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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
May. 19, 2010
Jacqueline J. Lemoigne-stewart, Bowie, MD (US);
Giulia Troglio, Genoa, IT;
Jon A. Benediktsson, Reykjavik, IS;
Sebastiano B. Serpico, Genoa, IT;
Gabriele Moser, Varazze, IT;
Jacqueline J. LeMoigne-Stewart, Bowie, MD (US);
Giulia Troglio, Genoa, IT;
Jon A. Benediktsson, Reykjavik, IS;
Sebastiano B. Serpico, Genoa, IT;
Gabriele Moser, Varazze, IT;
Abstract
A method for the extraction of Lunar data and/or planetary features is provided. The feature extraction method can include one or more image processing techniques, including, but not limited to, a watershed segmentation and/or the generalized Hough Transform. According to some embodiments, the feature extraction method can include extracting features, such as, small rocks. According to some embodiments, small rocks can be extracted by applying a watershed segmentation algorithm to the Canny gradient. According to some embodiments, applying a watershed segmentation algorithm to the Canny gradient can allow regions that appear as close contours in the gradient to be segmented.