METHOD FOR DETERMINING A LOCATION FROM IMAGES ACQUIRED OF AN ENVIRONMENT WITH AN OMNI-DIRECTIONAL CAMERA
Patent №
US 8,249,302
Granted
2012-08-21
Filed 2009
Owner
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC.
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Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
12495655
A location and orientation in an environment is determined by first acquiring a real omni-directional image of an unknown skyline in the environment. A set of virtual omni-directional images of known skylines are synthesized from a 3D model of the environment, wherein each virtual omni-directional image is associated with a known location and orientation. The real omni-directional image with each virtual omni-directional images to determine a best matching virtual omni-directional image with the associated known location and orientation.
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Ownership
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC.
assignment · 234280852
Assignors
RAMALINGAM, SRIKUMAR, BRAND, MATTHEW, BOUAZIZ, SOFIEN
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