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US07660433B2 Method and a system for automatic measurement and tracking of logs, industrial wood and boards
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方法和自动测量和跟踪原木,工业木材和板材的系统
- Patent Title: Method and a system for automatic measurement and tracking of logs, industrial wood and boards
- Patent Title (中): 方法和自动测量和跟踪原木,工业木材和板材的系统
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Application No.: US10525377Application Date: 2003-08-27
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Publication No.: US07660433B2Publication Date: 2010-02-09
- Inventor: Kim Dralle , Mads Jeppe Tard-Johansen
- Applicant: Kim Dralle , Mads Jeppe Tard-Johansen
- Applicant Address: DK Horsholm
- Assignee: Dralle A/S
- Current Assignee: Dralle A/S
- Current Assignee Address: DK Horsholm
- Agency: Oliff & Berridge, PLC
- Priority: DK200201258 20020827
- International Application: PCT/DK03/00561 WO 20030827
- International Announcement: WO2004/020938 WO 20040311
- Main IPC: G06K9/00
- IPC: G06K9/00 ; G01B11/14

Abstract:
A method for tracking and measuring volume, shape and surfaces of objects, such as logs, simultaneously. In series of load and unload operations along a procurement line, series of images are captured by e.g., CCD stereo cameras with sufficient spatial resolution capabilities. Simultaneously, the location of objects (logs) are registered by a GPS system aiding the tracking of the objects. The load and unload operations are typically performed by machineries such as harvesters, forwarders or trucks all equipped with a crane. On such machines digital cameras are mounted on jib arms and a computer system is attached. A GPS system is mounted on the machines too and the computer system is attached here as well. Thus the real time processing of stereo images can be accomplished and the volume, shape and surface of the 3D objects are computed simultaneously with their location in space. The resulting data are sent to a central database that keeps track of objects and their locations. These data are then again available for the following step in the procurement line as “a priory” information, facilitating the computation of the size, shape, surface and location of logs (objects) at the current load/unload operation. A chain of information provided by this invention will profoundly increase efficiency of any production chain subjectable to the presented method.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060092403A1 Method and a system for automatic measurement and tracking of logs, industrial wood and boards Public/Granted day:2006-05-04
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