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| 348142000 | With camera and object moved relative to each other | 89 |
| 20090015669 | Method for controlling the movement of a mobile part of an x-ray recording system, and an x-ray recording system coupled to video cameras - With an x-ray imaging system with a moveable part, obstacles can stand in the way of the movement of the moveable part. In accordance with the invention, video cameras capture the occupation of the space by objects using volume elements. It is possible to determine at a target movement of the moveable part which volume elements are passed through during this. If one of these volume elements proves to be a volume element occupied by an object, the movement of the moveable part is prevented, otherwise it is enabled or actively implemented. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090021580 | CAMERA CALIBRATION DEVICE AND CAMERA CALIBRATION METHOD - One objective of the invention is to simplify a calibration correction operation. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090096868 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO EXTERNAL STORES ON AN AIRCRAFT OR AERIAL VEHICLE DURING THE SEPARATION OF ONE OF THE EXTERNAL STORES - Method for determining a distance between two external stores on an aircraft or aerial vehicle and aircraft with at least two external stores. The method includes separating one of the two stores from the aircraft or aerial vehicle in flight, and determining a chronological course of a distance during the separation operation with at least one magnetic field sensor. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090179987 | Motion sickness reduction - A motion sickness reduction device includes an image capture device for capturing an image device environment and an image display device for displaying image related to the captured image. In order to effectively prevent or reduce motion sickness, the right amount of motion must be displayed on the image display device when the vehicle accelerates or turns. Various methods are disclosed for adjusting the image on the display device and/or the angle of the environment subtended to make the motion sickness reduction device effective. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090213216 | Performing a process on a workpiece - Features such as holes | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090231425 | CONTROLLER WITH AN INTEGRATED CAMERA AND METHODS FOR INTERFACING WITH AN INTERACTIVE APPLICATION - A method for determining a position of a controller in a three-dimensional space is disclosed. The method includes an operation to calibrate a computer program to identify a group of recognized fixed points from a plurality of fixed points within the three-dimensional space using a depth camera integrated with the controller. Another operation activates use of the controller and depth camera during interface with the application. During use of the controller, image and depth data within the three-dimensional space is captured with the depth camera of the controller. In another operation the image and depth data is analyzed to find one or more of the group of recognized fixed points. In one embodiment, the previous two operations are repeated and changes of position of the controller are determined based on a change in position of the found ones of the group of recognized fixed points. The method also includes an operation to trigger an input command based on the determined change in position of the controller, wherein the input command causes an action by the application. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090322872 | IMAGE ACQUISITION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTANCE DETERMINATION USING AN IMAGE RECORDING SYSTEM - A vehicle-based image acquisition system having an image sensor that has a characteristic curve assembled from linear segments. The system includes an arrangement for determining the distance of luminous objects imaged by the image sensor. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100053324 | EGOMOTION SPEED ESTIMATION ON A MOBILE DEVICE - Linear and rotational speeds of a mobile device are calculated using distance estimates between imaging sensors in the device and objects or scenes in front of the sensors. The distance estimates are used to modify optical flow vectors from the sensors. Shifting and rotational speeds of the mobile device may then be calculated using the modified optical flow vector values. For example, given a configuration where the first imaging sensor and the second imaging sensor face opposite directions on a single axis, a shifting speed is calculated in the following way: multiplying a first optical flow vector and a first distance estimate, thereby deriving a first modified optical flow vector value; multiplying a second optical flow vector and a second distance estimate, thereby deriving a second modified optical flow vector value; the second modified optical flow vector value may then be subtracted from the first modified optical flow vector value, resulting in a measurement of the shifting speed. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100188503 | GENERATING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL USING A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE RECORDING - Systems and methods are providing for navigating a three-dimensional model using deterministic movement of an electronic device. An electronic device can load and provide an initial display of a three dimensional model (e.g., of an environment or of an object). As the user moves the electronic device, motion sensing components, positioning circuitry, and other components can detect the device movement and adjust the displayed portion of the three-dimensional model to reflect the movement of the device. By walking with the device in the user's real environment, a user can virtually navigate a representation of a three-dimensional environment. In some embodiments, a user can record an object or environment using an electronic device, and tag the recorded images or video with movement information describing the movement of the device during the recording. The recorded information can then be processed with the movement information to generate a three-dimensional model of the recorded environment or object. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100188504 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH RESOLUTION 3D IMAGING AS A FUNCTION OF CAMERA POSITION, CAMERA TRAJECTORY AND RANGE - A system and method for imaging a three-dimensional scene having one or more objects. The system includes a light source, a detector array, a timing circuit, an inertial guidance system and a processor connected to the timing circuit and the inertial guidance system. The light source generates an optical pulse and projects the optical pulse on an object so that it is reflected as a reflected pulse. The detector array includes a plurality of detectors, wherein the detectors are oriented to receive the reflected pulse. The timing circuit determines when the reflected pulse reached detectors on the detector array. The inertial guidance system measures angular velocity and acceleration. The processor forms a composite image of the three-dimensional scene as a function of camera position and range to objects in the three-dimensional scene. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100245566 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSPECTION - Method and inspection system. The inspection system includes: (i) a stage, for supporting an inspected object and for moving the inspected object by a movement that is characterized by speed variations; (ii) a signal generator, for generating triggering pulses at a fixed frequency regardless of the speed variations; (iii) a stage location generator, for providing location information indicative of a location of the stage at points of time that are determined by the triggering pulses; (iv) a strobe illuminator for illuminating areas of the inspected object in response to the triggering pulses; (v) a camera for acquiring images of areas of the inspected object in response to the triggering pulses; wherein overlaps between the images of the areas of the inspected object are characterized by overlap variations; and (vi) a processor for associating location information to the acquired images. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100259610 | Two-Dimensional Display Synced with Real World Object Movement - Embodiments of the disclosed technology comprise devices and methods of displaying images on a display (e.g., viewing screen) and changing the image based on a position of an object. This may be done on an advertising display, such as on a vending machine, or to enable a viewer to “look around” an object on a two-dimensional screen by moving his head. The image displayed may appear to move with the person. A first image is exhibited on the display and a position of an object, such as a person within the view of a camera is detected. When the object moves, the display changes (e.g., a second image is displayed) corresponding to the second position of the object in the viewing plane. