Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
348139000 | Multiple cameras on baseline (e.g., range finder, etc.) | 40 |
20090278927 | SENSOR AND APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE HEIGHT MEASUREMENT - The disclosed subject matter relates to a sensor and apparatus for vehicle height and slant measurement which can include a light source, and two cameras with respective lenses. The light source can be configured to emit light towards a road, and both cameras can be configured to receive the image of the road that is illuminated by the light from the light source and to thereby create image data. The apparatus can include a control circuit that can geometrically measure a vehicle height in accordance with the image data. The sensor can also receive image data from different points and from two light sources, and the apparatus can detect a vehicular lean using the different vehicle heights. Thus, because the sensors of the disclosed subject matter do not necessarily include a moving part as in the conventional sensor, the sensors can be easily attached to a vehicle body and can also be used for a vehicular lean detection. | 11-12-2009 |
20100103258 | CAMERA ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A RELATIVE POSITION OF A FIRST CAMERA WITH RESPECT TO A SECOND CAMERA - A method for determining a relative position of a first camera with respect to a second camera, comprises the followings steps:
| 04-29-2010 |
20100103259 | Object Distance Deriving Device - An object distance deriving device comprises: a compound-eye imaging device having imaging units with optical lenses randomly arranged for the respective imaging units; and a distance calculation unit to calculate an object distance using images captured by the compound-eye imaging device. The distance calculation unit: sets temporary distances z (S | 04-29-2010 |
20100141759 | Land survey system - A method and system obtains precise survey-grade position data of target points in zones where precise GPS data cannot be obtained, due to natural or man-made objects such as foliage and buildings. The system comprises position measurement components such as a GPS receiver, together with an inertial measurement unit (IMU) and an electronic distance meter (EDM) or an image capture device all mounted on a survey pole. The system and method obtains GPS data when outside the zone and uses the other position measurement systems, such as the IMU, inside the zone to traverse to a target point. The EDM or the image capture device may be used within or without the zone to obtain data to reduce accumulated position errors. | 06-10-2010 |
20100157048 | POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A positioning system and a method thereof are provided. In the positioning method, a first and a second pose information of a moving device are obtained by a first positioning device and a second positioning device respectively, wherein the first pose information corresponds to the second pose information. In addition, a plurality of first candidacy pose information is generated in an error range of the first pose information. Furthermore, a plurality of second candidacy pose information is generated according to the first pose information respectively. One of the second candidacy pose information having a smallest error derived from the second pose information is selected for updating the pose information of the first positioning device and parameter information of the second positioning device. Thereby, pose information of the moving device is updated and parameter information of the second orientation devices is calibrated simultaneously. | 06-24-2010 |
20100295942 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING WEAPON POINTING ANGLES - A weapon orientation measuring device in accordance with the disclosure includes a processor configured to receive first location information indicative of locations of a first point and a second point on a weapon, the first and second points being a known distance apart in a direction parallel to a pointing axis of the weapon, and to receive second location information indicative of the locations of the first and second points on the weapon. The processor is further configured to receive information indicative of a first earth orientation, and determine a second earth orientation corresponding to the weapon based on the first and second location information and the information indicative of the first earth orientation. The first location information represents location relative to a first sensor at a first location and the second location information represents location relative to a second sensor at a second location, and the first and second sensors are separated by a given distance. | 11-25-2010 |
20100328456 | Lenslet camera parallax correction using distance information - An apparatus, method and software construct an image of a scene by determining distance information to an object in a scene; and using the distance information to correct parallax error when combining at least two images of the object which were captured from different viewpoints. A single image of the scene from the combining is then output, with the object corrected for parallax error. In one embodiment the distance information is input from an autofocus mechanism of a multi-camera imaging system, and in another the distance information is derived from one of an object recognition algorithm or a scene analysis algorithm. The two (or more) images that are combined are captured preferably on different lenslet cameras of the same multi-camera imaging system, each of which sees the object in the scene from a different viewpoint. | 12-30-2010 |
