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Imaging based stabilization

US8736676B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 4, 2011
Grant dateMay 27, 2014
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Expiry dateMar 30, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30252
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An image-based sensor system for a mobile unit makes use of light emitters and imagers to acquire illumination patterns of emitted light impinging on the floor and/or walls surrounding the unit. The illumination pattern is used to estimate location and/or orientation of the unit. These estimates are used for one or more functions of stabilization, calibration, localization, and mapping of or with respect to the unit.

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