Systems and methods for processing captured images

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one depth sensor;
• at least one image capture device;
• a processor;
• and
• memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to:
• display an image of an object located perpendicular to a reference object;
• determine that the apparatus is aligned with the object;
• capture an image comprising the object and the reference object;
• calculate, based on at least one depth measurement determined using the depth sensor, a predicted height of the apparatus when the image was captured;
• calculate scale data for the image based on the predicted height;
• determine a reference line identifying a location of the object and the reference object in the image;
• segment pixels in the object in the image from pixels in the image outside the object;
• measure the object based on the pixels in the object and the scale data;
• and
• generate model data comprising the object, the scale data, and measurements of the object.

A method for generating a model of an object, comprising:

• displaying, by a mobile device, an image of an object located perpendicular to a reference object;
• determining, by the mobile device, that the mobile device is aligned with the object;
• capturing, by the mobile device, an image comprising the object and the reference object;
• measuring, by the mobile device, motion of the mobile device as the mobile device is moved toward a reference plane;
• calculating, by the mobile device and based on the measured motion, a predicted height of the mobile device when the image was captured;
• calculating, by the mobile device and the predicted height, scale data for the image;
• detecting, by the mobile device, the object in the image;
• determining, by the mobile device, a reference line identifying a location of the object and the reference object in the image;
• segmenting, by the mobile device, pixels in the object in the image from pixels in the image outside the object;
• measuring, by the mobile device, the object based on the pixels in the object and the scale data;
• and
• generating, by the mobile device, model data comprising the object, the scale data, and the measurements.