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INFRARED IMAGE BASED EARLY DETECTION OF OIL SPILLS IN WATER

  • US 20150213299A1
  • Filed: 07/04/2012
  • Published: 07/30/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/04/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for detecting hydrocarbon spill in an aqueous medium from a plurality of images of the surface of the aqueous medium obtained by an infrared camera, comprising:

  • Analysing one image of the plurality of images of the surface of the aqueous medium;

    Checking whether at least one region that could be identified as hydrocarbon spill is displayed in the analysed image of the surface of the aqueous medium;

    In case of a positive result in the checking,Assessing whether a point representing a multidimensional vector of characteristics associated with the region that could be identified as hydrocarbon spill is within a reference zone defined in a multidimensional space, this reference zone being representative of multidimensional vectors of characteristics of regions corresponding to actual hydrocarbon spills in the aqueous medium; and

    If it is determined that the point representing the multidimensional vector of characteristics associated with the region that could be identified as hydrocarbon spill is within the zone, generating a warning signal of hydrocarbon spill in the aqueous medium.

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