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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2013
Cognex Corporation, Natick, MA (US);
Jason Davis, Franklin, MA (US);
Michael C. Moed, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Robert J. Tremblay, II, Grafton, MA (US);
COGNEX CORPORATION, Natick, MA (US);
Abstract
The disclosed apparatus, systems, and methods can process height maps. For example, the disclosed computerized method of determining posture information of an object in a two-dimensional height map captured by a range sensor system can include receiving the height map of the object captured by the range sensor system, generating a plurality of one-dimensional slices of the height map and a location record indicating locations of the plurality of one-dimensional slices on the height map, identifying points of interest in the plurality of one-dimensional slices, determining locations of the identified points of interest in the height map based on the location record, and determining the posture information of the object based on the locations of the identified points of interest in the height map.