Patent ID: 6307556
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: G01C,G05B,G06F,G06T,H04N

Abstract:
An apparatus operable for providing an image of a scene, the image being a composite image comprised of information relating to the scene realized from a plurality of perspectives, the apparatus comprising:a) a first vision system; andb) a second vision system in electro-magnetic communication with the first vision system,said first vision system having a first perspective of the scene and said second vision system having a second perspective of the scene, the second perspective being a different perspective than the first perspective,said information relating to the scene further including;image information acquired from a first vision system and image information acquired from a second vision system, the image information from the second vision system having been operated on by a translation of perspective routine such that the perspective of the image information after the perspective translation is substantially the same perspective as that of the first vision system, said image information further being graphical and determined by measurements of position and attitude of either vision system.