Patent ID: 11897750
Assignee: nan
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A  G | IPC B  G

Claim 15:
16. A method, comprising:
determine the height of the container from a plurality of electromagnetic radiation emitters and receivers;
wherein determining the height of the container comprises:
sequentially switching emitters on and off individually or in groups among the plurality of electromagnetic radiation emitters and performing the reading of the luminous intensity from an individual or group of receivers corresponding to the individual or group of emitter switched on;
determine the height of the container based on at least one receiver that had luminous intensity readings within an individual reference range for each receiver;
performing a calibration of the at least one receiver by analyzing a reading received by the receiver and subtracting a safety margin from the reading to obtain individual reference values, wherein the individual reference values automatically determine individual reference ranges with a safety margin for the at least one receiver;
determining the height of liquid in the container from at least one measurement of a distance sensor;
determining a desired height of liquid in the container based on an input received via a user interface;
comparing the height of liquid in the container and the desired height of liquid; and
controlling a flow of liquid from a fluid dispenser to the container based on the height of liquid in the container and the desired height of liquid.