Object recognition

An object recognition method for recognising one or more objects within an environment, the system including:

• a) one or more tags, each tag being associated with a respective object in use, and each tag including:
• i) a tag memory configured to store an object model, the object model being a computational model indicative of a relationship between the respective object and a shape encoding layer;
• ii) a tag transceiver;
• and,
• iii) a tag processing device configured to cause the tag transceiver to transmit the object model;
• b) a sensing system including:
• i) a sensing device configured to sense the environment;
• ii) a sensing system memory configured to store a sensing device model, the sensing device model being a computational model indicative of a relationship between sensor data captured using the sensing device and the shape encoding layer;
• iii) a sensing system transceiver;
• iv) one or more processing devices configured to:
• (1) receive one or more object models from the transceiver;
• (2) retrieve the sensing device model from the sensing system memory;
• (3) acquire sensor data indicative of the environment from the sensing device;
• and,
• (4) analyse the sensor data using the sensing device model and the one or more object models to thereby recognise the one or more objects within the environment.

A system for generating models for use in recognising a respective object within an environment, the system including one or more processing devices configured to:

• a) acquire sensor data indicative of the respective object within the environment from a sensing device;
• and,
• b) use the sensor data to:
• i) generate an object model indicative of a relationship between the respective object and a shape encoding layer;
• and,
• ii) generate a sensing device model indicative of a relationship between sensor data captured using the sensing device and the shape encoding layer.

A method for generating models for use in recognising a respective object within an environment, the method including, in one or more processing devices:

• a) acquiring sensor data indicative of the respective object within the environment from a sensing device;
• and,
• b) using the sensor data to:
• i) generate an object model indicative of a relationship between the respective object and a shape encoding layer;
• and,
• ii) generate a sensing device model indicative of a relationship between sensor data captured using the sensing device and the shape encoding layer.

A computer program product for generating models for use in recognising a respective object within an environment, the computer program product including computer executable code, which when executed by one or more suitably programmed processing devices, causes the one or more processing devices to:

• a) acquire sensor data indicative of the respective object within the environment from a sensing device;
• and,
• b) use the sensor data to:
• i) generate an object model indicative of a relationship between the respective object and a shape encoding layer;
• and,
• ii) generate a sensing device model indicative of a relationship between sensor data captured using the sensing device and the shape encoding layer.