20100328457 | APPARATUS ACQUIRING 3D DISTANCE INFORMATION AND IMAGE - An apparatus for acquiring distance information and images includes an image sensor unit including a left image sensor, a central image sensor, and a right image sensor, which are arranged on one board while being spaced apart from one another at a predetermined interval, and a distance information extraction unit that extracts distance information by comparing an image of a reference object acquired through the central image sensor with an image of the reference object acquired through the left image sensor and an image of the reference object acquired through the right image sensor. | 12-30-2010 |
20110058032 | Apparatus and method for detecting face - A face detection apparatus and method are provided. The apparatus may acquire a distance difference image through a stereo camera and create an object mask using the distance difference image to detect a face candidate area. The apparatus may also determine a size of a search window using the distance difference image and detect a facial area in the face candidate area. Accordingly, an operation speed for face detection can be improved. | 03-10-2011 |
20110058033 | MOVING IMAGER CAMERA FOR TRACK AND RANGE CAPTURE - A precision motion platform carrying an imaging device under a large-field-coverage lens enables capture of high resolution imagery over the full field in an instantaneous telephoto mode and wide-angle coverage through temporal integration. The device permits automated tracking and scanning without movement of a camera body or lens. Coupled use of two or more devices enables automated range computation without the need for subsequent epipolar rectification. The imager motion enables sample integration for resolution enhancement. The control methods for imager positioning enable decreasing the blur caused by both the motion of the moving imager or the motion of an object's image that the imager is intended to capture. | 03-10-2011 |
20110096161 | Displacement sensing system - A displacement sensing system is disclosed. Two image capturing devices are settled at to opposite ends of a coordinate axis of the planar area, respectively, for capturing images of the planar area and an object placed thereon. Four pre-established LUT databases and an interactive four-matrix lookup table process are implemented to determine actual coordinates of the object on in the planar area. | 04-28-2011 |
20110141274 | Depth Detection Method and System Using Thereof - A depth detection method includes the following steps. First, first and second video data are shot. Next, the first and second video data are compared to obtain initial similarity data including r×c×d initial similarity elements, wherein r, c and d are natural numbers greater than 1. Then, an accumulation operation is performed, with each similarity element serving as a center, according to a reference mask to obtain an iteration parameter. Next, n times of iteration update operations are performed on the initial similarity data according to the iteration parameter to generate updated similarity data. Then, it is judged whether the updated similarity data satisfy a character verification condition. If yes, the updated similarity data is converted into depth distribution data. | 06-16-2011 |
20110211068 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND RANGEFINDER - There is provided an image pickup apparatus for use in measuring a distance from an observer to a target. The image pickup apparatus includes a case; and a plurality of cameras configured to capture images of the target is fixed in the case. In the image pickup apparatus, the distance from the observer to the target is measured based on the images of the target captured by altering baseline lengths for parallax computation obtained by combining any two of the cameras. | 09-01-2011 |
20110228082 | Measuring system for a 3D Object - A measuring system for a 3D object is disclosed. The system comprises a base, a horizontal scanning device disposed on the base, a first light emitting device, a second light emitting device, an image capture device, and a control device. The first light emitting device, the second light emitting device, and the image capture device are connected to the horizontal scanning device. The control device controls the horizontal scanning device to cause planar motion relative to the base. With the control of the control device, the first light emitting device and the second light emitting device alternate in projecting a light source onto a 3D object. The image capture device comprises a double-sided telecentric lens to capture a plurality of images of the 3D object when the light source is projected onto the 3D object. | 09-22-2011 |
20110234791 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - Provided is an information processing apparatus including an image acquisition unit for acquiring a real space image including an image of another apparatus, a coordinate system generation unit for generating a spatial coordinate system of the real space image acquired by the image acquisition unit, and a transmission unit for transmitting spatial information constituting the spatial coordinate system generated by the coordinate system generation unit to the other apparatus sharing the spatial coordinate system. | 09-29-2011 |
20110273562 | SPORTS SIMULATION SYSTEM - A sports simulation system ( | 11-10-2011 |
20120033071 | POSITION AND ORIENTATION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, POSITION AND ORIENTATION MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A position and orientation measurement apparatus comprises: a distance information obtaining unit adapted to obtain distance information of a target object captured by a capturing unit; a grayscale image obtaining unit adapted to obtain a grayscale image of the target object; a first position and orientation estimation unit adapted to estimate a position and orientation of the target object based on the information of a three-dimensional shape model and the distance information; a second position and orientation estimation unit adapted to estimate a position and orientation of the target object based on a geometric feature of the grayscale image and projection information obtained by projecting, on the grayscale image, the information of the three-dimensional shape model; and a determination unit adapted to determine whether a parameter of the capturing unit is needed to be calibrated or not, based on both a first and second estimated values. | 02-09-2012 |
