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Guangjun Zhang, Beijing CN

Guangjun Zhang, Beijing CN

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20080298673THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA REGISTRATION METHOD FOR VISION MEASUREMENT IN FLOW STYLE BASED ON DOUBLE-SIDED TARGET - The present disclosure is directed to a three-dimensional data registration method for vision measurement in flow style based on a double-sided target. An embodiment of the disclosed method that comprises A. Setting up two digital cameras which can observe the entire measured object; B. Calibrating intrinsic parameters and a transformation between the two digital camera coordinate frames; C. A double-sided target being placed near the measured area of the measured object, the two digital cameras and a vision sensor taking images of at least three non-collinear feature points of the double-sided target; D. Removing the target, measuring the measured area by using the vision sensor; E. Respectively computing the three dimensional coordinates of the feature points in the global coordinate frame and in the vision sensor coordinate frame; F. Estimating the transformation from the vision sensor coordinate frame to the global coordinate frame through the three dimensional coordinates of the three or more non-collinear feature points obtained at step E, then transforming the three dimensional data of the measured area to the global coordinate frame; and G. Repeating step C, D, E, F, then completing three dimensional data registration for all measured areas. The present disclosure improves three dimensional data registration precision and efficiency.12-04-2008
20080317283SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MULTI APERTURE SUN SENSOR - The disclosure relates to a signal processing method for multi aperture sun sensor comprising the following steps: reading the information of sunspots in a row from a centroid coordinate memory, judging the absence of sunspots in that row, identifying the row and column index of the sunspots in the complete row, selecting the corresponding calibration parameter based on the row and column index, calculating attitude with the attitude calculation module the corresponding to identified sunspots, averaging the accumulated attitude of all sunspots and outputting the final attitude. At the same time, a signal processing device for multi aperture sun sensor is also presented. It is comprised of a sunspot absence judgment and an identification module and an attitude calculation module. The disclosure implements the integration of sun sensors without additional image processor or attitude processor, reduces field programmable gate array resource and improves the reliability of sun sensors.12-25-2008
20090012731METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CALIBRATION OF DIGITAL SUN SENSOR - A method for calibration of a digital sun sensor is disclosed. The method comprises following steps. First, an integrated mathematic model for imaging of a sun sensor is established according to the external and internal parameters of the calibration system of the sun sensor. Next, the two axis of the rotator are rotated by different angles. Then, calibration points' data are acquired and sent to a processing computer through an interface circuit. Finally, a two-step calibration program is implemented to calculate the calibration parameters by substituting the calibration points' data to the integrated mathematic model. The disclosure also relates to an application device of the calibration method. The device comprises: a sun simulator to provide the incident sunlight, a two-axis rotator to acquire different the calibration points' data, and a processing computer to record the calibration points' data and calculate the calibration parameters. The calibration method and device apply to many kinds of digital sun sensors. By integrated external and internal parameters modeling, the disclosure improves calibration precision. Meanwhile, the whole calibration process is simplified because precise installation and adjustment is not required.01-08-2009
20090012734METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CALIBRATION OF DIGITAL CELESTIAL SENSOR - A method for calibration of a digital celestial sensor is disclosed. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, an integrated mathematic model for imaging of a celestial sensor is established according to external and internal parameters of the calibration system of the celestial sensor. Secondly, by rotating two axes of a rotator by different angles, calibration points data are acquired and sent to a processing computer through an interface circuit. Finally, a two-step calibration program is implemented to calculate the calibration parameters by substituting calibration points' data to the integrated mathematic model. The disclosure also relates to an application device of the calibration method, wherein the device comprises: a celestial simulator to provide simulated sunlight or starlight, a two-axis rotator to acquire different the calibration points' data, a processing computer to record the calibration points' data and calculate the calibration parameters. The calibration method and device apply to many kinds of digital celestial sensors. By integrating external and internal parameters modeling, the disclosure improves the calibration precision. Meanwhile, the whole calibration process is simplified because precise installation and adjustment is not required.01-08-2009
