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Gimbaled camera object tracking system

  • US 9,936,133 B2
  • Filed: 08/19/2015
  • Issued: 04/03/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for automatically controlling a gimbaled camera system of a vehicle, comprising:

  • a camera positioned relative to a body of the vehicle;

    one or more sensors configured to sense the pointing direction of the camera;

    one or more sensors configured to monitor movement of the vehicle relative to a surface; and

    a processor configured toreceive first sensed pan and tilt orientation data acquired when the camera was aimed at a first point on or adjacent to a target object while the vehicle was at a first stationary position, receive second sensed pan and tilt orientation data acquire when the camera was aimed at the first point while the vehicle was at a second stationary position, and vehicle movement data representative of the vehicle'"'"'s movement from the first stationary position to the second stationary position,use vehicle movement data and the first and second sensed pan and tilt orientation data to establish a target position representative of the position of the target object relative to the vehicle body based on an object independent association, andautomatically adjust the pointing direction of the camera in response to the vehicle'"'"'s movement such that the camera remains aimed on the target position.

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