Image combining system, device, and method of multiple vision sources

摘要

Present novel and non-trivial system, device, and method for combining image data received from two or more vision systems are disclosed. A system may be comprised of a first vision source, a second vision source, and an image generator (“IG”). The first vision source may be could configured to generate a first image data set and a depth buffer data set, and the second vision data source could configured to generate a second image data set. The IG could be configured to receive both the first and second image data sets; the depth buffer data set; and generate a third image data set as a function of both image data sets, the depth buffer data set, and a pixel cutoff distance that may be fixed or variable. In addition, the pixel cutoff distance may be determined as a function of input variable data.

主权项

1. A system for combining image data generated by a plurality of vision sources of an aircraft, such system comprising:
a first vision source configured to generate
a first image data set representative of a first scene outside an aircraft, anda depth buffer data set representative of a plurality of depth distances; a second vision source is configured to generate a second image data set representative of a second scene outside the aircraft; and an image generator configured to:
receive the first image data set,receive the depth buffer data set,receive the second image data set,generating a third image data set as a function of the first image data set,
the second image data set,the depth buffer data set, anddata representative of a pixel cutoff distance, where the third image data set is representative of a third scene outside the aircraft, andprovide the third image data set to at least one user system, and wherein the third image data set is generated by the image generator configured to identify each location within the depth buffer data set at which the depth distance is less than or equal to the pixel cutoff distance, and
replace pixel data of the first image data set with pixel data of the second image data set at each location corresponding to each identified location within the depth buffer data set.