20120081542 | OBSTACLE DETECTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The obstacle detecting system includes a first image acquiring unit which acquires first image information by selectively receiving a laser beam emitted from at least one laser source toward a road surface at a target distance; a second image acquiring unit which acquires an image of actual surroundings as second image information; an image recognizing unit which recognizes an image of an obstacle by performing 3-D image recognition signal processing on line information of the laser beam using the first image information, and recognizes a pattern of the obstacle by performing pattern recognition signal processing on the second image information; and a risk determining unit which determines a possibility of collision due to presence of the obstacle within the target distance by classifying the recognized obstacles according to whether or not the image-recognized obstacle is matched with the pattern-recognized obstacle. | 04-05-2012 |
20120162414 | Global 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 |
20120320195 | INERTIAL MEASUREMENT WITH AN IMAGING SENSOR AND A DIGITIZED MAP - The present invention relates to a system and method for determining vehicle attitude and position from image data detected by sensors in a vehicle. The invention uses calculated differences between the locations of selected features in an image plane and the location of corresponding features in a terrain map to determine the attitude of the vehicle carrying the sensors with respect to a ground frame of reference. | 12-20-2012 |
20120327224 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An information processing apparatus includes an imaging unit and is capable of setting arrangement of a structural member of a robot system which works based on an image captured by the imaging unit. The information processing apparatus includes an arrangement unit configured to arrange a virtual object corresponding to the structural member in a virtual space corresponding to a working space of the robot system, a first acquisition unit configured to acquire a virtual space image in the virtual space which corresponds to the captured image and in which the virtual object is arranged, and a second acquisition unit configured to acquire an evaluation value indicating adaptation of arrangement of the virtual object to the work of the robot system based on the virtual space image. | 12-27-2012 |
20130021471 | Reflective Surface Orientating with Multiple View Ports - The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a system that includes a reflective surface configured to reflect light to a target plane and three or more view ports that are optically connected to at least one camera, the view ports arranged in the target plane. A computing system is coupled to the camera and configured to receive image information captured by the view ports. The computing system, based on the image information and a relationship between intensity of light reflected by the reflective surface as captured by a particular view port and a distance of the particular view port to a point on the target plane that is a function of the light reflected from the reflective surface incident on or passing through the target plane, estimates a location on the target plane of the point. | 01-24-2013 |
20130038722 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - An image processing apparatus and method includes a light source that beams light toward a subject, a first camera that is spaced apart from the light source by more than a predetermined distance and senses light reflected from the subject, and a calculation unit that generates depth information based on reflected light sensed by the first camera, and corrects distortion of the depth information based on at least one of an angle of view of the first camera, a distance between the light source and the first camera, and a distance between the light source and the subject. When the camera generating the depth information and the light source are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, distorted information caused by a distance difference between the light source and the camera thereby is corrected. | 02-14-2013 |
20130038723 | IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image acquisition apparatus according to the present invention includes a first image capturing unit group including a plurality of image capturing units in which at least part of in-focus distance ranges overlap each other and a second image capturing unit group including a plurality of image capturing units in which at least part of in-focus distance ranges overlap each other. The second image capturing unit group is different from the first image capturing unit group. A first object distance to an object is obtained from image data acquired by the first image capturing unit group and a second object distance different from the first object distance is obtained from image data acquired by the second image capturing unit group. | 02-14-2013 |
20130050476 | Structured-Light Based Measuring Method and System - A structured-light measuring method, includes: matching process, in which the number and the low-precision depth of a laser point are achieved by using the imaging position of the laser point on a first camera ( | 02-28-2013 |