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100283846 | ROTARY BODY MEASURING DEVICE - An excellent rotary body measuring device is provided which is capable of properly observing and measuring a desired position of a rotary body in a rotating state from a required direction with use of a simplified device structure. The rotary body measuring device includes: an optical system (OP) having an objective lens ( | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100283847 | VISUAL INSPECTION APPARATUS AND VISUAL INSPECTION METHOD - The present invention includes a camera which takes an image of a camera or an inspection target; a device which estimates the movement of the inspection target; a device which generates a high resolution image having a higher resolution than the pixel resolution of a video image taken by the camera from the video image taken by the camera; a device which evaluates the quality of the high resolution image generated by the generation device; and a device which presents an inspector who visually inspects the inspection target with the high resolution image together with the quality evaluation result of the high resolution image. The present invention can improve the reliability of inspection by use of the high resolution image as well as can reduce the inspection time, and further can guarantee the reliability of the inspection using a high resolution image. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100302365 | Depth Image Noise Reduction - A depth image of a scene may be received, observed, or captured by a device. The depth image may then be analyzed to determine whether the depth image includes noise. For example, the depth image may include one or more holes having one or more empty pixels or pixels without a depth value. Depth values for the one or more empty pixels may be estimated and a depth image that includes the estimated depth values for the one or empty more pixels may be rendered. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100302366 | CALIBRATION METHOD AND CALIBRATION DEVICE - The calibration device | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110001822 | IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM AND LENS APPARATUS - The image pickup system includes a lens apparatus ( | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110007154 | Determining coordinates of a target in relation to a survey instrument having a camera - A method is disclosed for determining coordinates of a target in relation to a surveying instrument wherein a first image is captured using a camera in a first camera position and orientation, a target is selected by identifying an object point in the first image, and first image coordinates of the object point in the first image are measured. The surveying instrument is then rotated around the rotation center so that the camera is moved from the first camera position and orientation to a second camera position and orientation, while retaining the rotation center of the surveying instrument in a fixed position. A second image is captured using the camera in the second camera position and orientation, the object point identified in the first image is identified in the second image, and second image coordinates of the object point in the second image are measured. Target coordinates in relation to the rotation center of the surveying instrument are then determined based on the first camera position and orientation, the first image coordinates, the second camera position and orientation, the second image coordinates, and camera calibration data. Furthermore, a surveying instrument for performing the method is disclosed. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110007155 | POSITION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND POSITION MEASURING METHOD - In a position measurement apparatus and a positioning measuring method, an image capturing element having an imaging region of a dimension smaller than that of a workpiece is moved relatively over a surface of the workpiece while an image on the surface of the workpiece is captured. In addition, a pattern on the surface of the workpiece is extracted from an image (I(t)) inside the imaging region, and a displacement amount of the pattern occurring in the image (I(t+ | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110032351 | IMAGE MEASURING APPARATUS - An image measuring apparatus includes a strobe illumination unit, a camera, a movement mechanism, and a controller. The controller includes a focus position detector that detects the focus position of the camera by controlling the movement mechanism to move the camera along the optical axis of the camera at a predetermined velocity and by controlling the camera to pick up an image of a measurement target object at plural positions. The focus position detector includes an illumination control unit that controls the lighting time of the strobe illumination unit, thereby controlling the brightness of illumination, a relative position acquisition unit that acquires the position of the camera at the center of the lighting time, and a contrast detection unit that detects the contrast of the image picked up by the camera. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110032352 | IMAGING POSITION DETERMINING METHOD AND IMAGING POSITION DETERMINING DEVICE - An imaging position determining method includes: an imaging process and an imaging position determination process. The imaging process includes acquiring images by picking up images in a plurality of predetermined imaging positions by an imaging unit. The imaging position determining process includes: comparing an image picked up by the imaging unit in any of the imaging positions with previously stored images; and determining a current imaging position by using a correlation calculated values obtained between the compared images. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110063438 | PROCESSING METHOD USING AN ELECTRIC TOOL - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for processing a workpiece, such as a wall, a ceiling, a floor or the like in a building, by means of an appliance which can be moved, in particular an electric tool, wherein the appliance can be moved to at least one predeterminable nominal position. Essentially continuous position identification, in particular by means of optical methods, is carried out for the respective actual position of the appliance and/or of an object which can be moved corresponding to the appliance. The position information, such as the coordinates of the respective determined actual position and/or information relating to any, discrepancy between the nominal position and the actual position, is transmitted wirelessly to the appliance. The respective position information is indicated to the user on the appliance, for manual position control. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110063439 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING ANOMALIES IN OBJECT STREAMS USING THE PHENOMENON OF GROUP SPEED - In a method and an apparatus for identifying, measuring and assessing anomalies in the behaviour of streams of people or objects, anomalies are identified, measured and assessed reliably and in all of their possible forms. At least one group in a stream of people or objects is statically identified at a particular time, the group is observed in a time profile, the group speed is measured and the streams of people or objects are assessed using the group speed. Various methods for detecting the group speed and various cases for assessing the group speed are shown. The method and apparatus is suitable for observing object streams in order to prevent accidents, for example. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110096162 | DETECTION APPARATUS, DETECTION METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM THEREOF FOR DETECTING AN OBJECT IN REAL-TIME - A detection apparatus, a detection method and a computer readable medium thereof for detecting an object in real time are provided. The detection apparatus is electrically connected to a video capturing apparatus for capturing a video sequence comprising the object. The detection apparatus generates a first transformed frame and a second transformed frame according to the video sequence, and retrieves a plurality of target pixel bits and a plurality of adjacent pixel bits from the first transformed frame. The detection apparatus further interlaces the target pixel bits and the adjacent pixel bits to enhance the accuracy of determining the position where the object appears in the second transformed frame without considerably increasing the computational complexity. