Datalogic Usa, Inc.

Kevin Landman

WenLiang Gao

Craig D Cherry

Pietro Todescato

Luca Gentilini

Luca Rocchini

Luigi Pellegrino

Steven Gutke

Nick N Tabet

A system and computer-implemented method for pallet management and constructing a pallet stack may include generating a virtual pallet stack using virtual packages having sizes and shapes corresponding with known available actual packages. In response to identifying an actual package to be placed on a pallet, an indication may be provided to a worker where the identified actual package is to be placed on the pallet stack based on the location of a corresponding virtual package on the virtual pallet stack.

Smart warehouse, conveyor, and pallet management system

Methods are provided for locating 3D rectangular objects on surfaces, each object having substantially the same X, Y and Z dimensions as the other objects on the surface. An image of a surface having objects arranged thereon is obtained. The image includes pixels arranged in rows and columns. As each object has the same Z-dimension, the surface shown in the image is planar. From the image, the X and Y dimensions, and X, Y coordinates of a center for each object are determined. Edge points are detected utilizing gradient evaluation. The X and Y dimensions of the objects are determined by counting the frequency of distances between edge points and X, Y coordinates of the center location for each object is determined by identifying positions in the image that have a concentration of edge points at a distance equivalent to one-half the size (X or Y dimension) of the objects.

Locating objects on surfaces

Growing community of inventors

Maple Grove, MN, United States of America

Kevin Landman