Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Mapping a space using a multi-directional camera
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Application No.: US15906758Application Date: 2018-02-27
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Publication No.: US10796151B2Publication Date: 2020-10-06
- Inventor: Robert Lukierski , Stefan Leutenegger , Andrew Davison
- Applicant: IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE
- Applicant Address: GB London
- Assignee: Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
- Current Assignee: Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
- Current Assignee Address: GB London
- Agency: EIP US LLP
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@63e0444a
- Main IPC: G06K9/00
- IPC: G06K9/00 ; G06T7/579 ; G06T7/55 ; G06T7/73 ; A47L9/00 ; B25J9/16 ; B25J11/00 ; G05D1/02 ; H04N5/232 ; G06T7/80

Abstract:
Examples described herein relate to mapping a space using a multi-directional camera. This mapping may be performed with a robotic device comprising a monocular multi-directional camera device and at least one movement actuator. The mapping may generate an occupancy map to determine navigable portions of the space. A robotic device movement around a point in a plane of movement may be instructed using the at least one movement actuator. Using the monocular multi-directional camera device, a sequence of images are obtained (610) at different angular positions during the instructed movement. Pose data is determined (620) from the sequence of images. The pose data is determined using features detected within the sequence of images. Depth values are then estimated (630) by evaluating a volumetric function of the sequence of images and the pose data. The depth values are processed (640) to populate the occupancy map for the space.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180189565A1 MAPPING A SPACE USING A MULTI-DIRECTIONAL CAMERA Public/Granted day:2018-07-05
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