Image analysis – Applications – Target tracking or detecting
Reexamination Certificate
2011-04-12
2011-04-12
Lu, Tom Y (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Target tracking or detecting
C382S104000, C382S154000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07925049
ABSTRACT:
A method for estimating pose from a sequence of images, which includes the steps of detecting at least three feature points in both the left image and right image of a first pair of stereo images at a first point in time; matching the at least three feature points in the left image to the at least three feature points in the right image to obtain at least three two-dimensional feature correspondences; calculating the three-dimensional coordinates of the at least three two-dimensional feature correspondences to obtain at least three three-dimensional reference feature points; tracking the at least three feature points in one of the left image and right image of a second pair of stereo images at a second point in time different from the first point in time to obtain at least three two-dimensional reference feature points; and calculating a pose based on the at least three three-dimensional reference feature points and its corresponding two-dimensional reference feature points in the stereo images. The pose is found by minimizing projection residuals of a set of three-dimensional reference feature points in an image plane.
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Kumar Rakesh
Naroditsky Oleg
Oskiper Taragay
Samarasekera Supun
Sawhney Harpreet Singh
Lowenstein & Sandler PC
Lu Tom Y
SRI - International
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