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110141275 | POSITIONING DEVICE, POSITIONING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM AND IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - A positioning device comprising: a movement measurement unit that measures relative position variation; a positioning unit that enables measurement of positional information; and a control unit that starts continuous measurement of position variation by the movement measurement unit and measurement of positional information by the positioning unit at each predetermined timing for at least a specified position, and determines a position determination spot based on positional information of any of the at least two positions in a case that the difference between the amount of position variation and the amount of relative position variation is determined by the determining unit to be within a predetermined range, and calculates positional information of the specified position based on positional information of the position determination spot and information of position variation that has been continuously measured by the movement measurement unit. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110181715 | BACKLIT VISION MACHINE - A back-lit vision machine apparatus is described that includes an imaging sensor for imaging an object. A radiation source for generating radiation having a first property and a radiation converter for converting radiation having the first property into radiation having a second property are also provided. The radiation source is arranged to project radiation having the first property onto the radiation converter thereby producing radiation having the second property, whilst the radiation converter is arranged to illuminate an object to be imaged by the imaging sensor with radiation having the second property. An object to be imaged is locatable between the radiation converter and the imaging sensor and such an object is thus back-lit by radiation having the second property produced by the radiation converter. The radiation source is arranged to project radiation having the first property onto the object to be imaged and onto the radiation converter. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110221894 | IMAGE MEASURING APPARATUS - An image measuring apparatus includes an image capturing controller, a location obtainer, a combined-image generator, an error calculator, an image measurer, and a corrector. The image capturing controller causes relative movements between a measured object and an image capturer. The location obtainer acquires a location at which the image capturer captures an image of the measured object. The combined-image generator forms a combined image by superposing the images captured by the image capturing controller. The error calculator calculates, for each of combining sections, an error that occurs at a combining section when the combined image is formed, based on the location acquired by the location obtainer. The image measurer measures the measured object, based on the number of pixels in the combined image. The corrector corrects measurement results of the image measurer, based on the error for each of the combining sections calculated by the error calculator. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110254954 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING POSITIONS OF MICROPHONE - An apparatus and method automatically adjusts a current position of a microphone to a voice reception position for receiving optimal voices from a speaker. A scene image in front of the microphone is captured by an image capturing unit of the apparatus at a predetermined interval. The apparatus analyzes the scene image to determine whether the scene image includes a face image of the speaker, and detects a position of a mouth of the speaker based on the face image. The voice reception position is calculated according to the position of the mouth of the speaker and a standard position stored in a storage system. A driving command is generated to control a driver to adjust the current position of the microphone to the voice reception position. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110267461 | TRAJECTORY DETECTION AND ANALYSIS IN SPORTING EVENTS - It is provided a method for conveying data on a flying object in a scene. The method including capturing video frames of the scene by video cameras to get video frames which include image of the object, identifying the object in captured video frames to get associated object parameters, calculating motion variables, solving motion equations for anticipated object trajectory taking into account certain effects, and conveying data to displaying devices. The certain effects are an effect of object collision with a ground surface, air friction, wind effect, and interaction of a spinning object with air. The method may be applied to a ball in a sporting playing field. The cameras may have variable operating parameters desirable for the calculating the motion variables, which may be determined by camera calibration using captured artifacts of the scene. Shadow of the object may be captured as well and be used to provide data absent due to occluding a of the object from a video camera. Also, the captured frames of a ball may be used to calculate parameters relating to a bat which hits the ball. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110292205 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING AN OPERATING POSITION IN A REMOTE INSPECTION - A method of computing an operating position based on a relative distance between a monitor and a movable body correlating data is obtained in advance for determining a one to one correlation between the relative distance and dimensions on the surface of a photographed object of an image. A relative angle is measured between the photographed object and the monitor. The movable body is photographed using a camera of the monitor. The distance and dimensions between reference points on the image are compared with the correlating data coincident with the measured relative angle. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110310246 | MODIFIED APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSESSMENT, EVALUATION AND GRADING OF GEMSTONES - An apparatus ( | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120002044 | Method and System for Implementing a Three-Dimension Positioning - The present invention discloses a method and system for implementing a three-dimension positioning. The method comprises: receiving, by an optical sensor, infrared rays emitted from an infrared reference light source; and determining a position of the optical sensor with respect to the infrared reference light source based on attributes of the infrared reference light source in images obtained by the optical sensor, so as to implement a three-dimension relative positioning of the optical sensor. The method and system determine the position of the optical sensor with respect to the infrared reference light source by means of the attributes of the infrared reference light source in the images, which are simple in implementation, of a relatively low cost and can provide an excellent positioning function for application contexts of relative positioning (such as immersive video), which greatly improves the experience of a user. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120019654 | MEASUREMENT OF VIBRATION CHARACTERISTICS OF AN OBJECT - A method and apparatus for measuring the vibration characteristics of an object is disclosed. The method includes illuminating the object using at least two light sources, the at least two light sources emitting light of distinct colors wherein each of the at least two light sources are strobed at a respective delay, capturing reflected light from the object to result into one image of the object, the image including at least two distinguishable color channels capable of distinguishing the distinct colors of the light, and processing the image to compute the vibration characteristics associated with the object from positions of the points on the object in the at least two distinguishable color channels of the image. