A structural analysis computing device may generate a proposed insurance claim and/or generate a proposed insurance quote for an object pictured in a three-dimensional (3D) image. The structural analysis computing device may be coupled to a drone configured to capture exterior images of the object. The structural analysis computing device may include a memory, a user interface, an object sensor configured to capture the 3D image, and a processor in communication with the memory and the object sensor. The processor may access the 3D image including the object, and analyze the 3D images to identify features of the object—such as by inputting the 3D image into a trained machine learning or pattern recognition program. The processor may generate a proposed claim form for a damaged object and/or a proposed quote for an uninsured object, and display the form to a user for their review and/or approval.

This application provides a method for evaluating a motion state of a vehicle performed by a computer device. The method includes: obtaining target image data captured by cameras on the vehicle, and combining every two neighboring image frames in the target image data into N image frame groups; obtaining matching feature points between two image frames included in each of the N image frame groups; constructing target mesh plane figures respectively corresponding to the N image frame groups according to the matching feature points in each image frame group; and determining the motion state of the vehicle according to the target mesh plane figures respectively corresponding to the N image frame groups. By adopting the embodiments of this application, the evaluation accuracy of the motion state of the vehicle may be improved.

Method for inspecting a geometry (10) having a surface (11), which method uses an inspection device (100) having a digital image capturing means (120) and a shape scanning means (130), comprising the steps of

a) orienting the inspection device (100) in a first orientation;
b) depicting the surface (11) to produce a first image;
c) measuring a shape of a first geometry part to produce a first shape;
d) moving the inspection device (100) to a second orientation;
e) depicting the surface (11) to produce a second image;
f) measuring a second part of said geometry (10) to produce a second shape;
g) using digital image processing based on said first and second images, determining a geometric orientation difference between said first and second orientations;
h) determining a geometric relation between the first and second shapes; and
i) producing a data representation of said geometry based on said first shape, said second shape and said geometric relation.

The invention also relates to a device.

Method for inspecting a geometry (10) having a surface (11), which method uses an inspection device (100) having a digital image capturing means (120) and a shape scanning means (130), comprising the steps of

a) orienting the inspection device (100) in a first orientation;
b) depicting the surface (11) to produce a first image;
c) measuring a shape of a first geometry part to produce a first shape;
d) moving the inspection device (100) to a second orientation;
e) depicting the surface (11) to produce a second image;
f) measuring a second part of said geometry (10) to produce a second shape;
g) using digital image processing based on said first and second images, determining a geometric orientation difference between said first and second orientations;
h) determining a geometric relation between the first and second shapes; and
i) producing a data representation of said geometry based on said first shape, said second shape and said geometric relation.

The invention also relates to a device.

When repairing a road, it is possible to easily conduct a survey on the road condition at the time of starting repair. The ortho-image creation method of the present invention includes a coordinate acquisition step to acquire three-dimensional coordinates of a plurality of survey markers 6, a photography step to photograph a plurality of photographed images of the plurality of survey markers 6 by a UAV 3 flying at an altitude of 20 meters or less above the ground in such a manner that each survey marker 6 is included in at least two of the photographed images, and an ortho-image creation step to create an ortho-image on the basis of the three-dimensional coordinates of each feature point acquired by the coordinate acquisition step and the plurality of photographed images photographed by the photography step.

According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes a buffer and processing circuitry. The buffer stores first and second images capturing an object. The circuitry calculates at least one of a first distance to the object in the first image and a second distance to the object in the second image by using a correction parameter for correcting at least one of influences caused by ambient light, a reflection characteristic of the object, or a color of the object, calculates three-dimensional coordinates of the object on a relative scale by using the first and second images, and calculates three-dimensional coordinates of the object on a real scale based on at least one of the first and second distances, and the three-dimensional coordinates of the object on the relative scale.

The present invention relates to a tracker and a surveying apparatus comprising the tracker, which improve the reliability of tracking a target. The tracker comprises a first imaging region having a plurality of pixels for taking a first image of a scene including the target; a second imaging region having a plurality of pixels for taking a second image of a scene including the target; a control unit to receive a timing signal indicating a time duration during which an illumination illuminating the target in the scene is switched on and off, control the first imaging region to take the first image of the scene when the timing signal indicates that the illumination unit is switched on, and control the second imaging region to take the second image when the illumination is switched off; and a read out unit configured to read out the first image from the first imaging region and the second image from the second imaging region and to obtain a difference image.

The present invention relates to a tracker and a surveying apparatus comprising the tracker, which improve the reliability of tracking a target. The tracker comprises a first imaging region having a plurality of pixels for taking a first image of a scene including the target; a second imaging region having a plurality of pixels for taking a second image of a scene including the target; a control unit to receive a timing signal indicating a time duration during which an illumination illuminating the target in the scene is switched on and off, control the first imaging region to take the first image of the scene when the timing signal indicates that the illumination unit is switched on, and control the second imaging region to take the second image when the illumination is switched off; and a read out unit configured to read out the first image from the first imaging region and the second image from the second imaging region and to obtain a difference image.

Embodiments provide for a method of determining a geospatial position of a point of interest and a portable positioning device. In one embodiment, the method includes collecting data from a receiving unit and data from at least one of an imaging device and an IMU of the positioning device for each one of a plurality of positions of the positioning device. The collected data is then transmitted to a data fusing processor for determining orientations and positions of the positioning device for the plurality of positions in a global coordinate system. Further, the method includes obtaining a pointing input including a sighting direction towards the point of interest from the positioning device being positioned at at least one reference position. The pointing input is transmitted to the data fusing processor for identifying the point of interest and for determining the geospatial position of the point of interest in the global coordinate system.

A method, apparatus, and system provide the ability to crop a three-dimensional (3D) scene. The 3D scene is acquired and includes multiple 3D images (with each image from a view angle of an image capture device) and a depth map for each image. The depth values in each depth map are sorted. Multiple initial cutoff depths are determined for the scene based on the view angles of the images (in the scene). A cutoff relaxation depth is determined based on a jump between depth values. A confidence map is generated for each depth map and indicates whether each depth value is above or below the cutoff relaxation depth. The confidence maps are aggregated into an aggregated model. A bounding volume is generated out of the aggregated model. Points are cropped from the scene based on the bounding volume.