34results about How to "Reduce geometric distortion" patented technology

A system and method are provided for significantly reducing or substantially eliminating angular geometric distortions in devices designed for imaging and / or inspection of an interior portion or surface of a cavity. A series of processing steps or methods may be employed to eliminate Non-Uniform Rotational Distortion (NURD) in such devices, for example, unidirectional and bi-directional intravascular ultrasonic (IVUS) imaging systems. The system may include a processor and an electronic module which control operation of a transducer assembly provided at a distal end of a catheter assembly. The system invokes a first processing step or method to collect and store raw angle and line data, as well as one or more of second and third processing steps or methods which adjust for NURD experienced during backlash of a bi-directional imaging system and a fourth processing step or method which performs a line-to-line correlation function. The system and method provide more accurate and reliable angular orientations of anomalies identified during imaging and / or inspection of the interior portion or surface of the cavity, thus facilitating diagnosis and treatment options.

The present invention provides an image correction method and a related image correction system which can correct images captured via a fisheye lens or a ultra-wide angle lens camera so as to alleviate geometrical distortion in the images, and geometrically adjust the images according to user's requirements. Wherein, the present invention further enhances the processing performance of image correction computation by a memory allocation technique.

An image processing method determines a geometric transform of a suspect image by efficiently evaluating a large number of geometric transform candidates in environments with limited processing resources. Processing resources are conserved by using complementary methods for determining a geometric transform of an embedded signal. One method excels at higher geometric distortion, and specifically, distortion caused by greater tilt angle of a camera. Another method excels at lower geometric distortion, for weaker signals. Together, the methods provide a more reliable detector of an embedded data signal in image across a larger range of distortion while making efficient use of limited processing resources in mobile devices.

A fixed-focus lens capable of imaging a light valve disposed at a reduced side onto a magnified side is provided. The fixed-focus lens includes a first lens group, a second lens group, and a free form reflective mirror. The first lens group is disposed in the light path between the reduced side and the magnified side. The second lens group is disposed in the light path between the first lens group and the magnified side and includes a first free form lens. The free form reflective mirror is disposed in the light path between the second lens group and the magnified side. An imaging surface imaged from the light valve by the fixed-focus lens is a curved surface. An imaging system using the fixed-focus lens is also provided.

In a method and device for correcting distortion in MRI, k-space data are acquired in a number of data readout directions, the data are converted into a number of images, and a corresponding pixel shift map is generated for each image. The geometric distortion in the corresponding image is corrected according to the pixel shift map, and then all geometric distortion-corrected images are combined. Since movement distortion normally exists in the data readout direction, collecting the k-space data from a number of data readout directions can effectively correct movement distortion. Moreover, correcting the geometric distortion for the images converted from data acquired in a number of data readout directions according to the pixel shift map can reduce the geometric distortion of the final image generated from combination of images. The method and device correct not only movement distortion of MRI images, but also geometric distortion of MRI images.

An apparatus is disclosed for producing an optical display comprising an optical waveguide including a first diffractive part arranged to receive display light and to diffract the display light into an angle for guided propagation along the optical waveguide. A second diffractive part of the waveguide is optically coupled to the first diffractive part by the optical waveguide and is arranged to receive and to diffract light from the first diffractive part to an angle for output from the optical waveguide. Those external surfaces of the waveguide against which guided light reflects internally are coated with a meta-material having a refractive index of value less than 1.0 (one).

A method for transforming and segmenting medical volumes based on generating an antagonistic network mainly comprises the acquisition of synthetic data, the interaction between a generator and a segmentation device, the complete target and the architecture of the antagonistic network and the process is that firstly, the generator is trained with the cyclic consistency loss function of the antagonistic network to compulsorily reconstruct the synthetic data so as to reduce the geometrical distortion of the synthetic image; then, two auxiliary maps, namely segmentation devices, are used to control the geometrical invariance of the synthesized data, so as to ensure the shape consistency of the synthesized image, and finally, the segmentation devices are amplified with the synthesized data generated in the generator to become the multi-mode segmentation devices to achieve efficient volume segmentation. Compared with the traditional method, the method can learn unpaired data, achieves the consistency of image set shapes and improves the segmentation efficiency by using synthetic data, thus achieving the goal of synthesizing clear 3D medical images efficiently.

