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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2012
Applicants:
Yan Fu, Shanghai, CN;
Jin Yang, Shanghai, CN;
Assignee:
Autodesk, Inc., San Rafael, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/38 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2006.01); G01S 7/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0081 (2013.01); G06K 9/00637 (2013.01); G01S 7/4802 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20141 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, apparatus, system, and article of manufacture provide object descriptors for objects in point cloud data for an urban environment by segmenting the point cloud data. Point cloud data for an urban environment is obtained using a ground-based laser scanner. Terrain points are filtered out from the point cloud data using ground filtering. The point cloud data is then segmented into two or more blocks. Objects that lie on neighboring adjacent blocks are combined. Object descriptors for the combined objects are then provided (e.g., to the user or a program used by the user).