Systems and methods directed to image classification using image comparison are provided. In one example, a method includes capturing, by a camera, a current image of an asset under inspection, wherein the current image includes at least one inspection point of the asset. The method further includes presenting the current image relative to a previous image of the asset for comparison, wherein the previous image includes the at least one inspection point of the asset. The method further includes receiving a classification of the current image based on a comparison between the current image and the previous image. Additional methods and systems are also provided.
Systems and methods directed to asset inspection are provided. In one example, a method includes capturing, by a camera, a live image of an asset under inspection. The method further includes receiving, at the camera, a manipulation to align the camera relative to the asset based on a comparison between the live image and a reference image of the asset. The method further includes capturing, by the camera, an adjusted live image of the asset aligned with the reference image. Additional methods and systems are also provided.
H04N 23/11 - Caméras ou modules de caméras comprenant des capteurs d'images électroniques; Leur commande pour générer des signaux d'image à partir de différentes longueurs d'onde pour générer des signaux d'image à partir de longueurs d'onde de lumière visible et infrarouge
G01J 5/02 - Pyrométrie des radiations, p.ex. thermométrie infrarouge ou optique - Détails structurels
Techniques for facilitating stray light mitigation are provided. In one example, a method includes determining moving averages associated with an image. Each of the moving averages is associated with a respective window size. The method further includes determining a kernel based on the moving averages. The method further includes generating a stray light compensated image based on the image and the kernel. Related devices and systems are also provided.
H04N 23/76 - Circuits de compensation de la variation de luminosité dans la scène en agissant sur le signal d'image
G06T 5/50 - Amélioration ou restauration d'image en utilisant plusieurs images, p.ex. moyenne, soustraction
H04N 23/20 - Caméras ou modules de caméras comprenant des capteurs d'images électroniques; Leur commande pour générer des signaux d'image uniquement à partir d'un rayonnement infrarouge
An IR imaging device includes an optical element receiving infrared radiation from a scene, a filter blocking IR radiation outside of a particular range of wavelengths, an array of sensor pixels to capture an image of the scene based on infrared radiation received through the optical element and filter, the array of sensor pixels comprising a first array of sensor pixels to image gas in within a first spectral bandwidth, and a second array of sensor pixel to sense IR radiation in a second spectral bandwidth where gas is not detected, a read-out integrated circuit (ROIC) and logic circuitry to generate a first image sensed by the first array and a second image sensed by the second array, and gas detection logic to detect the presence of gas in the first image.
G01N 21/3504 - Couleur; Propriétés spectrales, c. à d. comparaison de l'effet du matériau sur la lumière pour plusieurs longueurs d'ondes ou plusieurs bandes de longueurs d'ondes différentes en recherchant l'effet relatif du matériau pour les longueurs d'ondes caractéristiques d'éléments ou de molécules spécifiques, p.ex. spectrométrie d'absorption atomique en utilisant la lumière infrarouge pour l'analyse des gaz, p.ex. analyse de mélanges de gaz
H04N 5/33 - Transformation des rayonnements infrarouges
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Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for
use in surveillance, security, and alarm filtering and
monitoring; software as a service (SAAS) services featuring
software using artificial intelligence for use in
surveillance, security, and alarm filtering and monitoring.
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(1) Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for use in surveillance, security, and alarm filtering and monitoring; software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software using artificial intelligence for use in surveillance, security, and alarm filtering and monitoring.
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42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
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Residential, business and personal wired and wireless
security system parts and components, namely, smoke, heat,
and carbon monoxide detectors, alarms, motion detectors,
noise alarms, sirens, video cameras, video monitors, CCTV
closed circuit television monitors, surveillance cameras,
switches, cables, antennas, relays, and networking and
related accessories in the nature of ethernet cables, motion
sensors for security lights; video capture devices and
related software; security cameras, video surveillance
cameras, high definition Internet protocol video cameras,
recorded video surveillance control and management software,
wireless digital cameras, network video recorders (NVR),
digital video recorders (DVRs) and hard drives for digital
video recorders; wireless home alarm systems; smart home
security management systems comprised of door bells, motion
detectors, security alarms and liquid crystal display (LCD)
monitors; baby monitors; pet monitors. Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for
recording, detecting, managing, analyzing and providing
insights into images, videos and data in video management
systems, surveillance systems, security cameras, and other
sensors, security, and operations systems; software as a
service (SAAS) services featuring software for monitoring
video surveillance, security surveillance, video analytics
for surveillance monitoring, motion detection, reviewing and
analyzing surveillance footage.
Various techniques are disclosed to provide for improved detection of elevated human body temperatures. In one example, a method includes receiving a thermal image. The method also includes processing the thermal image to detect a person's face and a characteristic associated with the person. The method also includes selecting a circadian rhythm model associated with the detected characteristic.
Various techniques are disclosed to provide for improved detection of elevated human body temperatures. In one example, a method includes receiving a thermal image. The method also includes processing the thermal image to detect a person's face and a characteristic associated with the person. The method also includes selecting a circadian rhythm model associated with the detected characteristic.
The method also includes determining an expected body temperature using the circadian rhythm model. The method also includes extracting a temperature associated with the person's face from the thermal image. The method also includes comparing the extracted temperature with the expected body temperature to detect an elevated body temperature condition. Additional methods and systems are also provided.
A61B 5/01 - Mesure de la température de parties du corps
A61B 5/00 - Mesure servant à établir un diagnostic ; Identification des individus
G16H 10/60 - TIC spécialement adaptées au maniement ou au traitement des données médicales ou de soins de santé relatives aux patients pour des données spécifiques de patients, p.ex. pour des dossiers électroniques de patients
G16H 50/30 - TIC spécialement adaptées au diagnostic médical, à la simulation médicale ou à l’extraction de données médicales; TIC spécialement adaptées à la détection, au suivi ou à la modélisation d’épidémies ou de pandémies pour l’évaluation des risques pour la santé d’une personne
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DETECTION THRESHOLD DETERMINATION FOR INFRARED IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Techniques are provided for facilitating detection threshold determination for infrared imaging systems and methods. In one example, a method includes capturing, by an imaging device, a thermal image of a scene. The method further includes determining temperature difference data indicative of a difference between temperature data of the thermal image associated with a background of the scene and temperature data of the thermal image associated with gas detection. The method further includes determining detection threshold data based on sensitivity characteristics associated with the imaging device and the temperature difference data. The method further includes generating a detection threshold image based on the detection threshold data. Each pixel of the detection threshold image corresponds to a respective pixel of the thermal image and has a value indicative of a detection threshold associated with the respective pixel of the thermal image. Related devices and systems are also provided.
The present disclosure relates to combination of images. A method according to an embodiment comprises: receiving a visual image and an infrared (IR) image of a scene and for a portion of said IR image extracting high spatial frequency content from a corresponding portion of said visual image. The method according to the embodiment further comprises combining said extracted high spatial frequency content from said portion of the visual image with said portion of the IR image, to generate a combined image, wherein the contrast and/or resolution in the portion of the IR image is increased compared to the contrast and/or resolution of said received IR image.
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Residential, business and personal wired and wireless security system parts and components, namely, smoke, heat, and carbon monoxide detectors, alarms, motion detectors, noise alarms, sirens, video cameras, video monitors, CCTV closed circuit television monitors, surveillance cameras, switches, cables, antennas, relays, and networking and related accessories in the nature of ethernet cables, motion sensors for security lights; video capture devices and related software; security cameras, video surveillance cameras, high definition Internet protocol video cameras, recorded video surveillance control and management software, wireless digital cameras, network video recorders (NVR), digital video recorders (DVRs) and hard drives for digital video recorders; wireless home alarm systems; smart home security management systems comprised of door bells, motion detectors, security alarms and liquid crystal display (LCD) monitors; baby monitors; pet monitors Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for recording, detecting, managing, analyzing and providing insights into images, videos and data in video management systems, surveillance systems, security cameras, and other sensors, security, and operations systems; software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for monitoring video surveillance, security surveillance, video analytics for surveillance monitoring, motion detection, reviewing and analyzing surveillance footage
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DISTANCE COMPENSATION FOR THERMAL IMAGING TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT OF INNER CANTHUS SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Various techniques are disclosed to provide for improved human body temperature detection using thermal images of an inner canthus. In one example, a method includes capturing a thermal image of a human being using a thermal imager. The method also includes determining an uncompensated temperature measurement associated with an inner canthus of a face of the human being using corresponding pixels of the thermal image. The method also includes determining a correction term as a function of a distance between the thermal imager and the human being. The method also includes applying the correction term to the uncompensated temperature measurement to provide a corrected temperature measurement associated with the inner canthus to compensate for attenuation associated with the distance. Additional methods and systems are also provided.
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Produits et services
Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for use in surveillance, security, and alarm filtering and monitoring; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software using artificial intelligence for use in surveillance, security, and alarm filtering and monitoring
18.
