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System and method for detecting and analyzing features in an agricultural field

  • US 8,737,720 B2
  • Filed: 04/06/2004
  • Issued: 05/27/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for creating and analyzing a 3-dimensional field scene map, comprising:

  • at least one camera for producing a pair of images of a field scene; and

    means for creating a disparity image from the pair of images and analyzing features within the disparity image;

    whereinthe disparity image comprises a 3-dimensional image encoded with coordinates relative to the at least one camera; and

    the creating of the 3-dimensional map comprises determining at least one of a camera to ground distance and a camera tilt angle.

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