In a method and device for correcting distortion in MRI, k-space data are acquired in a number of data readout directions, the data are converted into a number of images, and a corresponding pixel shift map is generated for each image. The geometric distortion in the corresponding image is corrected according to the pixel shift map, and then all geometric distortion-corrected images are combined. Since movement distortion normally exists in the data readout direction, collecting the k-space data from a number of data readout directions can effectively correct movement distortion. Moreover, correcting the geometric distortion for the images converted from data acquired in a number of data readout directions according to the pixel shift map can reduce the geometric distortion of the final image generated from combination of images. The method and device correct not only movement distortion of MRI images, but also geometric distortion of MRI images.

The invention relates to an accumulation energy based three-dimensional image line clipping redirecting method. The method comprises the following steps: 1, inputting a three-dimensional image and a corresponding vision difference map; and initializing an energy matrix and an energy accumulation matrix of the input image; 2, finding out the optimal seam set of the left and right vision images based on the dynamic planning method, and recording the route; 3, accumulating the energy of each pixel on the optimal seam set route on the adjacent eight pixels; 4, detecting and accumulating the energyto adjacent two pixels in the maximum edge information direction; 5, deleting the optimal seam set; updating the energy matrix of the image, the energy accumulation matrix M and the corresponding vision difference image; and 6, iterating the abovementioned steps until the target size is met, and thus obtaining the re-directed left and right vision images and the corresponding vision difference images. With the adoption of the method, the vision distortion of three-dimensional images, caused by seam operation concentrated in some area of the images, can be effectively reduced; the geometric consistency of the left image and the right image can be maintained; and the three-dimensional image line cutting clipping performance is improved.

The invention discloses a stepped imaging method for a mobile CT system. The method comprises the following steps of dividing a whole to-be-scanned region into a plurality of stepped scanning regions,enabling a CT machine to start scanning from the first stepped scanning region to obtain scanning data, and carrying out reconstruction to obtain a scanning image; calculating ideal stepping, movingto the next stepped scanning region in a stepping manner, and carrying out scanning reconstruction to obtain a scanning image; according to reference stepping calculated by an inertial navigation unitand the scanning images of the two stepped scanning regions before and after movement, calculating estimated stepping and an actual scanning center position after movement; judging whether the scanning regions already cover the whole to-be-scanned region or not; and if scanning is completed, fusing the scanning images of the stepped scanning regions and the estimated stepping obtained by calculation into final reconstruction body data. According to the method provided by the invention, a motion trail of a scanning center of the CT machine can be accurately estimated under the condition of noguide rails, so that the more accurate scanning images are obtained, and artifacts and geometric distortion are reduced.

The invention discloses a line detector for constant geo-element resolution earth remote sensing, aims to reach constant geo-element resolution earth remote sensing by reducing optical geometric deformation caused by a non-vanishing optical view field and earth curvature, and belongs to the field of earth remote sensing detectors. A detector crystal is provided with an arc special-shaped photo-etching model, so that the line detector can effectively solves the problem of loss of collected light energy caused by arc imaging discretization of an existing area array detector, and the collecting area of light energy is increased, so that light collecting ability of the detector is improved. In a whole view field, wave aberration of light waves received by an arc special-shaped detector is uniform, resolution is same, geometry deformation of the detector can be effectively reduced in remote sensing, so that a geometric correction algorithm is simplified, and the processing speed of a remotesensing image is further improved.

The invention provides a Hog and Gabor feature efficient fusion fast face recognition method based on near-infrared face image, belonging to the technical field of pattern recognition and image processing. The method includes Hog feature extraction and Gabor feature extraction for near-infrared face image samples respectively. The non-negative matrix decomposition method is used to reduce the dimension of two kinds of eigenmatrices respectively. The Hog feature and Gabor feature are fused to obtain the fused feature. The linear discriminant analysis (LDA) was used to reduce the dimension of the fusion feature matrix, and the feature vectors of the training samples after the transformation matrix of the second projection and the second reduction are obtained. The nearest neighbor algorithmKNN is used to classify and recognize the test samples based on the distribution of training samples. The invention ensures the comprehensiveness of acquiring characteristic information, effectively improves the characteristic representation efficiency, reduces the cost of algorithm operation storage and time consumption, and improves the efficiency of face recognition process.

