Method and system for determining the velocity of a moving fluid surface

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PATENT NO 10444255
APP PUB NO 20180299478A1
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15524670

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A method for determining the velocity of a moving fluid surface, which comprises the following steps S1 to S5: S1) taking a sequence of images of the moving fluid surface by at least one camera; S2) comparing a first image from the sequence with a second image from the sequence in order to distinguish moving patterns of the fluid surface from non-moving parts and to obtain a first processed image (im_1f) comprising the moving patterns; S3) comparing a third image from the sequence with a fourth image from the sequence in order to distinguish moving patterns of the fluid surface from non-moving parts and to obtain a second processed image (im_2f) comprising the moving patterns; S4) comparing the first and second processed images in order to determine the spatial displacements of the moving patterns; and S5) determining from the spatial displacements the velocity.

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PHOTRACK AG8049 ZÜRICH

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Lüthi, Beat Zürich, CH 1 1
Peña-Haro, Salvador Zürich, CH 1 1
Philippe, Thomas Neuvecelle, FR 1 1

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