US 12,253,361 B2
Alignment of independent visual navigation systems and methods
Jon Elvira Andres Lund, Hvalstad (NO)
Assigned to FLIR Unmanned Aerial Systems AS, Hvalstad (NO)
Filed by FLIR Unmanned Aerial Systems AS, Hvalstad (NO)
Filed on Jul. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/868,318.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/227,993, filed on Jul. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0035873 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. G01C 21/00 (2006.01); G06V 20/17 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01)
CPC G01C 21/005 (2013.01) [G06V 20/17 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
tracking a current location of an unmanned device on a local map;
receiving image data from an imaging sensor associated with the unmanned device;
detecting a first remote device in the image data and outputting associated first detected object information;
determining a first location of the detected first remote device on the local map from the first detected object information; and
determining, from the determined first location, a transformation between the local map and a first remote coordinate system of the first remote device.