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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2016
Applicants:
Mark S. Olsson, La Jolla, CA (US);
Scott A. Powell, San Diego, CA (US);
Ryan B. Levin, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark S. Olsson, La Jolla, CA (US);
Scott A. Powell, San Diego, CA (US);
Ryan B. Levin, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
SEESCAN, INC., San Diego, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/165 (2006.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G01V 3/38 (2006.01); H04N 13/239 (2018.01); H04N 13/271 (2018.01); H04N 13/00 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/165 (2013.01); G01V 3/38 (2013.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); H04N 13/239 (2018.05); H04N 13/271 (2018.05); G06T 2207/10021 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30244 (2013.01); H04N 2013/0081 (2013.01); H04N 2213/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed for utility locating with tracking of movement over the ground or other surfaces using a dodecahedral antenna array and a stereo-optical ground tracker having two or more spaced apart cameras and an associated processing element to detect ground features in images from the cameras and determine tracking parameters based on the position of the detected ground features.