Refuse collection system
AssigneeBucher Municipal Pty Ltd
InventorsAndrew Peter Searle, Andrew Garry Mitchell, Lewis Luyken
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Abstract
The technology relates to a refuse collection system including: a camera configured to capture image data; a sensor configured to capture spatial data; and a processing module in communication with the camera and the sensor, the processing module configured to: process the image data to assist in identifying an object; and process the spatial data in a region associated with the object in order to determine one or more characteristics associated therewith, wherein in response to confirming that the object is a bin based on the one or more characteristics associated with the object, the processing module is configured to provide information to assist in retrieving the bin with a bin-collecting device.
Claims21
A refuse collection system including:
- a camera configured to capture image data;
- a sensor configured to capture spatial data, said captured spatial data including 3D information;
- and
- a processor in communication with the camera and the sensor, the processor configured to:
- process the image data to assist in identifying an object;
- and
- process the spatial data in a region associated with the object in order to determine one or more characteristics associated therewith,
- wherein, in response to confirming that the object is a bin based on the one or more characteristics associated with the object, the processor is configured to create a 3D map of the bin and surrounding objects using the spatial data and thereby provide information to assist in retrieving the bin with a bin collector.
A refuse collection system including:
- a camera configured to capture image data;
- a sensor configured to collect spatial data, said collected spatial data including 3D information;
- and
- a processor in communication with the camera and the sensor, the processor configured to:
- process the image data in order to assist in identifying an object;
- determine a region associated with the object;
- and
- process the spatial data in the region associated with the object in order to determine one or more characteristics associated therewith,
- wherein, in response to confirming that the object is a bin, the processor is configured to create a 3D map of the bin and surrounding objects using the spatial data and assist in retrieving the bin based on the one or more characteristics associated with the object.
A method for collecting a bin, the method including:
- capturing image data from a zone where a bin may be present;
- capturing spatial data for said zone where a bin may be present, said captured spatial data including 3D information;
- processing the image data to assist in identifying an object;
- processing the spatial data in a region associated with the object in order to determine one of more characteristics associated therewith to assist in confirming that the object is a bin;
- creating a 3D map of the bin and surrounding objects using the spatial data;
- and
- providing information to assist with retrieving the bin with a bin collector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.