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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
May. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Exelis Inc., McLean, VA (US);
Inventor:
Richard David Forkert, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
Exelis Inc, McLean, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/48 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/0063 (2013.01); G06K 9/4638 (2013.01); G06T 7/0026 (2013.01); G06T 7/0085 (2013.01); G06T 7/0097 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10032 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20024 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30181 (2013.01);
Abstract
Image navigation of an input image by edge registration proceeds by generating a reference image kernel in which edges of a reference image are embraced by borders. Image intensities of the reference image kernel internal to the borders increase with decreasing distance from the edges. A registration score is computed by cross-correlating the image intensities of the reference image kernel with image intensities in the input image. A feature exists in the input image when the registration score meets a registration criterion.