Machine vision methods for identifying extrema of objects in rotated reference frames
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1. A method for determining extrema of an object in an image acquired by an image acquiring apparatus, where the image is aligned with a coordinate system of the image acquiring apparatus, the method comprisingtaking a first projection of the object with respect to a first axis of a specified coordinate system that is rotated with respect to the coordinate system of the image acquiring apparatus;
- identifying in the first projection locations representing one or more extrema of the object; and
outputting those one or more locations as indicative of extrema of the object with respect to the first axis of the specified coordinate system.
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Abstract
A method for determining extrema of an object with respect to a reference frame that is rotated in comparison to that of the image and the equipment that acquired it is characterized by the steps of taking a first projection of the object with respect to an axis of a coordinaate system that is rotated with respect to the reference frame of the acquisition equipment, identifying in that projection locations representing extrema of the object, and outputting those locations as indicative of the extrema with respect to the axis.
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1. A method for determining extrema of an object in an image acquired by an image acquiring apparatus, where the image is aligned with a coordinate system of the image acquiring apparatus, the method comprising
taking a first projection of the object with respect to a first axis of a specified coordinate system that is rotated with respect to the coordinate system of the image acquiring apparatus; -
identifying in the first projection locations representing one or more extrema of the object; and outputting those one or more locations as indicative of extrema of the object with respect to the first axis of the specified coordinate system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for determining extrema of an object in an image acquired by an image acquiring apparatus, where the image is aligned with a coordinate system of the image acquiring apparatus, the method comprising
analyzing the image to generate a mask for the object; -
applying the mask to the image to isolate the object from the image; taking a first projection of the object with respect to a first axis of a specified coordinate system that is rotated with respect to the coordinate system of the image acquiring apparatus; identifying in the first projection locations representing one or more extrema of the object; and outputting those one or more locations as indicative of a extrema of the object with respect to the first axis of the specified coordinate system.
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26. A method for determining extrema of an object in an image acquired by an image acquiring apparatus, the method comprising
analyzing the image to generate a mask for the object; -
applying the mask to the image to isolate the object from the image; determining one or more moments of the object; taking a first projection of the object with respect to a first axis of a specified coordinate based on an orientation of those moments; identifying in the first projection locations representing one or more extrema of the object; and outputting those one or more locations as indicative of a extrema of the object with respect to the first axis of the specified coordinate system. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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