System for generating three-dimensional electronic models of objects

US7643669B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Marek Strassenburg-Kleciak · Munich, DE
• Philipp Harald Nagel · Seevetal, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 30, 2003
• Grant date: Jan 5, 2010
• Expiry date: Dec 19, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01S19/41
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An image generation system for developing three-dimensional electronic models of objects includes a scanner and a computing system. The scanner may be selectively positioned adjacent to an object in different geographic positions. The scanner may provide scanner position information and image data representative of the object to the computing system. The computing system may generate a three-dimensional electronic model of the object from the image data and the scanner position information. The three-dimensional electronic model may be stored and utilized in other applications, such as an electronic navigational map.