Neural net based processor for synthetic vision fusion
First Claim
1. A synthetic vision fused integrated enhanced vision system, comprising:
- a data base of images of an objective stored in a memory;
a non-HVS sensor array for providing a sensor output from each sensor in the array;
a feature extraction mechanism for extracting multi-resolution features of an objective, and for forming a single, fused feature image of the objective the sensor outputs;
a registration mechanism for comparing the extracted fused, feature image to a database of expected features of the objective and for providing registered sensor output vectors;
an association engine for processing the registered sensor output vectors with the database of objective images;
including an associative match mechanism for comparing the registered sensor output vectors to said data base of images of the objective, and providing comparison vectors therefrom for selecting an objective image for display; and
a HVS display for displaying a HVS perceptible image from the data base objective images.
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Abstract
A synthetic vision fused integrated enhanced vision system includes a data base of images of an objective; a non-HVS sensor array for providing a sensor output from each sensor in the array; a feature extraction mechanism for extracting multi-resolution features of an objective and forming a single, fused feature image of the objective; a registration mechanism for comparing the fused feature image to a database of expected features of the objective and for providing registered sensor output vectors; an association engine for processing the registered sensor output vectors with the database of objective images, including an associative match mechanism for comparing the registered sensor output vectors to a data base of objective images and providing comparison vectors therefrom for selecting an objective image for display; and a HVS display for displaying a HVS perceptible image from the data base objective images.
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27 Claims
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1. A synthetic vision fused integrated enhanced vision system, comprising:
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a data base of images of an objective stored in a memory;
a non-HVS sensor array for providing a sensor output from each sensor in the array;
a feature extraction mechanism for extracting multi-resolution features of an objective, and for forming a single, fused feature image of the objective the sensor outputs;
a registration mechanism for comparing the extracted fused, feature image to a database of expected features of the objective and for providing registered sensor output vectors;
an association engine for processing the registered sensor output vectors with the database of objective images;
including an associative match mechanism for comparing the registered sensor output vectors to said data base of images of the objective, and providing comparison vectors therefrom for selecting an objective image for display; and
a HVS display for displaying a HVS perceptible image from the data base objective images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of forming a synthetically fused image comprising:
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detecting an objective with a sensor array;
providing a sensor output from each sensor in the sensor array and providing a data base of objective images;
extracting features of the objective from each sensor output;
forming a single, fused feature image from the extracted features of each sensor output;
registering the extracted features with known features of the objective to provide registered sensor output vectors;
processing the registered sensor output vectors in an association engine to locate an objective image of the objective in the data base of objective images; and
displaying a HVS perceptible image from the objective image data base. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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