公开(公告)号：US11035951B1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-15

申请号：US16369573

申请日：2019-03-29

申请人： Amazon Technologies, Inc.

发明人： Sean Murphy ,  Sachin R. Kothari ,  Jungtao Liu ,  Durgaprasad Kashinath Shamain ,  Celalettin Umit Bas

IPC分类号： G01S13/90 ,  B65D17/42 ,  B65D17/30 ,  G01S13/00

摘要： Embodiments herein describe a scanning station for identifying an air gap between one or more items stored in a container (e.g., a cardboard box) and a surface of the container (e.g., a top lid of the cardboard box). After identifying the air gap, in one embodiment, the scanning station provides instructions to a downstream cutting station where the container is cut opened. In one embodiment, the scanning station includes one or more articulating arms that each includes a scanner (e.g., a radar sensor) attached on an end of the articulating arm facing the container. Moving the articulating arms along the boundaries of the container provides a 3D image of the inside of the container. By processing this image, the scanning station can identify an air gap along a desired cut line as well as a thickness of the sides of the container.