SE0100954L - Camera based distance and angle gauges - Google Patents

Camera based distance and angle gauges

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Publication number
SE0100954L
SE0100954L SE0100954A SE0100954A SE0100954L SE 0100954 L SE0100954 L SE 0100954L SE 0100954 A SE0100954 A SE 0100954A SE 0100954 A SE0100954 A SE 0100954A SE 0100954 L SE0100954 L SE 0100954L
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Prior art keywords
angular
pixels
reflector
determining
relation
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SE0100954A
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Swedish (sv)
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SE0100954D0 (en
SE523318C2 (en
Inventor
Kalevi Hyyppae
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Ingenjoers N D C Netzler & Dah
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Priority to SE0100954A priority Critical patent/SE523318C2/en
Publication of SE0100954D0 publication Critical patent/SE0100954D0/en
Priority to PCT/SE2002/000544 priority patent/WO2002075350A1/en
Publication of SE0100954L publication Critical patent/SE0100954L/en
Publication of SE523318C2 publication Critical patent/SE523318C2/en

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots
    • G05D1/02—Control of position or course in two dimensions
    • G05D1/021—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles
    • G05D1/0231—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles using optical position detecting means
    • G05D1/0242—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles using optical position detecting means using non-visible light signals, e.g. IR or UV signals
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S11/00—Systems for determining distance or velocity not using reflection or reradiation
    • G01S11/12—Systems for determining distance or velocity not using reflection or reradiation using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S17/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves, e.g. lidar systems
    • G01S17/87—Combinations of systems using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S3/00—Direction-finders for determining the direction from which infrasonic, sonic, ultrasonic, or electromagnetic waves, or particle emission, not having a directional significance, are being received
    • G01S3/78—Direction-finders for determining the direction from which infrasonic, sonic, ultrasonic, or electromagnetic waves, or particle emission, not having a directional significance, are being received using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
    • G01S3/782—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction
    • G01S3/783—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction using amplitude comparison of signals derived from static detectors or detector systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots
    • G05D1/02—Control of position or course in two dimensions
    • G05D1/021—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles
    • G05D1/0231—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles using optical position detecting means
    • G05D1/0246—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles using optical position detecting means using a video camera in combination with image processing means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S5/00—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
    • G01S5/16—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Length Measuring Devices By Optical Means (AREA)
  • Control Of Position, Course, Altitude, Or Attitude Of Moving Bodies (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Optical Distance (AREA)

Abstract

A method for determining an angular position of a reflector from a vehicle reference position in relation to an angular reference position including the step of arranging vertically extended reflectors in a working area. From the vehicle reference position vertical image slices of at least one horizontal segment of the working area are obtained, each image slice comrising a plurality of pixels and intensity values of pixels in each vertical image slice are added into a set of column sums, one position in teh set forming an angular reference point. Then the angular position of a reflector is determined as the position of a peak column sum or a subset of adjacent peak column sums in the said set in relation to the angular reference point. The invention also includes a method for determining the distance between a reflector and a vehicle reference position using reflectors with a predetermined vertical extension. The number of consecutive pixels having intensity values exceeding a predetermined intensity value is calculated and based on said number of consecutive pixels the distance is calculated. A device for determining the angular position comprises an image sensing means. An adder is provided for adding intensity values of pixels in vertical image slices into a set of column sums and computing means are provided for determining the angular position of a reflector as the position of a peak column sum or a subset of adjacent peak column sums in the said set in relation to the angular reference point.
SE0100954A 2001-03-20 2001-03-20 Camera based distance and angle gauges SE523318C2 (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
SE0100954A SE523318C2 (en) 2001-03-20 2001-03-20 Camera based distance and angle gauges
PCT/SE2002/000544 WO2002075350A1 (en) 2001-03-20 2002-03-20 Method and device for determining an angular position of a reflector

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
SE0100954A SE523318C2 (en) 2001-03-20 2001-03-20 Camera based distance and angle gauges

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SE0100954D0 SE0100954D0 (en) 2001-03-20
SE0100954L true SE0100954L (en) 2002-11-08
SE523318C2 SE523318C2 (en) 2004-04-13

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