978 results about "Photogrammetry" patented technology

Affordable methods and apparatus are disclosed for inputting position, attitude (orientation) or other object characteristic data to computers for the purpose of Computer Aided Design, Painting, Medicine, Teaching, Gaming, Toys, Simulations, Aids to the disabled, and internet or other experiences. Preferred embodiments of the invention utilize electro-optical sensors, and particularly TV Cameras, providing optically inputted data from specialized datum's on objects and/or natural features of objects. Objects can be both static and in motion, from which individual datum positions and movements can be derived, also with respect to other objects both fixed and moving. Real-time photogrammetry is preferably used to determine relationships of portions of one or more datums with respect to a plurality of cameras or a single camera processed by a conventional PC.

Camera system and methods to capture panoramic imagery from a camera mounted on a moving platform, using low-cost digital image sensors. The panoramic imagery appears seamless and natural to the eye. The panoramic imaging system and methods are specifically designed to accommodate the long acquisition times of low-cost digital image sensors, despite the motion of the camera during image capture. Pairs of cameras are arranged about an axis and a pairwise firing sequence enables capturing a series of adjacent images without gap or overlap. Additionally, when combined with suitable supplemental sensors, the image data provide location information about objects in the image for use in elementary photogrammetry.

The method according to the invention gene rates an aerial image mosaic viewing a larger area than a single image from a camera can provide using a combination of computer vision and photogrammetry. The aerial image mosaic is based on a set of images acquired from a camera. Selective matching and cross matching of consecutive and non-consecutive images, respectively, are performed and three dimensional motion and structure parameters are calculated and implemented on the model to check if the model is stable. Thereafter the parameters are globally optimised and based on these optimised parameters the serial image mosaic is generated. The set of images may be limited by removing old image data as new images are acquired. The method makes it is possible to establish images in near real time using a system of low complexity and small size, and using only image information.

A video system for providing an operator with a three dimensional stereoscopic image of the oral cavity of a patient is provided. The system includes an imaging unit for providing at least two stereoscopic images of the oral cavity, a pair of switchable shutters for alternatingly blocking the view of the left eye and the right eye of the operator, a synchronizing unit for synchronizing the switching of the pair of switchable shutters with the rate of generation of the two stereoscopic video images by the imaging unit and a video display for displaying the two stereoscopic images.

The invention relates to a calibration technology for multiple structured light projected three-dimensional profile measuring heads, discloses a technology for calibrating multiple structured light projected three-dimensional profile measuring heads in different directions, which can be used for the quick label-free measurement of an object profile projected by structured light, and belongs to the technical field of optical measurement. In the calibration technology, only a calibration object of a plane with a plurality of calibration patterns is required to be designed and is not required to be manufactured into a high-precision three-dimensional target with known geometrical relationships on all surfaces; and geometrical parameters among all planes of the calibration object can be obtained by a close-range photogrammetry technology to upgrade the calibration object into the three-dimensional target, so the difficulty of machining and maintaining the high-precision three-dimensional target directly is reduced. By utilizing the technology, multiple structured light projected three-dimensional profile measuring heads can be measured from different visual angles in a label-free mode, and point clouds scanned in different directions are unified to one coordinate system automatically, so error accumulation caused by splicing is avoided effectively, and the time of the three-dimensional appearance reconstruction of the object can be shortened.

The invention provides aerial photogrammetry by using two or more flying vehicles, each equipped with a GPS device and an image pickup unit, comprising a step of setting up two or more photographing points and setting up a photographing point area, respectively, with each of the photographing points as the center, a step of measuring a position of the flying vehicle by the GPS device, a step where each of the flying vehicle reaches each corresponding photographing point area and maintains the position of the photographing point area, a step of acquiring a time when the flying vehicle finally reaches the photographing point area, a step of setting up a shutter timing time after a predetermined time from the moment when the flying vehicle has finally reached the photographing point area, and a step of taking aerial photographs by the two or more flying vehicles at the shutter timing time.

The inventions herein relate generally to improvements in photogrammetry and devices suitable for obtaining such improvements. Some embodiments use only a single passive image-capture device to obtain overlapping 2D images, where such images at least partially overlap with regard to at least one object of interest in a scene. Such images can be processed using methods incorporating structure from motion algorithms. Accurate 3D digital representations of the at least one object of interest can be obtained. Substantially accurate measurements and other useful information regarding the at least one object of interest are obtainable from the methodology herein.

A triangulation-type, three-dimensional imager device uses photogrammetry to provide alignment or registration of the multiple point clouds of an object generated by the imager. The imager does not need a calibrated artifact such as a scale bar in its use of the photogrammetry process but instead uses the point cloud data generated by the imager to set the scale required by and utilized in the photogrammetry process.

