Shalini A Gupta

US Patent:

20070127787, Jun 7, 2007

Filed:

Oct 23, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/585402

Inventors:

Kenneth Castleman - Friendswood TX, US
Qiang Wu - Houston TX, US
Samuel Cheng - Tulsa OK, US
Le Zou - College Station TX, US
Shalini Gupta - Austin TX, US

International Classification:

G06K 9/00

US Classification:

382118000

Abstract:

A facial recognition system that captures a plurality two-dimensional images of a target face, creates a three-dimensional facial model from the plurality of two-dimensional images of a target face, moves the three-dimensional facial model to a predetermined pose orientation to result in a normalized three-dimensional facial model, extracts measurements from the normalized three-dimensional facial model, and compares the extracted measurements to other facial measurements stored in a data base. Measurement extraction can be enhanced by modifying the data format of the normalized three-dimensional facial model into range and color image data.

US Patent:

62310100, May 15, 2001

Filed:

Jan 25, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/236785

Inventors:

William C. Schneider - Houston TX
Horacio M. de la Fuente - Friendswood TX
Gregg A. Edeen - Friendswood TX
Kriss J. Kennedy - League City TX
James D. Lester - Houston TX
Shalini Gupta - Houston TX
Linda F. Hess - Pearland TX
Chin H. Lin - Houston TX
Richard H. Malecki - Alvin TX
Jasen L. Raboin - League City TX

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Washington DC

International Classification:

B64G 112
B64G 156
B64G 160

US Classification:

244159

Abstract:

An inflatable module comprising a structural core and an inflatable shell, wherein the inflatable shell is sealingly attached to the structural core. In its launch configuration, the wall thickness of the inflatable shell is collapsed by vacuum. Also in this configuration, the inflatable shell is collapsed and efficiently folded around the structural core. Upon deployment, the wall thickness of the inflatable shell is inflated; whereby the inflatable shell itself, is thereby inflated around the structural core, defining therein a large enclosed volume. A plurality of removable shelves are arranged interior to the structural core in the launch configuration. The structural core also includes at least one longeron that, in conjunction with the shelves, primarily constitute the rigid, strong, and lightweight load-bearing structure of the module during launch. The removable shelves are detachable from their arrangement in the launch configuration so that, when the module is in its deployed configuration and launch loads no longer exist, the shelves can be rearranged to provide a module interior arrangement suitable for human habitation and work. In the preferred embodiment, to provide efficiency in structural load paths and attachments, the shape of the inflatable shell is a cylinder with semi-toroidal ends.