Caterpillar Inc.

Veytel, Inc.

Michael Hoffelder

Lawrence Andrew Mianzo

Joe E Forcash

Robert C McCall

Kevin J Mitchell

Catherine M Dietz

Ellen K Hughes

Paul H Haley

A system, method, and computer program product for registering two or more patient images for change assessment over time. An example aspect is configured to: obtain a new image of an area with an image capture system; obtain a reference image of a similar area; perform pre-processing of the new image and the reference image; perform a coarse alignment of the new image and the reference image; perform a high-resolution estimate; perform a high-resolution alignment; cross-check the at least one-point match to eliminate false matches and confirm correct matches of the high-resolution new image and the high-resolution reference image; perform segmentation of the high-resolution new image and the high-resolution reference image; perform analysis on at least one lesion in the high-resolution new image and the high-resolution reference image; and display a result of the analysis on a validator.

Method for registering two or more patient images for change assessment over time

A vision system for assisting an operator of a machine is provided. An image capturing device, mounted on the machine, is configured to capture an image of an environment of the machine. The vision system includes a controller configured to apply an object detection process to detect an object in the image. The controller determines a bounding box comprising one or more pixels associated with the object. The controller determines a height and a range associated with the object based on the bounding box. The controller extracts the one or more pixels within the bounding box. The controller is further configured to generate a three-dimensional (3D) view comprising the object based on the image captured by the image capturing device. The controller reinserts the one or more pixels as a vertical pop-up element with respect to a ground plane in the 3D view. A display is provided to display the 3D view to the operator of the machine.

Operator assistance vision system

A method for monitoring the movement of a work tool of a machine using a work tool vision a comprises sensing data related to the image of a work tool, selecting a template of an image of a work tool, and displaying the sensed image of the work tool after modifying the sensed image of the work tool by at least zooming on a portion of the sensed data of the image if the sensed data of the image of a work tool matches the template of an image of a work tool.

Work tool vision system

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Norwich, NY, United States of America

Michael Hoffelder