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019655 | OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE - An object detection device, including: an imaging unit ( | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120026322 | Method, tool, and device for determining the coordinates of points on a surface by means of an accelerometer and a camera - A method, tool, and device for determining the coordinates or a plurality of points on a substantially plane surface by means of an accelerometer and a camera. The coordinates of each point are computed by determining a perpendicular projection of the camera onto the surface, identifying each point, measuring an inclination (the angle between the line of sight of the camera and gravity) using the accelerometer, and determining an azimuth (the angle of the line of sight of the camera around gravity). | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026323 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING STRESS ON A WIND TURBINE BLADE - A method for monitoring stress on a wind turbine blade during loading is disclosed. The method includes capturing multiple images at respective locations of the blade. The method also includes measuring temperature at the respective locations based upon captured images. The method further includes calculating stress applied on the blade at the respective locations based upon the measured temperature. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026324 | IMAGE CAPTURING TERMINAL, DATA PROCESSING TERMINAL, IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - An image capturing terminal includes an image capturing unit, a sensor, a calculation unit, and an addition unit. The image capturing unit captures an object and generates an image. The sensor acquires information on a movement from a first image capturing position to a second image capturing position. The calculation unit calculates a relative position of a second image capturing position with reference to the first image capturing position based on the information on movement. The addition unit adds information that indicates the relative position to the image captured in the second image capturing position. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120062732 | VIDEO SYSTEM WITH INTELLIGENT VISUAL DISPLAY - A video system for intelligent visual display includes a video camera having an imager that produces a first set of image data representing an image of a scene. Video analytics receive and analyze the first set of image data to track an object. The video analytics generate metadata synchronized to the first set of image data and representing location information of an image of the object in the image of the scene. A display management module receives the first set of image data and the metadata and uses the metadata to derive from the first set of image data a second set of image data representing a cropped close-up image of the object. The second set of image data is distinct from the first set of image data to enable separate display presentation of the cropped close-up image and the image of the scene. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120081546 | INSPECTION DEVICE - The present invention provides an inspection device including an imaging unit | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120092490 | VELOCITY, INTERNAL BALLISTICS AND EXTERNAL BALLISTICS DETECTION AND CONTROL FOR PROJECTILE DEVICES AND A REDUCTION IN DEVICE RELATED POLLUTION - Improvements to projectile devices (particularly air guns) include techniques for measuring and controlling the velocity of projectiles in the barrel and after leaving the barrel, allowing the use of non-toxic projectiles. Tracking of a projectile's flight by its unique sound and/or its unique electromagnetic signal or signal modulation are also provided, along with after-barrel guidance that can be used to improve accuracy. Control for discriminating between authorized and unauthorized users is also provided. A projectile device can also be used for inexpensive and harmless practice using optical and/or acoustic information gathered by targeting and imaging systems built into the device. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120092491 | CALIBRATION AND TRACKING CONTROL OF HELIOSTATS IN A CENTRAL TOWER RECEIVER SOLAR POWER PLANT - A suntracking system for a central receiver solar power plant includes a heliostat field for reflecting sunlight to a receiver, cameras directed toward at least a subset of the heliostats, and a controller. The cameras are configured to produce images of sunlight reflected from multiple heliostats. The heliostats include a mirrored surface having a settable orientation and have a geometry modeled by a set of parameters. A method of estimating heliostat parameters for open-loop suntracking includes acquiring pointing samples by setting the direction of reflection of the heliostats and detecting concurrent sunlight reflections into the cameras. The method uses the acquired pointing samples and surveyed locations of the cameras to estimate the heliostat parameters. The method accurately maintains the sun's reflection directed toward the receiver open-loop utilizing the estimated tracking parameters. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120162415 | IMAGE-BASED BARRIER DETECTION AND WARNING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses an image-based barrier detection and warning system and a method thereof, wherein an image processing technology is used to establish ROI and verify whether a horizontal line signal exists, and wherein the image processing technology determines whether an object is a barrier via detecting contours of an object and detecting distance to the object, and wherein the system timely outputs warning signals and presents distance to a barrier when detecting the barrier. The image-based barrier detection and warning system enables the driver to watch the surroundings of the vehicle directly and clearly and learn the relative positions of barriers, whereby the driver can park more easily and safely. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120169869 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING BENDING PROPERTIES OF GOLF CLUB SHAFTS - A method and apparatus is provided for determining the bending of a golf club shaft having a first end of the shaft supported between two rollers in a two-point cantilevered mount. The second end of the shaft is deflected a predetermined amount or by a predetermined weight. A digital image is taken of the undeformed and deformed configurations, and the number of pixels between the undeformed and deformed positions is used to calculate one of the deflection, slope, curvature or stiffness of the shaft at various locations on the shaft. For adjustability, the two rollers are relatively positioned. If a deflection mechanism is used on the second shaft end, the deflection mechanism can also be positionable to vary the load on the shaft. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120194672 | Dimension Measuring Apparatus, Dimension Measuring Method, And Program For Dimension Measuring Apparatus - A dimension measuring apparatus is configured by: a movable stage; a measurement setting data storing section that holds feature amount information and measured position information; a low-magnification imaging section that photographs a workpiece with a low magnification; a workpiece detecting section that specifies a position and a posture of the workpiece in the low-magnification image based on the feature amount information; a stage controlling section that controls the movable stage | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120194673 | Dimension Measuring Apparatus, Dimension Measuring Method, And Program For Dimension Measuring Apparatus - A dimension measuring apparatus is configured of an imaging section that photographs a workpiece on the movable stage; a depth extending section that performs depth extension on a plurality of the workpiece images in different Z-directional positions in the movable stage, to generate a depth extended image; a master image displaying section that screen-displays as a master image the depth extended image obtained by photographing a master workpiece; a measured position information generating section that designates a position to be measured and a measuring method with respect to the master image, to generate measured position information; an edge extracting section that extracts an edge of the position to be measured from the depth extended image, obtained by photographing the workpiece, based on the measured position information; and a dimension value calculating section that obtains a dimension value of the position to be measured based on the extracted edge. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120200698 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TEMPERATURE MAPPING A TURBINE COMPONENT IN A HIGH TEMPERATURE COMBUSTION ENVIRONMENT - Method and system for calibrating a thermal radiance map of a turbine component in a combustion environment. At least one spot ( | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120200699 | Balancing of Wind Turbine Parts - A wind of the type having a tower and a nacelle with a rotor rotatably connected to the nacelle for rotating about a rotor axis and having a plurality of equally spaced blades has the rotor balanced by firstly taking a measurement of torsional vibration and then by using photographic techniques to analyze dynamic imbalance caused by differences in the angle of attack of the blades. The torsional vibration is detected using two sensors at positions mirrored exactly in distance to the left and right of the rotor axis and detecting vibration in the axial direction. The angle of attack is measured by analyzing images of the tip of the blade where, during the analysis, distortion in angles at different locations in the image are corrected, in dependence upon a prior analysis of an image taken by the camera relative to a known image. