Automated scheduling of radar-cued camera system for optimizing visual inspection (detection) of radar targets
US9671493B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/695
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Described is system for optimizing visual inspection of radar targets. The system detects radar hits with a radar system comprising radar and a radar-cued camera. The camera has a current state comprising a current slew position and a current zoom level. The radar hits are stored, and a set of metrics are determined for each radar hit. A track value (TV) metric is determined that combines the set of metrics for each zoom level of the camera. The camera sends a set of commands based on the TV metric, such that the camera slews from the current state to a new state. The new state is a position of a radar hit with the largest TV metric and a corresponding zoom level. Given the new state, an image is captured and processed to generate captured tracks. The current state of the camera is updated to reflect the new state.
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