Image processing method for the detection of the horizon and device for the implementation thereof
US5214720A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 19, 1991 |
| Grant date | May 25, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30252
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
According to the method, after a step for the digital processing of the video signal of the image analyzed by rows, there is determined, for each row, on the basis of the distribution of the mean light energy values below and above each position of the row, a step modelling function, the jump position of which gives the position of the horizon in this row. The device used to implement this method includes a sampler of the video signal coupled with a flip flop memory through an accumulator which adds up the luminance values row by row, and a processor which, on the basis of the distribution of the mean light energy levels, computes the signal to be subtracted from the digital video signal by means of a subtractor. The disclosed method and device can be applied to the detection of the horizon from an image analyzed by columns or by lines.
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