MITCHELL, RUSS,EVERS, BRANDON,DUNNE, BRIAN,NELSON, DANIEL,MCINNIS, MASON,BULLOCK, DAVID
申请号：
CA3086766
公开号：
CA3086766A1
申请日:
2019.03.08
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2019
代理人:
摘要：
A method of automatically orienting symmetric and asymmetric produce items, such as apples for example, is provided. Individual items of produce are manipulated by a programmable manipulator within the view of one or more depth imaging cameras. Digital three dimensional characterizations of the surface of the produce items are generated by the depth imaging camera or cameras and are utilized by a computer connected to the depth imaging camera or cameras to locate the stem and blossom of each produce item. Asymmetric produce items, such as apples with dropped shoulders as well as symmetric produce items can be properly oriented and processed automatically.