IMAGE SETTING DETERMINATION AND ASSOCIATED MACHINE LEARNING IN INFRARED IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Techniques for facilitating image setting determination and associated machine learning in infrared imaging systems and methods are provided. In one example, an infrared imaging system includes an infrared imager, a logic device, and an output/feedback device. The infrared imager is configured to capture image data associated with a scene. The logic device is configured to determine, using a machine learning model, an image setting based on the image data. The output/feedback device is configured to provide an indication of the image setting. The output/feedback device is further configured to receive user input associated with the image setting. The output/feedback device is further configured to determine, for use in training the machine learning model, a training dataset based on the user input and the image setting. Related devices and methods are also provided.
G06V 10/82 - Dispositions pour la reconnaissance ou la compréhension d’images ou de vidéos utilisant la reconnaissance de formes ou l’apprentissage automatique utilisant les réseaux neuronaux
Systems and methods include an infrared camera configured to capture an infrared image of a scene, a display configured to display a portion of the captured infrared image and at least one graphic indicia to guide a person being scanned, and a logic device configured to scan a region of interest using an infrared camera, detect a person in the region of interest, instruct the person to move into a scanning position, initiate temperature scanning of person if scanning criteria is satisfied, determine temperature of the person and compare to at least one temperature threshold, and perform a task associated with determined temperature. The system may further comprise a dual-image camera comprising the infrared camera and a visible image camera, wherein the dual-image camera comprises a beamsplitter arranged to reflect visible light towards the visible image camera and pass through an infrared image to the infrared camera.
G01J 5/07 - Dispositions pour ajuster l’angle solide des radiations captées, p.ex. ajustement ou orientation du champ de vue, suivi de la position ou encodage de la position angulaire
A61B 5/01 - Mesure de la température de parties du corps
G06V 40/16 - Visages humains, p.ex. parties du visage, croquis ou expressions
G06V 40/60 - Moyens statiques ou dynamiques permettant d’aider l’utilisateur à positionner une partie du corps pour l’acquisition de données biométriques
G06V 10/25 - Détermination d’une région d’intérêt [ROI] ou d’un volume d’intérêt [VOI]
Techniques are provided for variable sensitivity in infrared imaging. In one example, an infrared imaging system includes an infrared imager and a logic device. The infrared imager is configured to capture a first infrared image of a scene using a sensitivity setting. The logic device is configured to determine a temperature associated with the scene based on a second infrared image of the scene. The logic device is further configured to determine the sensitivity setting based on an ambient temperature associated with the infrared imager and the temperature associated with the scene. Related devices and methods are also provided.
Systems and methods include an infrared camera configured to capture an infrared image of a scene, a visible-light camera configured to capture a visible-light image of the scene, and a logic device configured to simultaneously capture a pair of images of the scene comprising the infrared image of the scene and the visible image of the scene, align the pair of images so that a pixel location in one of the pair of images has a corresponding pixel location in the other image, classify the visible image, annotate the infrared image based, at least in part, on the classification of the visible image, and add the annotated infrared image to a neural network training dataset for use in training a neural network for infrared image classification. A beamsplitter is arranged to reflect a first image of the scene towards the infrared camera and pass through a second image of the scene to the visible-light camera, and a first blackbody is attached thereto and positioned in a field of view of the infrared camera.
G01J 5/00 - Pyrométrie des radiations, p.ex. thermométrie infrarouge ou optique
G01J 5/0806 - Dispositions optiques Éléments de focalisation ou collimateurs, p.ex. lentilles ou miroirs concaves
G01J 5/20 - Pyrométrie des radiations, p.ex. thermométrie infrarouge ou optique en utilisant des détecteurs électriques de radiations en utilisant des éléments résistants, thermorésistants ou semi-conducteurs sensibles aux radiations, p.ex. des dispositifs photoconducteurs
G06T 7/33 - Détermination des paramètres de transformation pour l'alignement des images, c. à d. recalage des images utilisant des procédés basés sur les caractéristiques
G06V 10/764 - Dispositions pour la reconnaissance ou la compréhension d’images ou de vidéos utilisant la reconnaissance de formes ou l’apprentissage automatique utilisant la classification, p.ex. des objets vidéo
G06T 7/70 - Détermination de la position ou de l'orientation des objets ou des caméras
H04N 5/247 - Disposition des caméras de télévision
22.
Motorized optical component interface systems and methods
Various techniques are provided for interfacing motorized and non-motorized optical assemblies with imaging systems. In one example, a method includes receiving an optical assembly at a lens mount assembly of an imaging system. The method also includes receiving a rotation of the optical assembly from a first position to a second position to secure the optical assembly to the lens mount assembly. The rotation causes one or more electrical connections of the lens mount assembly to translate toward and engage with one or more complementary electrical connections of the optical assembly to couple an electrical component of the optical assembly with the imaging system. Additional methods and systems are also provided.
H04N 5/232 - Dispositifs pour la commande des caméras de télévision, p.ex. commande à distance
H04N 5/33 - Transformation des rayonnements infrarouges
G03B 17/14 - Corps d'appareils avec moyens pour supporter des objectifs, des lentilles additionnelles, des filtres, des masques ou des tourelles de façon interchangeable
23.
THERMAL IMAGING ASSET INSPECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Various techniques are provided performing temperature inspections of assets, such as temperature-sensitive industrial equipment. In one example, a method includes receiving, at a portable device, inspection instructions associated with an asset at a location in an environment. The method also includes displaying, at the portable device, the asset in an augmented reality format to guide a user of the portable device to the location. The method also includes capturing, by a thermal imager associated with the portable device, a thermal image of the asset when the thermal imager is aligned with the asset. The method also includes extracting, from the thermal image, at least one temperature measurement associated with the asset. Additional methods and systems are also provided.
Techniques for facilitating testing analytics of imaging systems and methods using molds are provided. In one example, a system includes a mold temperature controller configured to apply a thermal signature to a mold of a target. The system further includes a focal plane array configured to capture an infrared image of the mold. The system further includes an image analytics device configured to determine thermal analytics associated with the mold based on the infrared image. Related devices and methods are also provided.
Techniques for facilitating stray light mitigation are provided. In one example, a method includes determining moving averages associated with an image. Each of the moving averages is associated with a respective window size. The method further includes determining a kernel based on the moving averages. The method further includes generating a stray light compensated image based on the image and the kernel. Related devices and systems are also provided.
G06T 5/50 - Amélioration ou restauration d'image en utilisant plusieurs images, p.ex. moyenne, soustraction
H04N 5/217 - Circuits pour la suppression ou la diminution de perturbations, p.ex. moiré ou halo lors de la production des signaux d'image
H04N 5/33 - Transformation des rayonnements infrarouges
H04N 5/359 - Traitement du bruit, p.ex. détection, correction, réduction ou élimination du bruit appliqué aux porteurs de charge en excès générés par l'exposition, p.ex. bavure, tache, image fantôme, diaphonie ou fuite entre les pixels
H04N 5/357 - Traitement du bruit, p.ex. détection, correction, réduction ou élimination du bruit
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(1) Residential, business and personal wired and wireless security system parts and components, namely, smoke, heat, and carbon monoxide detectors, alarms, motion detectors, noise alarms, sirens, video cameras, video monitors, CCTV closed circuit television monitors, surveillance cameras, switches, cables, antennas, relays, and networking and related accessories in the nature of ethernet cables, motion sensitive security lights; video capture devices and related software; security cameras, video surveillance cameras, high definition Internet protocol video cameras, recorded video surveillance control and management software, wireless digital cameras, network video recorders (NVR), digital video recorders (DVRs) and hard drives for digital video recorders; wireless home alarm systems; smart home security management systems comprised of door bells, motion detectors, security alarms and liquid crystal display (LCD) monitors; baby monitors; pet monitors (1) Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for recording, detecting, managing, analyzing and providing insights into images, videos and data in video management systems, surveillance systems, security cameras, and other sensors, security, and operations systems; software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for monitoring video surveillance, security surveillance, video analytics for surveillance monitoring, motion detection, reviewing and analyzing surveillance footage
27.
AUDIO EVENT DETECTION IN HEALTH SCREENING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Systems and methods include an acoustic image capture component configured to capture acoustic signals and infrared images of a scene, and a logic device configured to identify an acoustic event, localize the acoustic event including a target, identify the target in the infrared images, acquire temperature data associated with the target based on the infrared images, evaluate the temperature data and acoustic event information and determine a corresponding evaluation classification, and process the identified target in accordance with the evaluation classification.
System and methods for capturing infrared images for include infrared imaging components configured to capture infrared images of a scene, user input and output components include a display and at least one user input component, and a logic device configured to guide the user through an infrared image acquisition process to acquire an infrared image of an inspection area, and guide the user through an analysis of the captured infrared image to detect a condition visible in the infrared image of the inspection area. The user is guided through environmental and/or location considerations associated with the condition, instructed to prepare the location for infrared image acquisition, and guided through a process for analyzing captured images.
