US 12,033,350 B2
Ground control point center determination
Damien Grosgeorge, Paris (FR)
Assigned to Skydio, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed by Skydio, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/064,982.
Application 18/064,982 is a continuation of application No. 17/206,031, filed on Mar. 18, 2021, granted, now 11,557,057.
Application 17/206,031 is a continuation of application No. 15/971,470, filed on May 4, 2018, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/501,401, filed on May 4, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0186511 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); G06V 20/13 (2022.01); G06V 20/17 (2022.01); G01C 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06T 7/73 (2017.01) [G06T 7/74 (2017.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); G06V 20/13 (2022.01); G06V 20/17 (2022.01); G01C 11/00 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30204 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computing apparatus comprising:
one or more computer-readable storage media; and
program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media that, when executed by one or more processors, direct an aerial vehicle to a least:
segment digital images obtained by the aerial vehicle into one or more groups corresponding to one or more ground control point depicted in the digital images;
identify a center location of a ground control point in a particular digital image of at least one of the one or more groups; and
determine a pixel coordinate of the center location of the ground control point.