Methods and apparatus for runway segmentation using sensor analysis

Systems and methods for determining whether a region of interest (ROI) includes a runway are provided. One system includes a camera for capturing an image of the ROI, an analysis module for generating a binary large object (BLOB) of at least a portion of the ROI, and a synthetic vision system includ...

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Main Authors HAMZA RIDA M, FEYEREISEN THEA L, MOHIDEEN MOHAMMED IBRAHIM, RAMEGOWDA DINESH
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 02.11.2010
Subjects
ANALOGUE COMPUTERS
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
PHYSICS
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Summary:Systems and methods for determining whether a region of interest (ROI) includes a runway are provided. One system includes a camera for capturing an image of the ROI, an analysis module for generating a binary large object (BLOB) of at least a portion of the ROI, and a synthetic vision system including a template of the runway. The system further includes a segmentation module for determining if the ROI includes the runway based on a comparison of the template and the BLOB. One method includes the steps of identifying a position for each corner on the BLOB and forming a polygon on the BLOB based on the position of each corner. The method further includes the step of determining that the BLOB represents the runway based on a comparison of the polygon and a template of the runway. Also provided are computer-readable mediums storing instructions for performing the above method.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20080336976