Various techniques are disclosed to reduce the effect of reflected infrared radiation on cooled thermal imaging systems. In one example, a system includes an integrated dewar cooler assembly (IDCA) configured to maintain an interior volume at a constant temperature. The system also includes a thermal imager disposed within the interior volume and configured to capture thermal images. The system also includes an optical element external to the IDCA and configured to provide reflected infrared radiation in a uniform distribution over a field of view of the thermal imager in response to emitted infrared radiation from the thermal imager. Additional methods, devices, and systems are also provided.
G01J 5/061 - Dispositions pour éliminer les effets des radiations perturbatrices; Dispositions pour compenser les changements de la sensibilité - par commande de la température de l’appareil ou de ses parties constitutives, p.ex. par des moyens de refroidissement ou par des thermostats
Disclosed are compositions that comprise one or more broad-spectrum capture molecules (including, for example, the small, homodimer-forming lectin protein, Griffithsin), or glycoproteins that coat the viral envelope surface in methods for the identification of one or more virus particles in an airborne, aerosol, or aerosolized sample. Also disclosed are methods for the use of such capture agents in the manufacture of diagnostic reagents (as well as kits, devices, and systems comprising them), useful in developing viral detection platforms that are both rapid and facile to perform, yet highly-sophisticated, accurate, and sensitive. Methods are also provided for using these compositions in the identification, molecular capture, characterization, and design of therapeutic regents related thereto for the treatment of one or more symptoms of a viral infection, or a virally-induced disease in mammals and, particularly, in humans.
G01N 33/569 - Tests immunologiques; Tests faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiques; Matériaux à cet effet pour micro-organismes, p.ex. protozoaires, bactéries, virus
31.
INFRARED AND VISIBLE LIGHT IMAGING MODULE ARRANGEMENT FOR IMPROVED IMAGE PROCESSING
Various techniques are provided for implementing an imaging system with multiple infrared imaging modules provided in proximity to a visible light imaging module with overlapping fields of view. In one example, a system includes an array of infrared imaging modules configured to capture infrared images overlapping in a shared field of view of the array. The system also includes a visible light imaging module configured to capture a visible light image with a field of view overlapping with the shared field of view of the array. The system also includes a logic device configured to process the infrared images to provide an increased resolution infrared image corresponding to the shared field of view of the array, and generate a combined image comprising content from the increased resolution infrared image and content from the visible light image. Additional methods and systems are also provided.
Various techniques are disclosed to provide for improved detection of elevated human body temperatures. In one example, a method includes receiving a thermal image. The method also includes processing the thermal image to detect a person's face and a characteristic associated with the person. The method also includes selecting a circadian rhythm model associated with the detected characteristic. The method also includes determining an expected body temperature using the circadian rhythm model. The method also includes extracting a temperature associated with the person's face from the thermal image. The method also includes comparing the extracted temperature with the expected body temperature to detect an elevated body temperature condition. Additional methods and systems are also provided.
A system and method for processing alarms includes receiving alarm data from a third-party data source, the alarm data having visual data, an area of interest, and a sought target. The system processes the visual data to detect an object in the area of interest, and then classifies the object either in conformance with the sought target or in nonconformance with the sought target. The system issues a positive alarm when the object is in conformance with the sought target, and issuing issues a false alarm when the object is in nonconformance with the sought target. Feedback is received from the third-party data source regarding an accuracy of the respective positive alarm and the false alarm.
G08B 25/00 - Systèmes d'alarme dans lesquels l'emplacement du lieu où existe la condition déclenchant l'alarme est signalé à une station centrale, p.ex. systèmes télégraphiques d'incendie ou de police
34.
DISTANCE COMPENSATION FOR THERMAL IMAGING TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT OF INNER CANTHUS SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Various techniques are disclosed to provide for improved human body temperature detection using thermal images of an inner canthus. In one example, a method includes capturing a thermal image of a human being using a thermal imager. The method also includes determining an uncompensated temperature measurement associated with an inner canthus of a face of the human being using corresponding pixels of the thermal image. The method also includes determining a correction term as a function of a distance between the thermal imager and the human being. The method also includes applying the correction term to the uncompensated temperature measurement to provide a corrected temperature measurement associated with the inner canthus to compensate for attenuation associated with the distance. Additional methods and systems are also provided.
A system and method detects falling incidents on structures such as cruise vessels, oil rigs, overpasses, and buildings, and also detects overboarding movements onto structures such as cargo ships. The system includes at least two opposed imaging devices which record video streams of a detection cuboid within an overlapping region of view volumes for the imaging devices. The imaging devices monitor objects that pass through the cuboid. Identified objects within the video streams are paired, their conformance is determined, and real-world information such as size, trajectory, and location is determined.
H04N 5/77 - Circuits d'interface entre un appareil d'enregistrement et un autre appareil entre un appareil d'enregistrement et une caméra de télévision
G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
H04N 7/18 - Systèmes de télévision en circuit fermé [CCTV], c. à d. systèmes dans lesquels le signal vidéo n'est pas diffusé
H04N 5/33 - Transformation des rayonnements infrarouges
H04N 5/91 - Traitement du signal de télévision pour l'enregistrement
Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide graphical user interfaces for assisted and/or autonomous navigation for mobile structures. A navigation assist system includes a user interface with a display for a mobile structure and a logic device configured to render a docking user interface on the display. The logic device determines a direction and magnitude of a navigational bias associated with navigation of the mobile structure and determines a spatially biased safety perimeter and hazard monitoring area within a monitoring perimeter of a perimeter ranging system mounted to the mobile structure, based on the direction and magnitude of the navigational bias. The docking user interface includes a maneuvering guide with a virtual bumper perimeter intrusion indicator configured to indicate a relative position and/or proximity of a navigation hazard within the spatially biased hazard monitoring area.
G05D 1/02 - Commande de la position ou du cap par référence à un système à deux dimensions
B63H 25/00 - Gouverne; Ralentissement par d'autres moyens que les éléments propulsifs; Ancrage dynamique, c. à d. positionnement des navires au moyen d'éléments de propulsion auxiliaires ou principaux
37.
ELEVATED TEMPERATURE SCREENING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Systems and methods include an infrared camera configured to capture an infrared image of a scene, a display configured to display a portion of the captured infrared image and at least one graphic indicia to guide a person being scanned, and a logic device configured to scan a region of interest using an infrared camera, detect a person in the region of interest, instruct the person to move into a scanning position, initiate temperature scanning of person if scanning criteria is satisfied, determine temperature of the person and compare to at least one temperature threshold, and perform a task associated with determined temperature. The system may further comprise a dual-image camera comprising the infrared camera and a visible image camera, wherein the dual-image camera comprises a beamsplitter arranged to reflect visible light towards the visible image camera and pass through an infrared image to the infrared camera.
G01J 5/52 - Pyrométrie des radiations, p.ex. thermométrie infrarouge ou optique en utilisant la comparaison avec des sources de référence, p.ex. pyromètres à disparition de filament
G06T 7/70 - Détermination de la position ou de l'orientation des objets ou des caméras
Provided herein are systems and methods for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to skid and roll along an environmental surface. A reliable UAV includes an airframe assembly, a propulsion system, and a logic device configured to communicate with the propulsion system. The airframe assembly includes a cylindrical rolling guard configured to allow the UAV to roll along an environmental surface in contact with the cylindrical rolling guard. The logic device is configured to determine a rolling orientation for the UAV corresponding to the environmental surface, maneuver the UAV to place the cylindrical rolling guard of the airframe assembly in contact with the environmental surface, and roll the airframe assembly of the UAV along the environmental surface at approximately the determined rolling orientation while the cylindrical rolling guard is in contact with the environmental surface.
Systems and methods include an infrared camera configured to capture an infrared image of a scene, a visible-light camera configured to capture a visible-light image of the scene, and a logic device configured to simultaneously capture a pair of images of the scene comprising the infrared image of the scene and the visible image of the scene, align the pair of images so that a pixel location in one of the pair of images has a corresponding pixel location m the other image, classify the visible image, annotate the infrared image based, at least in part, on the classification of the visible image, and add the annotated infrared image to a neural network training dataset for use in training a neural network for infrared image classification. A. beamsplitter is arranged to refl ect a first image of the scene towards the infrared camera and pass through a second image of the scene to the visible-light camera, and a first b!ackbodv is attached thereto and positioned in a field of view of the infrared camera.
G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
Thermal imaging odometry and navigation systems and related techniques are provided to improve the operational flexibility of autonomous/unmanned vehicles. A thermal imaging odometry system includes a thermal imaging module configured to be coupled to an unmanned vehicle, a ranging sensor system fixed to the thermal imaging module, and a logic device. The thermal imaging module provides thermal imagery of a scene in view of the unmanned vehicle and centered about an optical axis of the thermal imaging module, where the optical axis is fixed relative to an orientation of the unmanned vehicle. The ranging sensor system provides ranging sensor data indicating a standoff distance between the thermal imaging module and a surface intersecting the optical axis of the thermal imaging module. The logic device receives thermal images of the scene and corresponding ranging sensor data and determines an estimated relative velocity of the unmanned vehicle.
