Visual recognition system for LADAR sensors
First Claim
1. A method of detecting an object in a scene at a point remote from the scene, comprising the steps of:
- laser scanning the scene to provide scan data representing a three-dimensional record of the scene including the object;
processing the scan data at a local site to segment the object in the scene; and
transmitting substantially only said segmented data to a remote site for viewing the object at the remote site.
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Abstract
A visual recognition system is disclosed for detecting a target within a scene. A LADAR system and method is employed for scanning laser light signals across a scene having a target to be characterized. Laser light reflected from the target is detected and processed into a three-dimensional image. The three-dimensional image is segmented to separate the target from the overall scene. Substantially, only the segmented target data is either displayed locally or transmitted via a narrow bandwidth transmission medium to a remote site for display. The invention finds particular application in military situations where enemy armor is detected and the segmented version of the armor is transmitted via SINCGARS.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of detecting an object in a scene at a point remote from the scene, comprising the steps of:
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laser scanning the scene to provide scan data representing a three-dimensional record of the scene including the object; processing the scan data at a local site to segment the object in the scene; and transmitting substantially only said segmented data to a remote site for viewing the object at the remote site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of creating and transmitting an image of a target over a limited bandwidth transmission medium from an on-site location to a remote location, comprising the steps of:
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LADAR scanning on-site a scene to provide scan data representing an on-site, three-dimensional record of the scene including the target; processing the data on-site to separate segment data representative of the target from the remaining scene data; transmitting substantially only the segment data to a remote site over the limited bandwidth transmission media; and displaying the transmitted data at the remote site to provide an image of the target at the remote site. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. Apparatus for displaying a target in a target scene, comprising:
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a LADAR scanner for scanning the target scene to produce scan data representing a three-dimensional record of the scene including the target; a data processor coupled to the LADAR scanner for correlating the scan data to identify a segment of the data representative of substantially only the target in relation to the scene and for producing segmented data representative of substantially only the target; a transmitter coupled to the data processor for transmitting the segmented data to a site remote from the scene; and a display operatively coupled to the transmitter for displaying the transmitted data at the remote site, thereby to display the target at the remote site. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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