Material measurement system
AssigneeGrowmark, Inc.
InventorsAustin FALCONER, Jesse RUEGSEGGER, Mitchel THORSEN, John CAYA
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Abstract
An imaging pod for capturing image data of a surface of a material stockpile, includes a housing including selectively a moveable door, an image sensor disposed within the housing and selectively revealeable responsive to the selective movement of the door. When the image sensor is revealed, the image sensor is configured to capture the image data of the surface of the stockpile.
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A system for measuring an amount of a material, comprising:
- a first imaging pod positioned at a first position relative to a stockpile of the material;
- a second imaging pod in communication with the first imaging pod and positioned at a second position relative to the stockpile of material different than the first position;
- a processor configured to:
- receive the data about the stockpile from the imaging pods;
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- determine a characteristic of the stockpile based on the data.
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A sensing pod for capturing data of a surface of a material stockpile, comprising:
- a housing including a selectively moveable door;
- a sensor disposed within the housing and selectively revealeable responsive to the selective movement of the door, wherein when the sensor is revealed, the sensor is configured to capture the data of the surface of the stockpile.
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A method of determining an amount of a material, comprising:
- receiving, by a processor, first image data of the material, from a first imaging pod;
- receiving, by the processor, second image data of the material from a second imaging pod at a different location than the first imaging pod relative to the amount of the material;
- stitching, by the processor, the first image data and the second image data together to generate a composite surface model of the material;
- receiving, by the processor, a bulk density of the material;
- receiving, by the processor, calibration data about the storage facility;
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- generating, by the processor, at least one of a weight or a volume of the amount of the material based on the composite surface material model, the bulk density, and the calibration data.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.