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Oil tank measurement method and system based on laser point cloud analysis

US11333541B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 11, 2019
Grant dateMay 17, 2022
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Expiry dateJul 24, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S17/89
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention provides an oil tank measurement method and system based on laser point cloud analysis, comprising: acquiring point cloud data inside an oil tank, which is collected by a laser measurement device; separating point cloud data of a main body of the oil tank from point cloud data of a plug, to acquire the point cloud data of the main body of the oil tank; calculating, based on Gauss mapping, an axis for the point cloud data of the main body of the oil tank; determining any one first plane perpendicular to the axis, and projecting a point cloud of the main body onto the first plane to obtain a point cloud of a projected cross-section of the tank body on the first plane; multi-segment fitting the point cloud of the projected cross-section of the tank body; and calculating a volume according to a result of multi-segment fitting.

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