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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020

Filed:

Dec. 21, 2016
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventor:

Daniel T. Phillips, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/90 (2006.01); G06T 7/30 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G01C 11/06 (2006.01); G01C 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/90 (2013.01); G01C 11/06 (2013.01); G06T 7/30 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G01C 21/165 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10032 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10044 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30181 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30244 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and apparatus for generating an image from raw sensor data. In one embodiment, the method comprises reading the raw sensor data from a sensor, the raw sensor data taken from a sensor at a sensor inertial state, generating an estimate of the sensor inertial state, retaining the raw sensor data while performing steps comprising: generating an image, the image generated at least in part from the estimated sensor inertial state and the raw sensor data and generating an updated estimate of the sensor inertial state, the updated estimate of the sensor inertial state generated at least in part from the generated image and the estimated sensor inertial state. Finally, an enhanced image is generated from the retained raw sensor data and the updated estimate of the sensor inertial state.


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