Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Determination of the three-dimensional location of a target viewed by a camera
- Patent Title (中): 确定由相机观看的目标的三维位置
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Application No.: US11807309Application Date: 2007-05-25
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Publication No.: US08049658B1Publication Date: 2011-11-01
- Inventor: Louis Lagonik , Donna F. Smith
- Applicant: Louis Lagonik , Donna F. Smith
- Applicant Address: US MD Bethesda
- Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Current Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Bethesda
- Agency: Howard IP Law Group, PC
- Main IPC: G01S13/00
- IPC: G01S13/00 ; G01S13/08 ; G06K9/00 ; G01C21/00

Abstract:
A method for determining, in three dimensions, the location of a moving ground object observed in a region by a video camera. A terrain map supplies altitude for the latitude and longitude of each terrain point. The terrain information is combined with camera location, field of view, and orientation to produce a computed terrain map relative to the camera. A video analytics step processes the video and locates moving target(s) in two Cartesian coordinates. The coordinates are processed with the camera information to produce target location in terms of azimuth and elevation angle. The computed map information is combined with the angular target location to produce latitude, longitude, and altitude of the target. The target location information is used for further investigation or to attack the target. Also, a method for determining the third dimension of a 2-D radar track to cue a camera or fuse with camera data.
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