A relief print master is created by a printhead that moves in a slow scan direction. The nozzles of the printhead jet droplets of a polymerisable liquid on a rotating drum. The different nozzles jet droplets simultaneously on different layers that have different diameters. As a result, the droplets jetted by different nozzles travel over different distances before landing. The effect of this is that the droplets undergo different position lag as they land on the different layers. By rotating the printhead in a plane that includes the central axis of the rotating drum and a nozzle row this effect can be compensated for.

The invention discloses a digital method for rapidly evaluating the loss severity of alfalfa diseases and insects. According to the technical scheme of the method, firstly, the focal regions and the non-focal regions of alfalfa leaves are analyzed and then the common disease degree and the RGB color component law thereof are generalized. After that, a color decision-making tree component system for the focal regions and the non-focal regions of alfalfa leaves is established accordingly. The visual processing flow of digital pictures is integrated as one, so that the method is suitable for non-computer professionals to use. At the same time, the functions of batch processing, data exporting and the like are realized, so that the method can be used for processing volume data. Based on the geometric projection imaging rule, the inscribed circle calculation manner is adopted, so that the geometric deformation avoided. The calculation accuracy is improved. Moreover, binary pictures for the healthy regions and the non-healthy regions of alfalfa leaves are constructed, and then the pictures are displayed and compared. In this way, the method can be applied to alfalfa leaves of smaller than 0.5 m in both length and width, with the diameters of the focal regions thereof to be larger than 1mm, and the area statistical precision of the focal regions thereof to be larger than 95%.

The invention relates to the field of structural design of machine tools for the single-ring correction of a circular ring chain repairing and connecting process, in particular to a circular ring chain single-ring stretcher which is used for correcting geometric dimensions of a repaired and connected chain ring and performing certain pre-stretching after a chain is repaired and connected. For many years, due to the fact that waste products which are generated after a heat treatment process of the chain cannot be subjected to single-ring correction, the repaired and connected chain ring cannot meet the requirements of the process on the geometric dimensions and the properties, waste rings are cut by gas, and the cut chain is treated as a short bar, so that the production cost is improved. The circular ring chain single-ring stretcher is composed of two sets of wheel passing devices, two sets of chain conveying devices, a machine body, a movable clamp device, a stationary chuck body, a protecting device, a hydraulic pump station and a KPH150 electrical appliance control system, wherein each wheel passing device is mounted at the upper part of the corresponding end of the machine body; the chain conveying devices are positioned on the left and right sides of the machine body and are mounted at the top ends of a left chain wheel bracket and a right chain wheel bracket respectively; the machine body is a main body connected with all parts. According to the circular ring chain single-ring stretcher, the problem that single-ring correction cannot be performed in the prior art is solved fundamentally.

An apparatus is disclosed for producing an optical display comprising an optical waveguide including a first diffractive part arranged to receive display light and to diffract the display light into an angle for guided propagation along the optical waveguide. A second diffractive part of the waveguide is optically coupled to the first diffractive part by the optical waveguide and is arranged to receive and to diffract light from the first diffractive part to an angle for output from the optical waveguide. Those external surfaces of the waveguide against which guided light reflects internally are coated with a meta-material having a refractive index of value less than 1.0 (one).

The high-temperature and high-pressure synthesis device comprises an outer salt pipe, an inner salt pipe and pyrophyllite, the pyrophyllite is provided with through holes used for assembling the outer salt pipe and a conductive steel ring, the outer salt pipe is arranged in the pyrophyllite, a carbon pipe is assembled in the outer salt pipe, the inner salt pipe is assembled in the carbon pipe, a metal cup is placed in the inner salt pipe, and the metal cup is placed in the conductive steel ring. The upper end and the lower end of the through hole of the pyrophyllite are provided with the carbon plates and the conductive steel rings, and the carbon plates are attached to the outer salt pipe, the carbon pipe, the inner salt pipe and the salt plates. During application, the carbon tube simultaneously heats the inner salt tube and the outer salt tube to simultaneously generate two isostatic pressing areas formed by molten salt, namely an inner isostatic pressing pool and an outer isostatic pressing pool, and the inner isostatic pressing pool provides a hot isostatic pressing environment which is suitable for sintering the diamond hard alloy compact and has equal pressures in all directions; the outer isostatic pressing tank provides a pressure environment with uniform stress for the carbon tubes in the outer isostatic pressing tank, and the stress of the carbon tubes is balanced; and the sintering quality of the diamond hard alloy compact is obviously improved.

