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Image-stitching for dimensioning

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  • US 10,134,120 B2
  • Filed: 09/30/2015
  • Issued: 11/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for dimensioning an object, the method comprising:

  • having a portion of an object in a field-of-view of a range camera of the dimensioning system;

    projecting, using a pattern projector, a light pattern into the field-of-view;

    capturing, using the range camera of the dimensioning system, a range image of the field-of-view, wherein each pixel of the range image represents a distance from the range camera to a respective point in the range camera'"'"'s field-of-view;

    moving the dimensioning system and/or the object so that there is relative movement between the dimensioning system and the object, and the range camera'"'"'s field-of-view contains a different portion of the object, wherein the moving of the dimensioning system and/or the object is automatic;

    repeating the capturing and the moving until a plurality of range images have been captured, wherein in each range image of the plurality of range images, each pixel of the range image represents a distance from the range camera to a respective point in the range camera'"'"'s field-of-view;

    combining the plurality of range images to create a composite range-image; and

    dimensioning the object using the composite range-image.

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