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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2008
Kartik B. Ariyur, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Saad J. Bedros, West St. Paul, MN (US);
Vassilios Morellas, Plymouth, MN (US);
Kartik B. Ariyur, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Saad J. Bedros, West St. Paul, MN (US);
Vassilios Morellas, Plymouth, MN (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method. The method includes determining the transformation of an origin of an imaging device positioned in a vehicle and implementing exponentially stabilizing control laws based on the determined transformation and a distance to an imaged target. The method also includes generating a rotation output from the exponentially stabilizing control laws, generating a zoom output from the exponentially stabilizing control laws, determining a system latency in redirecting an optical axis and modifying a lens system along the optical axis, and determining the transformation of the origin of the imaging device with respect to global coordinates. A centroid of the target image is maintained within a selected distance from the origin of the imaging device. The apparent distance between the imaged target and the imaging device is also maintained.