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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
May. 19, 2008
Yanghai Tsin, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Yakup Genc, Dayton, NJ (US);
Visvanathan Ramesh, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Yanghai Tsin, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Yakup Genc, Dayton, NJ (US);
Visvanathan Ramesh, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Siemens Corporation, Iselin, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method for modeling a vehicle, includes: receiving an image that includes a vehicle; and constructing a three-dimensional (3D) model of the vehicle, wherein the 3D model is constructed by: (a) taking a predetermined set of base shapes that are extracted from a subset of vehicles; (b) multiplying each of the base shapes by a parameter; (c) adding the resultant of each multiplication to form a vector that represents the vehicle's shape; (d) fitting the vector to the vehicle in the image; and (e) repeating steps (a)-(d) by modifying the parameters until a difference between a fit vector and the vehicle in the image is minimized.