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120236146 | Vehicle Service System Optical Target Assembly Calibration - A machine vision vehicle wheel alignment system for acquiring measurements associated with a vehicle. The system includes at least one imaging sensor having a field of view and at least one optical target secured to a wheel assembly on a vehicle within the field of view of the imaging sensor. The optical target includes a plurality of visible target elements disposed on at least two surfaces in a determinable geometric and spatial configuration which are calibrated prior to use. A processing unit in the system is configured to receive at least two sets of image data from the imaging sensor, with each set of image data acquired at a different rotational position of the wheel assembly around an axis of rotation and representative of at least one visible target element on each of the two surfaces, from which the processing unit is configured to identify said axis of rotation of the wheel assembly. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120274763 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF FOCUSING ON POINTS OF OBJECTS - A measuring device and method is used to select focusing points on an object. A CCD of the measuring device is positioned at the top of an initial focusing range, then moves to the bottom of the initial focusing range at a first speed to capture first images of the object. Image points corresponding to each focusing point in the first images are identified to compute coordinates of a first focal point of each focusing point. The initial focusing range is updated according to Z-coordinates of the first focal points. The CCD is positioned at the bottom of the updated focusing range, then, moves to the top of the updated focusing range at a second speed to capture second images of the object. Image points corresponding to each focusing point in the second images are identified to compute coordinates of a second focal point of each focusing point. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120287268 | Systems and Methods for Capturing Images in Conjunction with Motion - Systems and methods for capturing images in conjunction with motion. The present disclosure includes a system comprising a recording device configured to capture images; one or more wheels coupled to the recording device, at least one of the wheels comprising a plurality of indicators spaced at regular intervals upon the face of the wheel; and one or more respective reference points for each of the at least one of the one or more wheels comprising a plurality of indicators, the one or more respective reference points configured such that a respective reference points remains fixed relative to a respective wheel as the respective wheel rotates. The present disclosure also includes methods of using the same. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120287269 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING TIRE SELF-CLEANING CAPABILITY - An apparatus and method for evaluating the ability of a tire to clean its tread is provided. For example, an apparatus ( | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120307048 | SENSOR-BASED PLACEMENT OF SOUND IN VIDEO RECORDING - A method may include receiving video recorded with a camera and audio recorded with a microphone, wherein the video and audio were recorded simultaneously, and wherein the microphone is configured to move relative to the camera. The method may further include receiving a selection from a user of an object in the video, wherein the object is collocated with the microphone that recorded the audio. The method may further include tracking the object in the video and determining a location over time of the microphone relative to the camera based on the tracking of the object. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120314062 | System and Method for Photographic Determination of Multichannel Collimator Channel Pointing Directions - A system and method are disclosed for obtaining pointing directions for every channel of a collimator which can then be used during the image reconstruction process to more accurately estimate the direction from which radiation has been received. The disclosed system and method provide for photographic measurement and analysis of individual collimator channel to determine the pointing directions for every channel in the collimator. This information is obtained by photographing the front and back sides of the collimator, and analyzing the digital image data to obtain the pointing angle of each channel. The resulting information, referred to as a “vector map” is included in the firmware of the collimator so that it can be called on during the projection and back-projection steps of the algorithm. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130010108 | MEASURING SYSTEM - A boundary calculating unit is provided for determining boundaries between separated plasma and blood cell or air and plasma whose image is picked up by an image pickup unit. With such boundary calculating unit provided, the boundaries between the separated plasma and blood cell or air and plasma can be determined, and areas of the separated air, plasma, and blood cell can be determined accurately. Particularly, a straight line drawing unit is provided for drawing, on the image picked up, a plurality of straight lines parallel to grooves in a disk which performs plasma separation. The boundary calculating unit can easily determine the boundaries by determining the boundaries based on a profile of the plurality of straight lines drawn by the straight line drawing unit. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130021472 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING END OF STRIP AND METHOD OF DOING THE SAME - The apparatus in accordance with the present invention detects locations of opposite ends of a running strip in a width-wise direction and heights of the ends. The apparatus includes a first light-source irradiating a light onto a lower surface of a strip, a second light-source perpendicularly irradiating a linear light onto an upper surface of the strip, a camera taking a photo of the strip, and a calculation unit calculating locations of opposite ends of the strip in width-wise and height-wise directions thereof, based on an image resulted from a light irradiated from the first light-source and an image resulted from a light irradiated from the second light-source and reflected at the strip. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130093883 | Obtaining Spatially Varying Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function - A system for reflectance acquisition of a target includes a light source, an image capture device, and a reflectance reference chart. The reflectance reference chart is fixed relative to the target. The light source provides a uniform band of light across at least a dimension of the target. The image capture device is configured and positioned to encompass at least a portion of the target and at least a portion of the reflectance reference chart within a field-of-view of the image capture device. The image capture device captures a sequence of images of the target and the reflectance reference chart during a scan thereof. Reflectance responses are calculated for the pixels in the sequence of images. Reference reflectance response distribution functions are matched to the calculated reflectance responses, and an image of the target is reconstructed based at least in part on the matched reference reflectance response distribution functions. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130120567 | SYSTEM AND METHOD UTILIZING AN EDITING INITIALIZATION BLOCK IN A PART PROGRAM EDITING ENVIRONMENT IN A MACHINE VISION SYSTEM - A method is provided for defining and utilizing an editing initialization block for a part program. The part program comprises a plurality of steps for taking measurements of a part and is displayed in an editing interface. An option is provided in the editing interface for selecting which steps are in an editing initialization block. After the part program has been saved, at a later time when the part program is recalled for editing, the editing initialization block may be run before additional steps are added to the part program. At least some of the data that would have been obtained by one or more of the initial part program steps that are not in the editing initialization block may be based on estimated data that is related to (e.g., modified based on) data determined from running the editing initialization block. