Automated package dimensioning system
US7527205B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2207/1013
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An automated package dimensioning subsystem comprising a Laser Detecting and Ranging (LADAR-based) scanning apparatus for capturing two-dimensional range data maps of the space above a conveyor structure, along which packages are transported, and an image contour tracing apparatus for extracting package dimension data from the two-dimensional range data maps.
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