Cargo Monitoring Using a Three-Dimensional Vision System

A computing device configured to monitor cargo within a work area, the computing device comprising:

• processing circuitry;
• and
• memory circuitry comprising program instructions therein that, when executed by the processing circuity, configures the computing device to:
• receive images of the cargo that is moving in the work area;
• generate a three-dimensional bounding box in the images with the bounding box extending around a perimeter of the cargo in the images;
• convert local coordinates of the bounding box in the images to overall coordinates of the work area;
• track a path of the cargo through the work area using the overall coordinates;
• and
• generate a three-dimensional mesh model of the cargo.

A computing device configured to monitor cargo within a work area, the computing device comprising:

• processing circuitry;
• and
• memory circuitry comprising program instructions therein that, when executed by the processing circuity, configures the computing device to:
• receive images from cameras that are spaced apart in the work area;
• detect cargo in the images;
• estimate a three-dimensional position of the cargo and a bounding box around the cargo relative to one of the cameras;
• convert the three-dimensional position of the bounding box in the images to a three dimensional Cartesian frame;
• and
• track a location of the cargo through the work area based on the position of the bounding box in the images.