3d mapping with flexible camera rig
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsMichael John Ebstyne, Frederik Schaffalitzky, Drew Steedly, Georg Klein, Ethan Eade, Michael Grabner
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Abstract
Embodiments related to mapping an environment of a machine-vision system are disclosed. For example, one disclosed method includes acquiring image data resolving one or more reference features of an environment and computing a parameter value based on the image data, wherein the parameter value is responsive to physical deformation of the machine-vision system.
Claims20
In a machine-vision system, a method to map an environment, the method comprising:
- acquiring image data resolving one or more reference features of an environment;
- and
- computing a parameter value based on the image data, the parameter value responsive to physical deformation of the machine-vision system.
A machine-vision system comprising:
- one or more cameras to be positioned on a wearer's head and configured to acquire image data resolving one or more reference features of an environment;
- a logic machine operatively coupled to an instruction-storage machine and configured to compute a parameter value based on the image data, the parameter value responsive to physical deformation of the machine-vision system, the logic machine further configured to assign coordinates to one or more subject features in the environment based on the parameter value.
In a head-wearable machine-vision system, a method to map an environment, the method comprising:
- acquiring image data resolving one or more reference features of an environment, the image data collected by one or more cameras arranged on a flexible rig;
- computing a plurality of parameter values based on the image data, each parameter value responsive to an extent of deformation of the rig in a corresponding deformation mode;
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- assigning coordinates to one or more subject features of the environment based on each of the parameter values;
- presenting a virtual display image in display componentry coupled to the machine-vision system based coordinates assigned to the display componentry.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.