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Large Pitch Stereovision Camera Correction Using Modal Analysis

VTIP:10-005

A new method for obtaining 3-D point cloud data via stereopsis has been developed that is suitable for use on large flexible structures such as aircraft. Accurate 3-D terrain inforamtion from an overflight can be extracted using this method which requires only two cameras. Unlike conventional stereo imaging, ...

Saturating, Doppler-Enabled Tractive Tribometer

VTIP:09-090

A Tribometer insturment measures the tractive effort appiled to a wheel as a funtion of the slip rate betweent the wheel and the surface on which the wheel runs. Depending on the characteristics of the surface and the wheel materials, the tractive effort vs. slip curve may be used ...

Naturalistic Driving Data Collection System III - Hardware Manufacturing Package

VTIP:09-054

This in-vehicle driving data acquisition system manufacturing package may be used to build data acquisition systems that are capable of supporting both fleet safety management and naturalistic driving research programs. The hardware unit has the capability to support video and data collection for driver behavior monitoring. The unit ...

Naturalistic Driving Data Collection System III - Operating Software and Firmware

VTIP:09-055

This software and firmware can be loaded onto an in-vehicle driving data acquisition systemk to make it capable of supporting both fleet safety managemenet and naturalistic driving research programs. In a driving research configuration, the softwae collects continuous video and sensor data in suspport of naturalistic driving research programs. ...

Naturalistic Driving Data Collection System III - Camera Head Unit Manufacturing Design

VTIP:09-056

This disclosure includes a manufacturing package that can be used by manufacturers to mass produce the camera head unit system. The camera head unit is designedto interface with an in-vehicle data acqiosition system. The camera head unit provides a single, consolidated in-vehicle component that will house 5 cameras, ...

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