Image processing spout control system

Details Image processing spout control system Image processing spout control system

2005-09-13

2005-09-13

Rao, Andy (Department: 2613)

Television

Special applications

Manufacturing

C348S091000, C348S120000, C348S148000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06943824

ABSTRACT:
A spout control system controls and aims a spout and a spout cap of a crop harvesting vehicle with respect to a separate crop hauling vehicle moving with the harvesting vehicle. The control system includes a video camera which is mounted on the cap and which views a field of view which includes a portion of the hauling vehicle. An image signal generated by the camera is received by an image processing unit. The image processing unit processes a digitized form of the image signal and automatically generates spout and cap control signals as a function thereof. Actuators automatically aim the spout and the cap in response to the control signal.

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