A fixed-focus lens capable of imaging a light valve disposed at a reduced side onto a magnified side is provided. The fixed-focus lens includes a first lens group, a second lens group, and a free form reflective mirror. The first lens group is disposed in the light path between the reduced side and the magnified side. The second lens group is disposed in the light path between the first lens group and the magnified side and includes a first free form lens. The free form reflective mirror is disposed in the light path between the second lens group and the magnified side. An imaging surface imaged from the light valve by the fixed-focus lens is a curved surface. An imaging system using the fixed-focus lens is also provided.

A new copy protection signal includes resistance to certain circumvention devices and includes improved playability. The new copy protection signal causes the certain circumvention devices to pass substantially the copy protection effects to a video recorder or to allow for content control effectiveness on a compliant device. The new copy protection signal also causes the circumvention device to add or enhance copy protection effectiveness, which is contrary to the circumvention device's original intent of removing or reducing copy protection effectiveness. The new copy protection signal is provided by inserting or adding one or more pseudo sync pulses or one or more pseudo sync / AGC pulse pairs immediately after, or one line after, a vertical sync signal in at least one television line.

The invention discloses a digital method for quickly evaluating the loss degree of alfalfa diseases and insect pests. It analyzes the lesion area and non-lesion area of ​​alfalfa leaves, summarizes the common disease degree and its RGB color component rule, and constructs the leaf lesion area and non-lesion area accordingly. Lesion color decision tree component system. It integrates the visual processing flow of digital pictures and is suitable for non-computer professionals to operate and use; it also has functions such as batch processing and data export, and is suitable for processing large amounts of data; Geometric deformation improves calculation accuracy; binary images of healthy and unhealthy areas of leaves are constructed, and display and comparison are provided; it is suitable for leaves whose length and width are less than 0.5m, and the range and accuracy are as follows: The statistical accuracy of the lesion area of ​​the alfalfa leaf is more than 95% in the range larger than 1mm.

A relief print master is created by a printhead that moves in a slow scan direction. The nozzles of the printhead jet droplets of a polymerisable liquid on a rotating drum. The different nozzles jet droplets simultaneously on different layers that have different diameters. As a result, the droplets jetted by different nozzles travel over different distances before landing. The effect of this is that the droplets undergo different position lag as they land on the different layers. By rotating the printhead in a plane that is orthogonal to the jetting direction this effect can be compensated for.

The embodiment of the invention discloses an image compensation method and device and a computer storage medium. The method can comprise the following steps: dividing a linear charge coupled device CCD array into a plurality of CCD line segments; determining the current to-be-rotated angle of each CCD line segment according to the current relative angle between the corresponding target area of each CCD line segment in the to-be-imaged area and each CCD line segment; for each CCD line segment, rotating according to the current to-be-rotated angle of each CCD line segment; and shooting the to-be-imaged area through the rotated CCD line segment.

A linear detector for earth remote sensing with constant earth element resolution, which is used to reduce the optical geometric deformation caused by the non-zero optical field of view and the curvature of the earth, so as to realize earth remote sensing with constant earth element resolution, which belongs to earth remote sensing Detector technology field. In the present invention, the detector crystal adopts an arc-shaped photolithography model, which can effectively solve the problem of the loss of collected light energy caused by the discretization of the arc-shaped imaging of the existing area array detector, and increase the light energy collection area, thereby improving the light collection of the detector. Ability; in the entire field of view, the wave aberration of the light waves received by the arc shaped detector is uniform, and the resolution is the same, which can effectively reduce the geometric deformation of the detector during remote sensing imaging, thereby simplifying the geometric correction algorithm and further improving remote sensing. Image processing speed.

An image processing method determines a geometric transform of a suspect image by efficiently evaluating a large number of geometric transform candidates in environments with limited processing resources. Processing resources are conserved by using complementary methods for determining a geometric transform of an embedded signal. One method excels at higher geometric distortion, and specifically, distortion caused by greater tilt angle of a camera. Another method excels at lower geometric distortion, for weaker signals. Together, the methods provide a more reliable detector of an embedded data signal in image across a larger range of distortion while making efficient use of limited processing resources in mobile devices.