20090059011CALIBRATION METHOD FOR STRUCTURE PARAMETERS OF STRUCTURED-LIGHT VISION SENSOR - This disclosure provides a calibration method for structure parameters of a structured-light vision sensor, which includes setting up the coordinate frames of a camera, image plane and target for calibration. The calculation of coordinates in the camera coordinate frame of stripes, projected by structured-light, on the planar target and a structured-light equation fitting according to the coordinates in the camera coordinate frame of the stripes on the planar target, by moving the planar target arbitrarily multiple times. The calibration method of the structured-light vision sensor provided by the disclosure is easy to operate and no auxiliary apparatus is needed, which can not only promote the efficiency of the calibration of structured-light, but also extend the application scope of calibration of structured-light.03-05-2009
20090112487Vehicle dynamic measurement device and method for comprehensive parameters of rail wear - The invention discloses a vehicle dynamic measurement device for comprehensive parameters of rail wear, which comprises a vision sensor, a computer and a milometer. A high-speed image acquisition card and a measurement module are installed in the computer. The vision sensor comprises imaging system for rail cross-section and a raster projector which can project more than one light plane perpendicular to the measured rail. The measurement module is used for calculating vertical wear, horizontal wear, the amplitude and wavelength of corrugation wear. The invention also discloses a vehicle dynamic measurement method for comprehensive parameters of rail wear. The invention can increase the sampling rate of image sensing and acquisition hardware equipment with no need of improving the performance of it, thereby satisfy high-speed on-line dynamic measurement requirements for corrugation wear, and the amplitude and wavelength of corrugation wear can be calculated more precisely.04-30-2009
20120024575THERMAL PAD AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A thermal pad (02-02-2012
20120162414Global Calibration Method With Apparatus Based on Rigid Bar for Multi-Sensor Vision - The present disclosure provides a global calibration method based on a rigid bar for a multi-sensor vision measurement system, comprising: step 1, executing the following procedure for at least nine times: placing, in front of two vision sensors to be calibrated, a rigid bar fasten with two targets respectively corresponding to the vision sensors; capturing images of the respective targets by their corresponding vision sensors; extracting coordinates of feature points of the respective targets in their corresponding images; and computing 3D coordinates of each feature points of the respective targets under their corresponding vision sensor coordinate frames; and Step 2, computing the transformation matrix between the two vision sensors, with the constraint of the fixed position relationship between the two targets. The present disclosure also provides a global calibration apparatus based on a rigid bar for a multi-sensor vision measurement system. Putting the present disclosure to use can increase the accuracy of the global calibration, and also be suitable for the calibration of the multi-sensor vision system in the extremely large working space, which enlarges the application range of the present disclosure.06-28-2012
20130058581Microscopic Vision Measurement Method Based On Adaptive Positioning Of Camera Coordinate Frame - The present disclosure provides a microscopic vision measurement method based on the adaptive positioning of the camera coordinate frame which includes: calibrating parameters of a microscopic stereo vision measurement model (03-07-2013
20140321735Method and computer program product of the simultaneous pose and points-correspondences determination from a planar model - A method and software for the simultaneous pose and points-correspondences determination from a planar model are disclosed. The method includes using a coarse pose estimation algorithm to obtain two possible coarse poses, and using each one of the two coarse poses as the initialization of the extended TsPose algorithm to obtain two candidate estimated poses; selecting one from the two candidate estimated poses based on the cost function value. Thus, The method solves the problem of pose redundancy in the simultaneous pose and points-correspondences determination from a planar model, i.e., the problem that the numbers of estimated poses increase exponentially as the iterations go. The disclosed embodiment is based on the coplanar points, and does not place restriction on the shape of a planar model. It performs well in a cluttered and occluded environment, and is noise-resilient in the presence of different levels of noise.10-30-2014

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