Abstract:
Techniques are disclosed for coding light-based communication (LCom) data in a manner that allows for detection thereof, for example, via a standard low-speed (e.g., 30 frames per second) smartphone camera. In accordance with some embodiments, the disclosed techniques can be used, for example, in encoding and decoding LCom data in a manner that: (1) prevents or otherwise minimizes perceivable flicker of the light output by a transmitting LCom-enabled luminaire; and/or (2) avoids or otherwise reduces a need for additional, specialized receiver hardware at the receiver computing device (200) including the camera. In some cases, the disclosed techniques can be used, for example, to enhance the baud rate between a transmitting LCom-enabled luminaire and a receiver device.
Abstract:
A surveying instrument includes: a survey system configured to survey an object under survey; an image sensing system, to be pointed in a direction toward said object under survey, including a first image sensing unit having an angle of view and a second image sensing unit having an angle of view wider than the angle of view of said first image sensing unit; a horizontal angle driver configured to rotate said survey system and said image sensing system around a vertical axis of said surveying instrument; a vertical angle driver configured to rotate said survey system and said image sensing system around a horizontal axis of said surveying instrument; a data storage part configured to store design data; an angle detecting part configured to detect an angle of a collimation direction relative to a bearing; and a control unit configured to cause an image, which is based on image data that said first image sensing unit or said second image sensing unit generates after imaging, a design data object for showing the locations of that portion of said design data which is included in said image, and coordinate measurement point objects for showing the locations of coordinate measurement points, to be surveyed by said survey system, corresponding to that portion of said design data which is included in said image, to appear on a representation device in response to said design data stored in said data storage part and said angle detected by said angle detecting part.
Abstract:
A position and orientation measurement apparatus comprises: distance information obtaining means (153,200) for obtaining distance information of a target object captured by capturing means (152); grayscale image obtaining means (201) for obtaining a grayscale image of the target object; first position and orientation estimation means (203) for estimating a position and orientation of the target object based on the information of a three-dimensional shape model and the distance information; second position and orientation estimation means (204) for estimating a position and orientation of the target object based on a geometric feature of the grayscale image and projection information obtained by projecting, on the grayscale image, the information of the three-dimensional shape model; and determination means (156) for determining whether a parameter of the capturing means is needed to be calibrated or not, based on both a first and second estimated values.
Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices are described for determining an orientation of a mobile device. One method includes capturing, at the mobile device, an image of at least one illuminated object defining an illuminated reference axis (1205); determining a first angle between the illuminated reference axis and a device reference axis of the mobile device(1210); determining a second angle between the illuminated reference axis and a common reference axis (1215); estimating a third angle between the device reference axis and the common reference axis (1220); and determining an orientation of the mobile device based at least in part on the first angle, the second angle, and the third angle (1225).
Abstract:
Techniques are disclosed for coding light-based communication (LCom) data in a manner that allows for detection thereof, for example, via a standard low-speed (e.g., 30 frames per second) smartphone camera. In accordance with some embodiments, the disclosed techniques can be used, for example, in encoding and decoding LCom data in a manner that: (1) prevents or otherwise minimizes perceivable flicker of the light output by a transmitting LCom-enabled luminaire; and/or (2) avoids or otherwise reduces a need for additional, specialized receiver hardware at the receiver computing device (200) including the camera. In some cases, the disclosed techniques can be used, for example, to enhance the baud rate between a transmitting LCom-enabled luminaire and a receiver device.
Abstract:
Techniques are disclosed for coding light-based communication (LCom) data in a manner that allows for detection thereof, for example, via a standard low-speed (e.g., 30 frames per second) smartphone camera. In accordance with some embodiments, the disclosed techniques can be used, for example, in encoding and decoding LCom data in a manner that: (1) prevents or otherwise minimizes perceivable flicker of the light output by a transmitting LCom-enabled luminaire; and/or (2) avoids or otherwise reduces a need for additional, specialized receiver hardware at the receiver computing device (200) including the camera. In some cases, the disclosed techniques can be used, for example, to enhance the baud rate between a transmitting LCom-enabled luminaire and a receiver device.
Abstract:
A system and a method for determining a position and an orientation of an object relative to a defined reference frame is disclosed. A plurality of targets are disposed at known locations relative to the defined reference frame. A head assembly is disposed on the object, where the head assembly includes a plurality of cameras. The head assembly determines the position and the orientation of the object from location data associated with the plurality of targets and image data from the plurality of cameras.
Abstract:
Le domaine général de l'invention est celui des systèmes de détection de la posture d'un objet mobile comprenant - un dispositif fixe électro-optique d'orientation connue comprenant une source d'émission, un capteur d'images et des moyens d'analyse d'images, et - un ensemble optique comprenant un rétroréflecteur optique disposé sur l'objet mobile. Le rétroréflecteur optique du système selon l'invention est une sphère optique (RS) d'indice variable comportant un hémisphère transparent et un hémisphère réfléchissant. Elle comporte un maillage comportant au moins trois fils opaques, d'épaisseur faible et d'agencement géométrique connu. L'image du rétroréflecteur éclairé par la source forme un reflet (RL) sur le capteur d'images, ledit reflet comportant au moins les deux images de l'ombre d'un des trois fils. Les moyens d'analyse d'image détectent l'orientation de la ligne de fuite (E, F, G, H1) donnée par les dites images, ladite orientation étant représentative d'un des paramètres de la posture de l'objet mobile.