Vision system computer modeling apparatus including interaction with real scenes with respect to perspective and spatial relationship as measured in real-time
First Claim
Patent Images
1. ) Apparatus for creating computer models comprising:
- an electronic camera;
position and attitude measurement apparatus;
a display; and
a computer operable for;
running CAD software, acquiring images from said electronic camera, receiving position and attitude information relating to a present system position and attitude of said electronic camera, computing perspective adjustments, combining imagery from said electronic camera with imagery from said CAD software, displaying combined imagery at said display;
said electronic camera, position and attitude measurement apparatus each in communication with said computer.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Vision systems for use in modeling an environment or scene are presented. A user views a scene through an electronic camera and is presented with CAD type functionality for creating graphical representation of the addressed scene. The apparatus having knowledge of where it is with respect to objects being addressed and with respect to where it has been previously, the model perspective and size can be continuously updated to reflect the presend view of the scene in real time as the camera addresses from any point in space.
-
Citations
13 Claims
-
1. ) Apparatus for creating computer models comprising:
-
an electronic camera;
position and attitude measurement apparatus;
a display; and
a computer operable for;
running CAD software, acquiring images from said electronic camera, receiving position and attitude information relating to a present system position and attitude of said electronic camera, computing perspective adjustments, combining imagery from said electronic camera with imagery from said CAD software, displaying combined imagery at said display;
said electronic camera, position and attitude measurement apparatus each in communication with said computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
-
-
6. ) Computer modeling apparatus comprised of:
-
a computer in communication with each of the following;
an electronic camera;
a position determining means;
an attitude determining means;
a range determining means; and
a display, said electronic camera having an imaging axis and an image plane, the imaging axis defining a system pointing direction, the intersection of the imaging axis and image plane defining a position reference point;
said computer arranged to run CAD software in conjunction with software to communicate with said position, attitude and range determining means and said display;
said position determining means arranged to determine the position of the reference point, said attitude determining means arranged to determine the system pointing direction, said range determining means arranged to determine the distance from the camera to a point on an object in a scene being addressed, and said display having a substantially planar image field with its normal direction aligned to the pointing direction. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
-
-
9. ) Computer modeling methods comprising the steps:
-
viewing a scene with an electronic camera;
measuring position and attitude of said camera;
recording a first point associated with said measurements;
changing either the position state or attitude state of the camera;
recording at least one other point associated with the new position and attitude state; and
displaying said points superimposed with an image captured with said electronic camera. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
-
Specification