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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2019
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Jody D. Verret, Rockwall, TX (US);
Ali J. Arik, Allen, TX (US);
Richard W. Ely, Lewisville, TX (US);
Corey J. Collard, Plano, TX (US);
Jerry O. Moore, Wylie, TX (US);
Robert M. Willer, Garland, TX (US);
Matthew A. Schaefer, Rowlett, TX (US);
Robert T. Pierce, Wylie, TX (US);
Stephen J. Raif, Sachse, TX (US);
Grant B. Boroughs, Southlake, TX (US);
James G. Hayes, Murphy, TX (US);
Kevin M. Grange, State College, PA (US);
Robert V. Opalecky, Royse City, TX (US);
Mark J. Graebner, Dallas, TX (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A system receives digital images of a geographic location, associates each digital image with ground control points in a set of reference stereo images, and associates each digital image to each other digital image via image to image tiepoints. The system updates a geometry of each image via a bundle adjustment, and uses a prioritized stacking order to establish piecewise linear seam lines between each of the images. The system finally builds a prioritized map in a mosaic space specifying the source image pixels that are used in each region of the output mosaic, and forms the mosaic image using the prioritized map.