Patents by Inventor Fernando R. Palacios

Fernando R. Palacios 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).

  • Simplified simulation of effects of turbulence on digital imagery
    Patent number: 5756990
    Abstract: A method for approximating dynamic effects of atmospheric turbulence on infrared digital imagery utilizing the application of at least one spatially varying system to an object intensity distribution to obtain at least one image intensity distribution. The spatially varying system represents atmospheric turbulence which varies phase and/or amplitude as a function of a spatial index. The object intensity distribution and the image intensity distribution are related by an image warping transformation. Two configurations for experimental verification of the utility of a turbulence simulation technique are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Wendell R. Watkins, Fernando R. Palacios, Daniel Billingsley, Jay B. Jordan