Various techniques are provided for improved detection of scene changes using a thermal imager. In one example, a method includes capturing a plurality of thermal images of a scene using a thermal imager. The method also includes detecting motion associated with the thermal imager during the capturing. The method also includes determining a temporal delay in response to the detected motion. The method also includes selecting first and second ones of the thermal images captured at corresponding first and second times separated by the temporal delay. The method also includes processing the first and second thermal images to generate a comparison thermal image identifying changes in the scene between the first and second times. Additional methods and systems are also provided.
H04N 5/33 - Transformation des rayonnements infrarouges
G01J 5/20 - Pyrométrie des radiations, p.ex. thermométrie infrarouge ou optique en utilisant des détecteurs électriques de radiations en utilisant des éléments résistants, thermorésistants ou semi-conducteurs sensibles aux radiations, p.ex. des dispositifs photoconducteurs
H04N 5/232 - Dispositifs pour la commande des caméras de télévision, p.ex. commande à distance
42.
NON-CONTACT TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT IN THERMAL IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Systems and methods include an image capture component configured to capture infrared images of a scene, and a logic device configured to identify a target in the images, acquire temperature data associated with the target based on the images, evaluate the temperature data and determine a corresponding temperature classification, and process the identified target in accordance with the temperature classification. The logic device identifies a person and tracks the person across a subset of the images, identify a measurement location for the target in a subset of the images based on target feature points identified by a neural network, and measure a temperature of the location using corresponding values from one or more captured thermal images. The logic device is further configured calculate a core body temperature of the target using the temperature data to determine whether the target has a fever and calibrate using one or more black bodies.
G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
43.
Determination of level and span for gas detection systems and methods
Various techniques are provided for increasing contrast between gas features and other features in a scene. In one example, a method includes receiving a captured image frame comprising a plurality of pixels having a first range of associated pixel values. The method also includes receiving a selection of a subset of the pixels, wherein the subset comprises a gas feature and a scene feature. The method also includes determining a span associated with the pixels of the subset having a second range of associated pixel values smaller than the first range. The method also includes scaling the captured image frame to provide an adjusted image frame limited to the second range of pixel values associated with the span to increase contrast between the gas feature and the scene feature. The method also includes displaying the adjusted image frame. Additional methods and systems are also provided.
G01N 21/3504 - Couleur; Propriétés spectrales, c. à d. comparaison de l'effet du matériau sur la lumière pour plusieurs longueurs d'ondes ou plusieurs bandes de longueurs d'ondes différentes en recherchant l'effet relatif du matériau pour les longueurs d'ondes caractéristiques d'éléments ou de molécules spécifiques, p.ex. spectrométrie d'absorption atomique en utilisant la lumière infrarouge pour l'analyse des gaz, p.ex. analyse de mélanges de gaz
G06T 5/40 - Amélioration ou restauration d'image en utilisant des techniques d'histogrammes
H04N 5/33 - Transformation des rayonnements infrarouges
H04N 25/75 - Circuits pour fournir, modifier ou traiter des signaux d'image provenant de la matrice de pixels
44.
USER-IN-THE-LOOP OBJECT DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
A detection device is adapted to traverse a search area and generate sensor data associated with an object that may be present in the search area, the detection device comprising a first logic device configured to detect and classify the object in the sensor data, communicate object detection information to a control system when the detection device is within a range of communications of the control system, and generate and store object analysis information for a user of the control system when the detection device is not in communication with the control system. A control system facilitates user monitoring and/or control of the detection device during operation and to access the stored object analysis information. The object analysis information is provided in an interactive display to facilitate user detection and classification of the detected object by the user to update the detection information, trained object classifier, and training dataset.
G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
G06K 9/46 - Extraction d'éléments ou de caractéristiques de l'image
G06K 9/62 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la reconnaissance utilisant des moyens électroniques
Provided are systems and methods to filter infrared spectrum radiation that can be integrated with a compact optical system for an infrared imaging system. The optical system includes an objective lens element configured to receive and transmit infrared (IR) radiation from a scene, where the IR radiation from the scene includes a particular range of wavelengths corresponding to an absorption spectrum or a transmission spectrum of a gas. The optical system also includes a spectral lens element configured to receive the IR radiation transmitted through the objective lens element, where the spectral lens element comprises a first interference filter disposed on a first surface of the spectral lens element. The interference filter is configured to filter the IR radiation transmitted through the objective lens element to a narrower wavelength band that includes the particular range of wavelengths.
G01N 21/3518 - Dispositifs utilisant des techniques de corrélation à filtres de gaz; Dispositifs utilisant des techniques de modulation de la pression des gaz
G02B 13/14 - Objectifs optiques spécialement conçus pour les emplois spécifiés ci-dessous à utiliser avec des radiations infrarouges ou ultraviolettes
Various techniques are provided performing temperature inspections of assets, such as temperature-sensitive industrial equipment. In one example, a method includes receiving, at a portable device, inspection instructions associated with an asset at a location in an environment. The method also includes displaying, at the portable device, the asset in an augmented reality format to guide a user of the portable device to the location. The method also includes capturing, by a thermal imager associated with the portable device, a thermal image of the asset when the thermal imager is aligned with the asset. The method also includes extracting, from the thermal image, at least one temperature measurement associated with the asset. Additional methods and systems are also provided.
Systems and methods for tracking objects though a traffic control system include a plurality of sensors configured to capture data associated with a traffic location, and a logic device configured to detect one or more objects in the captured data, determine an object location within the captured data, transform each object location to world coordinates associated with one of the plurality of sensors; and track each object location using the world coordinates using prediction and occlusion-based processes. The plurality of sensors may include a visual image sensor, a thermal image sensor, a radar sensor, and/or another sensor. An object localization process includes a trained deep learning process configured to receive captured data from one of the sensors and determine a bounding box surrounding the detected object and output a classification of the detected object. The tracked objects are further transformed to three-dimensional objects in the world coordinates.
G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
G06K 9/62 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la reconnaissance utilisant des moyens électroniques
48.
System and method for object falling and overboarding incident detection
A system and method detects falling incidents on structures such as cruise vessels, oil rigs, overpasses, and buildings, and also detects overboarding movements onto structures such as cargo ships. The system includes at least two opposed imaging devices which record video streams of a detection cuboid within an overlapping region of view volumes for the imaging devices. The imaging devices monitor objects that pass through the cuboid. Identified objects within the video streams are paired, their conformance is determined, and real-world information such as size, trajectory, and location is determined.
H04N 5/77 - Circuits d'interface entre un appareil d'enregistrement et un autre appareil entre un appareil d'enregistrement et une caméra de télévision
G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
H04N 5/247 - Disposition des caméras de télévision
H04N 5/91 - Traitement du signal de télévision pour l'enregistrement
H04N 5/33 - Transformation des rayonnements infrarouges
H04N 7/18 - Systèmes de télévision en circuit fermé [CCTV], c. à d. systèmes dans lesquels le signal vidéo n'est pas diffusé
Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods for water non-water segmentation of navigational imagery to assist in the autonomous navigation of mobile structures. An imagery based navigation system includes a logic device configured to communicate with an imaging module coupled to a mobile structure and/or configured to capture images of an environment about the mobile structure. The logic device may be configured to receive at least one image from the imaging module; determine a water/non-water segmented image based, at least in part, on the received at least one image, and generate a range chart corresponding to the environment about the mobile structure based, at least in part, on the determined water/non-water segmented image and/or the received at least one image.
Various techniques are provided for removing turbulent gases from thermal images of high temperature scenes and for detecting gas leaks. In one example, a method includes receiving a plurality of thermal images captured of a scene comprising a furnace tube and combustion gas exhibiting higher temperatures than the furnace tube. Each thermal image comprises a plurality of pixels each having an associated pixel value. The method also includes applying a digital filter to the thermal images to generate a processed thermal image. Each pixel of the processed thermal image has an associated minimum pixel value determined from corresponding pixels of the thermal images to remove the higher temperature combustion gas from the processed thermal image. Additional methods and systems are also provided.
Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods for providing a wired connection between a ground-based robot (1202) and a controller (1204). A cable handling system (100) for a robot includes a base housing (102), a cable cartridge (104) removably connected to the base housing (102), a control cable (164) housed at least partially within the cable cartridge (104), and an outfeed assembly (106) coupled to the base housing (102) and configured to deploy the control cable (164) from the cable cartridge (104). The control cable (164) is deployable from the cable cartridge (104) to maintain a wired connection between the robot and a controller. The outfeed assembly (106) is configured to couple to a drive mechanism of the robot such that movement of the drive mechanism deploys the control cable from the cable cartridge. The outfeed assembly (106) may be configured to deploy the control cable (164) from the cable cartridge (104) regardless of the direction of movement of the drive mechanism.
