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Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2000

Filed:

Nov. 04, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:

Kenichi Nishiguchi, Tokyo, JP;

Shoji Yoshikawa, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
382108 ; 382181 ; 340947 ; 340953 ;
Abstract

An image processing apparatus and method for identifying a safe landing location on the surface of the moon or planets calculates local average brightness and brightness variance in a neighborhood of each image pixel based on a digital image data obtained with a camera and determines whether each pixel represents a level and flat area based on the local average brightness and brightness variance calculated for each pixel, thereby extracting a desirable landing site.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Nishiguchi, Kenichi. (2000). Image processing apparatus and image processing method for identifying a (U.S. Patent No. 6167144). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6167144

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