20130057682 | MOVING IMAGER CAMERA FOR TRACK AND RANGE CAPTURE - A precision motion platform carrying an imaging device under a large-field-coverage lens enables capture of high resolution imagery over the full field in an instantaneous telephoto mode and wide-angle coverage through temporal integration. The device permits automated tracking and scanning without movement of a camera body or lens. Coupled use of two or more devices enables automated range computation without the need for subsequent epipolar rectification. The imager motion enables sample integration for resolution enhancement. The control methods for imager positioning enable decreasing the blur caused by both the motion of the moving imager or the motion of an object's image that the imager is intended to capture. | 03-07-2013 |
20130182103 | Automatic Configuration of Cameras in Building Information Modeling - There is disclosed herein a system for automatic configuration of cameras in a Building Information Model (BIM) comprising a programmed BIM processing system. A plurality of input ports are distributed at select locations in the building. A database stores a network location map identifying locations of the input ports. The BIM processing system is operated to detect a camera connected to one of the input ports and reading camera image data; determine possible building areas in the camera's field of view based on location of the one of the input ports and extracting features from the stored building models for the determined possible building areas, and establishing mapping between the camera image data and the extracted features to determine actual location of the camera in the building and store camera location data in the database. | 07-18-2013 |
20130342686 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A MEASURING STATION FOR MEASURING A VEHICLE - A method for calibrating a measuring system for measuring a vehicle, including a measuring plane for accommodating a vehicle to be measured and two measuring sensors, each of the measuring sensors having at least two camera systems, includes: positioning at least four measuring panels on the measuring plane; orienting the measuring sensors such that at least one measuring panel is in view of each camera system, and each measuring panel is in view of at least one camera system; carrying out a first measuring step of recording images of the measuring panels; interchanging the two measuring sensors; carrying out a second measuring step of recording images of the measuring panels; determining and comparing positions of the measuring panels recorded in the first and second measuring steps; and calculating at least one correction value from the difference between the positions recorded in the first and second measuring steps. | 12-26-2013 |
20140028838 | MEASURING LAUNCH AND MOTION PARAMETERS - An example embodiment includes an apparatus for monitoring launch parameters of an object. The apparatus includes a transmitter optical subassembly (TOSA), a receiver optical subassembly (ROSA), a processing unit, and a camera. The TOSA includes at least one laser source configured to transmit a laser sheet along an expected flight path of an object. The ROSA is configured to receive light reflected from the object. The processing unit is configured to estimate a velocity of the object based at least partially on the received light. The camera is configured to capture one or more images of the object at a time in which the object passes through a field of view of the camera according to the estimated velocity. | 01-30-2014 |
20140247344 | CORRESPONDING POINT SEARCH DEVICE AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A corresponding point search device includes an acquiring unit, a search unit and a determination unit. The acquiring unit acquires a first image obtained by imaging a subject with a first imaging apparatus in a focused state in which the first imaging apparatus is focused on the subject by moving of a movable portion, a second image obtained by imaging the subject with a second imaging apparatus and position information of the movable portion when the first imaging apparatus is in the focused state. The search unit searches for a corresponding point corresponding to a baseline point in one image in the other image for the one image and the other image of the first and second images. The determination unit determines the search range in which the corresponding point is searched by the search unit in the other image based on the position information. | 09-04-2014 |
20140247345 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PHOTOGRAPHING MOVING SUBJECT BY MEANS OF MULTIPLE CAMERAS, AND ACQUIRING ACTUAL MOVEMENT TRAJECTORY OF SUBJECT BASED ON PHOTOGRAPHED IMAGES - The present invention relates to a system and method for photographing a moving subject by means of multiple cameras, and acquiring the actual movement trajectory of the subject on the basis of the photographed image. One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for acquiring the movement trajectory of a subject, the method comprising: a step for photographing a moving subject by means of multiple cameras; a step for collecting, from each of the cameras, information on multiple images of the subject and the positions of the images on the relevant camera image frames; and a step for acquiring the movement trajectory of the subject on the basis of the information collected. | 09-04-2014 |
20140267703 | Method and Apparatus of Mapping Landmark Position and Orientation - A method and apparatus for determining the location and orientation of landmarks in a coordinate space by identifying the landmarks, determining the location, size, and orientation of landmarks within the field of view of one or more cameras. The one or more camera's three-dimensional coordinate location(s) and orientation(s) are measured for each camera frame, and the landmark location(s) and orientation(s) are transformed into actual coordinates of the coordinate space. An identity, location, and orientation of each landmark is determined for each camera frame, and the multiple data values are stored in a database in a computer memory. Final landmark pose data are resolved by mathematically reducing the multiple location and orientation values for each landmark to single values. Landmark pose data are made available to position determination systems, navigation systems, or item tracking systems. | 09-18-2014 |
