An Algorithm for the Extraction of Static Features from 3D Flash LADAR Datasets: Supporting Navigation in GPS Challenged Environments

J.N. Markiel, D. Grejner-Brzezinska and C. Toth

Abstract:	3D Flash LADAR cameras provide ranging information at a high frame rate, offering the opportunity to navigate from imaged features. This requires the identification of common features from multiple images acquired from different positions. It is necessary to determine if the features exhibit a static condition, such that moving elements in the imageries are not utilized as part of the navigation solution. Extending previous research (ION April 2006, ION September 2006) in the utilization of implicit polynomials for feature extraction, a new algorithmic approach for the extraction of static and non-static features is exhibited.
Published in:	Proceedings of IEEE/ION PLANS 2008 May 6 - 8, 2008 Hyatt Regency Hotel Monterey, CA
Pages:	552 - 559
Cite this article:	Markiel, J.N., Grejner-Brzezinska, D., Toth, C., "An Algorithm for the Extraction of Static Features from 3D Flash LADAR Datasets: Supporting Navigation in GPS Challenged Environments," Proceedings of IEEE/ION PLANS 2008, Monterey, CA, May 2008, pp. 552-559. https://doi.org/10.1109/PLANS.2008.4570063
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