Patent ID: 11885605
Assignee: ROBOTICS PLUS LIMITED
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 3:
4. The load scanning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of:
the scanning robot comprises a first set of sensors fixed in a first orientation and a second set of sensors fixed in a second orientation, to scan log faces of adjacent log packets,
the scanning robot is supported by two horizontally spaced apart parallel tracks,
the scanning robot is supported by two horizontally spaced apart parallel tracks that are raised and supported off a ground surface,
the scanning robot is a mobile scanning unit having a driving mechanism to at least one of propel itself to the load and propel itself along the load,
the scanning robot is a mobile scanning unit that can be manually driven by an operator or movement of the mobile scanning unit may be automated,
the scanning robot is a mobile scanning unit that can detect and align itself with the load,
the scanning robot is on an overhead gantry, and
the load is a load of logs and the plurality of sensors can be lowered 3 to 4 metres from the raised position to the lowered position to scan a stack of log ends in the load of logs.