20150049188 | SELF-CALIBRATING MULTI-CAMERA ALIGNMENT SYSTEM - A portable vehicle alignment system is provided having two base tower assemblies, each having a pedestal, a columnar tower removably attachable to the top of the pedestal, and a camera pod movable along a length of the tower; and a data processor with a wireless communication device for processing image data from the camera pods. Each camera pod includes a camera for capturing image data of a target mounted on a vehicle, and a communication device for wirelessly communicating with the data processor. One pod has a calibration target and the other pod has a calibration camera for capturing images of the calibration target. The pedestals each have a manually-operated clamp for removably fixedly attaching the tower to the pedestal in one of a plurality of positions such that the orientation of the camera pod to the pedestal is angularly adjustable, allowing horizontal rotation of the camera pod. | 02-19-2015 |
20150138351 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE DIMENSIONS OF ELEMENTS OF A RAILWAY TRACK - The invention relates to a device for measuring at least one dimension of at least one element constituting a railway track, comprising a housing having a camera and a laser rangefinder pointing in the same direction as the camera, said housing being provided with a guide suitable for being positioned against a known reference point relative to said element of which a dimension is to be measured, as well as to a device for receiving, transmitting, computing, storing, and displaying information from the camera and the laser rangefinder and for remotely controlling these latter. | 05-21-2015 |
20150138352 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to an embodiment, an image processing device includes a processor and a memory. The processor acquires a first image captured at a first timing by an imager that is mounted on a movable body. The processor acquires a range image that represents a distance to a subject. The processor estimates a difference in viewpoint of the imager between at the first timing and at a second timing that is different than the first timing, based on movement information of the movable body. The processor generates a second image that is predicted to be captured by the imager at the second timing based on the first image, the range image, and the difference in viewpoint. | 05-21-2015 |
20160024758 | DEVICE FOR MONITORING AROUND WORKING MACHINE - Plural cameras are installed for the swiveling structure to monitor the vicinity of a working machine having a working member that is connected to the swiveling structure which is rotatably mounted on a traveling structure. The view field of two adjacent cameras partially overlap one another. A view point convertor converts the view point of the camera images acquired by the respective cameras to upper view point images. A display image creator creates an overhead view image composed of an illustration of the working machine as a plane view, and the upper view point images are converted from the converting view point convertor disposed around the illustration. An image display device is configured to show the overhead view image in the form of a plane view at least within a working reach region of the working member which is performing work by operation of the working member. | 01-28-2016 |
20160084649 | ELEVATOR SHAFT INNER DIMENSION MEASURING DEVICE, ELEVATOR SHAFT INNER DIMENSION MEASUREMENT CONTROLLER, AND ELEVATOR SHAFT INNER DIMENSION MEASUREMENT METHOD - According to one embodiment, an elevator shaft inner dimension measuring device includes a distance measuring instrument, an imaging device and a controller. The distance measuring instrument includes a first laser rangefinder mounted to a moving object moving through an interior of an elevator shaft, and irradiating laser light on an inner wall of the elevator shaft. The imaging device includes a first camera mounted to the moving object, and imaging the interior of the elevator shaft. The controller includes a calculator, a position calculating device, and a memory device. The calculator performs an operation on distance data obtained from the distance measuring instrument, and image data obtained from the imaging device. The position calculating device estimates a motion of the moving object and calculates a position of the moving object in the interior of the elevator shaft. The memory device stores the distance data and the image data. | 03-24-2016 |
20160100085 | Camera Having Optoelectronic Range Finder - A camera having an optoelectronic rangefinder, a focusable receiving lens and a visually observable display unit for displaying data and/or images, wherein the fact that two electronic image recording modules, which are spaced apart and the optical axes of which are aligned with a common target point, are inserted as a rangefinder into the front panel of the housing of the camera and, in order to determine the phase distance of the images of the object space recorded by the image recording modules and to compare the determined phase distance to the values for the distances assigned for the different phase distances, which are stored in a calibration table, a microprocessor unit is provided in the housing and is connected with the signal outputs of the image recording modules. | 04-07-2016 |
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