustable to achieve a variable stiffness when loaded in a vertical direction of the folded panel, covering positive stiffness to negative stiffness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: WESTLAKE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hanqing Jiang, Zhuang Zhang, Luoqian Emu, Zhenghao Xu
  • Publication number: 20240293991
    Abstract: Curved origami-based meta-material, manufacturing method of the same, curved origami-based haptic module and a method for producing active mechanical haptics. The curved origami-based metamaterial includes a panel having a single curved crease extending in its longitudinal direction, which divides the panel into two facets at its two opposite sides. The panel is configured to be folded along the single curved crease to form a folding angle between the two facets. The folding angle is configured to be adjustable to achieve a variable stiffness when loaded in a vertical direction of the folded panel, covering positive stiffness to negative stiffness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Hanqing Jiang, Zhuang Zhang, Luoqian Emu, Zhenghao Xu
  • Publication number: 20240211047
    Abstract: Origami-based contact members, devices and systems used for active mechanical haptics. The origami-based contact member includes a top plate, a bottom plate, and at least one piece of a curved origami-based metamaterial interposed therebetween, with its top end fixed to the top plate and its bottom end fixed to the bottom plate, the top plate is exposed to be contacted by a user's body site. The metamaterial includes a panel having a single curved crease extending in its longitudinal direction, which divides the panel into two facets. The panel is foldable along the single curved crease to form a folding angle between the two facets. The folding angle is adjustable by rotating the bottom plate to achieve a variable stiffness when loaded in a vertical axis between the top and bottom plates, covering positive stiffness to negative stiffness, to be perceived by the user's body site via contact with the top plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Hanqing Jiang, Zhuang Zhang, Luoqian Emu, Zhenghao Xu
  • Patent number: 11592305
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method, system, terminal, and storage medium for rapid generation of reference lines. Path planning points are classified according to driving difficulty of different road segments, and the segments with low driving difficulty are assigned reference lines obtained by geometric processing; the segments with high driving difficulty are assigned reference lines obtained by algorithmic processing in combination with vehicle dynamics constraints. Then the reference lines of all segments are combined to form a complete reference line. This method requires little system resource and the algorithm consumes less time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: ZONGMU TECHNOLOGY (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhenghao Xu, Heng Yu, Fan Wang, Rui Tang