An apparatus for generating 3D geographical models includes a processor and memory storing executable computer program code causing the apparatus to at least perform operations including removing points of a cloud depicting vertical structures in meshes of triangles detected in an area corresponding to a set of 3D points responsive to identifying triangles on vertical structures. The triangles include vertices corresponding to geocoordinates. The program code further causes the apparatus to interpolate non-vertical structures of triangles to generate a dense cloud of points. The program code further causes the apparatus to downward project delineated points of segmented rooftops to closest points of a ground to generate 3D polygonal models depicting geographical objects. The program code further causes the apparatus to generate texturized objects responsive to mapping triangle locations to the 3D polygonal models and assign texture to vertical structures and rooftops. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided.

The invention provides a camera for photogrammetry, which comprises a shaft 11 tiltably supported in any direction via a gimbal 14, a GPS device having a GPS antenna 12 installed on an upper end of said shaft, and a photographic device main unit 13 installed on a lower end of said shaft, wherein optical axis of said photographic device main unit is designed so as to direct in vertical and downward direction, said photographic device main unit has an image pickup unit 24 installed in a known relation with said GPS antenna and a control device for controlling image pickup of said image pickup unit, and said control device 19 controls said image pickup unit so that still image is acquired by the image pickup unit, and an image pickup position at the time of image pickup is obtained by said GPS device.

The invention discloses an existing bridge quick BIM modeling system and method. The three-dimensional laser scanning technology serves as a bridge three-dimensional geometric data acquisition tool, and the limitation of passive ranging in traditional close-range photogrammetry, namely limitation of natural light conditions, is overcome. In actual application examples, by comparing a BIM model built through three-dimensional scanning and an actual building, it is found that the similarity between the BIM model and the actual building can reach 90% or above. A full-color-point cloud model is obtained through the three-dimensional scanning technology, a vivid and fine virtual model can be generated through three-dimensional entity modeling software processing, the method can be used for webpage real-time publish and sharing, and the cooperative work efficiency is improved. The whole BIM modeling process is convenient, quick and precise, as for small-and-medium-sized bridges, it takes a few hours from field work scanning to building of the whole BIM model, and model errors can be controlled at the millimeter level.

The present invention proposes an evaluation method of solar energy utilization potential in urban high-density areas based on low-altitude photogrammetry, comprising the following steps: low-altitude data acquisition using drones, acquisition of three-dimensional point cloud data, screening of building subject points, selection of seed region, region growth and point cloud patch segmentation, three-dimensional reconstruction, building geometry model, solar radiation simulation and solar energy utilization potential assessment steps. The invention utilizes low-altitude photogrammetry to obtain point cloud data in a high-density area of the city, and performs semantic division and three-dimensional reconstruction on the point cloud data through a parameterization tool to obtain a singular geometric model. Therefore, the solar radiation and dynamic change obtained from the roof and facade of the building are simulated and analyzed in the same platform.

The invention provides a dam slope deformation monitoring system and method. According to the monitoring system, an unmanned aerial vehicle photogrammetry system is utilized to monitor dams in the whole reservoir area, and an encrypted monitoring area with large deformation quantity and large digital elevation difference (a steep slope) is determined; in the encrypted monitoring area, a ground-based interferometric radar measurement system is utilized to determine a first level key area with larger deformation quantity; in the first level key area, a ground-based three-dimensional laser radarsystem is adopted to select a second level key area with larger deformation quantity, a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) is adopted in the second level key area to determine a key monitoringparticle with high deformation speed, and a micro core pile is utilized to monitor and forewarn the collapse process of the key monitoring particle area. According to the dam slope deformation monitoring system and method, precise positioning of the collapse position of the dams in the whole reservoir area and integrated monitoring and early warning of space, air and ground are achieved through time seamless monitoring from slow to fast to the instant of collapse and full coverage monitoring from large area to small area to particle and from two-dimensional to three-dimensional space variation.

The invention provides a binocular photogrammetry method of large flexible structure vibration displacement, and belongs to the technical field of flexible structure dynamic analysis and measurement. The binocular photogrammetry method of large flexible structure vibration displacement aims to solve the problem that the existing contact measurement impacts performance of a flexible structure. Firstly, industrial cameras are demarcated; then, shock excitation is conducted on the flexible structure to be tested, all the industrial cameras are controlled to be triggered synchronously through a single-chip microcomputer, and shooting of vibration displacement is conducted on the point to be tested of the flexible structure to be tested; next, images obtained by shooting of all the industrial cameras are dealt with, pixel coordinates of the point to be tested are obtained through an angular point detection algorithm, object space coordinates of the point to be tested at each point of time are obtained through a binocular three-dimensional reconstruction technology, and thus the vibration displacement curve of the flexible structure to be tested is obtained. The binocular photogrammetry method of large flexible structure vibration displacement is applied to measuring vibration displacement of the flexible structure.