Apparatus and method for determining the dimensions of a package while in motion
US9898833B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 15, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/10028
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An exemplary apparatus determines the dimensions of a package while being moved by a transport through a scanning zone. Sensors with different respective fields of view are disposed about a scanning zone and generate corresponding frames of 3-D images where some of the points represent the transport and package. A computing apparatus translates the points in the images into a transport coordinate system with a common point of origin on the transport so that the package does not appear to be in motion from frame to frame. The computing apparatus merges the translated points in different frames into a combined point cloud image and deletes points representing the transport resulting in a final point cloud image of the package. The computing apparatus determines the dimensions of the package based on the location of points representing the package in the final point cloud image.
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