DIMENSIONING SYSTEM FOR, AND METHOD OF, DIMENSIONING FREIGHT IN MOTION ALONG AN UNCONSTRAINED PATH IN A VENUE
First Claim
1. A dimensioning system for dimensioning a moving freight in motion along an uninterrupted path in a venue, the dimensioning system comprising:
- a ranging system configured to capture a plurality of successive point clouds representative of the moving freight;
a tracking system configured to track a plurality of successive positions and orientations of the moving freight; and
a computing device in communication with the ranging system and the tracking system, the computing device configured to;
correlate each of the successive point clouds with each of the successive positions and orientations of the moving freight;
combine the correlated point clouds to obtain a composite point cloud representative of the moving freight; and
process the composite point cloud to dimension the moving freight.
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Abstract
A ranging system captures successive point clouds from moving freight, and a tracking system tracks successive positions and orientations of the moving freight. A computing device correlates each successive point cloud with each successive position and orientation and time of the moving freight, combines the correlated point clouds to obtain a composite point cloud of the moving freight, and processes the composite point cloud to dimension the moving freight. Once the freight is dimensioned, it may, for example, be efficiently loaded into a container.
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1. A dimensioning system for dimensioning a moving freight in motion along an uninterrupted path in a venue, the dimensioning system comprising:
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a ranging system configured to capture a plurality of successive point clouds representative of the moving freight; a tracking system configured to track a plurality of successive positions and orientations of the moving freight; and a computing device in communication with the ranging system and the tracking system, the computing device configured to; correlate each of the successive point clouds with each of the successive positions and orientations of the moving freight; combine the correlated point clouds to obtain a composite point cloud representative of the moving freight; and process the composite point cloud to dimension the moving freight. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of dimensioning a moving freight in motion along an uninterrupted path in a venue, the method comprising:
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capturing a plurality of successive point clouds representative of the moving freight; tracking a plurality of successive positions and orientations of the moving freight; correlating each of the successive point clouds with each of the successive positions and orientations of the moving freight; combining the correlated point clouds to obtain a composite point cloud of the moving freight; and processing the composite point cloud to dimension the moving freight. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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