3m Innovative Properties Company

University of Minnesota

Thales Dis France Sas

Sammuel D Herbert

Douglas Scott Dunn

Pingfan Peter Wu

Robert L W Smithson

Charles J Studiner, Iv

Guillermo Sapiro

Evan J Ribnick

Robert T Krasa

David L Hofeldt

Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos

Kenneth G Brittain

Michael W Dolezal

Gregory D Kostuch

Catherine P Tarnowski

Derek H Justice

Charles J Iv Studiner

Neil F Diamond

Robert LW Smithson

A computerized rating tool is described that assists a user in efficiently and consistently assigning expert ratings (i.e., labels) to a large collection of training images representing samples of a given product. The rating tool provides mechanisms for visualizing the training images in an intuitive and configurable fashion, including clustering and ordering the training images. In some embodiments, the rating tool provides an easy-to-use interface for exploring multiple types of defects represented in the data and efficiently assigning expert ratings. In other embodiments, the computer automatically assigns ratings (i.e., labels) to the individual clusters containing the large collection of digital images representing the samples. In addition, the computerized tool has capabilities ideal for labeling very large datasets, including the ability to automatically identify and select a most relevant subset of the images for a defect and to automatically propagate labels from this subset to the remaining images without requiring further user interaction.

Computer-aided assignment of ratings to digital samples of a manufactured web product

Techniques are described for forming microlens sheeting having composite images that appear to float with respect to the plane of the sheeting. As one example, a method comprises forming one or more images within a sheeting having a surface of microlenses, wherein at least one of the images is a partially complete image, and wherein each of the images is associated with a different one of the microlenses, wherein the microlenses have refractive surfaces that transmit light to positions within the sheeting to produce a plurality of composite images from the images formed within the sheeting so that each of the composite images appears to float with respect to the plane of the sheeting, and wherein forming the one or more images comprises forming the one or more images such that each of the composite images is associated with a different viewing angle range.

Sheeting with composite image that floats

Robotic vehicle systems and methods regarding such systems, such as, e.g., methods of movement for such robotic vehicle systems (e.g., movement across varying terrain including steps).

Robotic vehicle system

Growing community of inventors

Woodbury, MN, United States of America

Sammuel D Herbert