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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2022
Microtec S.r.l., Bressanone, IT;
Enrico Ursella, Mestre, IT;
MICROTEC S.R.L., Bressanone, IT;
Abstract
Method for determining an angular orientation of a log () about one of its longitudinal development axes, comprising a first generation step, during which one or more first digital images are generated of the lateral surface of the log placed in a reference position, using one or more first digital photographs, a second generation step, during which one or more second digital images are generated of the lateral surface () of the log () placed in a second position using the one or more second digital photographs, a step of comparing the one or more second digital images with the one or more first digital images, and a step of determining the angular orientation of the log () in the second position with reference to a reference angular orientation of the log () in the reference position, based on information related to the first digital images and the second digital images for which a match was identified. Also claimed is a device which can implement is programmed to perform the following of the steps described above: the second generation step, the comparison step and the determination step.