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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2022
Applicant:
Sea Machines Robotics, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sea Machines Robotics, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); G06V 10/48 (2022.01); G06T 7/168 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); B63B 43/18 (2006.01); B63B 49/00 (2006.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G08G 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/58 (2022.01); B63B 43/18 (2013.01); B63B 49/00 (2013.01); G06T 7/168 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 19/006 (2013.01); G06V 10/48 (2022.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); G08G 3/02 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20061 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01);
Abstract
A camera mounted on a seafaring vessel obtains an image showing an object. The distance to the object is computed using, in part, a normal vector of the plane containing the camera and the horizon.