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6766226 Method of monitoring utility lines with aircraft  
A method of monitoring utility lines with an aircraft. A first step involves equipping the aircraft with at least one dual sensor camera capable of concurrently capturing both thermal images and...
6748121 Intelligent interpolation methods for automatic generation of an accurate digital elevation model  
The present invention relates generally to interpolation methods for automatic generation of an accurate digital elevation model, and more particularly relates to intelligent interpolation methods...
6731331 Remote-controlled shooting system, video camera apparatus and remote-controlled shooting method  
A shooting instruction device 1 selects one of preset shooting patterns 101 according to the type and scale of the disaster to cope with, then inputs shooting conditions 112 corresponding to...
6714240 Optical sensor employing motion compensated integration-device and process  
A motion compensated integration system and process for scanning a field and producing images of one or more densely filled wavebands has a moveable platform, an optical sensor, and optical sensor...
6694064 Digital aerial image mosaic method and apparatus  
A computer-implemented method and system for use in alignment of multiple digital images to form a mosaic image involves selecting multiple search site points (SSPs) in an overlapping area of a...
6672535 Camera systems for tracking objects from an aircraft  
A camera system for tracking a target from an aircraft includes a camera with a moveable head, a user interface, and a control circuit. The target has target data indicative of a position of the...
6658207 Method of framing reconnaissance with motion roll compensation  
An electro-optical roll-framing camera is described in which successive overlapping frames of scene imagery are generated by an electro-optical imaging array. Image motion compensation is performed...
6608559 Danger warning and emergency response system and method  
Surveillance platforms detect dangers and transmit information signals describing the dangers to a control center, which determines the degree of danger and its geographic extent. The center...
6580450 Vehicle internal image surveillance, recording and selective transmission to an active communications satellite  
A vehicle imaging surveillance and recording system adapted to monitor conditions prevailing during the course of a trip and provided for this purpose cameras are placed in the control station of...
6563529 Interactive system for displaying detailed view and direction in panoramic images  
A method and system for indicating the camera position, direction, and field of view in a map or panoramic image comprises a map image window which displays a map or panoramic image of the site to...
6542181 High performance aerial videocamera system  
An aerial videocamera system for installation on an airplane comprises a videocamera/recorder which has an internal stabilization system, a camera mounting enclosure that provides a weather-proof...
6515737 High-resolution imaging and target designation through clouds or smoke  
A method and system of combining gated intensifiers and advances in solid-state, short-pulse laser technology, compact systems capable of producing high resolution (i.e., approximately less than 20...
6510282 Long-life focal plane shutter for reconnaissance cameras  
A shutter for reconnaissance cameras includes a digital signal processor (DSP) system which provides for control of motors moving two curtains. The curtains each define an edge, the gap between the...
6504570 Direct broadcast imaging satellite system apparatus and method for providing real-time, continuous monitoring of Earth from geostationary Earth orbit  
A system, method and apparatus for collecting an distributing real-time, high resolution images of the Earth from GEO include an electro-optical sensor based on multi-megapixel two-dimensional...
6473119 Photogrammetic camera  
A photogrammetric camera for airborne or spaceborne terrain recording includes several electro-optical sensors that can be arranged at a distance from each other in the flight direction. The...
6424804 Modular airborne flir support and extension structure  
A modular camera support and extension structure which removably mounts on the seat tracks of a conventional aircraft and extends through a cargo pod door during usage, including a box structure...
6384860 Video telemetry system for a satellite  
A video telemetry system for monitoring the deployment of an apparatus coupled to a satellite body includes a camera that produces a video signal. A video compressor is coupled to the camera and...
6373521 Aircraft incident surveillance system  
The invention is of an aviation incident surveillance system which is to be carried on-board aircraft and stand ready at any time for deployment to visually record the final seconds of the downed...
6373522 Electro-optical reconnaissance system with forward motion compensation  
An electro-optical framing camera forward motion compensation (FMC) system comprising a moving shutter and a full frame focal plane array detector is disclosed. The reconnaissance system is...
6356646 Method for creating thematic maps using segmentation of ternary diagrams  
A method and process is disclosed for computer processing and display of remote sensing, multispectral imagery for the purpose of identifying ground targets and classifying the imagery to create...
6349114 Camera motion parameters estimation method  
The invention relates to a method of estimation of the motion parameters of a camera. It is applied to a sequence of successive video frames subdivided into blocks and includes the following steps...
6285395 Earth sensor for satellite  
An earth sensor for a communication satellite is provided which utilizes a camera for viewing the earth from the satellite and an optical correlator which optically processes the video data from...
6243483 Mapping system for the integration and graphical display of pipeline information that enables automated pipeline surveillance  
Pipeline data and satellite data are used to provide surveillance for a pipeline. The satellite data is integrated with the pipeline data to produce a current pipeline map. The current pipeline map...
6222985 Camera which records positional data of GPS unit  
A camera which records positional data, which is obtained by a GPS unit during photographing, and image data on a memory card. The camera receives the positional data representing the photographing...
6211906 Computerized component variable interference filter imaging spectrometer system method and apparatus  
A miniature, computerized component, variable interference imaging spectrometer (C 2 VIFIS) system for airborne remote sensing data acquisition with a two dimensional field of view. An alternating...