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130135466 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING ROTATION CHARACTERISTICS OF ROTATING BODY - Disclosed are a method and apparatus for measuring rotation characteristics such as rotation rate, rotation axis, and rotation angle of a rotating body. A method of measuring rotation characteristics includes extracting a rotating-body region from an image of the rotating body; extracting a surface pattern of the rotating body on the basis of brightness values of the extracted rotating-body region and acquiring rotation characteristics of the rotating body on the basis of change in the extracted surface pattern. Accordingly, it is possible to accurately measure rotation characteristics regardless of variation in brightness values of a surface region of the rotating body depending on illumination of a lamp, sensitivity of a camera, and exposure time of a camera. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130155226 | OBJECT TRACKING SYSTEM USING ROBOT AND OBJECT TRACKING METHOD USING A ROBOT - Disclosed are an object tracking system using a robot and an object tracking method using a robot. The present invention provides an object tracking system using a robot and an object tracking method using a robot capable of continuously performing object tracking without missing the corresponding object even when the object deviates from a viewing angle of a camera, in tracking an image based object (person) using a robot. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130176428 | Vehicle Service System Optical Target Assembly Calibration - A machine vision vehicle wheel alignment system for acquiring measurements associated with a vehicle. The system includes at least one imaging sensor having a field of view and at least one optical target secured to a wheel assembly on a vehicle within the field of view of the imaging sensor. The optical target includes a plurality of visible target elements disposed on at least two surfaces in a determinable geometric and spatial configuration which are calibrated prior to use. A processing unit in the system is configured to receive at least two sets of image data from the imaging sensor, with each set of image data acquired at a different rotational position of the wheel assembly around an axis of rotation and representative of at least one visible target element on each of the two surfaces, from which the processing unit is configured to identify said axis of rotation of the wheel assembly. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130176429 | METHOD OF MEASUREMENT AND APPARATUS FOR MEASUREMENT OF TOOL DIMENSIONS - Provided are a method for measuring tool dimensions and a measurement device, whereby if a machine tool ( | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130194419 | Automatic Detection of Moving Object by Using Stereo Vision Technique - The present invention discloses a system and method for identifying a moving object in front of a vehicle by using stereo vision based technique. The invention also discloses a method and a system for determining an instantaneous distance between the moving object and the vehicle by processing the image of the moving object through a processor and by filtering and refining the image by using a Kalman filter to remove noise. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130286197 | SAFETY GUARD DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FALLING OBJECT - In a method for detecting a falling object using a safety guard device, a current digital image of the overhead scene is captured by an image capturing device of the safety guard device. The method detects a falling object in the current digital image, and outputs alarm messages when a falling object is detected in the current digital image and the falling object is going to hit a user of the safety guard device. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130321621 | Method for Mapping Hidden Objects Using Sensor Data - An electronic device with an image sensor may capture an image of the surface of a structure as a user moves the device across the surface of the structure. The electronic device may have sensors such as a magnetometer, an acoustic sensor, and a thermal sensor for gathering sensor data. An accelerometer and a gyroscope within the electronic device may be used in gathering position information. The image may be captured by gathering image tiles and stitching together the image tiles to form the image. An object such as a ferromagnetic object may be embedded within the structure below the surface. The electronic device may have a display on which the image is displayed. Information about the location of the object which is gathered using the sensors may be overlaid on top of the displayed image. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130335562 | ADAPTIVE SWITCHING BETWEEN VISION AIDED INS AND VISION ONLY POSE - A mobile device tracks a relative pose between a camera and a target using Vision aided Inertial Navigation System (VINS), that includes a contribution from inertial sensor measurements and a contribution from vision based measurements. When the mobile device detects movement of the target, the contribution from the inertial sensor measurements to track the relative pose between the camera and the target is reduced or eliminated. Movement of the target may be detected by comparing vision only measurements from captured images and inertia based measurements to determine if a discrepancy exists indicating that the target has moved. Additionally or alternatively, movement of the target may be detected using projections of feature vectors extracted from captured images. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140028840 | METHOD FOR VEHICLE SPEED MEASUREMENT - A control and measuring technology can be used for controlling road traffic and overspeed violations of vehicles, moving in a dense flow of traffic, with a definite identification of the measured speed with the vehicle. According to this method, frames with the image of the vehicle number plate are registered during its movement in the control zone of the camera. The parameters of the camera position relatively to the road plane are measured. The number plate corner and centre point coordinates are measured in the frame coordinate system at the beginning and at the end of the control zone and, using the centre point of the number plate at the beginning and at the end of the control zone, the direction of the number plate movement in the road coordinate system is calculated. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140085461 | IMAGE SPECIFICATION SYSTEM, IMAGE SPECIFICATION APPARATUS, IMAGE SPECIFICATION METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM TO SPECIFY IMAGE OF PREDETERMINED TIME FROM A PLURALITY OF IMAGES - An image specification system includes a sender and a receiver. The sender includes a determination unit and a sending unit. The receiver includes a receiving unit, an obtainment unit and an image specification unit. The receiving unit receives first time information on a time at which a positional relationship between a first object provided with the sender and a second object is a predetermined state, sent from the sending unit when the determination unit determines that the positional relationship is the predetermined state. The obtainment unit obtains images successively captured by an image pickup unit and correlated with respective second time information on times at which the respective images are captured. The image specification unit specifies, from the images, an image correlated with second time information corresponding to the first time information. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140125799 | VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM - A vision system for a vehicle includes an imaging sensor having a forward field of view in a forward direction of travel of the vehicle. The imaging sensor includes an array of photosensing elements that has groupings of photosensing elements, each grouping having at least three neighboring photosensing elements. At least one photosensing element of each grouping is a red light sensitive photosensing element and at least one other photosensing element of each grouping is a white light sensitive photosensing element. A control may process image data captured by the imaging sensor to determine a taillight of a leading vehicle present in the forward field of view and traveling ahead of and in the same direction as that of the equipped vehicle. The control may process captured image data to determine rate of approach of the equipped vehicle relative to the leading vehicle. