Patents by Inventor Christoph HASKAMP

Christoph HASKAMP has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9857178
    Abstract: A method describes the architecture of a vision-supported navigation system in a terrain using available topographical maps, which is based on already existing methods for detecting prominent terrain features. An offline process used in this case creates a feature database from existing topographical maps, which is subsequently used in an online process for recognizing features that have been seen. In this case, virtual reference images of the expected situation are created using computer graphical methods, which are analyzed using methods for feature extraction, and a feature catalog made up of vision-based feature vectors and the associated 3D coordinates of the localized features is derived from the same. These data are stored in a flight system in the form of a model database, for example, and enable navigation close to a reference trajectory and for a planned lighting situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Airbus DS GmbH
    Inventors: Ingo Ahrns, Christoph Haskamp
  • Publication number: 20150288947
    Abstract: A method for position and location determination of objects, particularly uncooperative objects. A 3D sensor delivers data of the target object, which are compared with target object data stored in a model database and are used both for an initial position and location estimation and for a subsequent more accurate position and location estimation of the target object. The 3D sensor, preferably a LIDAR, delivers the data relating to a sensor coordinate system in the form of a 3D point cloud, which is converted to a depth image in which each pixel receives a gray value, which corresponds to a depth within a cuboid surrounding the target object. The method for initial position and location estimation is based on 2D template matching By using depth data, three of six degrees of freedom can be eliminated, resulting in a robust and fast method for initial position and location estimation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Ingo Ahrns, Christoph Haskamp
  • Publication number: 20150253140
    Abstract: A method describes the architecture of a vision-supported navigation system in a terrain using available topographical maps, which is based on already existing methods for detecting prominent terrain features. An offline process used in this case creates a feature database from existing topographical maps, which is subsequently used in an online process for recognising features that have been seen. In this case, virtual reference images of the expected situation are created using computer graphical methods, which are analysed using methods for feature extraction, and a feature catalogue made up of vision-based feature vectors and the associated 3D coordinates of the localised features is derived from the same. These data are stored in a flight system in the form of a model database, for example, and enable navigation close to a reference trajectory and for a planned lighting situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Ingo AHRNS, Christoph HASKAMP