AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SIMULATED SENSOR IMAGERY USING FAST GEOMETRIC TRANSFORMATIONS

摘要

The invention pertains generally to image processing. More specifically, the invention relates to the processing o sensor imagery using generated imagery. Embodiments of the invention include receiving sensor data, vehicle data, GPS data and accessing a database to obtain a pre-stored image of a target area. The pre-stored image of the target area may then be pre-processed by transforming the image into a warped coordinate system (430) and adding visual effects to create projection image of the target area. The projection image may then be compared to a current image of the target area (450) to determine a three-dimensional location of a target located in the target area (460). Additional embodiments the invention include the use of a feedback loop for refinement and correction of results and/or the use of parallel processors to speed processing.