Title:
DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF OBJECTS IN A WASTE LOAD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2022/185274
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Conventional methods of sorting and identifying objects in waste loads often include manual processing, which can be inefficient, expensive and time-consuming. The present invention seeks to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art by providing a system comprising: a scanning module configured for LiDAR measurement, a second laser configured for secondary wave generation, a third laser configured for measurement of the secondary wave and a processing unit configured to: generate a three-dimensional model of the waste load from the LiDAR measurement; and determine the density of an object located within the three-dimensional model from the third laser measurement. In this way, objects may be automatically detected and identified within a waste load without the need of human intervention, thereby enabling improved removal and/or targeting of the objects prior to further processing of the waste load.
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Inventors:
WALKER DAVID (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2022/051937
Publication Date:
September 09, 2022
Filing Date:
March 04, 2022
Export Citation:
Assignee:
VIGILANT SCANNING LTD (GB)
International Classes:
G01S7/51; B07C5/34; G01H9/00; G01N21/17; G01N21/71; G01N29/24; G01S7/48; G01S17/36; G01S17/50; G01S17/88; G01S17/89
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2020214959A1 | 2020-10-22 |
Foreign References:
| JP2002296245A | 2002-10-09 | |||
| EP3263234A1 | 2018-01-03 | |||
| US20190291141A1 | 2019-09-26 | |||
| US20190217342A1 | 2019-07-18 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HANDSOME I.P. LTD (GB)
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