IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,916,659
Granted Patent B2
US 9,916,659 · App. 14/834,633 · Granted Mar 13, 2018

Operating device, operating method, and program therefor

Inventors: You Sasaki (Itabashi-ku, JP); Tadayuki Ito (Itabashi-ku, JP)
Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
G06T7/0018G01C11/02G01S19/49G06K9/0063G06K9/00637G06K9/6211G06T3/40G06T7/20G06T7/85H04N5/2356H04N5/247G06T2207/10021G06T2207/30204G06T2207/30252
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,916,659
App. No.
14/834,633
Granted
Mar 13, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Exterior orientation parameters of a camera are easily determined by, for example, a reference image being obtained by photographing a building 131 with a camera 112 , in which exterior orientation parameters are determined, while a vehicle 100 travels, and a comparative image being simultaneously obtained by photographing the building 131 with a camera 113 , in which exterior orientation parameters are undetermined. Then, points that match between the reference image and the comparative image are selected, and relative orientation and scale adjustment using a predetermined scale are performed, whereby the exterior orientation parameters of the camera 113 are calculated.

Claims (7)

1. An operating device comprising:

processing circuitry configured to

obtain reference images by photographing an object at multiple timings with a first camera while a vehicle travels and obtain comparative image by simultaneously photographing the object at multiple timings with a second camera at the same time as the first camera while the vehicle travels, the first camera being fixed to the vehicle and having exterior orientation parameters with respect to the vehicle, which are predetermined, and the second camera being fixed to the vehicle and having exterior orientation parameters with respect to the vehicle, which are undetermined,

select points that match between the reference images and the comparative images,

obtain data of superposed matched points by superposing data of the matched points between the reference images and the comparative images, which are simultaneously photographed at the multiple timings,

perform relative orientation based on the data of the superposed matched points and calculate the exterior orientation parameters of the second camera by adjusting the scale in accordance with a predetermined scale.

2. The operating device according to claim 1 , wherein the multiple reference images are obtained by photographing different objects.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2015
From: SASAKI, YOU; ITO, TADAYUKI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
Reel/Frame 036410/0920 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-173908 · Aug 28, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160063703A1 · Mar 3, 2016