Zizhuo Wang

Title: Zizhuo Wang: Inventor in Unmanned Surface Vessel Formation Control

Introduction

Zizhuo Wang is an inventor associated with Wuhan, China, and Wuhan University of Technology. His patent work addresses formation control for groups of unmanned surface vessels, with an emphasis on coordinating their movements while managing collision risks.

Latest Patents

Wang is associated with 1 patent: “Method and System for Formation Control for Unmanned Surface Vessel Swarm via Collaborative Exploration Deep Reinforcement Learning (CEDRL).”

The disclosed method designs a desired formation using a hierarchical virtual-leader strategy and maintains a library of target positions, assigning each vessel a location index. When a collision risk arises, a local consensus strategy updates the vessels’ desired positions and corresponding indices. The system then uses real-time geolocation and a surface-vessel control decision-making network to guide each vessel toward its latest target. The approach is intended to support autonomous, collaborative formation control for large-scale unmanned surface vessel swarms.

Career Highlights

Wang’s listed affiliation is Wuhan University of Technology. The available information identifies his patent contribution in the field of unmanned surface vessel coordination and control.

Collaborations

Yujiao Zhao and Hanluan Xiong are identified as Wang’s coworkers.

Conclusion

Zizhuo Wang’s patent focuses on combining collaborative exploration deep reinforcement learning with formation planning and collision-aware coordination to control unmanned surface vessel swarms.