Proceedings of the 2016 3rd International Conference on Materials Engineering, Manufacturing Technology and Control

Solar Shadow Positioning Algorithm

Authors
Wanqiao Wang
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Wanqiao Wang
Available Online April 2016.
DOI
10.2991/icmemtc-16.2016.41How to use a DOI?
Keywords
solar shadow; Positioning; Algorithm; MATLAB.
Abstract

How to confirm the photographing location and the photographing date is an important aspect of video data analysis. Solar shadow positioning technique is a method to confirm the photographing location and date through analysis of solar shadow changes of objects in videos. According to the image-forming principle, the ratio of the measured coordinate value to the straight-bar height is equal to the ratio of the practical coordinate value to the straight-bar height. Therefore, videos can be imported into MATLAB to capture images at the required time interval. CAD can be used to measure the slanted coordinate of shadow points in images. Through coordinate transformation, the right-angle coordinate value in images can be confirmed. According to the proportional relation, the coordinate of the vertex of the straight-bar shadow can be confirmed according to the proportional relationship. Based on that, the potential photographing location can be confirmed according to models. To analyze the photographing location and date of videos, the coordinate of the vortex of the practical straight-bar shadow can be put into the model Question 3 to confirm the potential photographing location and date.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2016 3rd International Conference on Materials Engineering, Manufacturing Technology and Control
Series
Advances in Engineering Research
Publication Date
April 2016
ISBN
978-94-6252-173-5
ISSN
2352-5401
DOI
10.2991/icmemtc-16.2016.41How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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