Silhouettes - An automated three-dimensional plume visualization and tracking system for environmental monitoringThe method of silhouettes proceeds from the premise that the 3D location and shape of an arbitrary object can be approximated via the cross section of a series of conical volumes whose focal points are arranged at sites surrounding the object; the projection of each conical volume onto a picture plane at each focal point is identical to a projection of the outline of the object onto that picture plane. Attention is presently given to the use of the silhouettes method for gas plume dispersion monitoring through the 3D reconstruction of plumes from imagery acquired at strategically located stations in the plumes' path.
Document ID
19930039006
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Cambridge, Vivien J. (Sverdrup Technology, Inc. Bay Saint Louis, MS, United States)
Magee, Ronald G. (NASA Stennis Space Center Bay Saint Louis, MS, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Subject Category
Ground Support Systems And Facilities (Space)
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 93-0304
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA, Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit