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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2011
Applicants:
Carson Reynolds, Tokyo, JP;
Emad William Saad, Renton, WA (US);
John Lyle Vian, Renton, WA (US);
Masatoshi Ishikawa, Chiba-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Carson Reynolds, Tokyo, JP;
Emad William Saad, Renton, WA (US);
John Lyle Vian, Renton, WA (US);
Masatoshi Ishikawa, Chiba-ken, JP;
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/32 (2006.01); G06T 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/2033 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10032 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30244 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for identifying a position of a platform. Features are identified in a series of images generated by a camera system associated with the platform while the platform is moving. A shift in a perspective of the camera system is identified from a shift in a position of the features in the series of images. A change in the position of the platform is identified based on the shift in the perspective.