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Registration and comparison of three-dimensional objects

US9904870B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Cognitech, Inc. · US

Inventors

Leonid I. Rudin · San Marino, US
Jose L. Lisani · Pasadena, US
Jean-Michel Morel · Paris, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 4, 2015
Grant date	Feb 27, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 4, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2219/2004
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Information of different scans of physical objects may require comparison, for example to determine if the scans are of the same object or if an object has changed, or better information for a three dimensional model may be desired. Different scans of physical objects may be compared by determining lines or planes tangent to a surface at a discrete number of points, registering three dimensional information provided by the scans using the tangent lines or planes, and determining a measure of discrepancy between the surfaces. Three dimensional information of different scans of the same object may also be merged after determining lines or planes tangent to a surface at a discrete number of points and performing registration and merging.

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