Methods and systems for producing seamless composite images without requiring overlap of source images
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1. A method for producing seamless composite images without requiring overlap of source images, comprising:
- acquiring a plurality of source images;
combining said plurality of source images to produce a seamless composite image, wherein said combining said plurality of source images to produce a seamless composite image is performed using said plurality of source images without requiring overlap of image regions of said plurality of source images; and
utilizing a re-sampling mechanism to map pixels that constitute said composite images through a lens distortion correction and a homography for each of said plurality of imagers after an output size within a dataset corresponding to a constructed frame is determined.
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Abstract
A method for producing seamless composite images without requiring overlap of source images is disclosed. A plurality of source images are acquired and combined to produce a seamless composite image. The combining of the plurality of source images to produce a seamless composite image is performed without requiring overlap of image regions of the plurality of source images.
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1. A method for producing seamless composite images without requiring overlap of source images, comprising:
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acquiring a plurality of source images; combining said plurality of source images to produce a seamless composite image, wherein said combining said plurality of source images to produce a seamless composite image is performed using said plurality of source images without requiring overlap of image regions of said plurality of source images; and utilizing a re-sampling mechanism to map pixels that constitute said composite images through a lens distortion correction and a homography for each of said plurality of imagers after an output size within a dataset corresponding to a constructed frame is determined. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for producing seamless composite images without requiring overlap of source images, comprising:
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a plurality of imagers for acquiring a plurality of said source images; and a combiner for combining said plurality of said source images to produce a seamless composite image, wherein said combining said plurality of said source images to produce a seamless composite image is performed using said plurality of source images without requiring overlap of image regions of said plurality of said source images; and a re-sampling mechanism for mapping pixels that constitute said composite image through a lens distortion correction and a homography of each imager after an output size within a dataset corresponding to a constructed frame is determined. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for calibrating a plurality of imagers to produce a seamless composite image without requiring overlap of source images, comprising:
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identifying line features that are visible in each imager frame of said plurality of imagers; and making computations using said line features that relate each imager frame of said plurality of imagers to at least one other imager frame of said plurality of imagers; and constructing a re-sampling mechanism for mapping pixels that constitute said composite image through said computations after an output size within a dataset corresponding to a constructed frame is determined. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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