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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2011
Arturo L. Rankin, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Larry H. Matthies, Northridge, CA (US);
Paolo Bellutta, La Crescenta, CA (US);
Arturo L. Rankin, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Larry H. Matthies, Northridge, CA (US);
Paolo Bellutta, La Crescenta, CA (US);
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed that include automated machine vision that can utilize images of scenes captured by a 3D imaging system configured to image light within the visible light spectrum to detect water. One embodiment includes autonomously detecting water bodies within a scene including capturing at least one 3D image of a scene using a sensor system configured to detect visible light and to measure distance from points within the scene to the sensor system, and detecting water within the scene using a processor configured to detect regions within each of the at least one 3D images that possess at least one characteristic indicative of the presence of water.