Dimensioning system with guided alignment
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1. A dimensioning system comprising:
- a range sensor for capturing range images of a field of view;
a computing device communicatively coupled to the range sensor;
a display communicatively coupled to the computing device; and
a memory comprising adjustment software and dimensioning software;
wherein, when the computing device executes the adjustment software, the adjustment software configures the computing device to;
receive range images from the range sensor;
compute, using at least one of the range images, a pose difference, wherein the pose difference comprises a difference between an initial range-sensor pose and a target range-sensor pose;
generate, based on the pose difference, at least one adjustment message to facilitate adjustment of the range sensor pose to more closely align with the target range-sensor pose; and
transmit the at least one adjustment message to the display communicatively coupled to the computing device, wherein, the at least one adjustment message is displayed substantially simultaneously with at least one real-time image on the display.
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Abstract
A dimensioning system including a computing device running an alignment software program is disclosed. The alignment software uses range information from a range sensor in order to generate alignment messages. The alignment messages may help a user define a frame of reference and align the dimensioning system'"'"'s range sensor for improved dimensioning performance.
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1. A dimensioning system comprising:
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a range sensor for capturing range images of a field of view; a computing device communicatively coupled to the range sensor; a display communicatively coupled to the computing device; and a memory comprising adjustment software and dimensioning software; wherein, when the computing device executes the adjustment software, the adjustment software configures the computing device to; receive range images from the range sensor; compute, using at least one of the range images, a pose difference, wherein the pose difference comprises a difference between an initial range-sensor pose and a target range-sensor pose; generate, based on the pose difference, at least one adjustment message to facilitate adjustment of the range sensor pose to more closely align with the target range-sensor pose; and transmit the at least one adjustment message to the display communicatively coupled to the computing device, wherein, the at least one adjustment message is displayed substantially simultaneously with at least one real-time image on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, implemented by a computer, for operating a dimensioning system, the method comprising:
generating adjustment messages to facilitate the positioning of a range sensor of a dimensioning system, the range sensor communicatively coupled to the computer and capable of generating range images, the generating adjustment messages comprising; processing at least one of the range images from the range sensor to derive a result, comprising computing a difference between an initial range-sensor pose and a target range-sensor pose; and generating at least one adjustment message based on the result, the at least one adjustment message being generated to facilitate adjustment of the range sensor to more closely align with the target range-sensor pose; and displaying the adjustment message simultaneously with at least one real time image. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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