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Method for adjusting the orientation of a camera installed in a vehicle and system for carrying out this method

US7864981B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 18, 2007
Grant dateJan 4, 2011
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Expiry dateOct 28, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30256
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for adjusting an orientation of a camera installed on a vehicle, comprising the following operations: installing the vehicle at a location provided with markings on the ground, detecting these markings, estimating a vanishing point based on these markings, and matching the vanishing point with a positioning point by angular displacement of the camera.

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