Rotating tamp head and automated dimension determination

A computer implemented method comprising:

• determining a first position of a first portion of an object on a conveyor at a first time using a first sensor horizontally aligned substantially perpendicular to a direction of travel of the conveyor, the first sensor being configured to transmit at least one first sensing beam along a first axis substantially perpendicular to the direction of travel of the conveyor;
• determining a second position of the first portion of the object on the conveyor at a second time using a second sensor horizontally aligned at an acute angle with respect to the first sensor, the second sensor being configured to transmit at least one second sensing beam along a second axis at the acute angle with respect to the first axis, wherein the first axis and the second axis intersect at an intersect point;
• determining that at least one surface of the object comprises a surface discontinuity aligned in a first orientation within the at least one surface based at least in part on the first position and the second position;
• determining a second orientation of a label carried by an application surface of a rotatable tamp head;
• determining whether the second orientation of the label is preferred for the first orientation of the surface discontinuity;
• in response to determining that the second orientation is not preferred for the first orientation,
• causing the rotatable tamp head to rotate from the second orientation to a third orientation based at least in part on at least one of the first position or the second position.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon,

• wherein the instructions, when executed by one or more computer processors, cause the one or more computer processors to at least:
• determine a first position of a container on a conveyor at a first time using a first sensor aligned along a first axis that is horizontally aligned substantially perpendicular to a direction of travel of the conveyor, the first sensor configured to transmit at least one first sensing beam along the first axis;
• determine a second position of the container on the conveyor at a second time using a second sensor aligned along a second axis that is horizontally aligned at an acute angle with respect to the first sensor, the second sensor configured to transmit at least one second sensing beam along the second axis, wherein the first axis and the second axis intersect at an intersect point;
• determine at least a width of the container based at least in part on the first position, the first time, the second position and the second time;
• determine an orientation of a surface discontinuity within a surface of the container based at least in part on the width of the container;
• determine an orientation of information on a label to be applied to the surface of the container, the label being carried by an application surface of a tamp head;
• determine whether the orientation of the information on the label is preferred for the orientation of the surface discontinuity within the surface of the container;
• in response to determining that the orientation of the information on the label is not preferred for the orientation of the surface discontinuity within the surface of the container,
• cause rotation of the tamp head by a predetermined angle within a plane;
• and
• cause the label to be applied to the surface of the container.