Electro-optical IFS finder
US5076662A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 1989 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06E3/001
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electro-optical system that implements the self-tiling process of fining proper Iterated Function Systems for modeling natural objects. The system can operate in two different modes, a real-time interactive mode and an automated mode. The purpose of the system is to speed up the process of finding a proper IFS for a given object to be modeled. The system makes use of optical processing, including optical means for rotating, magnifying/demagnifying and translating an input image. Optical beamsplitters are used to combine transformed images to produce a tiled output image. In one embodiment, an automated controller evaluates the goodness of the match between the tiled image and the input image and generates control signals which cause adjustment of the settings of the optical means. The process is repeated automatically until the match is sufficiently good. The invention can also be operated in a manual, man-in-the-loop mode.
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