B65H 75/42 - Noyaux, gabarits, supports ou pièces de tenue pour matériau bobiné, enroulé ou plié, p.ex. tourets, broches, bobines, tubes à cannette, boîtes spécialement adaptés ou montés pour stocker, dérouler de façon répétée et stocker à nouveau des longueurs de matériau prévues pour des buts particuliers, p.ex. tuyaux souples à poste fixe, câbles de force impliquant l'utilisation d'un noyau ou d'un gabarit intérieur formant support pour le paquet de matériau stocké mobile ou transportable fixé à des outils ou machines mobiles ou en faisant partie
B65H 75/44 - Noyaux, gabarits, supports ou pièces de tenue pour matériau bobiné, enroulé ou plié, p.ex. tourets, broches, bobines, tubes à cannette, boîtes spécialement adaptés ou montés pour stocker, dérouler de façon répétée et stocker à nouveau des longueurs de matériau prévues pour des buts particuliers, p.ex. tuyaux souples à poste fixe, câbles de force impliquant l'utilisation d'un noyau ou d'un gabarit intérieur formant support pour le paquet de matériau stocké - Détails de structure
H02G 11/00 - Installations de câbles ou de lignes électriques entre deux pièces en mouvement relatif
53.
Non-uniformity correction techniques using shifted image frames
Various techniques are provided to reduce noise in captured images using frame-to-frame shifts of scene information. In one example, a system includes an imager and a processor. The imager is configured to capture a plurality of image frames comprising scene information. The image frames exhibit frame-to-frame shifts of the scene information caused by a motion pattern associated with the imager. The processor is configured to distinguish noise in the image frames from the frame-to-frame shifts of the scene information. The processor is also configured to update non-uniformity correction terms to reduce the noise. Additional systems and methods are also provided.
G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide high resolution interpolation of arrival direction of echo return signals using an active mills cross arrangement, such as in sonar or other ranging sensor systems. A system may include an active mills cross arrangement with high resolution interpolation of echo returns in two planes. The active mills cross arrangement may include a transmitter configured to emit one or more signals, a first line array including a first plurality of elements defining a first plane, and a second line array including a second plurality of elements defining a second plane orthogonal to the first plane. At least one of the first line array and the second line array may be configured to receive echo returns of the emitted signals from one or more objects or targets.
G01S 7/52 - DÉTERMINATION DE LA DIRECTION PAR RADIO; RADIO-NAVIGATION; DÉTERMINATION DE LA DISTANCE OU DE LA VITESSE EN UTILISANT DES ONDES RADIO; LOCALISATION OU DÉTECTION DE LA PRÉSENCE EN UTILISANT LA RÉFLEXION OU LA RERADIATION D'ONDES RADIO; DISPOSITIONS ANALOGUES UTILISANT D'AUTRES ONDES - Détails des systèmes correspondant aux groupes , , de systèmes selon le groupe
G01S 7/53 - Moyens pour transformer les coordonnées ou pour évaluer les données, p.ex. utilisant des calculateurs
55.
DEEP LEARNING-BASED MARINE OBJECT CLASSIFICATION USING 360-DEGREE IMAGES
Marine object detection, localization and classification systems and related techniques include an imaging system configured capture a stream of panoramic images of the water surrounding a mobile structure, including a view of the horizon. The images may include a 360-degree view from the mobile structure. The system is configured to analyze the stream of images using a marine video analytics system and/or a convolutional neural network to detect a region of interest comprising an object on the surface of the water, classify the detected object and relay the results to the user and/or a processing system. The analysis may include determining a horizon in a captured image, defining tiles across the horizon, and detecting objects in each tile.
G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
G06K 9/46 - Extraction d'éléments ou de caractéristiques de l'image
G06K 9/62 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la reconnaissance utilisant des moyens électroniques
56.
NAVIGATIONAL DANGER IDENTIFICATION AND FEEDBACK SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods for navigational danger identification and feedback. A navigation system may include one or more navigation sensors coupled to and/or associated with a mobile structure and a logic device. The one or more navigation sensors are configured to provide navigational data associated with the mobile structure. The logic device is configured to receive navigational data from the one or more navigation sensors; determine a virtual model comprising at least one navigational hazard based, at least in part, on the received navigational data; and generate a navigation display view comprising a virtual model view based, at least in part, on the determined virtual model, wherein the virtual model view comprises at least one navigation threat indicator corresponding to the at least one navigational hazard.
Chalcogenide lens elements and methods of manufacturing such lens elements are provided. In one example, a method includes depositing a first chalcogenide layer on a substrate. The method further includes applying a first stamp to the first chalcogenide layer. The method further includes reflowing, in response to applying the first stamp, the first chalcogenide layer to form a first shaped chalcogenide layer. The method may further include singulating the substrate and the first shaped chalcogenide layer to obtain a plurality of chalcogenide lens elements.
System and methods for capturing infrared images for include infrared imaging components configured to capture infrared images of a scene, user input and output components include a display and at least one user input component, and a logic device configured to guide the user through an infrared image acquisition process to acquire an infrared image of an inspection area, and guide the user through an analysis of the captured infrared image to detect a condition visible in the infrared image of the inspection area. The user is guided through environmental and/or location considerations associated with the condition, instructed to prepare the location for infrared image acquisition, and guided through a process for analyzing captured images.
Techniques are disclosed for facilitating providing of sensor capability in devices using device attachments. In one example, a sensor device includes an attachment body configured to be disposed along a side of a user device when the sensor device is coupled to the user device. The sensor device further includes an actuator configured to selectively apply a force. The sensor device further includes a connector block coupled to the actuator and configured to selectively extend from or retract into the attachment body in response to the force. The sensor device further includes a connector configured to couple to a connector port of the user device and provide data communication between the sensor device and the user device. The connector is at least partially disposed in the connector block. Related systems and devices are also provided.
G06F 3/00 - Dispositions d'entrée pour le transfert de données destinées à être traitées sous une forme maniable par le calculateur; Dispositions de sortie pour le transfert de données de l'unité de traitement à l'unité de sortie, p.ex. dispositions d'interface
60.
AIR AND SEA BASED FISHING DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Flight based marine object search, detection and identification systems and related techniques include an unmanned aerial system (UAS) having a flight platform configured to execute a search path to search for an underwater object, an imaging system comprising image capture components configured to generate a stream of images corresponding to a field of view of the UAS, and a logic device associated with the UAS and configured to analyze the stream of images using a marine video analysis (MVA) system to detect a region of interest comprising an underwater object, identify an underwater object in the detected region of interest, and notify a mobile structure of the identified object.
B64C 39/02 - Aéronefs non prévus ailleurs caractérisés par un emploi spécial
G05D 1/00 - Commande de la position, du cap, de l'altitude ou de l'attitude des véhicules terrestres, aquatiques, aériens ou spatiaux, p.ex. pilote automatique
G08G 3/00 - Systèmes de commande du trafic pour les véhicules marins
A01K 79/00 - Procédés ou appareillages de capture massive de poissons autres que ceux couverts par les groupes
Radiation source localization systems and related techniques are provided to improve the operation of handheld or unmanned mobile sensor or survey platforms. A radiation source localization system includes a logic device configured to communicate with a communications module and a directional radiation detector, where the communications module is configured to establish a wireless communication link with a base station associated with the directional radiation detector and/or a mobile sensor platform, and the directional radiation detector includes a sensor assembly configured to provide directional radiation sensor data as the directional radiation detector is maneuvered within a survey area.
G01T 7/00 - MESURE DES RADIATIONS NUCLÉAIRES OU DES RAYONS X - Détails des instruments de mesure des radiations
G01V 5/02 - Prospection ou détection au moyen de radiations nucléaires, p.ex. de la radioactivité naturelle ou provoquée spécialement adaptée à la reconnaissance en surface, p.ex. à partir d'un avion
G01V 5/00 - Prospection ou détection au moyen de radiations nucléaires, p.ex. de la radioactivité naturelle ou provoquée
63.
Image relay systems and methods for wearable apparatuses
Techniques are disclosed for facilitating image relay for wearable devices with thermal imaging devices attached thereto. In one example, a system includes an attachment configured to releasably couple to an exterior surface of a wearable apparatus. The attachment includes an infrared sensor assembly configured to capture a thermal image of a scene. The attachment further includes a display component configured to provide data indicative of the thermal image. The system further includes an optical relay component configured to couple to an interior surface of the wearable apparatus. The optical relay component is further configured to receive the data from the display component and relay the data within the wearable apparatus to facilitate presenting the data for viewing by a user while wearing the wearable apparatus. Related devices and methods are also provided.
Various techniques are provided for increasing contrast of gas features in a scene. In one example, a method includes receiving a captured infrared image comprising a gas feature and a scene feature. The captured infrared image comprises a first range of pixel values associated with a first temperature range of the gas feature and the scene feature. The method also includes applying a spatial filter to the captured infrared image to provide a spatially filtered infrared image retaining the gas feature and removing the scene feature. The spatially filtered infrared image comprises a second range of pixel values associated with a second temperature range of the gas feature without the additional scene feature to exhibit increased gas contrast over the captured infrared image. Additional methods and systems are also provided.
