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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2019
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Inventors:
Shawn Nainan Mathew, Savoy, IL (US);
Christopher Ha, Champaign, IL (US);
Yang Liu, Champaign, IL (US);
Sanghyun Shin, Champaign, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/62 (2017.01); B60P 1/02 (2006.01); B60R 1/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/62 (2017.01); B60P 1/02 (2013.01); B60R 1/002 (2013.01); G06K 9/6215 (2013.01); B60R 2300/30 (2013.01); B60R 2300/802 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20084 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for loading a payload carrier of a machine includes receiving, from a camera on the machine, a two-dimensional image of an interior of the payload carrier as material is loaded into the payload carrier. The method further includes sectioning the two-dimensional image into a plurality of regions, and determining, for individual of the regions, whether the region includes a representative of fill material. The method may also include determining a fill volume based on the regions having fill and those not having fill.