US 12,238,412 B2
System and method to reduce an amount of sunlight and an amount of specular reflection in drone sensing
Cheng-Yi Liu, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP); and SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, New York, NY (US)
Filed by Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo (JP); and Sony Corporation of America, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Jul. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/871,262.
Prior Publication US 2024/0031670 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 23/60 (2023.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 17/20 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 23/64 (2023.01) [G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 17/20 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10032 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30241 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
one or more processors; and
logic encoded in one or more non-transitory media for execution by the one or more processors and when executed operable to:
receive sensor data about a target object;
generate, based on the sensor data, a first three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of the target object;
estimate a direction of sunlight and a direction of spectral reflection; and
plan a trajectory of sensor capturing positions for a drone to capture images of the target object that reduce an amount of sunlight and an amount of specular reflection.