TERRAIN MAP UPDATING SYSTEM
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Abstract
A terrain mapping system is disclosed. The system has at least one sensor configured to gather a plurality of current points defining a current surface of a site and a database containing a plurality of previously-gathered points defining a previous surface of the site. The system also has a controller in communication with the at least one sensor. The controller is configured to compare a height of at least one of the plurality of the current points to a height of a corresponding at least one of the plurality of previously-gathered points and to determine if an update to the database is warranted based on the comparison. The controller is further configured to update the database if it is determined that an update is warranted.
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30 Claims
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11. A terrain mapping system, comprising:
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at least one sensor configured to gather a plurality of points defining a surface of a site; and a controller in communication with the at least one sensor, the controller being configured to; identify points among the gathered plurality of points that do not define terrain of the site; filter from the gathered plurality of points the identified points that do not define the terrain of the site; and generate a map of the terrain based on the filtered gathered plurality of points. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-associated method of mapping terrain, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of points defining a surface of a site; identifying, by at least one computer processor, points among the gathered plurality of points that do not define terrain of the site; filtering, by the at least one computer processor, from the gathered plurality of points, the identified points that do not define the terrain of the site; and generating, by the at least one computer processor, a map of the terrain using the filtered gathered plurality of points. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A terrain mapping system for mapping a site, comprising:
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at least one sensor for scanning the site to collect a plurality of points defining a surface of the site; a database for storing one or more models representative of one or more objects that may be found on the site; and at least one processor in communication with the at least one sensor and the database, the at least one processor being configured to; receive the plurality of points defining the surface of the site; identify, based on the one or more object models, points in the collected plurality of points that correspond to one or more objects present on the surface of the site at the time of scanning; filter from the collected plurality of points the identified points that correspond to one or more objects present on the surface of the site at the time of scanning; and generate a site map based on the filtered plurality of points. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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26. The system of claim 26, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
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identify points of the plurality of points having a color that differs from an expected color of the terrain; and filter from the collected plurality of points the identified points having the differing color.
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