Patent ID: 8150658

Claim:
A three-dimensional object recognition system comprising: a sensor configured to measure a distance between the sensor and an object; a moving mechanism configured to move the sensor; and a computer connected with the sensor, the computer including: an object information database configured to store at least data indicative of the shape of the object; an object arrangement database configured to store data indicative of an arrangement pattern of the object; a sensor data integrating section configured to output integrated data indicative of the outline of the object by converting the measured data with the sensor while the moving mechanism is moving the sensor into three-dimensional coordinates represented in a single three-dimensional space; and an object comparison calculator configured to create an object model based on the data indicative of the shape of the object and stored in the object information database, reference the data indicative of the arrangement pattern of the object and stored in the object arrangement database, compare the created object model with the integrated data, and output actual object arrangement data indicative of an actual arrangement of the measured object.