Systems and methods for processing objects including payload stability analysis systems

Abstract

An object processing system is disclosed that includes a carrier for receiving an object on a receiving surface thereof, said receiving surface being adapted to move the object thereon in at least one transfer direction; a horizontal translation system for moving the carrier in a horizontal direction that is generally orthogonal to the transfer direction; a vertical translation system for moving the carrier in a vertical direction; and a payload stability system including a plurality of emitters that each emit a detectable field over a portion of the receiving surface, and a plurality of receivers for receiving the detectable field from each of the plurality of emitters and providing a plurality of detection signals, said payload stability system providing payload stability information responsive to the plurality of detection signals.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.