Systems and methods for aerial survey image capture are disclosed, including a system, comprising a camera system arranged to capture successive images of ground beneath a survey aircraft as the aircraft travels on a defined flight path, the camera system having associated camera parameters indicative of image capture characteristics of the camera system including defined image overlap between captured images; and, a camera parameter modifier arranged to produce at least one modified camera system parameter in response to an indication of a change in at least one navigation parameter of the aircraft, the modified camera system parameter modifying at least one characteristic of image capture by the camera system so as to substantially maintain the defined image overlap between captured images and thereby at least partially compensate for a change in survey efficiency when the changed navigation parameter is used to navigate the aircraft without modifying the defined flight path.
AERIAL SURVEY IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS
2020-10-22
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G01C Messen von Entfernungen, Höhen, Neigungen oder Richtungen , MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS / G01S RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING , Funkpeilung / G03B APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM , Geräte oder Anordnungen zum Aufnehmen, Projizieren oder Betrachten von Fotografien / G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / G06K Erkennen von Daten , RECOGNITION OF DATA / G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS |