20240029304. Positioning system and method for determining the three dimensional position of a movable object simplified abstract (Unknown Organization)

Positioning system and method for determining the three dimensional position of a movable object

Organization Name

Unknown Organization

Inventor(s)

Martina Baric of Bosnia (BA)

Positioning system and method for determining the three dimensional position of a movable object - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240029304 titled 'Positioning system and method for determining the three dimensional position of a movable object

Simplified Explanation

The invention is a system and method for determining the three-dimensional position of a movable object using an attachable camera. The camera captures an image with visual features that are spaced apart from the camera. The visual features are stored as landmarks with corresponding position information. The positions of the visual features in the captured image are detected and the camera orientation is estimated. An image plane is defined based on the camera orientation. The positions of the visual features stored in a 3D model are projected onto the virtual image plane, creating positions of the visual features. Matching is performed between the image positions and the projected visual feature positions to identify image visual features. The position of the object is determined from the three-dimensional positions of the visual features identified in the matching process.

• The invention is a system and method for determining the three-dimensional position of a movable object using an attachable camera.
• The camera captures an image with visual features that are spaced apart from the camera.
• The visual features are stored as landmarks with corresponding position information.
• The positions of the visual features in the captured image are detected.
• The camera orientation is estimated.
• An image plane is defined based on the camera orientation.
• The positions of the visual features stored in a 3D model are projected onto the virtual image plane, creating positions of the visual features.
• Matching is performed between the image positions and the projected visual feature positions to identify image visual features.
• The position of the object is determined from the three-dimensional positions of the visual features identified in the matching process.

Potential Applications

• Object tracking and positioning in augmented reality applications.
• Navigation and localization systems for autonomous vehicles.
• Motion capture and animation in the entertainment industry.
• Robotics and automation for object detection and manipulation.

Problems Solved

• Accurate determination of the three-dimensional position of a movable object.
• Efficient matching of visual features in captured images with projected positions in a 3D model.
• Reliable camera orientation estimation for accurate positioning.

Benefits

• Improved accuracy in determining the position of a movable object.
• Real-time tracking and positioning capabilities.
• Enhanced object detection and manipulation in various industries.
• Increased efficiency and reliability in navigation and localization systems.

Original Abstract Submitted

the invention relates to a system and method for determining a movable object's three dimensional position, comprising an attachable camera, attached to the object, and configured to capture an image containing representations of visual features that are spaced apart from the camera, means for storing the visual features, the features comprising a set of landmarks, containing position information of the corresponding visual feature, and detecting the positions the visual features in the captured image as mage positions of the visual features; estimate camera orientation; define an image plane, of the camera orientation; project positions of the visual features stored in the 3d model onto the virtual image plane creating positions of the visual features; perform matching between the image positions and the projected visual features positions, identifying image visual features; and determine the position of the object from the three-dimensional positions of the visual features identified in the matching process.