Synthetic image enhancing system, device, and method

US10032311B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Rockwell Collins, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Max G. Taylor · Hiawatha, US
• Scott E. Schultz · Cedar Rapids, US
• Matthew Jacob Cunnien · Marion, US
• Michael J. Armstrong · Central City, US
• Ryan J. Olson · Marion, US
• Peter J. Flugstad · Marion, US
• Shawn M. Spencer · Cedar Rapids, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 29, 2014
• Grant date: Jul 24, 2018
• Expiry date: Jan 31, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06T2219/2012
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Present novel and non-trivial system, device, and method for enhancing a three-dimensional synthetic image are disclosed. The image generating system is comprised of a first image data source, a second image data source, an image processing unit (“IPU”), and a display system. The IPU may be configured to receive first image data of a first image of a first external scene produced from object data; receive second image data of a second image of a second external scene produced from point cloud data acquired by one or more image capturing devices or object data augmented with point cloud data; combine the first image data with the second image data to produce third image data of a third image of the first external scene; and provide the third image data set to the display system. Fourth image data could be received and included in the production of the three image data.