Patent ID: 8754929
Filing Date: 2014-06-17
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method operative on a computer for altering vergence points for multiple detectors in real time, the method comprising: a pre-alignment step of converging the detectors on a chosen intermediate point by mechanical means, said pre-alignment step including a focal length adjustment of all said detectors; a secondary alignment step whereby image features from said detectors are identified and used in a transformation to bring all images into substantially equal orientation and size; a fine alignment step of aligning said images through at least one of a sum of differences squared algorithm or a Fourier transform algorithm; a vergence step applied in correlated steps to move apparent vergence points evenly to a location nearer to or further away from said detectors; each said detector image contains image pixels x said transformation being at least one of: where s=1±ε and α is the small angle between the two images; and when image pixels are offset by δ from either side of a desired vergence image location.