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US 9,870,603 B1Granted
Image integrity monitor system and method
AssigneeRockwell Collins, Inc.
InventorsPeter H. Bold, Weston J. Lahr, Jared R. Prink, Nathaniel S. Kowash, Robert B. Wood
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Abstract
Systems and methods for monitoring integrity of image sensing devices are disclosed. The method may include: obtaining a characterized noise pattern of an image sensing device; determining whether an image generated by the image sensing device is misaligned with an actual scene based on the characterized noise pattern of the image sensing device; in response to the image being determined to be misaligned with the actual scene, discarding or re-aligning the image; and in response to the image being determined to be aligned with the actual scene, presenting the image to a user.
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A method, comprising:
- obtaining a characterized noise pattern of an image sensing device;
- determining whether an image generated by the image sensing device is misaligned with an actual scene based on the characterized noise pattern of the image sensing device;
- in response to the image being determined to be misaligned with the actual scene, discarding or re-aligning the image;
- and
- in response to the image being determined to be aligned with the actual scene, presenting the image to a user, wherein re-aligning the image further comprises quantifying a misalignment between a noise pattern observed in the image generated by the image sensing device and the characterized noise pattern of the image sensing device.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one processor in communication with an image sensing device, the at least one processor configured to:
- obtain a characterized noise pattern of the image sensing device;
- determine whether an image generated by the image sensing device is misaligned with an actual scene based on the characterized noise pattern of the image sensing device;
- in response to the image being determined to be misaligned with the actual scene, discard or re-align the image;
- and
- in response to the image being determined to be aligned with the actual scene, process the image to present to a user, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
- apply predetermined correction terms to the image generated by the image sensing device to produce a noise pattern corrected image;
- and
- provide the noise pattern corrected image to a display configured to present the noise pattern corrected image to the user, the predetermined correction terms are stored in at least one computer-readable storage medium accessible to the at least one processor.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one processor in communication with an image sensing device, the at least one processor configured to:
- obtain a characterized noise pattern of the image sensing device;
- determine whether an image generated by the image sensing device is misaligned with an actual scene based on the characterized noise pattern of the image sensing device;
- in response to the image being determined to be misaligned with the actual scene, discard or re-align the image;
- and
- in response to the image being determined to be aligned with the actual scene, process the image to present to a user, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine whether the image generated by the image sensing device is misaligned with the actual scene by determine whether a noise pattern observed in the image generated by the image sensing device is shifted with respect to the characterized noise pattern of the image sensing device.
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A system, comprising:
- an image sensing device;
- a display;
- and
- at least one processor in communication with the image sensing device and the display, the at least one processor configured to:
- obtain a characterized noise pattern of the image sensing device;
- determine whether an image generated by the image sensing device is misaligned with an actual scene based on the characterized noise pattern of the image sensing device;
- in response to the image being determined to be misaligned with the actual scene, discard or re-align the image;
- and
- in response to the image being determined to be aligned with the actual scene, process the image to present to a user, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine whether the image generated by the image sensing device is misaligned with the actual scene by determine whether a noise pattern observed in the image generated by the image sensing device is shifted with respect to the characterized noise pattern of the image sensing device.
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