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140132761 | Laser Speckle Photography for Surface Tampering Detection - In one embodiment, a method comprises projecting, from a projector, a diffused on an object. The method further includes capturing, with a first camera in a particular location, a reference image of the object while the diffused is projected on the object. The method further includes capturing, with a second camera positioned in the particular location, a test image of the object while the diffused is projected on the object. The method further includes comparing speckles in the reference image to the test image. The projector, first camera and second camera are removably provided to and positioned in a site of the object. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140152814 | System for Imaging and Measuring Rail Deflection - Devices, systems, and methods for imaging and measuring deflections in structures such as railroad rail are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment relates to a vision system having a high-speed, visible-light imaging camera and an evaluation unit configured for analyzing images from the camera to detect geometric variations in the structure. In a second example, additional sensors are used to identify the wheel location(s) in the same reference frame as the measurement system. In analyzing structures such as railroad track rail, the imaging camera can be coupled to a moving rail vehicle and configured for generating images of the rail as the vehicle moves along the track. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140176706 | RANGE-FINDING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A range-finding method includes driving a moving member to move relative to a target to a first position, capturing a picture of the target in the first position to obtain a first picture by a picture capturing module on the moving member, feature-analyzing the first picture to obtain a first feature image of the first picture; driving the moving member to move relative to the target from the first position to a second position, capturing a picture of the target in the second position to obtain a second picture by the picture capturing module, feature-analyzing the second picture to obtain a second feature image of the second picture, and by a processing unit, computing a distance between the moving member in the second position and the target according to a distance between the first and second positions and a size change between the first and second feature images. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140204205 | METHOD FOR MEASURING THE HEIGHT PROFILE OF A VEHICLE PASSING ON A ROAD - A method for measuring a height profile of a vehicle passing on a road, said method comprising the following steps: directing a monocular camera from a point above the road onto the road with an angle of aperture that captures a section of the road from above, recording at least a first image of the passing vehicle by the camera at a first moment in time, recording at least a second image of the passing vehicle by the camera at a second moment in time, generating a movement vector image of the vehicle from an analysis of the optical flow between the first and the second image, and creating the height profile of the vehicle from the movement vector image. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140211001 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A COMPLEXLY FORMED OBJECT - A device for measuring a complexly formed object includes a plurality of light-section measuring devices, a rotator for causing a rotation between the complexly formed object and the plurality of light-section measuring devices around a rotation axis, wherein each of the plurality of light-section measuring devices is configured to generate a respective fan beam in a respective fan plane, wherein the fan planes are arranged such that the rotation axis extends within each of the fan planes, wherein the plurality of light-section measuring devices is configured such that the fan beams are directed to the complexly formed object from different fan directions which, when projected into a common plane through which the rotation axis extends, by rotation around the rotation axis, differ from each other. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140313325 | METHOD OF GENERATING A SPATIAL AND SPECTRAL OBJECT MODEL - A method of improving a spectral reflectance profile of an object using a hyperspectral imaging device includes, among other things, obtaining a series of hyperspectral images of the object where there is relative motion between the object and the hyperspectral imaging device; determining one or more parameters of the relative motion; mapping the parameters to determine an orientation of the object in each hyperspectral image in the series; identifying two or more spatial portions of the object in each hyperspectral image in the series; assigning a spectral signature to each spatial portion; and generating a multi-dimensional spectral reflectance profile from the orientation, the spatial portions, and the spectral signatures. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140320645 | Method for Detecting and Documenting the Speeds of a Plurality of Vehicles in an Image Document - The invention is directed to a method for detecting and documenting the speeds of a plurality of vehicles in an image document. The plurality of vehicles drive simultaneously through the measurement zone of a radiation-based, multitarget-capable measuring arrangement. Vehicle-specific measurement data are acquired from the measurement results, and measurement data sets are formed from these vehicle-specific measurement data and stored. One of the vehicles driving at a speed above a limiting value causes a camera to be triggered. An image document in which a speed is displayed so as to be assigned to the imaged vehicles is generated from the image data acquired by the camera and from the last stored measurement data set. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20150015702 | Moving-Object Position/Attitude Estimation Apparatus and Moving-Object Position/Attitude Estimation Method - A moving-object position/attitude estimation apparatus includes: an image-capturing unit configured to acquire a captured image; a comparative image acquiring unit configured to acquire a comparative image viewed from a predetermined position at a predetermined attitude angle; a likelihood setting unit configured to compare the captured image with the comparative image and to assigns a high attitude angle likelihood to the comparative image and to assigns a high position likelihood to the comparative image; a moving-object position/attitude estimation unit configured to estimate the attitude angle of the moving object based on the attitude angle of the comparative image assigned the high attitude angle likelihood and to estimate the position of the moving object based on the position of the comparative image assigned the high position likelihood. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150035974 | COMBINED IMAGER AND RANGE FINDER - combined imager and rangefinder includes an imaging sensor and an illuminator. The sensor acquires images of objects in a FOV. The illuminator directs a beam of light via the FOV. In a first mode, the sensor acquires full images of the whole FOV. In a second mode, the sensor acquires partial images, of only part of the FOV, that include a reflection of the light from one of the objects. The range to the object is determined from the location of the reflection in the partial images. Successive range measurements are used to determine whether a collision with the object is imminent. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150300814 | METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR MEASURING A DISTANCE - The present disclosure provides a method for measuring a distance. The method may comprise: controlling an image collection unit to collect an image of an object at a measuring position to obtain a first picture including the object; determining a first displaying area of the object in the first picture; controlling the image collection unit to collect an image of the object at a reference position to obtain a second picture including the object, the measuring position being different from the reference position; determining a second displaying area of the object in the second picture; obtaining a first actual distance from the measuring position to the reference position; and determining a second actual distance from the object to the measuring position based on the first displaying area, the second displaying area and the first actual distance. Meanwhile, the present disclosure further discloses an electronic device. