Cv auto-calibrated bridle method and system
AssigneeTait Towers Manufacturing, LLC
InventorJames D. LOVE
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Abstract
Systems and methods use a computer vision camera to determine where bridles and other rigging items are positioned and provide that information to a control system. This information is used to place the elements of the rigging system before each live performance.
Claims20
A method of calibrating a rigging system for a performance, comprising the steps of:
- a) positioning at least two movement mechanisms to place an element being manipulated in a first position;
- b) moving the movement mechanisms such that the element being moved changes position;
- c) capturing a plurality of images of the rigging system during the movement in step b) using at least one computer vision camera to determine a base position of the movement mechanisms;
- d) processing the images into a plurality of base position data using the computer vision camera;
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- e) sending the base position data to a control system.
A system for calibrating a rigging system for a performance, comprising:
- a) at least two movement mechanisms positioned to place an element being manipulated in a first position;
- b) at least one computer vision camera that captures images of the rigging system while the movement mechanisms move the element into multiple positions and converts the images into base position data;
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- c) a control system that receives the base position data from the computer vision camera.
A system for monitoring position of a rigging system for a live performance, the rigging system comprising a plurality of winches operably connected to a motion control system for suspending an object and animating flight thereof in a three-dimensional space, the system comprising:
- a) at least one computer vision camera having afield of view in which the plurality of winches are positioned, the computer vision camera configured to capture a plurality of images of the plurality of winches during movement of the rigging system and output a digitized signal representative of the images;
- b) a processing system configured to receive the digitized signals representative of the images, analyze the digitized signals to initiate a winch operation output signal indicative of a desired location for the rigging system at the beginning of the live performance, wherein the winch operation output signal includes a last sheave diversion location for each winch;
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- c) the motion control system configured to use the winch operation output signal from the processing system to place the rigging system and the object for the live performance.
A method for monitoring position of a rigging system for a live performance, the rigging system comprising a plurality of winches operably connected to a motion control system for suspending an object and animating flight thereof in a three-dimensional space, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing at least one computer vision camera having a field of view in which the plurality of winches are positioned;
- b) configuring the computer vision camera to capture a plurality of images of the plurality of winches during movement of the rigging system and output a digitized signal representative of the images;
- c) providing a processing system to receive the digitized signals representative of the images, analyze the digitized signals to initiate a winch operation output signal indicative of a desired location for the rigging system at the beginning of the live performance, wherein the winch operation output signal includes a last sheave diversion location for each winch;
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- d) configuring the motion control system to use the winch operation output signal from the processing system to place the rigging system and the object for the live performance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.