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

Claim 2:
3. The load scanning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of:
the plurality of sensors translates together along the load length in a longitudinal direction generally parallel to the load length,
the plurality of sensors rotates between a first orientation and a second orientation to face opposing faces of said load,
the load is a load of logs and the plurality of sensors rotates 180° between the first orientation and the second orientation, to face opposite ends of the load,
the plurality of sensors span approximately the load width to capture the load without moving the scanning robot in a traverse direction,
the plurality of sensors moves between a raised position and a lowered position to take images from a generally horizontal perspective,
the plurality of sensors are arranged in stereo pairs,
the plurality of sensors are arranged in 4 to 10 stereo pairs,
the plurality of sensors moves in a longitudinal direction to take top-down-view images to form a collection of images along the load length,
the load is the load of logs and the plurality of sensors can be lowered 2 to 5 metres from the raised position to the lowered position to scan a stack of log ends in the load of logs, and
the plurality of sensors comprise range imaging cameras selected from the group consisting of stereo cameras, structured light cameras, time-of-flight cameras, and a single camera taking offset images.