Construction and civil engineering database generator and display
First Claim
1. A construction and civil engineering database generator which synthesizes a plurality of successive images of a long and narrow construction or civil engineering object to generate the data for said object in its whole size, comprising:
- an image input unit which moves in the direction of the length of said object to successively capture images of said object;
a position measuring unit which outputs data relating to the capturing position;
a video recorder which records the output from said image input unit in synchronism with the positional information output from said position measuring unit;
an image synthesis unit which, when the information recorded by said video recorder is reproduced, referred to said positional information and synthesizes the reproduced plurality of images into one image; and
a memory for storing the synthesized image.
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Abstract
A device generates a database suited for maintenance of construction and civil engineering works, particularly very long and narrow bridges, roads, and slope faces. A device also displays the database. The database generator comprises a video camera which moves in the direction of the length of said object to successively capture images of an object, a position measuring unit which outputs data relating to the capturing position, a video recorder which records the output from said image input unit in synchronism with the positional information output from said position measuring unit, an image synthesis unit which, when the information recorded by said video recorder is reproduced, refers to said positional information and synthesizes the reproduced plurality of images into one image, and a memory for storing the synthesized image. The generated image database is posted on an Internet server and displayed via a browser.
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15 Claims
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1. A construction and civil engineering database generator which synthesizes a plurality of successive images of a long and narrow construction or civil engineering object to generate the data for said object in its whole size, comprising:
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an image input unit which moves in the direction of the length of said object to successively capture images of said object;
a position measuring unit which outputs data relating to the capturing position;
a video recorder which records the output from said image input unit in synchronism with the positional information output from said position measuring unit;
an image synthesis unit which, when the information recorded by said video recorder is reproduced, referred to said positional information and synthesizes the reproduced plurality of images into one image; and
a memory for storing the synthesized image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A device for displaying the image of the long and narrow object obtained from a construction and civil engineering database generator which synthesizes a plurality of successive images of a long and narrow construction or civil engineering object to generate the data for said object in its whole size,
the data base generator comprising: -
an image input unit which moves in the direction of the length of said object to successively capture images of said object;
a position measuring unit which outputs data relating to the capturing position;
a video recorder which records the output from said image input unit in synchronism with the positional information output from said position measuring unit;
an image synthesis unit which, when the information recorded by said video recorder is reproduced, refers to said positional information and synthesizes the reproduced plurality of images into one image; and
a memory for storing the synthesized image, and the display device comprising;
a main screen display unit which displays the main image showing a portion of said object; and
a sub-screen display unit which displays the sub-image indicating which part of said object said main screen is displaying. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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