Patents by Inventor Harald Vennegeerts

Harald Vennegeerts 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: 11948286
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for enhancing images for metrological applications. The method comprises the steps: 1) providing a geometric correction image having an image geometric correctness higher than the processed image geometric correctness and showing at least a part of the scene of interest, and 2) at least partially reducing the loss of initial metrological information in the distorted metrological information by fusing the enhanced image with the geometric correction image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG
    Inventors: Bernhard Metzler, Harald Vennegeerts, Aldo Facchin
  • Publication number: 20220020178
    Abstract: A method for enhancing images for metrological applications. A first set of first images is provided, wherein the first set comprises at least one first image, the first set representing a scene of interest, and a second set of second images is provided, wherein the second set comprises at least one second image, the second set representing at least a part of the scene of interest. The method comprises the following steps: 1) jointly processing the first set and the second set by a neural network, and 2) outputting a third set of images by the neural network, the third set comprising at least one processed image, from which is determinable the position and/or orientation of the at least one object with a processed precision, wherein the processed precision is equal to or higher than the initial precision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBH
    Inventors: Bernhard METZLER, Harald VENNEGEERTS
  • Publication number: 20220020131
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for enhancing images for metrological applications. The method comprises the steps: 1) providing a geometric correction image having an image geometric correctness higher than the processed image geometric correctness and showing at least a part of the scene of interest, and 2) at least partially reducing the loss of initial metrological information in the distorted metrological information by fusing the enhanced image with the geometric correction image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG
    Inventors: Bernhard METZLER, Harald VENNEGEERTS, Aldo FACCHIN
  • Patent number: 10495456
    Abstract: A device designed for the three-dimensional geometrical detection of an environment includes at least one inertial measurement system for provisionally calculating a trajectory of the detection device. The device is calibrated by steps of: (a) positioning and/or orienting the detection device in a position and/or orientation with respect to at least one reference point characterized by at least one predefined relative coordinate, or determining at least one relative coordinate which characterizes the position and/or the orientation of the detection device relative to at least one reference point; (b) determining at least one error variable which characterizes the deviation of the relative coordinate in accordance with step (a) from the relative coordinate(s) provisionally calculated by the inertial measurement system; and (c) if the error variable fulfills a predefined correction criterion, correcting the provisional trajectory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG
    Inventors: Harald Vennegeerts, Christian Hesse, Erwin A. Frei
  • Publication number: 20140309960
    Abstract: A device designed for the three-dimensional geometrical detection of an environment includes at least one inertial measurement system for provisionally calculating a trajectory of the detection device. The device is calibrated by steps of: (a) positioning and/or orienting the detection device in a position and/or orientation with respect to at least one reference point characterized by at least one predefined relative coordinate, or determining at least one relative coordinate which characterizes the position and/or the orientation of the detection device relative to at least one reference point; (b) determining at least one error variable which characterizes the deviation of the relative coordinate in accordance with step (a) from the relative coordinate(s) provisionally calculated by the inertial measurement system; and (c) if the error variable fulfills a predefined correction criterion, correcting the provisional trajectory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: p3d systems GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Vennegeerts, Christian Hesse, Erwin A. Frei