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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
May. 13, 2016
Motion Metrics International Corp, Vancouver, CA;
Shahram Tafazoli Bilandi, Vancouver, CA;
Mahdi Ramezani, Vancouver, CA;
Amin Suzani, Vancouver, CA;
Neda Parnian, Coquitlam, CA;
Matthew Alexander Baumann, Vancouver, CA;
Saman Nouranian, Vancouver, CA;
Nazanin Hamzei, Vancouver, CA;
Mohammad Sameti, Coquitlam, CA;
Saeed Karimifard, Vancouver, CA;
Motion Metrics International Corp, Vancouver, British Columbia, CA;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for locating and/or determining the condition of a wear part in an image of an operating implement associated with heavy equipment is disclosed. The method involves capturing at least one image of the operating implement during operation of the heavy equipment, the image including a plurality of pixels each having an intensity value. The method also involves selecting successive pixel subsets within the plurality of pixels, and processing each pixel subset to determine whether pixel intensity values in the pixel subset meet a matching criterion indicating a likelihood that the pixel subset corresponds to the wear part. The matching criterion is based on processing a labeled set of training images during a training exercise prior to capturing the at least one image of the operating implement.