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DEVICE FOR COMPUTING THE EXCAVATED SOIL VOLUME USING STRUCTURED LIGHT VISION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF

  • US 20100245542A1
  • Filed: 03/26/2008
  • Published: 09/30/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A device for computing an excavated soil volume using structured light, comprising:

  • a control sensor unit provided at hinge points of an excavator arm, and configured to detect and output a location and a bent angle of the excavator arm;

    a microcontroller configured to output a control signal so as to capture images of a work area of a bucket, provided at one end of the excavator arm, using the output of the control sensor unit, convert the captured images into 3-Dimensional (3D) images, and compute an excavated soil volume;

    an illumination module configured to include at least one light source that is controlled by the control signal and radiates light onto the work area; and

    a structured light module configured to capture the work area in response to the control signal.

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