Fused lasar range/intensity image display for a human interpretation of lasar data
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1. A method of generating target information, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) generating a three-dimensional image;
(b) generating a two-dimensional image;
(c) combining the three-dimensional image and the two-dimensional image to generate a fused image; and
(d) scrolling the three-dimensional image through the two-dimensional image.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for generating a range image and an intensity image of a target field is disclosed. The range image and the intensity image are fused into a single image that contains range and intensity information. In one embodiment, only a single range band is illuminated with colors in the fused image. This range band can be scrolled throughout the fused image to detect three dimensional features more clearly.
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11 Claims
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1. A method of generating target information, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) generating a three-dimensional image; (b) generating a two-dimensional image; (c) combining the three-dimensional image and the two-dimensional image to generate a fused image; and (d) scrolling the three-dimensional image through the two-dimensional image.
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2. A method of generating target information, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) generating a three-dimensional image; (b) generating a two-dimensional image; (c) combining the three-dimensional image and the two-dimensional image to generate a fused image; and (e) scrolling the three-dimensional image through the two-dimensional image, wherein the three-dimensional image is displayed as a color band in the fused image.
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3. In a LADAR system adapted to generate a three-dimensional range image and a two-dimensional intensity image, the improvement comprising:
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means for combining the three-dimensional range image and the two-dimensional intensity image into a fused image; and means for scrolling the three-dimensional range image through the two-dimensional intensity image.
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4. A method of generating target information, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) generating a three-dimensional range image; (b) generating a two-dimensional intensity image; (c) combining the three-dimensional range image and the two-dimensional intensity image to generate a fused image; and (d) scrolling the three-dimensional range image through the two-dimensional intensity image.
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5. A method of generating target information, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) generating a three-dimensional range image; (b) generating a two-dimensional intensity image; (c) combining the three-dimensional range image and the two-dimensional intensity image to generate a fused image; and (d) scrolling the three-dimensional range image through the two-dimensional intensity image; wherein the three-dimensional range image is displayed as a color band when the three-dimensional range image is scrolled through the two-dimensional intensity image, and wherein the three-dimensional range image displayed at a given time as the color band in the fused image corresponds to an interval of ranges, and colors in the color band indicate respective ranges within the interval of ranges.
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6. An apparatus for generating target information, the apparatus comprising:
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means for generating a three-dimensional range image; means for generating a two-dimensional intensity image; means for combining the three-dimensional range image and the two-dimensional intensity image to generate a fused image; and means for scrolling the three-dimensional range image through the two-dimensional intensity image.
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7. A method of generating target information, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) generating a range image wherein each pixel has an x, y, and z value; (b) generating an intensity image; (c) combining the range image wherein each pixel has an x, y, and z value with the intensity image to generate a fused image; and (d) scrolling the range image through the intensity image.
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8. A method of generating target information, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) generating a range image wherein each pixel has an x, y, and z value; (b) generating a two-dimensional intensity image; (c) combining the range image wherein each pixel has an x, y, and z value with the two-dimensional intensity image to generate a fused image; (d) scrolling the range image through the two-dimensional intensity image; and (e) displaying the range image as a color band when the range image is scrolled through the two-dimensional intensity image wherein the range image displayed at a given time as the color band in the fused image corresponds to an interval of ranges, and colors in the color band indicate respective ranges within the interval of ranges.
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9. An apparatus for generating target information, the apparatus comprising:
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means for generating an image wherein each pixel has an x, y, and z value; means for generating a two-dimensional intensity image; means for combining the image wherein each pixel has an x, y, and z value with the two-dimensional intensity image to generate a fused image; and means for scrolling the image wherein each pixel has an x, y, and z value through the two-dimensional intensity image.
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10. A method for collecting and displaying target information comprising the steps of:
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scanning a target field; collecting range data and reflectivity data for each location in the target field; generating a three-dimensional image from the range data; generating a two-dimensional image from the reflectivity data; combining the three-dimensional image and the two-dimensional image to form a fused image of the target field; and scrolling the three-dimensional image through the two-dimensional image.
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11. A method for collecting and displaying target information comprising the steps of:
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scanning a target field; collecting range data and reflectivity data for each location in the target field; generating a three-dimensional image from the range data; generating a two-dimensional image from the reflectivity data; combining the three-dimensional image and the two-dimensional image to form a fused image of the target field; scrolling the three-dimensional image through the two-dimensional image; and displaying the three-dimensional image as a color band when the three-dimensional image is scrolled through the two-dimensional image and wherein the three-dimensional image displayed at a given time as the color band in the fused image corresponds to an interval of ranges, and colors in the color band indicate respective ranges within the interval of ranges.
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