6195121 System and method for detecting and analyzing a queue  
A system and method are provided for detecting, collecting information about, and analyzing a queue. A video camera is positioned to view the queue, and a sequence of video images from the camera...
6191547 Focus control for search lights  
The focus angle of a search light mounted on a helicopter or other platform is narrowed or widened by rotating a bidirectional focus control cam in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction as...
6160902 Method for monitoring nitrogen status using a multi-spectral imaging system  
A multi-spectral imaging system and method for producing an image is disclosed. More specifically, the imaging system produces an image of vegetation for analysis of crop characteristics, such as...
6130705 Autonomous electro-optical framing camera system with constant ground resolution, unmanned airborne vehicle therefor, and methods of use  
An aerial reconnaissance system generates imagery of a scene that meets resolution or field of view objectives automatically and autonomously. In one embodiment, a passive method of automatically...
6118885 Airborne image acquisition and processing system with variable characteristics  
A static system designed for acquisition and processing of images of an area flown over in several spectral bands, which are variable on request, of the visible or infrared spectrum. The system...
6108032 System and method for image motion compensation of a CCD image sensor  
An electronic system and method for minimizing the loss of image sharpness caused by image motion during the exposure interval of a camera using electro-optical area array image sensors is...
6084989 System and method for automatically determining the position of landmarks in digitized images derived from a satellite-based imaging system  
A system and method for determining offset errors between line and pixel coordinates of landmarks in a digitized image generated by an imaging system disposed on a spacecraft and line and pixel...
6072524 Electronic observation post with communications relay  
This invention relates to an apparatus for observing objects and determining their position. A SIRPS (Staring Infrared Panoramic Sensor) for observing objects in a 360° field of view around the...
6072571 Computer controlled optical tracking system  
A system for tracking a target comprises an acquisition sight used by a pt of an aircraft to acquire and begin tracking the target. Once the pilot acquires the target an operator can use a track...
6069654 System and method for far-field determination of store position and attitude for separation and ballistics  
This invention relates to a system and method for far-field determination of store position and attitude for separation and ballistics. The aircraft is outfitted with two photogrammetric video...
6025790 Position recognizing system of autonomous running vehicle  
A camera assembly 10 images a distant landscape and a downward landscape every a predetermined period of time. A position recognizing unit 30 of a moving object (autonomous running vehicle) detects...
5999211 Direct digital airborne panoramic camera system and method  
An improved airborne, direct digital panoramic camera system and method in which an in-line electro-optical sensor eliminates the need for photographic film and film transport apparatus normally...
5995765 Camera with distance-measuring sensor unit for use in photogrammetric analytical measurement  
A camera is used in a photogrammetric analytical measurement, and has a distance-measuring sensor unit for measuring a vertical distance between the camera and a sloping surface of the ground and a...
5936245 Method and system for remote sensing of the flammability of the different parts of an area flown over by an aircraft  
The invention is a method and system for detecting, by means of specific processings of images of an area flown over taken in several spectral bands, signs indicative of a stress of the vegetation...
5922031 Low-altitude piloting method  
In a method for the piloting of an aircraft, enabling low-altitude flight by setting up a tangent with the relief to be overflown, the aircraft pilot determines the goals to be attained on a...
5899945 Attitude control and navigation system for high resolution imaging  
The system consists of a satellite position and attitude reference system utilizing Global Positioning System data, an on board computer to analyze and generate position and attitude dependent...
5897223 Stabilized platform system for camera  
A stabilized platform system for isolating a payload from angular motion and translational and angular vibration of a supporting structure, has an inner gimbal for carrying the payload, a sprung...
5894323 Airborne imaging system using global positioning system (GPS) and inertial measurement unit (IMU) data  
A remote data collection system, which may be used in a vehicle such as an aircraft or a ground vehicle, includes a directional sensor, such as one or more cameras, for sensing a characteristic of...
5883584 Earth observation method  
Two sensors are carried on board a spacecraft: a first, low resolution "preview" sensor, and a second high resolution "fine sensor", the latter having sensing parameters which can be adjusted to...
5878356 Aircraft based infrared mapping system for earth based resources  
An aircraft based imaging system comprising a sensor mounted in the aircraft in a known orientation, circuitry for acquiring signals generated by the sensor from a scanned area, a system for...
5844602 Electro-optical imaging array and camera system with pitch rate image motion compensation which can be used in an airplane in a dive bomb maneuver  
A camera system is described which is based on an electro-optical imaging array performs electronic image motion compensation without moving parts during a reconnaissance maneuver in which the...
5835137 Method and system for compensating for motion during imaging  
An imaging system in accordance with the present invention compensates for relative motion of the imaging system with respect to a scene to be captured. The imaging system includes an array, a...
5818951 Methods and related apparatus for generating thermographic survey images  
A method for generating a thermographic output survey image, such as for a building roof moisture survey or concrete delamination survey, using a processor and a display screen operatively...
5798786 Electro-optical imaging detector array for a moving vehicle which includes two axis image motion compensation and transfers pixels in row directions and column directions  
An electro-optical imaging array having pixels arranged in rows and columns electronically compensates for image motion in the plane of the array regardless of whether the motion vector is in the...
5793419 Personal audio/video surveillance system  
A personal surveillance system having a video camera and an audio microphone in a single package sufficiently small to be worn as a badge, lapel pin, or similarly small accessory. The audio/video...
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