<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Estimating the number of identical objects is a fundamental recognition task that requires exhaustive human effort. Automating this task in a warehouse would reduce the human load significantly. In this paper, we propose a method to automatically detect the number of objects, requiring only low-tech hardware and low-processing software, in a manner that provides optimal performance for the needed tasks. This method combines the physical weight of objects and simple image processing that do not require complicated operations, such as the detection of objects and their locations or the extraction of object figures. The experimental results demonstrate the increased effectiveness of the proposed method compared to methods based on weight alone or on image processing alone.</p></abstract>

Estimating the number of identical objects is a fundamental recognition task that requires exhaustive human effort. Automating this task in a warehouse would reduce the human load significantly. In this paper, we propose a method to automatically detect the number of objects, requiring only low-tech hardware and low-processing software, in a manner that provides optimal performance for the needed tasks. This method combines the physical weight of objects and simple image processing that do not require complicated operations, such as the detection of objects and their locations or the extraction of object figures. The experimental results demonstrate the increased effectiveness of the proposed method compared to methods based on weight alone or on image processing alone.

Determination of the Number of Objects through Weight and Image Processing

Acta Universitatis Cibiniensis. Technical Series

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

{"article-title":"Determination of the Number of Objects through Weight and Image Processing"}

Estimating the number of identical objects is a fundamental recognition task that requires exhaustive human effort. Automating this task in a warehouse would...

Determination of the Number of Objects through Weight and Image Processing

Pubblicato online: 31 dic 2019

Pagine: 30 - 37

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aucts-2019-0007

Parole chiave
detecting number of objects, weight processing, image processing, morphological operations, fuzzy logic

© 2019 Laura-Diana Iamandi-Gido et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Determination of the Number of Objects through Weight and Image Processing

Pubblicato online: 31 dic 2019

Pagine: 30 - 37

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aucts-2019-0007

Parole chiavedetecting number of objects, weight processing, image processing, morphological operations, fuzzy logic

© 2019 Laura-Diana Iamandi-Gido et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
detecting number of objects, weight processing, image processing, morphological operations, fuzzy logic