G01N 21/3504 - Couleur; Propriétés spectrales, c. à d. comparaison de l'effet du matériau sur la lumière pour plusieurs longueurs d'ondes ou plusieurs bandes de longueurs d'ondes différentes en recherchant l'effet relatif du matériau pour les longueurs d'ondes caractéristiques d'éléments ou de molécules spécifiques, p.ex. spectrométrie d'absorption atomique en utilisant la lumière infrarouge pour l'analyse des gaz, p.ex. analyse de mélanges de gaz
G06T 7/44 - Analyse de la texture basée sur la description statistique de texture utilisant des opérateurs de l'image, p.ex. des filtres, des mesures de densité des bords ou des histogrammes locaux
H04N 5/33 - Transformation des rayonnements infrarouges
G01M 3/00 - Examen de l'étanchéité des structures ou ouvrages vis-à-vis d'un fluide
G01M 3/04 - Examen de l'étanchéité des structures ou ouvrages vis-à-vis d'un fluide par utilisation d'un fluide ou en faisant le vide par détection de la présence du fluide à l'emplacement de la fuite
G01M 3/38 - Examen de l'étanchéité des structures ou ouvrages vis-à-vis d'un fluide par utilisation de la lumière
G01N 21/3518 - Dispositifs utilisant des techniques de corrélation à filtres de gaz; Dispositifs utilisant des techniques de modulation de la pression des gaz
G06V 10/143 - Détection ou éclairage à des longueurs d’onde différentes
G01N 21/71 - Systèmes dans lesquels le matériau analysé est excité de façon à ce qu'il émette de la lumière ou qu'il produise un changement de la longueur d'onde de la lumière incidente excité thermiquement
Localization and mapping systems and related techniques are provided to improve the operation of unmanned mobile sensor or survey platforms. A localization and mapping system includes a logic device configured to communicate with a single element rangefinder (SER) coupled to a mobile platform, where the SER is configured to provide ranging sensor data indicating a distance between the SER and a surface within a survey area. The logic device generates a horizontal planar occupancy map, generates a vertical planar occupancy map, and determines a three-dimensional occupancy map based on the horizontal planar occupancy map and the vertical planar occupancy map.
Analyte survey systems (100) and related techniques are provided to improve the operation of handheld or unmanned mobile sensor or survey platforms. An analyte survey system includes a logic device (112) configured to communicate with a communication module (164) and a sensor assembly (166) of a modular sensor core (160), where the communication module is configured to establish a wireless communication link with a base station (130) associated with the modular sensor core and/or a mobile sensor platform (110) and the sensor assembly is configured to provide analyte sensor data as the modular sensor core is maneuvered within a survey area.
G01N 21/3504 - Couleur; Propriétés spectrales, c. à d. comparaison de l'effet du matériau sur la lumière pour plusieurs longueurs d'ondes ou plusieurs bandes de longueurs d'ondes différentes en recherchant l'effet relatif du matériau pour les longueurs d'ondes caractéristiques d'éléments ou de molécules spécifiques, p.ex. spectrométrie d'absorption atomique en utilisant la lumière infrarouge pour l'analyse des gaz, p.ex. analyse de mélanges de gaz
G01N 33/00 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par des méthodes spécifiques non couvertes par les groupes
G05D 1/00 - Commande de la position, du cap, de l'altitude ou de l'attitude des véhicules terrestres, aquatiques, aériens ou spatiaux, p.ex. pilote automatique
Improved techniques for quantification of detected gases are provided. In one example, a method includes receiving infrared radiation from a scene at a sensor array comprising first and second sets of infrared sensors associated with first and second wavelength ranges of the infrared radiation, respectively. The method also includes capturing first and second images by the first and second sets of infrared sensors, respectively. The method also includes detecting a background object in the first image. The method also includes tracking the background object to identify the background object in the second image. The method also includes updating a radiometric scene map with first and second radiometric values associated with the first and second images and correlated to a location of the background object in the scene. The method also includes performing gas quantification using the radiometric scene map. Additional systems and methods are also provided.
G01N 21/3504 - Couleur; Propriétés spectrales, c. à d. comparaison de l'effet du matériau sur la lumière pour plusieurs longueurs d'ondes ou plusieurs bandes de longueurs d'ondes différentes en recherchant l'effet relatif du matériau pour les longueurs d'ondes caractéristiques d'éléments ou de molécules spécifiques, p.ex. spectrométrie d'absorption atomique en utilisant la lumière infrarouge pour l'analyse des gaz, p.ex. analyse de mélanges de gaz
G01J 5/00 - Pyrométrie des radiations, p.ex. thermométrie infrarouge ou optique
G06T 7/254 - Analyse du mouvement impliquant de la soustraction d’images
H04N 5/33 - Transformation des rayonnements infrarouges
H04N 5/232 - Dispositifs pour la commande des caméras de télévision, p.ex. commande à distance
G01N 21/3518 - Dispositifs utilisant des techniques de corrélation à filtres de gaz; Dispositifs utilisant des techniques de modulation de la pression des gaz
71.
INFRARED AND VISIBLE LIGHT IMAGING MODULE ARRANGEMENT FOR IMPROVED IMAGE PROCESSING
Various techniques are provided for implementing an imaging system with multiple infrared imaging modules provided in proximity to a visible light imaging module with overlapping fields of view. In one example, a system includes an array of infrared imaging modules configured to capture infrared images overlapping in a shared field of view of the array. The system also includes a visible light imaging module configured to capture a visible light image with a field of view overlapping with the shared field of view of the array. The system also includes a logic device configured to process the infrared images to provide an increased resolution infrared image corresponding to the shared field of view of the array, and generate a combined image comprising content from the increased resolution infrared image and content from the visible light image. Additional methods and systems are also provided.
Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide passage planning for a mobile structure. A passage planning system includes a logic device configured to communicate with a user interface associated with the mobile structure and at least one operational state sensor mounted to or within the mobile structure. The logic device determines an operational range map based, at least in part, on an operational state of the mobile structure, potential navigational hazards, and/or environmental conditions associated with the mobile structure. Such operational range map and other control signals may be displayed to a user and/or used to generate a planned route and/or adjust a steering actuator, a propulsion system thrust, and/or other operational systems of the mobile structure.
Improved techniques for infrared imaging and gas detection are provided. In one example, a system includes a sensor array configured to receive infrared radiation from a scene comprising a background portion and a gas. The sensor array includes a first set of infrared sensors configured with a first spectral response corresponding to a first wavelength range of the infrared radiation associated with the background portion. The sensor array also includes a second set of infrared sensors configured with a second spectral response corresponding to a second wavelength range of the infrared radiation associated with the gas. The system also includes a read out integrated circuit (ROIC) configured to provide pixel values for first and second images captured by the first and second sets of infrared sensors, respectively, in response to the received infrared radiation. Additional systems and methods are also provided.
G01N 21/3504 - Couleur; Propriétés spectrales, c. à d. comparaison de l'effet du matériau sur la lumière pour plusieurs longueurs d'ondes ou plusieurs bandes de longueurs d'ondes différentes en recherchant l'effet relatif du matériau pour les longueurs d'ondes caractéristiques d'éléments ou de molécules spécifiques, p.ex. spectrométrie d'absorption atomique en utilisant la lumière infrarouge pour l'analyse des gaz, p.ex. analyse de mélanges de gaz
G01J 5/24 - Utilisation de circuits spécialement adaptés, p.ex. de circuits en pont
G01J 5/26 - Adaptation particulière en vue de l'indication ou de l'enregistrement
12 - Véhicules; appareils de locomotion par terre, par air ou par eau; parties de véhicules
Produits et services
Fixed-wing drone aircraft and multirotor drone aircraft for military and commercial use; quadcopter drones and octocopter drones for military and commercial use
Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide accurate and compact three dimensional (3D) capable multichannel sonar systems for mobile structures. A 3D capable multichannel sonar system includes a multichannel transducer and associated processing and control electronics and optionally orientation and/or position sensors disposed substantially within the housing of a sonar transducer assembly. The multichannel transducer includes multiple transmission and/or receive channels/transducer elements. The transducer assembly is configured to support and protect the multichannel transducer and associated electronics and sensors, to physically and/or adjustably couple to a mobile structure, and/or to provide a simplified interface to other systems coupled to the mobile structure. Resulting sonar data and/or imagery may be displayed to a user and/or used to adjust a steering actuator, a propulsion system thrust, and/or other operational systems of the mobile structure.
G01S 15/86 - Combinaisons de systèmes sonar avec des systèmes lidar; Combinaisons de systèmes sonar avec des systèmes n'utilisant pas la réflexion des ondes
G01S 7/62 - Affichage par tube à rayons cathodiques
G01S 15/89 - Systèmes sonar, spécialement adaptés à des applications spécifiques pour la cartographie ou la représentation
Techniques are disclosed for optical imager devices, systems, and methods. In one example, an imaging system includes a focal plane array (FPA) and a light shield. The FPA includes a detector array configured to detect a first portion of electromagnetic radiation and generate a detector signal based on the first portion. The FPA further includes a readout circuit coupled to the detector array and configured to receive the detector signal. The light shield is coupled to the FPA and configured to block a second portion of the electromagnetic radiation. Related devices and methods are also provided.
