METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING IMPACT EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRAILER MONITORING UNITS

    公开(公告)号:US20210027495A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-28

    申请号:US17067023

    申请日:2020-10-09

    Abstract: An example trailer monitoring system includes a trailer monitoring unit (TMU) that has an image capture arrangement disposed within the TMU, the image capture arrangement to capture first image data, and an accelerometer carried by the TMU, the accelerometer to generate acceleration data of the TMU. The system also has one or more processors configured to access the acceleration data and configured to compare the acceleration data to a reference acceleration data range to determine if the acceleration data is within the reference acceleration range, in response to the acceleration data being outside the reference acceleration data range, the one or more processors are to record an impact event associated with the TMU being impacted, and in response to the acceleration data being outside the reference acceleration data range, the one or more processors are to generate a message associated with the impact event.

    Method and apparatus for calibrating trailer monitoring units

    公开(公告)号:US10803620B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-13

    申请号:US16217837

    申请日:2018-12-12

    Abstract: An example trailer monitoring system includes a trailer monitoring unit including an image capture arrangement disposed within the trailer monitoring unit to capture first image data. An accelerometer is carried by the trailer monitoring unit is to generate acceleration data of the trailer monitoring unit. The trailer monitoring system also includes one or more processors configured to access the acceleration data and configured to compare the acceleration data to a reference acceleration data range to determine if the acceleration data is within the reference acceleration range. In response to the acceleration data being outside the reference acceleration data range, the one or more processors are to increase a tally of impact events associated with the trailer monitoring unit being impacted. In response to the tally satisfying a threshold, the one or more processors are to generate an alert indicative of the trailer monitoring unit requiring maintenance.

    Systems and methods for idle time in commercial trailer loading

    公开(公告)号:US10687045B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-16

    申请号:US16168545

    申请日:2018-10-23

    Abstract: Three-dimensional (3D) imaging systems and methods are disclosed for analyzing idle time duration in a storage area. A 3D-depth camera non-concurrently captures frames having respective 3D image datasets. A 3D data analytics application maintains a plurality of records including a first record, associated with a 3D image dataset of a least-recent frame in a series of frames; a third record, associated with a 3D image dataset of a most-recent frame in the series of frames; and a second record, associated with a 3D image dataset of an intermediate frame captured between the least-recent frame and the most-recent frame. Based on comparisons of the first, second, and third records, an activity status type is determined defining an activity occurring within the storage area during a particular time segment. A cumulative idle time duration is incremented based on the activity status type having a non-loading status type.

    Container load performance metric aggregation

    公开(公告)号:US12211001B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-28

    申请号:US17491374

    申请日:2021-09-30

    Abstract: An example method includes: during a container load process, controlling a sensor assembly to capture sensor data depicting a container interior; detecting, from the sensor data, items in the container interior; determining, based on the detected items, first and second load process metrics associated with first and second targets; generating first and second normalized metrics based on the first and second load process metrics, and the first and second targets; obtaining a first weighting factor associated with the first load process metric, and a second weighting factor associated with the second load process metric; combining the first normalized metric and the first weighting factor, with the second normalized metric and the second weighting factor, to generate an aggregated load process metric; and transmitting a control command according to the aggregated load process metric; and rendering, at an indicator device, a load process state indicator according to the control command.

    Systems and Methods for Assessing Container Utilization

    公开(公告)号:US20240412454A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-12

    申请号:US18813458

    申请日:2024-08-23

    Abstract: Systems and methods for assessing container utilization are disclosed herein. The method determines a total volume of a container, detects an object being loaded into the container, and determines whether the object is non-conforming or conforming. The method, responsive to determining the object is non-conforming, associates a volume of the non-conforming object with an occupied volume of the container, and associates a volume of at least one space proximate to the non-conforming object with the occupied volume of the container. The method, responsive to determining the object is conforming, associates a volume of the conforming object with the occupied volume of the container. The method determines container utilization based on the occupied volume of the container and the total volume of the container, and displays, on a user interface, the container utilization for a user.

    Systems and methods to optimize decoder parameters of an indicia decoder

    公开(公告)号:US12164996B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-10

    申请号:US17950287

    申请日:2022-09-22

    Inventor: Justin F. Barish

    Abstract: Methods and systems for optimizing one or more decoder parameters of an indicia decoder are disclosed herein. An example method includes applying a decoder algorithm to a first image data set to detect and decode one or more indicia, wherein the decoder algorithm utilizes a first set of parameters and a second set of parameters. The example method includes determining a minimum value and a maximum value for each parameter of the first set of parameters, and adjusting a parameter of the second set of parameters from a first value to a second value. The example method includes applying the decoder algorithm to a second image data set to detect and decode one or more indicia, and setting the parameter to one of the first value or the second value during subsequent applications of the decoder algorithm.

    Systems and methods for assessing trailer utilization

    公开(公告)号:US12086934B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-10

    申请号:US17957784

    申请日:2022-09-30

    Abstract: Systems and methods for assessing trailer utilization are disclosed herein. The method generates a trailer interior map and captures an image of the trailer interior. The map includes first voxels associated with the trailer interior and the image includes a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) image data points. The method generates a 3D map of an object based on a set of 3D points indicative of respective 3D image data points corresponding to respective first voxels and determines whether the object is non-conforming. The method determines at least one of second voxels associated with unusable space proximate to a non-conforming object, third voxels associated with the non-conforming object, and fourth voxels associated with a conforming object. The method determines an occupied portion of the trailer based on the first voxels, third voxels, and fourth voxels and trailer utilization based on the occupied portion of the trailer, the first voxels, and the second voxels.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING TRAILER UTILIZATION

    公开(公告)号:US20240112402A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-04

    申请号:US17957784

    申请日:2022-09-30

    Abstract: Systems and methods for assessing trailer utilization are disclosed herein. The method generates a trailer interior map and captures an image of the trailer interior. The map includes first voxels associated with the trailer interior and the image includes a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) image data points. The method generates a 3D map of an object based on a set of 3D points indicative of respective 3D image data points corresponding to respective first voxels and determines whether the object is non-conforming. The method determines at least one of second voxels associated with unusable space proximate to a non-conforming object, third voxels associated with the non-conforming object, and fourth voxels associated with a conforming object. The method determines an occupied portion of the trailer based on the first voxels, third voxels, and fourth voxels and trailer utilization based on the occupied portion of the trailer, the first voxels, and the second voxels.

    Systems and methods for fast autotuning of industrial fixed vision cameras

    公开(公告)号:US11743592B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-29

    申请号:US17900364

    申请日:2022-08-31

    CPC classification number: H04N23/72 H04N23/67

    Abstract: Systems and methods for fast autotuning of industrial fixed vision cameras are disclosed herein. An example method includes modifying illumination settings of a camera until a brightness value for captured image data reaches a minimum value; modifying a focus level of the camera to determine a range of camera focus levels for successfully decoding barcodes; configuring the camera to operate using a midpoint focus value of the range; modifying illumination settings of the camera until the brightness associated with the captured image data reaches an optimal value; and modifying the focus level of the camera, within the range, to determine an optimal focus level at which sharpness for the captured image is optimized; and capturing, by the camera, operating at the determined optimal focus level and with illumination settings for the optimal threshold brightness value, image data associated with a new target object affixed with a new barcode.

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