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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2014
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Gang Qian, Plymouth, MN (US);
Mahesh K. Jeerage, New Brighton, MN (US);
Yunqian Ma, Plymouth, MN (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for optimizing a set of matched features is provided. The method includes matching features between an optical image and a geo-referenced orthoimage to produce an initial set of matched features. An initial position solution is then determined for the optical image using the initial set of N matched features. The initial set of N matched features are then optimized based on a set of N sub-solutions and the initial position solution, wherein each of the N sub-solutions is a position solution using a different set of (N−1) matched features. A refined position solution is then calculated for the optical image using the optimized set of matched features.