Vehicle Loading Space Check Using Image-Based Luggage Sizing
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing loading determination systems require pre-registration of luggage dimensions in a database, making it difficult to determine if luggage of unknown dimensions can be loaded into a vehicle.
Innovation Solution
A system that acquires the dimensions of a vehicle's loading space and computes the dimensions of luggage from image data, allowing for real-time determination of whether the luggage can be loaded by comparing the two, without the need for pre-registration or additional measurement devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If luggage dimensions are pre-registered in a database, then loading determination can be made for registered luggage, but it cannot determine whether luggage of unknown dimensions can be loaded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses image data as a copy of the actual luggage to compute its dimensions. Instead of requiring physical measurement or pre-registration, the system captures an image of the luggage and extracts dimensional information from the image data, enabling determination for any luggage without pre-registration.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical measurement system (physical measurement devices and pre-registration processes) with an image-based computational system. By substituting mechanical measurement with image processing and dimension computation algorithms, the system can determine loading feasibility for unknown luggage efficiently.
2Measurement precision
If physical measurement devices are used to measure luggage dimensions, then accurate dimension data can be obtained, but the system becomes more complex and requires additional equipment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses image data as a digital copy of the luggage to extract dimensional information. This approach obtains accurate dimension data without requiring physical measurement devices, as the image itself serves as the measurement source through computational analysis.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces image data as an intermediary between the luggage and the dimension measurement process. Instead of directly measuring the physical luggage with measurement devices, the system uses image data as a mediator to compute dimensions, simplifying the overall system while maintaining accuracy.
3Productivity
If pre-measured vehicle information is stored in advance, then loading determination is faster, but the system cannot handle vehicles without pre-stored data
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal system that can handle both pre-registered and unknown vehicles. By computing loading space dimensions from image data rather than relying solely on pre-stored information, the system gains multi-functionality to process any vehicle type, whether previously registered or not.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary computation of loading space dimensions from vehicle image data, so that when determination is needed, the dimensional information is already available. This preliminary action enables fast determination even for vehicles without pre-stored data, as the computation has been prepared in advance from images.
Data Source
AI summary
A loading determination system includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to acquire a dimension of a loading space in a vehicle, acquire image data of luggage to be loaded, compute a dimension of the luggage based on the acquired image data, and determine whether or not loading of the luggage into the loading space is possible by comparing the acquired dimension of the loading space with the computed dimension of the luggage.