Systems and methods for controlling traffic signaling includes a wireless sensor operable to detect and receive wireless signals emitted from a vehicle, an image sensor operable to capture a stream of images of a field of view. A traffic control system is operable to extract geographic positioning information for the vehicle from the wireless signals, track the vehicle's movement using the extracted geographic positioning information, detect and track an object in the stream of images corresponding to the vehicle. The vehicle's geographic movement is further tracked using a pixel location of the object in steam of images and a traffic control action is executed based on the geographic movement to facilitate passage of the at least one vehicle through a monitored traffic control location.
G08G 1/087 - Intervention prioritaire sur la commande du trafic, p.ex. au moyen d'un signal transmis par un véhicule de secours
G08G 1/04 - Détection du mouvement du trafic pour le comptage ou la commande utilisant des détecteurs optiques ou ultrasonores
G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
G06T 7/80 - Analyse des images capturées pour déterminer les paramètres de caméra intrinsèques ou extrinsèques, c. à d. étalonnage de caméra
An ambient temperature calibration process includes, in accordance with an embodiment, determining an ambient temperature calibration value for a global external resistance associated with a read out integrated circuit (ROIC) of an image capture component comprising a sensor array comprising a focal plane array of microbolometers arranged on the ROIC; determining an ambient temperature calibration value for a sensor integration time associated with the ROIC; and determining an ambient temperature calibration mapping for an offset mapping associated with the ROIC.
G06T 7/80 - Analyse des images capturées pour déterminer les paramètres de caméra intrinsèques ou extrinsèques, c. à d. étalonnage de caméra
G01J 5/24 - Utilisation de circuits spécialement adaptés, p.ex. de circuits en pont
H04N 5/33 - Transformation des rayonnements infrarouges
H04N 17/00 - Diagnostic, test ou mesure, ou leurs détails, pour les systèmes de télévision
G01J 5/20 - Pyrométrie des radiations, p.ex. thermométrie infrarouge ou optique en utilisant des détecteurs électriques de radiations en utilisant des éléments résistants, thermorésistants ou semi-conducteurs sensibles aux radiations, p.ex. des dispositifs photoconducteurs
G01J 5/00 - Pyrométrie des radiations, p.ex. thermométrie infrarouge ou optique
83.
DETERMINATION OF LEVEL AND SPAN FOR GAS DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Various techniques are provided for increasing contrast between gas features and other features in a scene. In one example, a method includes receiving a captured image frame comprising a plurality of pixels having a first range of associated pixel values. The method also includes receiving a selection of a subset of the pixels, wherein the subset comprises a gas feature and a scene feature. The method also includes determining a span associated with the pixels of the subset having a second range of associated pixel values smaller than the first range. The method also includes scaling the captured image frame to provide an adjusted image frame limited to the second range of pixel values associated with the span to increase contrast between the gas feature and the scene feature. The method also includes displaying the adjusted image frame. Additional methods and systems are also provided.
Provided are systems and methods to filter infrared spectrum radiation that can be integrated with a compact optical system for an infrared imaging system. The optical system includes an objective lens element configured to receive and transmit infrared (IR) radiation from a scene, where the IR radiation from the scene includes a particular range of wavelengths corresponding to an absorption spectrum or a transmission spectrum of a gas. The optical system also includes a spectral lens element configured to receive the IR radiation transmitted through the objective lens element, where the spectral lens element comprises a first interference filter disposed on a first surface of the spectral lens element. The interference filter is configured to filter the IR radiation transmitted through the objective lens element to a narrower wavelength band that includes the particular range of wavelengths.
G01J 5/20 - Pyrométrie des radiations, p.ex. thermométrie infrarouge ou optique en utilisant des détecteurs électriques de radiations en utilisant des éléments résistants, thermorésistants ou semi-conducteurs sensibles aux radiations, p.ex. des dispositifs photoconducteurs
G01N 21/31 - Couleur; Propriétés spectrales, c. à d. comparaison de l'effet du matériau sur la lumière pour plusieurs longueurs d'ondes ou plusieurs bandes de longueurs d'ondes différentes en recherchant l'effet relatif du matériau pour les longueurs d'ondes caractéristiques d'éléments ou de molécules spécifiques, p.ex. spectrométrie d'absorption atomique
G01N 21/3504 - Couleur; Propriétés spectrales, c. à d. comparaison de l'effet du matériau sur la lumière pour plusieurs longueurs d'ondes ou plusieurs bandes de longueurs d'ondes différentes en recherchant l'effet relatif du matériau pour les longueurs d'ondes caractéristiques d'éléments ou de molécules spécifiques, p.ex. spectrométrie d'absorption atomique en utilisant la lumière infrarouge pour l'analyse des gaz, p.ex. analyse de mélanges de gaz
85.
OCCLUSION-BASED DIRECTIONALITY AND LOCALIZATION OF RADIATION SOURCES WITH MODULAR DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Various techniques are provided to detect the direction and location of one or more radiation sources. In one example, a system includes a plurality of radiation detectors configured to receive radiation from a radiation source. A first one of the radiation detectors is positioned to at least partially occlude a second one of the radiation detectors to attenuate the radiation received by the second radiation detector. The system also includes a processor configured to receive detection information provided by the first and second radiation detectors in response to the radiation, and determine a direction of the radiation source using the detection information. A modular system including gamma radiation detectors and neutron radiation detectors and related methods are also provided. In some cases, radiation source type may be determined in addition to or separate from radiation source direction.
G01T 1/29 - Mesure effectuée sur des faisceaux de radiations, p.ex. sur la position ou la section du faisceau; Mesure de la distribution spatiale de radiations
Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide graphical user interfaces for assisted and/or autonomous navigation for mobile structures. A navigation assist system includes a user interface for a mobile structure comprising a display and a logic device configured to communicate with the user interface and render a docking user interface on the display. The logic device is configured to monitor control signals for a navigation control system for the mobile structure and render the docking user interface based, at least in part, on the monitored control signals. The docking user interface includes a maneuvering guide with a mobile structure perimeter indicator, an obstruction map, and a translational thrust indicator configured to indicate a translational maneuvering thrust magnitude and direction relative to an orientation of the mobile structure perimeter indicator.
Systems and methods are provided for powering and controlling flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle. The unmanned aerial vehicles can be used in a networked system under common control and operation and can be used for a variety of applications. Selected embodiments can operate while tethered to a portable control system. A high speed tether management system can be used to facilitate both mobile and static tethered operation. Modular components provide for both tethered and fully autonomous flight operations.
B64C 39/02 - Aéronefs non prévus ailleurs caractérisés par un emploi spécial
B60L 53/50 - Stations de charge caractérisées par des moyens d’emmagasinage ou de production d'énergie
B60L 50/60 - Propulsion électrique par source d'énergie intérieure au véhicule utilisant de la puissance de propulsion fournie par des batteries ou des piles à combustible utilisant de l'énergie fournie par des batteries
B60L 58/12 - Procédés ou agencements de circuits pour surveiller ou commander des batteries ou des piles à combustible, spécialement adaptés pour des véhicules électriques pour la surveillance et la commande des batteries en fonction de l'état de charge [SoC]
B64F 3/02 - Installations au sol spécialement adaptées aux aéronefs captifs avec dispositifs permettant de fournir à l'aéronef une alimentation électrique pendant le vol
G05D 1/10 - Commande de la position ou du cap dans les trois dimensions simultanément
Various techniques are disclosed to provide a quantification of a gas leak based on an image of a gas plume generated by the leak. An image location that corresponds to the origin of the gas leak is determined. An exit border is disposed on the image based on the image location that corresponds to the origin of the gas leak. A gas leak rate is computed based at least on gas concentration values of the pixels that overlap the exit border.
G06T 7/70 - Détermination de la position ou de l'orientation des objets ou des caméras
G01M 3/04 - Examen de l'étanchéité des structures ou ouvrages vis-à-vis d'un fluide par utilisation d'un fluide ou en faisant le vide par détection de la présence du fluide à l'emplacement de la fuite
G01N 21/3504 - Couleur; Propriétés spectrales, c. à d. comparaison de l'effet du matériau sur la lumière pour plusieurs longueurs d'ondes ou plusieurs bandes de longueurs d'ondes différentes en recherchant l'effet relatif du matériau pour les longueurs d'ondes caractéristiques d'éléments ou de molécules spécifiques, p.ex. spectrométrie d'absorption atomique en utilisant la lumière infrarouge pour l'analyse des gaz, p.ex. analyse de mélanges de gaz
H04N 5/33 - Transformation des rayonnements infrarouges
Various techniques are provided to reduce noise in captured images using frame-to-frame shifts of scene information. In one example, a system includes an imager and a processor. The imager is configured to capture a plurality of image frames comprising scene information. The image frames exhibit frame-to-frame shifts of the scene information caused by a motion pattern associated with the imager. The processor is configured to distinguish noise in the image frames from the frame-to-frame shifts of the scene information. The processor is also configured to update non-uniformity correction terms to reduce the noise. Additional systems and methods are also provided.
