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US 10,218,965 B2Granted
Multiple camera photogrammetry system
AssigneeUniversity of Massachusetts
InventorsDuncan J. Irschick, Dylan R. Briggs, Kasey P. Smart
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Abstract
A system includes a user holdable plate or other mounting fixture having multiple attachment points and a plurality of mounting arms coupled to the plate via the attachment points. The mounting arms may be user configurable to support cameras at multiple perspective points about an object to be imaged. A trigger may be coupled to provide a command to the cameras to simultaneously capture an image of the object from the multiple perspective points.
Claims19
A system comprising:
- a user holdable mounting fixture having multiple attachment points, wherein the user holdable mounting fixture comprises three support structures configured to couple to a backpack frame;
- a plurality of mounting arms coupled to the mounting fixture via the attachment points, the mounting arms being user configurable to support cameras at multiple perspective points about an object to be imaged;
- and
- a trigger coupled to provide a command to the cameras to substantially simultaneously capture an image of the object from the multiple perspective points without moving the mounting fixture,
- wherein the user holdable mounting fixture comprises three support structures configured to couple to a backpack frame.
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A kit comprising:
- a user holdable mounting fixture having multiple attachment points, wherein the user holdable mounting fixture comprises three support structures configured to couple to a backpack frame;
- a plurality of mounting arms configured to couple to the mounting fixture via the attachment points, the mounting arms being user configurable to support cameras at multiple perspective points about an object to be imaged;
- and
- a trigger configurable to provide a command to the cameras to simultaneously capture an image of the object from the multiple perspective points.
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A method comprising:
- positioning multiple cameras to provide multiple perspective views of an object to be imaged by the cameras, the cameras being supported by multiple respective flexible arms coupled to a mounting fixture with a trigger coupled to provide commands to the multiple cameras, wherein the multiple flexible arms comprise three support structures configured to couple to a backpack frame;
- holding the mounting fixture at a vantage point with respect to the object;
- and
- triggering the cameras to each simultaneously capture an image from their respective perspectives.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.