Methods, apparatuses and computer program products for providing a dynamic clearance system for depalletizing objects

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• determining, based on one or more images captured by the one or more image capture devices, a height value associated with highest object of a plurality of objects on a pallet;
• causing a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensor to travel to a height based at least in part on the height value determined based on the one or more images captured by the one or more image capture devices;
• determining whether a detection signal from the LiDAR sensor indicates a first clear status, wherein the first clear status indicates that the detection signal is not blocked by the plurality of objects on the pallet;
• and
• in response to determining that the detection signal indicates the first clear status, causing a robotic arm to lift an object of the plurality of objects until the detection signal indicates a blocked status and then a second clear status, wherein the second clear status indicates that the object has been lifted to a height at least equal to or greater than a dimensional height of the object.

A computer program product comprising at least one non- transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising an executable portion configured to:

• determine, based on one or more images captured by the one or more image capture devices, a height value associated with highest object of a plurality of objects on a pallet;
• cause a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensor to travel to a height based at least in part on the height value determined based on the one or more images captured by the one or more image capture devices;
• determine whether a detection signal from the LiDAR sensor indicates a first clear status, wherein the first clear status indicates that the detection signal is not blocked by the plurality of objects on the pallet;
• and
• in response to determining that the detection signal indicates the first clear status, cause a robotic arm to lift an object of the plurality of objects until the detection signal indicates a blocked status and then a second clear status, wherein the second clear status indicates that the object has been lifted to a height at least equal to or greater than a dimensional height of the object.