Dimensioning system
US6177999A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 25, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B11/0608
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides a dimensioning system for determining the minimum size box necessary to enclose an object traveling on a moving conveyor. The dimensioning system is comprised of a light source which generates a scan beam that is moved by a mirrored wheel. A line scan camera whose field of view tracks the moving scan beam receives images of the scan beam and outputs a signal which is processed to compute a three dimensional box structure of the scanned object.
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