Image processing sensor systems

摘要

An image processing sensor system functions as a standalone unit to capture images and process the resulting signals to detect objects or events of interest. The processing significantly improves selectivity and specificity of detection objects and events.

主权项

1. An image processing control system, comprising:
a first processing station, an image capture and processing device that resides at a location remote from the first processing station, the first processing station having means for transforming one or more images into data that defines what to look for from an image processing standpoint by targeting a particular object of interest or event which is selected upon creation of the data; the image capture and processing device including
a lens operably positioned relative to a field of view and a detector array such that the detector array is capable of providing a signal representative of an image captured by the lens, andcircuitry programmed with an algorithm for analysis of the signal; and means for transferring the data to the image capture and processing device;
the algorithm for analysis of the signal including means for transforming the image captured by the detector array into data using the same transformation as the first processing station and comparatively analyzing the two data sets to ascertain whether the particular object of interest or event is present in the field of view; means for configuring the image capture and processing device to use the means for transforming in an operational state as a processing loop for detecting the object of interest or event to determine if the particular object of interest is present; and means for generating a control output signal when the analysis algorithm determines that the object of interest or event is present.