Apparatus and method for multispectral imaging with three dimensional overlaying
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1. Apparatus for imaging, comprising:
- a representation generator arranged to generate a three dimensional representation of a scene;
an image segmentation process arranged to identify objects located at different depths in the scene;
at least one visible light imaging sensor arranged to obtain a visible light image of the scene;
at least one infrared imaging sensor arranged to obtain an infrared image of the scene; and
an image overlaying processor arranged to;
overlay the infrared image and the visible light image onto the three dimensional representation of the scene to produce an multispectral three dimensional representation of the scene; and
manipulate the overlaid infrared image in the multispectral three dimensional representation of the scene according to the depths of the identified objects such that;
the infrared image is not overlaid onto objects in the scene that do not satisfy a predetermined depth requirement so that a palette of false colors used to represent temperature data in the infrared image is adjusted to extend over the range of temperatures observable at objects satisfying the predetermined depth requirement; and
the visible light image is overlaid onto objects in the scene that do not satisfy the predetermined depth requirement.
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for multispectral imaging comprising, representation generator arranged to generate a three dimensional representation of a scene, at least one infrared imaging sensor arranged to obtain an infrared image of the scene, and an image overlaying processor arranged to overlay the infrared image onto the three dimensional representation of the scene to produce an infrared three dimensional representation of the scene.
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1. Apparatus for imaging, comprising:
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a representation generator arranged to generate a three dimensional representation of a scene; an image segmentation process arranged to identify objects located at different depths in the scene; at least one visible light imaging sensor arranged to obtain a visible light image of the scene; at least one infrared imaging sensor arranged to obtain an infrared image of the scene; and an image overlaying processor arranged to; overlay the infrared image and the visible light image onto the three dimensional representation of the scene to produce an multispectral three dimensional representation of the scene; and manipulate the overlaid infrared image in the multispectral three dimensional representation of the scene according to the depths of the identified objects such that; the infrared image is not overlaid onto objects in the scene that do not satisfy a predetermined depth requirement so that a palette of false colors used to represent temperature data in the infrared image is adjusted to extend over the range of temperatures observable at objects satisfying the predetermined depth requirement; and the visible light image is overlaid onto objects in the scene that do not satisfy the predetermined depth requirement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An imaging method, comprising:
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generating a three dimensional representation of a scene using a representation generator;
identifying objects located at different depths in the scene using an image segmentation process;obtaining an infrared image of the scene using at least one infrared imaging sensor; obtaining a visible light image of the scene using at least one visible light imaging sensor; overlaying the infrared image and the visible light image onto the three dimensional representation of the scene to produce an multispectral three dimensional representation of the scene using an image overlaying processor; and manipulating the infrared image in the multispectral three dimensional representation of the scene according to the depths of the identified objects such that; the infrared image is not overlaid onto objects in the scene that do not satisfy a predetermined depth requirement so that a palette of false colors used to represent temperature data in the infrared image is adjusted to extend over the range of temperatures observable at objects satisfying the predetermined depth requirement; and the visible light image is overlaid onto the objects in the scene that do not satisfy the predetermined depth requirement. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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