Systems and Methods for Detecting a Travelling Object Vortex
AssigneeThe Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
InventorMark A. Fry
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Abstract
Systems and methods of detecting a vortex made by a travelling object is disclosed. Techniques include positioning a media collector to capture a visual media file of the vortex. In some configurations, a graphic recognition algorithm and vortex similarity engine are used to determine whether a visual media file captured by a media collector contains a vortex. In some configurations, a computer may trigger an alert if a travelling object vortex is not expected to be in the visual media file.
Claims26
A system for determining whether an unclassified visual media file depicts a vortex comprising:
- a visual media file database comprising a first visual media file and second visual media file;
- a first graphics recognition algorithm configured to determine:
- a first graphic property of the first visual media file;
- a second graphic property of the second visual media file;
- a third graphic property of the unclassified visual media file;
- a graphic property manager configured to save the first graphic property and second graphic property;
- an element profile generator configured to generate an element similarity profile;
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- a visual media classifier configured to classify the unclassified visual media file as depicting or not depicting a vortex by using the element similarity profile and the third graphic property of the unclassified visual media file.
A method of detecting a travelling object travelling through air comprising:
- receiving an unclassified visual media file from a first media collector at a first time;
- the first media collector having a field of view;
- generating an element similarity profile by running the unclassified visual media file through a vortex similarity engine;
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- the vortex similarity engine determining a vortex similarity ratio that the visual media file contains an image of a travelling object vortex.
A system for detecting a travelling object travelling through air comprising:
- a first media collector configured to capture an unclassified visual media file at a first time;
- a vortex similarity engine configured to:
- generate an element similarity profile;
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- determine a vortex similarity ratio indicating whether the unclassified visual media file depicts a vortex made by a travelling object;
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- a visual media file classifier configured to generate classification data by classifying the visual media file as depicting a travelling object vortex or not depicting a travelling object vortex.
A method comprising:
- analyzing visual media files of travelling object vortices and non travelling object vortices with a media file analyzer;
- generating graphic elements of the visual media files with a graphic recognition algorithm;
- identifying elements in common amongst the visual media files with an element profile generator to generate an element similarity profile;
- receiving an unclassified visual media file;
- calculate a vortex similarity ratio with a vortex similarity engine to indicate whether the visual media files depict a vortex made by a travelling object vortex;
- classifying the visual media files as a travelling object vortex or not travelling object with a visual media file classifier;
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- triggering an alert with an alert generator if the visual media file classifier determines the received unclassified visual media contains a travelling object vortex.
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