OPTICAL IMAGE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
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1. A method of acquiring information from an image of at least a portion of a first unmanned aerial vehicle comprising the steps of:
- providing at least one imaging device exterior to but in proximity of said first unmanned aerial vehicle;
providing a computer processor connected to and controlling said imaging device;
capturing an image of said at least a portion of a first unmanned aerial vehicle with said imaging device;
inputting said image to said computer processor;
identifying with said computer processor a state of said image; and
said computer processor providing an output corresponding to said image state.
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Abstract
A system and method of acquiring information from an image of a vehicle in real time wherein at least one imaging device with advanced light metering capabilities is placed aboard a unmanned aerial vehicle, a computer processor means is provided to control the imaging device and the advanced light metering capabilities, the advanced light metering capabilities are used to capture an image of at least a portion of the unmanned aerial vehicle, and image recognition algorithms are used to identify the current state or position of the corresponding portion of the unmanned aerial vehicle.
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1. A method of acquiring information from an image of at least a portion of a first unmanned aerial vehicle comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one imaging device exterior to but in proximity of said first unmanned aerial vehicle; providing a computer processor connected to and controlling said imaging device; capturing an image of said at least a portion of a first unmanned aerial vehicle with said imaging device; inputting said image to said computer processor; identifying with said computer processor a state of said image; and said computer processor providing an output corresponding to said image state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8)
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7. The method of claim 7 further comprising the steps of:
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analyzing said image state with a rules engine executing on said computer processor; and determining if said image state indicates that said vehicle is in violation of a condition defined by said rules engine and, if so, initiating an appropriate response to said violation.
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