GIMBALED CAMERA OBJECT TRACKING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system for automatically controlling a gimbaled camera system of a vehicle comprising:
- a camera positioned relative to a body of the vehicle;
one or more sensors configured to sense the pointing direction of the camera;
one or more sensors configured to monitor movement of the vehicle relative to a surface; and
a processor configured to receive the sensed pan and tilt orientation data and vehicle movement data, wherein the processor establishes and stores a target position representative of the position of a target object relative to the vehicle body based on an object independent association; and
automatically adjusts the pointing direction of the camera in response to the vehicle movement data such that the camera remains aimed on the target position.
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Abstract
A system for automatically controlling a gimbaled camera system of a vehicle. The system includes a camera positioned relative to a body of the vehicle and one or more sensors configured to sense the pointing direction of the camera. One or more sensors are configured to monitor movement of the vehicle relative to a surface. A processor is configured to receive the sensed camera pointing direction data and vehicle movement data. The processor establishes and stores a target position representative of the position of a target object relative to the vehicle body based on an object independent association and automatically adjusts the camera pointing direction in response to the vehicle movement data such that the camera remains aimed on the target position. A method for automatically controlling the gimbaled camera system is also provided.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for automatically controlling a gimbaled camera system of a vehicle comprising:
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a camera positioned relative to a body of the vehicle; one or more sensors configured to sense the pointing direction of the camera; one or more sensors configured to monitor movement of the vehicle relative to a surface; and a processor configured to receive the sensed pan and tilt orientation data and vehicle movement data, wherein the processor establishes and stores a target position representative of the position of a target object relative to the vehicle body based on an object independent association; and
automatically adjusts the pointing direction of the camera in response to the vehicle movement data such that the camera remains aimed on the target position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for automatically controlling a gimbaled camera system of a vehicle comprising:
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manually aiming a camera of the gimbaled camera system at a target object; activating the auto-tracking mode of the camera; establishing a target position through an object independent association between a location of the camera and the target object; storing the target position; monitoring movement of the vehicle relative to the position of the vehicle when the target position was established; and automatically adjusting the pointing direction of the camera in response to movement of the vehicle such that the aim of the camera remains on the target position. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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