System for dimensioning objects using at least one light beam offset relative to a perpendicular from an object supporting surface
US6775012B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 22, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2021 |
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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