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- Patent Title: Selectively paired imaging elements for stereo images
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Application No.: US16886328Application Date: 2020-05-28
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Publication No.: US11238603B2Publication Date: 2022-02-01
- Inventor: Scott Raymond Harris , Barry James O'Brien , Joshua John Watson
- Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US WA Seattle
- Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Seattle
- Agency: Athorus, PLLC
- Main IPC: G06T7/55
- IPC: G06T7/55 ; G06T7/593 ; G06T7/62 ; H04N7/18

Abstract:
This disclosure describes a configuration of an aerial vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”), that includes a plurality of cameras that may be selectively combined to form a stereo pair for use in obtaining stereo images that provide depth information corresponding to objects represented in those images. Depending on the distance between an object and the aerial vehicle, different cameras may be selected for the stereo pair based on the baseline between those cameras and a distance between the object and the aerial vehicle. For example, cameras with a small baseline (close together) may be selected to generate stereo images and depth information for an object that is close to the aerial vehicle. In comparison, cameras with a large baseline may be selected to generate stereo images and depth information for an object that is farther away from the aerial vehicle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210012518A1 SELECTIVELY PAIRED IMAGING ELEMENTS FOR STEREO IMAGES Public/Granted day:2021-01-14
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