Google Inc.

Christopher James Coomes

John William Zevenbergen

Joseph Neil Reichenbach

Nivedita Ravi

An automated rack imaging system is provided, including an automated guided vehicle having a housing and a propulsion system configured to move the housing. The automated rack imaging system may include an imaging system coupled to the housing. The imaging system may include a plurality of cameras. The cameras each may be configured to have a respective field of view. The fields of view may be at least partially non-overlapping with one another. The automated rack imaging system may also include an image processor configured to combine a plurality of images taken by the cameras into a single mosaic image. A method of imaging a datacenter rack with the automated guided vehicle is also provided. The method may include moving the automated guided vehicle to a first target location aligned with the datacenter rack, taking the plurality of images, and combining the plurality of images into the single mosaic image.

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Bothell, WA, United States of America

Christopher James Coomes