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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2010
Amir Tamrakar, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Harpreet Singh Sawhney, West Windsor, NJ (US);
Qian Yu, Princeton, NJ (US);
Ajay Divakaran, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Amir Tamrakar, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Harpreet Singh Sawhney, West Windsor, NJ (US);
Qian Yu, Princeton, NJ (US);
Ajay Divakaran, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for estimating a volume of at least one food item on a food plate is disclosed. A first and second plurality of images are received from different positions above a food plate, wherein angular spacing between the positions of the first plurality of images is greater than angular spacing between the positions of the second plurality of images. A first set of poses of each of the first plurality of images is estimated. A second set of poses of each of the second plurality of images is estimated based on at least the first set of poses. A pair of images taken from each of the first and second plurality of images is rectified based on at least the first and second set of poses. A 3D point cloud is reconstructed based on at least the rectified pair of images. At least one surface of the at least one food item above the food plate is estimated based on at least the reconstructed 3D point cloud. The volume of the at least one food item is estimated based on the at least one surface.