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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
May. 30, 2018
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Michael Ray Elgersma, Plymouth, MN (US);
Benjamin Mohr, Plymouth, MN (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method for compressing three-dimensional data points is disclosed. The method includes measuring a plurality of three-dimensional data points using one or more sensors communicatively coupled to the computing device, where each three-dimensional data point represents a point in a three-dimensional environment. The method also includes dividing the three-dimensional environment into a plurality of spatial cubes, wherein each three-dimensional data point is mapped to one spatial cube. The method also includes, for each spatial cube, converting the three-dimensional data points in the respective spatial cube to a two-dimensional plane based on a number of three-dimensional data points in the respective spatial cube. The method also includes, for each two-dimensional plane, determining polygon vertices of a planar polygon at points where an edge of an associated spatial cube intersects the respective two-dimensional plane. The method also includes sending the polygon vertices of each planar polygon to a ground station.