Mobile data collection and processing system and methods
First Claim
1. A mobile data collection system for use in a vehicle as it travels along a road, the mobile data collection system comprising:
- a positioning system to generate position and time data as the vehicle travels along the road;
a down-looking line scan camera mounted on the vehicle and configured to obtain a series of line scan images of the road as the vehicle travels therealong; and
a data collection controller connected to the positioning system and the line scan camera to associate line scan images with corresponding position and time data as the vehicle travels along the road.
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Abstract
The mobile data collection system includes a positioning system, such as a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver and/or an Inertial Navigation System (INS), to generate position and time data. A down looking line scan camera for mounting on a vehicle, obtains a series of line scan images of a path, such as a road. A data collection controller is connected to the positioning system and the line scan camera to associate the line scan images with the corresponding position and time data. A database stores the line scan images and associated corresponding position and time data. An image processor identifies and marks features in the line scan images.
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1. A mobile data collection system for use in a vehicle as it travels along a road, the mobile data collection system comprising:
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a positioning system to generate position and time data as the vehicle travels along the road; a down-looking line scan camera mounted on the vehicle and configured to obtain a series of line scan images of the road as the vehicle travels therealong; and a data collection controller connected to the positioning system and the line scan camera to associate line scan images with corresponding position and time data as the vehicle travels along the road. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile road-centerline data collection and processing system comprising:
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a vehicle for traveling along a road; a positioning system carried by the vehicle to generate position and time data; a down-looking line scan camera with an attached wide-angle lens mounted on the vehicle configured to obtain a series of line scan images of the road; and a data collection controller, carried by the vehicle and connected to the positioning system and the line scan camera to associate line scan images with corresponding position and time data, the data collection controller comprising an image processor to identify and mark road features in the line scan images. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for road-centerline data collection and processing comprising:
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providing a positioning system in a vehicle to generate position and time data as the vehicle travels along a road; operating a down-looking line scan camera configured to obtain a series of line scan images of the road as the vehicle travels therealong; and associating the line scan images with corresponding position and time data from the positioning system as the vehicle travels along a road. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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