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150302587 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - A plurality of captured images obtained by repeatedly shooting a rotating object are obtained. In a case where a feature point corresponding to a certain point on the object is specified in one captured image and another captured image, a position information obtaining unit obtains position information relating to a position of the feature point in the one captured image and the another captured image. A rotation angle information obtaining unit obtains rotation angle information relating to a rotation angle of the object between a point of time when the one captured image is shot and a point of time when the another captured image is shot based on position information. A moving image data generating unit generates moving image data by selecting frame images of the moving image data from the plurality of photographed images based on rotation angle information of each of the plurality of photographed images. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150310619 | Single-Camera Distance Ranging Method and System - Disclosed are a method and system for single-camera distance ranging. When a mobile terminal is in camera filming mode, the outer edge of a target object is continuously recognized and tracked. A user orients the mobile terminal toward the target object and moves said terminal laterally; the mobile terminal calculates the distance between the mobile terminal and the target object according to the change in the display width of the target object on a screen or the change in the framing width on a mobile terminal screen and the lateral-shift distance of the mobile terminal. The whole ranging process is completed based on the existing mobile terminal image processing and movement perception functions, thereby making possible single-camera ranging from a mobile terminal with no requirement for additional optical component. Ranging accuracy can be further enhanced with the addition of a posture-monitoring step during the lateral movement of the mobile terminal. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150332100 | Moving Object Location/Attitude Angle Estimation Device and Moving Object Location/Attitude Angle Estimation Method - A moving object location/attitude angle estimation device acquires a fish-eye lens image capturing a surrounding environment of a moving object with a fish-eye lens, and acquires a less distorted pinhole image for a predetermined region of the fish-eye lens image. Then, a bend degree of a driving road in a travelling direction of the moving object is detected. When the detected bend degree is less than a predetermined value, the pinhole image is selected. On the other hand, when the bend degree is not less than the predetermined value, the fish-eye lens image is selected. Thereafter, a location and an attitude angle of the moving object are estimated by matching edge information of the selected image with a three-dimensional map data. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150356747 | TIME-OF-FLIGHT CAMERA WITH LOCATION SENSOR SYSTEM - A time-of-flight (TOF) camera system includes a radiation source, a radiation detector, a location sensor system and a processor. The radiation source is configured to generate and emit a radiation that strikes a target object. The radiation detector is configured to detect the radiation reflected from the target object and generate a sample set comprising at least two raw samples detected in succession at different times based on the reflected radiation. The location sensor system is configured to detect movements of the TOF camera during the detection and generate a movement signal having portions thereof uniquely corresponding to each of the raw samples of the sample set based on the movements of the TOF camera, wherein a portion of the movement signal is detected at a same time of generating the corresponding raw sample. The processor is configured to receive the raw samples and the corresponding movement signal portions and generate an object information based on the raw samples and the corresponding movement signal portion. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160063709 | SPATIAL POSITIONING OF OFFSHORE STRUCTURES - A system is provided for determining the position of an offshore structure in a fixed reference frame by observations from a moving reference frame. The system comprises a plurality of markers located at defined positions on the structure and an imaging device, arranged to view the markers and generate image data representative of the relative positions of the markers in the moving reference frame. The imaging device may be mounted aboard a vessel. A local positioning system is arranged to determine a position of the imaging device in the fixed reference frame and generate position data. A processing unit is arranged to receive the image data from the imaging device and the position data from the local positioning system and compute the position of the structure based on the defined positions of the markers. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160065799 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A SUPPLEMENTAL DEVICE COMPRISING A CAMERA MODULE FOR AN INJECTION PEN AND SAID SUPPLEMENTAL DEVICE - A method of assembling an apparatus for use in performing pattern recognition, the method involves placing a module and a housing relative to one another, the housing being supported relative to an object having an optical marker, and the module comprising a camera for generating a camera output indicative of a scene in the field-of-view of the camera, using the camera output to determine the position of the marker in the field-of-view of the camera, moving the module and the housing relative to one another until the marker is at a predetermined location in the field-of-view of the camera and then fixing the position of the module relative to the housing. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160148363 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for analyzing a structure. A method for analyzing a structure comprises capturing a at least one set of images of the structure in at least one range of wavelengths of light with an image capture device mounted on a vehicle. The at least one set of images can be processed to provided at least one set of image data. The at least one set of image data can be combined with separate data to form a combined data set. The combined set of data can be analyzed to determine one or more properties of the structure. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160169662 | LOCATION-BASED FACILITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING MOBILE DEVICE | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160185355 | VEHICLE POSITION ATTITUDE-ANGLE ESTIMATION DEVICE AND VEHICLE POSITION ATTITUDE-ANGLE ESTIMATION METHOD - A vehicle position attitude-angle estimation device sets a particle existent distribution range to a predetermined range by using a particle filter and disperses particles within the set existent distribution range to estimate the position and attitude angle of a vehicle from an image capturing the surroundings of the vehicle. The vehicle position attitude-angle estimation device widens the set existent distribution range in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle when the speed of the vehicle becomes high. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160187123 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO MONITOR ENVIRONMENTS - Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to monitor environments are disclosed. An example method includes analyzing a first depth value corresponding to a coordinate of an object of an image captured by a depth sensor, the first depth value having been captured with the depth sensor positioned at a first angle relative to a reference axis; moving the depth sensor to a second angle relative to the reference axis, the second angle being different than the first angle; triggering capture of a second depth value at the coordinate with the depth sensor positioned at the second angle; and calculating a depth gradient for the coordinate based on the first and second depth values. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20220138466 | DYNAMIC VISION SENSORS FOR FAST MOTION UNDERSTANDING - An apparatus for motion understanding, includes a memory storing instructions, and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to obtain, from a dynamic vision sensor, a plurality of events corresponding to an object moving with respect to the dynamic vision sensor, and filter the obtained plurality of events, using a plurality of exponential filters integrating over different time periods, to obtain a plurality of representations of the object moving with respect to the dynamic vision sensor. The at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to filter the obtained plurality of representations, using a convolution neural network, to obtain a probability of the object impacting a location on the dynamic vision sensor. | 05-05-2022 |