H04N 5/365 - Traitement du bruit, p.ex. détection, correction, réduction ou élimination du bruit appliqué au bruit à motif fixe, p.ex. non-uniformité de la réponse
H04N 5/33 - Transformation des rayonnements infrarouges
H04N 5/14 - Circuits de signal d'image pour le domaine des fréquences vidéo
H04N 5/217 - Circuits pour la suppression ou la diminution de perturbations, p.ex. moiré ou halo lors de la production des signaux d'image
Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods for video based sensor fusion with respect to mobile structures. A mobile structure may include at least one imaging module and multiple navigational sensors and/or receive navigational data from various sources. A navigational database may be generated that includes data from the imaging module, navigational sensors, and/or other sources. Aspects of the navigational database may then be used to generate an integrated model, forecast weather conditions, warn of dangers, identify hard to spot items, and generally aid in the navigation of the mobile structure.
G01C 21/00 - Navigation; Instruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes
G01C 21/20 - Instruments pour effectuer des calculs de navigation
G01C 21/36 - Dispositions d'entrée/sortie pour des calculateurs embarqués
G01C 23/00 - Instruments combinés indiquant plus d’une valeur de navigation, p.ex. pour l’aviation; Dispositifs de mesure combinés pour mesurer plusieurs variables du mouvement, p.ex. la distance, la vitesse ou l’accélération
An IR imaging device includes an optical element receiving infrared radiation from a scene, a filter blocking IR radiation outside of a particular range of wavelengths, an array of sensor pixels to capture an image of the scene based on infrared radiation received through the optical element and filter, the array of sensor pixels comprising a first array of sensor pixels to image gas in within a first spectral bandwidth, and a second array of sensor pixel to sense IR radiation in a second spectral bandwidth where gas is not detected, a read-out integrated circuit (ROIC) and logic circuitry to generate a first image sensed by the first array and a second image sensed by the second array, and gas detection logic to detect the presence of gas in the first image.
G01N 21/3504 - Couleur; Propriétés spectrales, c. à d. comparaison de l'effet du matériau sur la lumière pour plusieurs longueurs d'ondes ou plusieurs bandes de longueurs d'ondes différentes en recherchant l'effet relatif du matériau pour les longueurs d'ondes caractéristiques d'éléments ou de molécules spécifiques, p.ex. spectrométrie d'absorption atomique en utilisant la lumière infrarouge pour l'analyse des gaz, p.ex. analyse de mélanges de gaz
H04N 5/33 - Transformation des rayonnements infrarouges
G06T 5/50 - Amélioration ou restauration d'image en utilisant plusieurs images, p.ex. moyenne, soustraction
94.
Wavelength band based passive infrared gas imaging
Systems and methods disclosed herein, in accordance with one or more embodiments provide for imaging gas in a scene, the scene having a background and a possible occurrence of gas. In one embodiment, a method and a system adapted to perform the method includes: controlling a thermal imaging system to capture a gas IR image representing the temperature of a gas and a background IR image representing the temperature of a background based on a predetermined absorption spectrum of the gas, on an estimated gas temperature and on an estimated background temperature; and generating a gas-absorption-path-length image, representing the length of the path of radiation from the background through the gas, based on the gas image and the background IR image. The system and method may include generating a gas visualization image based on the gas-absorption-path-length image to display an output image visualizing a gas occurrence in the scene.
G01N 21/3504 - Couleur; Propriétés spectrales, c. à d. comparaison de l'effet du matériau sur la lumière pour plusieurs longueurs d'ondes ou plusieurs bandes de longueurs d'ondes différentes en recherchant l'effet relatif du matériau pour les longueurs d'ondes caractéristiques d'éléments ou de molécules spécifiques, p.ex. spectrométrie d'absorption atomique en utilisant la lumière infrarouge pour l'analyse des gaz, p.ex. analyse de mélanges de gaz
G01N 21/31 - Couleur; Propriétés spectrales, c. à d. comparaison de l'effet du matériau sur la lumière pour plusieurs longueurs d'ondes ou plusieurs bandes de longueurs d'ondes différentes en recherchant l'effet relatif du matériau pour les longueurs d'ondes caractéristiques d'éléments ou de molécules spécifiques, p.ex. spectrométrie d'absorption atomique
Various techniques are disclosed for the detection of discrepancies between imaged maritime vessels and received identification information. In one example, a method includes capturing an image of a maritime vessel and processing the image to extract information associated with the vessel. The method also includes receiving automatic identification system (AIS) data, comparing the extracted information to the AIS data, and generating an alarm in response to a discrepancy detected by the comparing. Additional methods, systems, and devices are also provided.
G06V 20/20 - RECONNAISSANCE OU COMPRÉHENSION D’IMAGES OU DE VIDÉOS Éléments spécifiques à la scène dans les scènes de réalité augmentée
G08B 21/00 - Alarmes réagissant à une seule condition particulière, indésirable ou anormale, et non prévues ailleurs
B63B 35/40 - Embarcations ou structures flottantes similaires spécialement adaptées à des finalités spécifiques et non prévues ailleurs pour transport d'embarcations
B63B 35/00 - Embarcations ou structures flottantes similaires spécialement adaptées à des finalités spécifiques et non prévues ailleurs
In various embodiments, specialized vehicle launch systems and methods are provided to enable personnel to launch and operate one or more UAVs from the safety of a vehicle or other mobile location. In various embodiments, a launch system comprises a launch device and an operator terminal. The launch device is adapted to be mounted on an exterior surface of a vehicle and is communicably coupled to the operator terminal, which is operable from the interior of the vehicle. The vehicle launch system allows an operator to control one or more UAVs from inside the vehicle, without requiring the operator to step outside of the vehicle to interact with the UAV or launch device.
Radio link coverage mapping systems and related techniques are provided to improve the operation of unmanned mobile sensor or survey platforms. A radio or communication link coverage mapping system includes a logic device configured to communicate with a communication module and a position sensor coupled to a mobile platform, where the communication module is configured to establish a wireless communication link with a base station associated with the mobile platform and the position sensor is configured to provide a position of the mobile platform as it maneuvers within a survey area. The logic device determines communication link quality data associated with the wireless communication link as the mobile platform maneuvers within the survey area, receives corresponding position data, and generates corresponding communication coverage information, which may be used to generate a radio link coverage map.
Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide remote sensing imagery for mobile structures. A remote sensing imagery system includes a remote sensing assembly with a housing mounted to a mobile structure and a coupled logic device. The logic device is configured to receive radar returns corresponding to a detected target from the radar assembly, determine a target radial speed corresponding to the detected target, determine an adaptive target speed threshold, and then generate remote sensor image data based on the remote sensor returns, the target radial speed, and the adaptive target speed threshold. Subsequent user input and/or the sensor data may be used to adjust a steering actuator, a propulsion system thrust, and/or other operational systems of the mobile structure.
G01S 13/58 - Systèmes de détermination de la vitesse ou de la trajectoire; Systèmes de détermination du sens d'un mouvement
G01S 13/524 - Discrimination entre objets fixes et mobiles ou entre objets se déplaçant à différentes vitesses utilisant la transmission de trains discontinus d'ondes modulées par impulsions basée sur le décalage de phase ou de fréquence résultant du mouvement des objets, avec référence aux signaux transmis, p.ex. MTI cohérent
G01S 13/60 - Systèmes de détermination de la vitesse ou de la trajectoire; Systèmes de détermination du sens d'un mouvement dans lesquels l'émetteur et le récepteur sont montés sur l'objet mobile, p.ex. pour déterminer la vitesse par rapport au sol, l'angle de dérive, le trajet au sol
G01S 13/86 - Combinaisons de systèmes radar avec des systèmes autres que radar, p.ex. sonar, chercheur de direction
G01S 13/89 - Radar ou systèmes analogues, spécialement adaptés pour des applications spécifiques pour la cartographie ou la représentation
G01S 13/93 - Radar ou systèmes analogues, spécialement adaptés pour des applications spécifiques pour prévenir les collisions
G01S 15/02 - Systèmes utilisant la réflexion ou la reradiation d'ondes acoustiques, p.ex. systèmes sonar utilisant la réflexion d'ondes acoustiques
G01S 15/52 - Discrimination entre objets fixes et mobiles ou entre objets se déplaçant à différentes vitesses
G01S 15/58 - Systèmes de détermination de la trajectoire ou de la vitesse; Systèmes de détermination du sens d'un mouvement
G01S 7/292 - Récepteurs avec extraction de signaux d'échos recherchés
G01S 7/295 - Moyens pour transformer des coordonnées ou pour évaluer des données, p.ex. en utilisant des calculateurs
G01S 15/89 - Systèmes sonar, spécialement adaptés à des applications spécifiques pour la cartographie ou la représentation
G01S 7/53 - Moyens pour transformer les coordonnées ou pour évaluer les données, p.ex. utilisant des calculateurs
