METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SPATIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF AN IMAGING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A configuration system comprising:
- a calibration target generation module which generates a spatially-characterized calibration target to be printed, the calibration target comprising a set of machine-readable and visually-identifiable landmarks and associated location-encoding marks which encode known locations of the landmarks;
an image acquisition module which acquires a plurality of test images of the printed calibration target from an associated image capture assembly to be spatially characterized;
a landmark detection module which detects positions of the landmarks in the acquired test images;
an information decoding module which detects the location-encoding marks in the acquired test images and decodes the locations of the landmarks from the detected location-encoding marks;
a spatial characterization module which spatially characterizes the image capture assembly, based on the detected positions of the landmarks in the acquired test images and the respective decoded known locations of the landmarks; and
a processor which implements the calibration target generation module, image acquisition module, landmark detection module, information decoding module, and spatial characterization module.
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Abstract
A configuration system generates a calibration target to be printed, the target including a set of machine-readable and visually-identifiable landmarks and associated location-encoding marks which encode known locations of the landmarks. A plurality of test images of the printed calibration target is acquired by the system from an image capture assembly. Positions of the landmarks in the acquired test images and the location-encoding marks in the acquired test images are detected by the system. The system decodes the locations of the landmarks from the detected location-encoding marks and spatially characterizes the image capture assembly, based on the detected positions of the landmarks in the acquired test images and their decoded known locations.
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22 Claims
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1. A configuration system comprising:
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a calibration target generation module which generates a spatially-characterized calibration target to be printed, the calibration target comprising a set of machine-readable and visually-identifiable landmarks and associated location-encoding marks which encode known locations of the landmarks; an image acquisition module which acquires a plurality of test images of the printed calibration target from an associated image capture assembly to be spatially characterized; a landmark detection module which detects positions of the landmarks in the acquired test images; an information decoding module which detects the location-encoding marks in the acquired test images and decodes the locations of the landmarks from the detected location-encoding marks; a spatial characterization module which spatially characterizes the image capture assembly, based on the detected positions of the landmarks in the acquired test images and the respective decoded known locations of the landmarks; and a processor which implements the calibration target generation module, image acquisition module, landmark detection module, information decoding module, and spatial characterization module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A configuration method comprising:
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providing a spatially-characterized calibration target, the calibration target comprising a set of machine-readable, visually-identifiable landmarks and associated location-encoding marks which encode known locations of the landmarks; and for at least one iteration; acquiring a plurality of test images of the printed calibration target at a plurality of vertically-spaced positions with an image capture assembly to be spatially characterized, detecting positions of the landmarks in the acquired test images, decoding the locations of the landmarks from the detected location-encoding marks detected in the acquired test images, and with a processor, spatially characterizing the image capture assembly, based on the positions of the landmarks in the acquired test images and the decoded known locations of the landmarks. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for configuring an imaging system having a plurality of vertically-spaced fields of view comprising:
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with a template, generating sections of a calibration target, each of the sections of the calibration target comprising a set of machine-readable and visually-identifiable landmarks and associated location-encoding marks which encode known locations of the landmarks; joining the sections together to form the calibration target; acquiring a plurality of test images of the printed calibration target at a plurality of vertically-spaced positions with an image capture assembly; detecting positions of the landmarks in the acquired test images; decoding the locations of the landmarks from the detected location-encoding marks detected in the acquired test images; with a processor, reconfiguring the image capture assembly, based on the positions of the landmarks in the acquired test images and the decoded known locations of the landmarks; and for the reconfigured image capture assembly, repeating the acquiring of the plurality of test images, detecting positions of the landmarks, and decoding the locations of the landmarks.
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